Full Moon Before the Lunar Eclipse

I took these with my 55mm - 250mm telephoto lens focused all the way out at 250mm, The detail is great but i really wish I had a stronger lens. I am going to work the photos in PSE9 and blow them up so you can really get a great look at this fantastic full moon.

Same photo minus the people

Here is what i was looking for, the finished photo. It now reflects what the exhibit really looked like inside. With a little work in photoshop elements to remove the people that got in the way of the shot.

This was the original photo taken on a 7mp digital camera, notice where the people were at the bottom of the shot.

4 Minutes of Color



The Sky looked like this for about four minutes' today as the sun was going down, pretty cool.

The Fireman Memorial in Downtown Benton, AR

This is at the courthouse in downtown Benton, they have a memorial for the U.S. troops as well.

The Royal Theater in Downtown Benton, AR

This downtown theater has been in constant operation since the 1920's. It opened as the Imp Theatre, on Market Street. In the 1950's, the owners acquired the neon sign from the Royal Theatre in Little Rock and remodeled the entrance.

In the 1990's the family owned building was sold to Jerry Van Dyke (Dick's brother and Luther on 'Coach'). Jerry opened a soda shop next door and operated the theater as a joint movie house/live venue. When Jerry moved to Mexico, he gave the theater to a local community theater, who assumed the name the Royal Players.

The Royal Theatre no longer shows films as the screens were removed and projectors sold before the transfer to its current owners. The Royal Players have completed several projects to preserve the theater. Most of the original fixtures are still in place and an old doorless safe labeled 'Imp' is in the upstairs office.

An interesting note, the Royal Theatre was originally one screen with a balcony. At some point in time the balcony was enclosed and small screen installed. The original projection booth was used to show films there and a second booth was constructed downstairs for the big screen.

Here's a Link: The Royal Players

A Great Book for New DSLR Owners

I recently purchased The Digital Photography Book, How to make your photos look like the pros'! written by Scott Kelby. He is the world's #1 best selling author of computer and technology books and teaches digital photo and imaging workshops around the world. If you are new to the digital photography world (I know I am) and really want to learn how to get the most out of your new Digital SLR camera without all of the technical jargon putting you to sleep then you should definitely check out these books.

Here is a link: The Digital Photography Book

Another Close Up

Here is another shot taken with the same 55-250mm telephoto lens, notice the detail it shows of the petals in the foreground.

Close Up flower Photo

This photo was taken on my new Canon EOS Rebel T2i with a 55-250mm telephoto lens, we have these "not real" flowers in our house so i decided to take a few test shots. This lens's focus is so sharp and really produces a crisp photo.