...how come you guys got all the sunshine ; and we all the rain (for several days now...) you can imagine...

4th of July with the in-laws....

We started out the day with a visit to the William Jefferson Clinton Library


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Lance Armstrongs bike

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Then we went back over to my wifes parents home which sits up on lookout point which is about 10 miles away, and has a great view of the AR. river... and the Clinton Library... Where the Fireworks will be launched from later in the evening.


We Grilled out on the patio and enjoyed some cold ones...

Then meandered to the front yard to watch the fireworks....

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Clinton Library 10 miles away, can be seen lit up in the bottom right corner.

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Hey, man... You stole my idea!

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The aftermath:

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couldn't you guys get pics of your bikes in the foreground of those fireworks shots? :)

Ha! I was first :) You stole my thunder though..... Tahoe clearly has more money to spend on fireworks than Little Rock. Nice shots.

My Fourth

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Looks like a big jump back to your jeep.

No problem getting back to the Jeep. There are kits you can buy.;)

RB

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Now that you mention it the scenery looks familiar...


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One of my Favorites along with FogHorn LegHorn, Pepe LePew, Daffy, etc.

"I say, I say, Boy, you're about as sharp as a bowling ball..."

- Foghorn Leghorn

...In my book, Craig wins... but then, I see the darn SeaWorld Fireworks EVERY NIGHT!

Testing out the telephoto zoom with a 1.4x converter today. I felt like a spy...


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...I kinda like the last picture best, Steve... great color, you know?

Not bad at all there Steve, looks like the 1.4 is a great way to go...

Brock

I hear you. Skin tones are very important. It looks like I brightened that one up a bit too much. Is this better?

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Brock- it works really well, except for losing one stop. Be awesome to have the 200-400, especially at the track. Need to work some overtime...

Much....

Upgraded to Photoshop CS3 yesterday....... trial runs on a shot of a buddy at track day...

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After:

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