Our daughter’s almost 4 months old, and as expected, has been photographed once or twice. A shot from the most recent photo shoot brings you this week’s weekly image. Click on the image for a larger view.

Both images this week were taken with my Canon G9. The first was a macro shot of a flower I liked. The second was of my son, Zachary, who recently celebrated his birthday. Of all my kids, his ‘cheese’ smiles make me laugh the most.

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I’m loving my Canon G9 - it’s arguably the best camera I’ve ever owned (I also really like my Canon 40D - different camera, though, for different purposes). I was out on a walk with my family last night and decided to shoot it in time-lapse mode. It takes a 640×480 pixel picture every second, which allows for about 1000 minutes of shooting on a 4 GB memory card - very nice.

I put the G9 on my trusty GorillaPod (more about it, here).

I then turned on time lapse and the camera spit out this fun movie. I didn’t add any music to it or any other effects, but you can definately get an idea for how this fun feature works.

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If you haven’t gone on a photo walk yet, you’re missing out. They are a great opportunity to meet other photographers and have fun taking pictures. Coming up on August 23 is Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk.

I’ll be attending the Denver walk led by Timothy Tonge. If you live in the Denver area and would like to make sure we meet at the walk, drop me an e-mail or a comment. If you aren’t in the Denver area, check out the site and register for one of the other 200+ walks around the world!

You may have noticed that my posts have dropped off a bit recently. Honestly, I’m taking a step back to brainstorm how I can continue to add value through the blog. I’ve really enjoyed the last six months of posts and want to make sure that things don’t become stale - for me, or for you.

In the meantime, I’m still posting weekly images and will finish up my series on Studio Strobes for Beginners. See the picture below, taken with my 2 studio strobes, some white paper and a $12 item from Home Depot. Stay tuned for more!

This week’s image is another shot from my brother, an expert landscape shooter. As you can see, he’s also able to get some interesting wildlife.

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