A New Camera!

Its been such fun to start using my new camera: Nikon D300s.  Though I haven't had occasion to use it extensively, I'm planning some excursions to explore the possibilities with this new tool.  My husband and daughter are excited for me, as this will leave my D80 as a backup camera and therefore available to them, they hope!  I took this photo of the crescent moon on one of the first clear nights after I got the camera. Of course, it only served to fuel my Lens Lust, as I took this photo with my 70-300 VR lens and oh boy would I love something quite a bit bigger!  I was also using my lightweight (and a bit flimsy) tripod for the shot.  Well, I figured, I'm so happy to have the camera I'll consider it incentive to get working, make some money and save for the next items on the List!  My husband, supportive guy that he is, bought my Christmas present already. He was so enthused about it, he gave it to me early (that's ok, I'll wrap the box anyway!). Its a sturdy new tripod, with lovely legs and a crank up extension. Should be such a breeze to use, compared with the old one!  Last night was another clear night, but I thought I'd wait for the moon to be full before I take another shot...of course that's a bit silly. Why wait?

Georgia Horse Rescue Art

A few weeks ago I was approached by a representative of "For The Love of a Horse", a new charitable organization in Georgia, USA, dedicated to rescuing horses otherwise bound for euthanasia or worse. They had purchased business cards with my pen & ink foal "Innocence" on them and were interested in possibly licencing this artwork to represent their organization, selling it on t-shirts etc for fund raising. I was honoured to have my art so highly considered, but since I'm unfamiliar with licencing and already sell "Innocence" on other products etc. I decided to offer them artwork created just for their organization. At this point I've completed a charcoal drawing of their "poster horse", Grace. You'll be able to read more about the organization and Grace on their website, though its under construction presently. I'm humbled and please to be part of such a worthy cause.