Adobe LightRoom

Doug at my work let me know about an unbelievably cool tool created by Adobe called LightRoom. LightRoom is a tool designed to help phoographers manage and develop large volumes of photographs. It is amazing what you can accomplish with very little training or understanding what is going on behind the scenes. Tell a lie...Doug did give me a 5 minute introduction to the plethora of keyboard shortcuts. I think that is one factor that makes it such an effective tool - the fact that you can develop a photograph via a few keyboad shortcuts.

The image directly below has been cropped from a larger image and had an antique light preset applied to it. Those of you with a sharp eye will also notice the absence of his chin scratch and mole. LightRoom has a fantasic "Heal" feaure that enables you to remove dust spots from a photograph (apparently the bane of all phorographers). I always wondered how they airbrushed supermodels!

Those of you who want further information can visit the LightRoom website at http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/

Cheers, Graeme

I'm famous!

Wow! The BBC News website published one of my photographs from Doonies Farm this week. Check out picture 4 at the following URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7084771.stm

Trip to Doonies Farm

This is my bread, don't even think about taking it from me". Coinenach was very keen on feeding the ducks and he did such a good job. By the end of the day, we managed to get through 1 and a half loaves of bread!

Coinneach was quite taken with the pigs - especially this Tamworth pig. I sent this pitcure to the BBS New website in the hope they include it in their weekly "Pictures depicting life around Scoland" article. We'll see.

Everyone feeding the geese and ducks

We never realised that Doonies Farm has more fields across the railway bridge. They have moved the Clydesdale horses over here

I just love this picture. The tongue poking out of the corner of Coinenach's mouth embodies his naughtiness

Happy Halloween

Its Halloween and we have been having fun. We had a little party tonight with Nana Joan, Granda Ian, Nana Banana, Michelle, Mummy and Daddy. Tiernan was dressed as a ghost pirate and Coinneach and Eonan were both skeletons, scary. We bob-ed for apples, ate donuts hanging from a string without using our hands (although Coinneach cheated and used his!), we ate spooky food and jumped around until 9 o'clock (on a school night!) Oh yeah and Tiernan went out 'trick ot treating' for the first time and brought back a HUGE bucket of sweets, yum yum. Here are some pictures we took. They are a bit blured as they are action shots! Oh yeah and mummies make up ran a little so dont laugh! Happy Halloween, Tiernan, Coinneach and Eonan xxxx

The raspberry and You Tube

Note: I've made the video public so you don't have to become a You Tube member It has been quite a while since I posted my last video. I have now rectified that problem by posting a new video of Coinenach and Tiernan on You Tube. I think I have been dupped into using all of Goggle's technology. They will one day rule the world with an iron fist.

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The wedding and that cake!

Sarah wanted me to post a couple of couple of pictures from her sister's wedding. The first is of her remarkable cake that she baked. I'll need to ask Sarah about the specifics but I think one was fruit, one chocolate and the other a sponge cake. All were made by Sarah's own hands! Apparently there was not a smidgen left! The other picture is of the royal grumpster himself. Ohhh was it fun trying to dress him on the wedding day. It was a bit like trying to dress an eel on a rainy day that had smeared itself with copious amounts of lard. In no way am I implying that Coinneach is like a slippery eel.

Thanks, Sarah and Graeme

Happy Christmas and our tree

Do you like our tree?

We fulfilled our yearly tradition: the purchase of an oversized tree from Tyrebagger forest. They are great value, eco-friendly coming from replenishable stock and it is great fun picking the perfect tree. Tiernan and Coinneach enjoyed a yummy hot dog whilst Sarah devoured her precious venison burger which was completely for the baby's benefit :-) Here are a couple of snapshots of the boys. Coinneach always manages to smile after we have taken the picture.

Happy and spooky Halloween

Another year and another attempt to get that damn apple out of the bowl. This year I did prevail and landed myself a beauty of a Braeburn. It was darn tasty!!

Coinneach really enjoyed Halloween this year becsuse last year he was completely oblivious to what was going on. He also absolutely hated that pumkin outfit we forced him to wear. Alas he may be too big next year to wear it again. A shame because Sarah enjoy putting tights on him!

Tiernan as always went straight for the items covered in sugar and promptly discarded the apple. A good 20 lashes should cure that problem.

Happy Halloweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen! (imagine a scary voice)

Sarah and Graeme

Say "Cheese!" - Disneyland, Florida

This is Coinneach's "Cheese" face. Whenever we asked him to smile for a photograph, this was the result. Isn't he endearing. All the photos we took of Coinenach in Florida pretty much look like this unfortunately! We'll upload some more photos pretty soon of our holiday to Disneyland in October. It was really fantastic apart from the utterly horrendous flight home. Turbluence + Toddler = Arrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhh! See you soon. - Graeme & Sarah