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so you asked...and it's time for me to tell.

explain the blog name...
ok, so this is where you realize i'm a fly by the seat of my pants girl sometimes. ryan is the only guy in the household...poor thing {even the dog is female}. so instead of being a rose among thorns, i thought we were a thorn {ryan} among roses {us girlies}.


where is the picture on your blog taken at?
St. George Island, Florida in July 2009 by my ultra fab SIL, meg. whenever we are together, we exchange fam shots...and burn lots of memory on our cards and computers.


what camera do you use and what is your favorite lens?
i have a cannon 50D SLR. i love my cannon! i also have an original cannon digital rebel SLR . the 50D is one of my newest loves...sad, but true. i love all that thing can do and do quickly. and i use a battery grip on mine so i rarely run out of battery on a shoot.

{this is one of the worst shots ever, but you can see the camer with the flash}

i also use an external smart flash (cannon speelight 430EX) for shots...a fab little surprise gift for christmas from hubs! the thing is way too smart and i'm still learning how to use it, but it takes great shots of my brown baby and my peachies equally...and that is not an easy task indoors, let me tell you!

lens wise, i have two favorites, but it depends on what you are shooting and the lighting, honestly. for everyday, i almost always have my 28-90mm lens on, but i do love my 75-300mm lens. it is really only good for outdoor shots in good lighting, but it takes some fab shots!

shewwww...off the techie beat. wow...you did ask!! oh, never ever ask an engineer a technical question unless you really wanna know the answer.

more "you asked...i answer" to come.
and, drop me a comment with more questions if you really want to know...

Comments

Hccm said…
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Megan said…
I'm so camera jealous!!! I don't *need* a new camera but oh how I want one!

(there's an award waiting for you on my Tuesday post. =) )
I'd wondered about the blog name! I love the blog Family picture.
angi_b72 said…
I want a new camera so bad!! I have a Cannon now, and will probabky stay with Cannon...i love them!
GypsiAdventure said…
I do love the fam photo...it is a great shot of all of you!
~K
Kristin said…
Love the name. Sounds like a perfect fit. I am camera jealous.
Melissa said…
Love that photo. What a great shot!

Thanks for sharing and have a great Tuesday.

(look, Wenda paid you a visit)
Carrie said…
Ooooooh, I'm drooling over the camera...

I have a fancy-dancy Canon PowerShot A510. I KNOW YOU'RE SUPER JEALOUS!!
He & Me + 3 said…
I want that camera so bad. I just have the rebel right now..but that is my next one. Love it. Perfect name too.
jenn said…
I love the name and the reason you picked it.

I wish I had the time and money to take a photography class. I love pictures but I just know to point and shoot. That's it.

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