by Zooey and Joseph…
Have a safe and happy New Year’s Eve!

National Geographic Photo Contest: Honorable Mention for Nature category Location: Biei, Hokkaido, Japan. (© Kent Shiraishi)
Photography buffs, click the beautiful photo above for the link to the 2011 National Geographic’s Photo Contest winners and submissions. If you’re off today, you can allow yourself to get carried away (who am i kidding, even if you’re working you can spend the day there!).
This one is by Kent Shiraishi and I just love it. The color and crispness of the trees just makes me want to stare and stare. I’d love to go there and see this myself.
I finally got a flash for my camera for Christmas. I used it yesterday for the family Christmas and it really makes a difference – no washed out faces or unflattering shadows. So Excited for the 2012 Monthly Theme Challenge- the flash will open up a world of new subjects.
And if you’re here, you share a silly sense of humor too – Another link to waste some time with- “Kim Jong-Il Looking At Things“.
Enjoy your Boxing Day!

or Happy Hanukkah
or Happy Solstice
or Season’s Greetings!
or just have a nice Dec 25th :)
That’s right. Christmas is a week away and perhaps you’re still trying to figure out what to get a few people on your gift list. The stress is building up and the $5 Starbuck’s cards are becoming more and more attractive, if not completely original.
Not knocking the Starbuck’s cards- they’re practical and useful and your recipient won’t have to rearrange the living room to accommodate it. But perhaps you did that last year?
What if I told you that you could gift an unlimited amount of people for $7 and be done in an hour?
Behold: My 2012 6×4 Photo desk calendar. I’m selling the full resolution, non-watermarked version for $7- no shipping! I’ll email you the files. You unzip them, submit them to your local 1 hour photo center (or print at home in less time!), as many copies as you like*, find a narrow edged frame while you’re waiting for the pics and BAM! Finished! If you have a little more time and energy left after this exhausting hour of shopping, you could mouse over to “Splash of Something” and find a cute wrapping idea for the calendar!
To purchase: email me at denise [@] geekgirl415 [dot] com with “Purchase Calendar” in subj line. I accept Paypal only. Orders accepted until Friday Dec 23, 1pm (pst). I’ll accept orders again after Christmas starting Monday Dec 26.
*For personal use only- including gift giving. The copyright and creator info is in the digital file and creative license belongs solely to me. While my regular readers understand this, there are people out there in the world who are not clear on copyright laws, thus requiring me to state the obvious: purchasers cannot resell or submit these photos as theirs to any contest or photo gallery (online or actual photo gallery). Thank you!