The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an annual celebration of culture from various regions of the world. It typically attracts more than one million visitors each year. This year, the Festival featured three main programs: Campus and Community: Public and Land-grant Universities and the USDA at 150; Creativity and Crisis: Unfolding The AIDS Memorial Quilt; and Citified: Arts and Creativity East of the Anacostia River. Maryland 4-H members and FirstPic, Inc. volunteers demonstrated their science, engineering, and technology skills and abilities learned through 4-H robotics projects.

Steve volunteered to help me with the first shot with my new camera. The flash went off automatically. I need to find out how to shut that off, but for now, this looks okay. It's going to be a long learning period, I think.

walking back from the missed fireworks, i was radomly clicking away with the camera and a slow shutter speed and was lucky enough to come out with this.

Beinn Sgritheall

I just bought a Panasonic Lumix dmc fz50 as an upgrade to my fz20 which I loved. I have very bad eyesight and I have trouble shooting with my d70 because there's no lcd preview. Well, I think things are looking up ~ I took these zoomed in about 5x with one hand and my dogs' leashes (attached to them) in the other ~ my standard method of shooting! Can you just die? For those who don't know, I am one of the many who are mad about these creaturely plants. Yaaahoooo!'Fiddlehead Heaven' On Black

merino and silk gloves

I love these kids at Ritz!!

I love the fact it says digital film above his head.

haha

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an annual celebration of culture from various regions of the world. It typically attracts more than one million visitors each year. This year, the Festival featured three main programs: Campus and Community: Public and Land-grant Universities and the USDA at 150; Creativity and Crisis: Unfolding The AIDS Memorial Quilt; and Citified: Arts and Creativity East of the Anacostia River. Maryland 4-H members and FirstPic, Inc. volunteers demonstrated their science, engineering, and technology skills and abilities learned through 4-H robotics projects.

Guy's first week with us. This was taken in 2003

Guy's first week with us. This was taken in 2003

Black and white photo of a beautiful flower

First picture with D90

My first pic taken with the D300 - shutter accuation 9 cause I fooled around with it before I put a lens on.

This is the VERY FIRST pic I took with my Canon 20D SLR back on Aug 31st, 2005. I just thought it would be cool to post this.

doodles and panda new kittens. birthday presents.

... not even impressed with the new Nikon

First shot with the new camera. Dedicated to those adversely touched by Katrina. Wish there was something I could do.

It was a busy night getting Santa's sleigh ready to deliver gifts!