"Saying nothing at all might be the kindest thing you can do." – Andrew Schultz
I still haven't had a moment to figure out a new link share but this article is worth a read if you are a blogger. We tend to greatly overestimate our own opinions as well as others' need to hear them. ; )
The local community organized a Stand Against Sarcoma 10k this morning for our friend Rob. It was a most appropriate way to show support for this avid runner.
Krissie did an awesome job when put on the spot to say a few words, though I know she would have given anything to be cheering her husband from the sidelines vs speaking on his behalf from the truck. This a hard thing, cancer.
"One of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn't belong…" Yeah, that would be me up front. In my dress – partly because the pair of sweat pants I packed had to be tossed after we painted and partly because who is going to talk you into running 6 miles when you are dressed like that right? I did what I do, took pictures, and handed the camera up to Krissie so Rob could have a look at the crowd which took several frames, left to right, to capture.
Allen finished in very good time. And this run, Aidan was determined to join in. He has run 4.5mi but never a 10k til today. He did a fantastic job and is very encouraged to try it again.
Kieran and the kids hanging out waiting for the runners to finish.
We love you Krissie and family. We really do.
We weren't sure we would be attending the 4th festivities this year. Our movers were scheduled to load this day. By the end of Monday they had nearly packed the house so we wrapped up a day early on Tuesday. We went back to the house to clean up and touch up paint Wednesday morning and then regrouped and headed to the base late afternoon for our last American celebration in Germany.
My kids sometimes argue that they are never going to need to use their math. I beg to differ. Printing and framing your photographs is a good example of real like application and this article helps to explain why.
Digital images from a cropped sensor camera (which is what the consumer dslr and point and shoot cameras are) produce prints with a 3:2 ratio. (full frame or pro cameras have a 4:3 as a rule) That means they print a standard 4x6in photo. However, that also means the next size "up" is not a 5×7 nor even an 8×10. It is an 8×12. (16×24 and so on) That is a bummer because photo frames are not typically those dimensions. Most online photo labs will give you a crop tool to use as you select sizes. It is still helpful to have a fair idea in your mind of what different ratios look like so you can plan enough margin into your shots to all for the inevitable cropping of parts of your image for framing.
I had the advice "fill the frame" drilled into my head early on in film days. It isn't such good policy for digital. Zoom in close enough to isolate your subject, yes, but leave enough room around the edges to crop comfortably for enlargements while retaining all the essential elements of your image.
(I am mid-relocation so if my math was off I beg pardon <g> It is all in the linked article.)
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