First Day at TPF in Tempe Arizona

Day 98 of Project 365. The first day in Tempe, Arizona at The Phoenix Forum. I am still working on taking straight shots with the camera. I do not do well without the level. I am not good at hanging a picture either. So, I guess, why should the photo look straight?

Tanya Martin aka Geek Good Girl

Enjoying the first full day at TPF.

Geek Good Girl Gets New Camera Lens

Day 78 of Project 365. Today I played around with my new Sigma 18-200mm camera lens for my Canon Rebel. This is one of the photos I took with the new Sigma lens.

Geek Good Girl

Geek Good Girl playing with a new lens for her Canon Rebel

My Adventure & Caught Sinking in the Snow

Day 58 of Project 365. After weeks of a mild Rheumatoid Arthritis flare I needed a day out with the camera and a friend. So we met up at Roger Lakewood Park in Valparaiso, Indiana to get some great photos of the snow on the trees. I made it there before her and grabbed my Canon Rebel to take a snapshot at the gate when I discovered I left my battery at home on the charger. DUH! I turned right around, headed out the gate and passed my friend on the road. So I gave her a quick call to let her know why I was going the wrong way and told her I would be back in about 20 minutes, which in Tanya time is 30.

Finally, I made it home and ran over to the charger to discover the power strip I plugged it into had pulled out of the outlet so it wasn’t even charging! GREAT. So I headed over to my backpack to grab my spare battery when I discovered it was not there. I stood there thinking for a couple minutes and finally realized it was in my purse still from when we went to get photos of ice sculptures in downtown Valpo. I drove all the way home and I had a battery in my purse GEEEEEZ.

My friend took some wonderful photos of me at the park when I finally made it there :P . This one was me sinking into the foot and a half of snow I was standing on while she was getting pictures, definitely the picture of my day!

Geek Good Girl aka Tanya Martin

Caught as I started to sink in the snow at Roger Lakewood Park in Valparaiso, Indiana