Photography: A Hobby

Back in December, I bought a digital camera. It's a Canon Rebel XLT. So far, I think it's a pretty great camera. Photography is something I always have been deeply interested in but really never took it on as a serious hobby.

Now, that might change. I have yet to do a lot of outdoor photography. Maybe I'll start taking some in the spring or summer.

Anyway, here are a few of the pictures I took with the camera. I am not a professional. I once took photography in high school and aced it. Since then, I really haven't done much. I might take some courses on it at the local university just for fun and learn a few new tricks.


That is a picture of a comforter with a few dog hairs on it. Only if you could see it at the full resolution, you can literally see every thread on this comforter!


That's Mugs, one of my two dogs. She is a purebred yellow lab. She is taking one of her naps. She likes to sleep quite a bit these days.


This is just some of the many gifts I wrapped for Christmas. I focused on the particular word; "Noel" on the right while the rest is a little out of focus.


This is a close-up shot of a Christmas angel in the living room. I was really happy with how the picture turned out.

This is Sky. She is a part Labrador Retriever and part German Shepherd. She is quite a beautiful dog, maybe a little too hyper at times. But she is a very loveable dog, just like Mugs is.


This is a picture of my face. I should mention that I often work on photos using Adobe Photoshop. I tampered a little with this one.

Since I mentioned that I tampered with one of the pictures shown above. This is a side-by-side comparison of the original and the modified versions to see how much of a difference it is.