Snapshot Chronicles - Susan Getgood's personal blog

The week that was

06.24.2007 by Susan Getgood //

No easy way to say it. Last week, a good friend died unexpectedly and way too soon. He was a good friend to Dave and me, and my brother in law Dick’s best friend since, well, forever. Rest in Peace Flip.

Dick, my brother in law, came up from Pittsburgh for the funeral. Here is a picture Douglas took of his Uncle and Dad.

In more lighthearted news (unless you are a field rodent or a chipmunk) our nine-year old bitch Music and her best feline friend Merlin have been casing a section of the fence. I rescued a chipmunk yesterday from a fate…. well, you know.

Edited in Picasa, image size reduced in irfanview.

Finally, for puppy fans, here’s a picture of the puppy bitch at two weeks.

Their eyes are open and they should be walking, albeit like drunken sailors, within the next few days.

Tags: dogs, puppies, Scottish Terrier

World in Focus Travel Photo Contest

06.24.2007 by Susan Getgood //

Actually, it’s two contests — one for amateurs sponsored by National Geographic Traveler and one for professionals sponsored by Photo District News.

Categories: Wilderness Photography; The Human Condition; Extreme Exploration; Urban Landscapes; Snapshots; Open Series.

Entry fee for amateurs is $12 per entry, for professionals, $35. Deadline is August 21, 2007.

Tags: travel, photo contest

Planes and Automobiles

06.19.2007 by Susan Getgood //

Every year on Father’s Day weekend, the Collings Foundation, a local non-profit dedicated to restoring old planes and autos, has an open house. This is pretty much the only chance for the community to view the Foundation’s impressive collection of Indy race cars, antique autos (including a 1940 caddy built for Al Capone) and vintage airplanes. We try to go every year, since it is about 5 minutes from our house.

This year, Douglas brought his camera for the very first time. Here are some of his pictures.

Uncle Doug at Mom’s desk

A neat propeller (with a little editing in Picasa to lighten the image)

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We’ve gone a few years in a row, so this year for my pictures, I focused mostly on hood ornaments, plane art and advertising slogans. Most of these images have been edited in Picasa, but very simply — some cropping, sharpening and the “feeling lucky setting.”