I made it out to both Crown Center and the zoo in the last couple of days. It was invigorating, yet very frustrating at the same time. I've been having some medical problems that are making me a bit scatter-brained, and I think my photography is suffering because of it. I kept leaving the exposure compensation on after I was done, leaving the lens on manual focus when I assumed it wasn't, and so on. It's like I wasn't even paying attention. I'm sure not going out and shooting very often doesn't help matters, either , but I've been having incidents in other areas of my life as well. I can't wait to get through this junk and on with living again.

Whining aside, I did get some gallery-worthy shots to share, so I'll post a few. If you want more, let me know. I always have mixed feelings about dumping a whole bunch of images onto my site all at once.

I'm planning on making it out to the woods for some much-needed hiking and trail-riding, so I should be getting a few new forest pics in upcoming weeks (some of my favorites). I'm pleased with how quickly I'm re-acclimating to heavy exercise after a winter of inactivity, and am very anxious to see what I can do out there.

On a side note, I've just recently gotten two commission offers. One is to paint a seaside-themed mural and the other is a wedding shoot. Both will be learning experiences, and probably a lot of fun as well. I'm always up for adding more stuff to my artists' bat-utility belt of experience. Now on with the posting.