Didn't even have to get out of the car for this one:
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/82053272/original
However, here's one from yesterday that did require opening the car
door:

My 2c worth...
Bird by Bret Douglas: Looks a little fuzzy, perhaps you could invest in a better
camera?   :)     (Or I should get a better monitor?) I'd prefer to see more of
the bird on a real postcard. Good work though.

Just a quick, low shutter speed, handheld shot in my SO's garden after a
rainfall.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6168907&size=lg
Maxxum 50mm f/1.7 @ f/3.5 1/125 ISO 200 on Maxxum 7D.

I just had a birthday and I told everyone that I wanted the lastest
adobe suite with photoshop CS3, and ended up with three copies.
I am keeping the one with the most stuff, because I always like stuff,
but I need to sell the other two copies, but I don't know how much I

Thanks! :-)

One of the features of a Panasonic FZ50 camera is it's ability the
menu settings to crop 4:3, 3:2 or 16:9 aspect ratio. I never realized
the potential of this until a few days ago when I got to play with
Doug's cameras.

Regarding our earlier conversation about this coveted effect in true silver
prints,
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-02-04-28.shtml
(I'm also trying to distract you... ;)

I shot film (35mm) for many years, had my own dark room and stopped 10
years ago. Now I want to jump back shooting weddings. Since my
photographer is leaving us and the area, I better do it now myself since
I have to attend to the weddings anyway.

Since the Canon Mk III can live up to the task of capturing the unwelcome
action from several uninvited guests that ensue.
<http://www.geocities.com/ritaberk2007/uninvited.htm>
Rita

I've been shooting pix for a long time, and never had the desire to either
become an artist, or express myself through photography. However, during a
tour of a sculpture garden in West Tisbury, MA (USA) I found a piece of art
I can finally understand completely:

Is it wise to clean the sensor in a Pentax istDS digital camera.
The manual say's send it in or use mirror up funcion, get a hand held
blower.......not aereosol, use no brush.....
blow the dust......

http://www.ryadia.com/POD/July/02-07-07.htm
Oh my God! is this really you Bret?
JA

Went up on the mountain today.  It was hot and muggy with the sun high
overhead.
IOW, the worst possible time to make a decent photo.
So I busted out the Totally Digital Infrared D60 for a little fun.