My Hobby - Photography.

By Jon Marrelli

Today I received my copy of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2, which is a photo organizing and editing software.

I am very excited about this. As most of you know, photography has become a big hobby of mine recently. I have been having a lot of fun taking pictures, which I generally upload to my Flickr account. (see top right corner of the blog for a sample from it.) Moving forward, Lightroom will let me organize much better, and my Flickr feed will be more of a showcase for my best efforts. Right now it is kind of a catch all for my photos. 

Tonight I was able to use Lightroom to take two "okay" photos and turn them into something a bit better. I just wanted to share these, as I'm really excited about getting a little bit better at photography.

This has gotten me wondering what everyone likes to do for a hobby or for fun. Please post about what you have a passion for, and interest in, or just have fun doing. 

Bountiful Sunset on 6/25/2008

By Jon Marrelli

Tonight in Bountiful we had a really fun sunset. I was out with my Cannon G9, and stopped on the street to snap some photos. The haze in the air made the sun very red as it set over the lake. It did not turn out as red in the photo as it really was, but that is probably my failing as a photographer. I took these photos in fully manual mode on my camera; controlling the focus, shutter speed and other variables.

As the sun set, it went behind a group of clouds. It threw a golden light up, and a red light down.

Then as the sun came back out from behind the clouds, it seemed to sink right into the lake.

I have set up two locations to show my photos, if people are interested in them.

jonmarrelli.photoshop.com

and

flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/marrelli/

I would really appreciate any feedback on my photos that people would care to give, as I am actively trying to become a better photographer. Right now photography is my main hobby, as work does not leave me much extra time.

Jon