Souvenir Photo Studio, by Al Bourassa

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Thursday January 8, 2026 Improving

PLEASE bookmark this page and check daily.

Older Blog: https://cuencaupdates.blogspot.com/

Please see my best artworks for sale at my websites:

http://souvenirphotostudio.neocities.org/

or https://pixels.com/profiles/al-bourassa

******

Thursday January 8, 2026

While watching TV last night, Cristina came up behind me and said to look over my shoulder.. Now I know the reason that we bought the 2 electric mopeds was to satisfy Blanco and Misha, lol!!!

Today, I went out back around lunchtime with the P1100 again as that seems to be the universal feeding time for birds, fish, and people...

Tom Thumb did not disappoint, and neither did the lighting for the P1100 to operate well on manual focus. This makes me feel happy that I purchased the 3000mm camera, even though it is limited in what it can do, so far anyway.

62 photos were taken and 8 kept.... Par for the course on shooting moving objects....

Weather here is always consistent and I am getting used to the heat. The reports of the lackadaisical street snow clearing make me happier to be bored here instead of there.

Happy 81st Birthday to my buddy Bob.

I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.

******

If you want to borrow a picture to share with family and friends, Facebook or whatever, at least PLEASE give me credit for the photo.

NOTE that you may click on any photo for an ENLARGED VIEW.

Tom Thumb at his noon feeding

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Wednesday January 7, 2026 More Success

PLEASE bookmark this page and check daily.

Older Blog: https://cuencaupdates.blogspot.com/

Please see my best artworks for sale at my websites:

http://souvenirphotostudio.neocities.org/

or https://pixels.com/profiles/al-bourassa

******

Wednesday January 7, 2026

The Edmonton Oilers actually showed up to play last night and won handily. It is tough watching the games on EST because of the 2 hour lag.. Games end around midnight.

Below is what are left of 120 shots I took of Tom Thumb with the D5600 on rapid-fire, in manual focus mode. With the processing through the Topaz PhotoAI, then finished in PhotoShop, I am not sure that I can get a whole lot better, but I definitely will continue to try....

In the middle of processing, Cristina and I went out to 2 local furniture places where we have bought a lot over the past 8 years, but they did not have the little rolling enclosed cabinets like 3 we already have... and no prospects of getting any soon,.. so we went into Tulua to a place that sells plastic slap-together furniture, of which we also have a bunch... We settled on a pair of cabinets with drawers... I basically want mine to hold my drinks and my gear while I take photos in the backyard. I wanted something a little more enclosed, but I can live with it.

I have been disappointed that I could not get the latest curling games on my new LG TV, having to settle for an app on my laptop or phone called rockchannel.com. It is a bad imitation of TSN or SportsNet but it seems to be the only choice I have...

I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.

******

If you want to borrow a picture to share with family and friends, Facebook or whatever, at least PLEASE give me credit for the photo.

NOTE that you may click on any photo for an ENLARGED VIEW.