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I have a Canon Rebel XT and a EF 28-135mm lens, a EF 75-300mm lens and a EFS 60mm Macro lens (all Canon). I've never really done any pp, but just got Photoshop Elements, so wish me luck!

I began posting on the daily photos community over a year ago and hope that making this effort on a daily basis has helped to improve my photography skills -- but realize that I still have a long way to go! Any suggestions for improvement are greatly appreciated.

To check out my daily photos from 2007, click here.

If anyone would like to contact me, my e-mail is irishmurr57@yahoo.com.

All images ©Copyright Carolyn S. Murray 2008 unless otherwise specified.
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irishmurr > Today was a cool, dreary day so I thought I'd share another shot from yesterday -- when it was a lovely day to be down by the Lake. (June 30, 2008) "A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature." ~~ Henry David Thoreau
irishmurr > Vacation. We're on vacation this week .... not going anywhere .... just enjoying our lovely city ... will try and check in when I can ..... may actually have more time to do that ..... but then again, I may not! ;-) (June 29, 2008) "A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in." ~~ Robert Orben btw, this shot is pretty much right out of the camera -- just a little cropping. I could've worked on it a little, but hey, I'm on vacation!
irishmurr > It's Saturday night and Johnny has big plans for the evening! And Michael looks pretty dapper, too! (June 28, 2008) Clean shirt, new shoes And I don't know where I'm goin' to. Silk suit, black tie, I don't need a reason why. They come runnin' just as fast as they can Coz every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man" ~~ Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard
irishmurr > Just a quick flower shot with the point-and-shoot. (June 27, 2008) Definitely inspired by Mom4squirrels! :-) "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it." ~~ Alice Walker
irishmurr > It's tough being a toddler. (June 26, 2008) "No day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap." ~~ Carrie Snow
irishmurr > Photographer Assistant Ashley I've been taking photos of our neighbor Ashley since she was born. Last night, during one of our neighborhood get-togethers, she had me take this shot a few times. Each time she checked to see how it looked and then moved closer to the camera and had me take it again. So here's Ashley's version -- the one our little expert was finally happy with! (June 25, 2008) "The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist." ~~ Maria Montessori
irishmurr > The good news today was that it wasn't as windy as it has been lately; the bad news was that the middle of the afternoon was the only time I had to take some photos. I didn't like the sun beating down, but thought I'd give some flower shots a try anyway. And then I spotted this poor guy. Looks like he's been in a battle or two, so I figured he deserved to be my daily. (June 24, 2008) "It is better to deserve without receiving, than to receive without deserving." ~~ Robert Green Ingersoll
irishmurr > Here's one from last week's car cruise. Our old guy looks right at home here, doesn't he? (June 23, 2008) "One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock rock Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock rock We're gonna rock around the clock tonight" ~~ Max Freedman and Jimmy DeKnight
irishmurr > I -- the most non-nature photographer in the bunch -- bring you this blue heron, courtesy of our bike ride through the national park. It's a huge crop, but I didn't have my 75-300mm lens with me. I was riding a bike, after all -- which was an incredible feat in and of itself! ;-) (June 22, 2008) "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." ~~ William Shakespeare
irishmurr > I thought for sure I'd be bringing you a classic auto shot for my daily today, but Mother Nature had other ideas. We had plans to go to a local Irish restaurant for a cruise-in this evening when thunderstorms and tornado warnings suddenly rolled in. Well, we decided to leave the old car at home and still braved our way through the high waters to meet the rest of the Murrtini gang for a wonderful dinner. After talking with the owners of the restaurant, we discovered that he's Greek (as is Johnny's other grandma -- who actually remembers his family from the old neighborhood!) and his wife is Irish, making their children half Greek and half Irish. They were thrilled to meet our little Johnny -- part Greek, part Irish, with some Cuban in there, too. Anyway, it turned out to be an absolutely wonderful evening! And, look, John William colored for all of you for the first time. Guess he's still deciding if he's going to be right-handed or left-handed. Or which way the crayons go for that matter. ;-) Sorry to ramble on so, but it was such a great time -- just not the one we expected. (June 21, 2008) "It is a wise person that adapts themselves to all contingencies; it's the fool who always struggles like a swimmer against the current." ~~ Anonymous
irishmurr > Dad feeding the babies. (At least I think it's Dad -- he's much more colorful than Mom.) This is from a week or so ago. We've been so busy, running somewhere every day, that -- while I have taken lots of photos -- I don't have time to sit and actually get them on the computer. Ahhh, summertime -- you have to love it! (June 20, 2008) "Summer has set in with its usual severity." ~~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge
irishmurr > "Look up there ....." "Honest, there's something up there...." "Ha! Made you look!" Johnny working his magic with the ladies. He gets these smooth moves from his grandpas. ;-) (June 19, 2008) "Children make you want to start life over." ~~ Muhammad Ali
irishmurr > No, I haven't decided to start riding my bike to work -- we're just getting our wheels ready for a Sunday morning ride on the tow path through the park. (June 18, 2008) "The Federal Trade Commission has ruled that oil companies are not gouging customers. They say, technically, they're screwing customers." ~~ David Letterman
irishmurr > Johnny's Eyes. Today was a crazy day -- bedtime came and I realized I hadn't even picked up the camera. So, you get one from yesterday. It's not as sharp as I would've liked, but I seem to be running on automatic these days. (June 17, 2008) "The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child." ~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
irishmurr > Tonight was a car cruise! (June 16, 2008) "A classic is classic not because it conforms to certain structural rules, or fits certain definitions ... It is classic because of a certain eternal and irrepressible freshness.” ~~ Edith Wharton
I -- the most non-nature photographer in the bunch -- bring you this blue heron, courtesy of our bike ride through the national park. It's a huge crop, but I didn't have my 75-300mm lens with me. I was riding a bike, after all -- which was an incredible feat in and of itself! ;-)
(June 22, 2008)




"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."
~~ William Shakespeare
irishmurr > I -- the most non-nature photographer in the bunch -- bring you this blue heron, courtesy of our bike ride through the national park. It's a huge crop, but I didn't have my 75-300mm lens with me. I was riding a bike, after all -- which was an incredible feat in and of itself! ;-) (June 22, 2008) "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." ~~ William Shakespeare
I -- the most non-nature photographer in the bunch -- bring you this blue heron, courtesy of our bike ride through the national park. It's a huge crop, but I didn't have my 75-300mm lens with me. I was riding a bike, after all -- which was an incredible feat in and of itself! ;-)
(June 22, 2008)




"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."
~~ William Shakespeare
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