World Champions!!

The St. Louis Cardinals are your 2006 World Champions!!

Whoo-Hoo!!

Ok, this isn't a picture I took myself, but I wish I could have. The St. Louis Cardinals are going to the World Series after Yadier Molina's dramatic 9th inning home run beats the NY Mets in Game 7. The Redbirds are the National League Champions and Redbird is celebrating!!!

Come Sail Away

Mrs. Redbird and I spent the day sailing on Brother's Bliss, a 40 ft. sloop on Lake Texoma. It was our first time on a sailboat. The wind was light but it was a great day!

08 October 2006 - Sailing on Lake Texoma
Canon S2 IS, Shutter Speed 1/60 sec.
Aperture: F/4, Focal Length: 9 mm
Linear Polarizer

Meet You at the Top

I chanced on a herd of Rocky Mountain Bighorns at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. It was late in the day and the background sky didn't turn out too well...so, I tried my hand at some photo manipulation. I edited in a cloudy sky picture taken from our deck in Colorado Springs. I didn't do a great job, but I did get some experience using the editing tools.

Foreground: 06 August 2006, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs
Canon S2 IS, Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec.
Aperture: F/4, Focal Length: 72mm
Background: 14 July 2005, off the deck, Colorado Springs
Canon S2 IS, Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec.
Aperture: F/2.7, Focal Length: 6mm
Edited with ArcSoft PhotoStudio