http://www.brianbroderick.com Sat, 31 May 2008 18:07:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many people believe the Nessie, Loch Ness Monster is an evolved Plesiosaur. These dinosaurs were carnivorous aquatic reptiles with long necks and the body in the shape of a turtle without a shell. These dinosaurs were first found in England, so it is possible that one or more survived ... http://www.brianbroderick.com/2008/nessie-the-loch-ness-monster One of the most exciting things about digital photography is not the camera itself, but what you can do with the photo after the fact using various software programs such as Photoshop. A fun thing to do is to take multiple images and merge them together forming a composite image. ... http://www.brianbroderick.com/2008/creating-composite-images-from-photo-editing-software Nature photography is one of my favorite hobbies because I love being out in the wilderness capturing unique slices in time that may never be seen exactly that same way again.  For a hundred dollars, a person can buy a digital point and shoot camera and get started in ... http://www.brianbroderick.com/2008/tips-to-improve-your-nature-photography About a month ago, I had surgery on my foot.  When I was a child my feet were usually too big for my shoes, which caused my big toe to bend inward.  Where the joint bent, a bone deposit grew and kept growing. Last winter, I went skiing and since ... http://www.brianbroderick.com/2008/foot-surgery One of my goals is to fix up the yard.  It looks horrible right now, and I want to make it nice and hospitable.  Each year, I try and add a few plants around the house, and most of the time, I forget what I planted, how big they are ... http://www.brianbroderick.com/2008/spring-gardening I'm pleased to announce that the 3rd revision of The Lens Flare is now live. The Lens Flare is a large friendly community of artists and photographers who use the site to upload images, share ideas, and learn from each other. It's located at http://www.thelensflare.com To quickly recap the new features, ... http://www.brianbroderick.com/2008/the-lens-flare-version-3-is-now-live One of my goals is to have a million visitors combined for all of my websites in a year.  In 2007, 412,425 people visited my websites, with the majority of them going to The Lens Flare, my photography and art community.  I've been working on a new version of that ... http://www.brianbroderick.com/2008/quest-for-a-million-visitors-is-41-there I've been using my Lucasi pool cue for about a month or so now and love it.  The shaft is slightly smaller in diameter from the typical house cue, which helps me put more English on the ball. It has a really smooth wood feel. I don't like shafts with ... http://www.brianbroderick.com/2007/lucasi-pool-cue The Canadian dollar is now worth more than the US dollar. Today, Nov. 27, 2007, the US dollar is trading at about 99 cents of the Canadian Dollar.  In November of 2003, the US dollar was worth approximately $1.57 Canadian dollars. Is it any wonder though when you look at our national ... http://www.brianbroderick.com/2007/wake-up-call-the-canadian-dollar-is-worth-more-than-the-us-dollar At work, the president of the company is very good at pool, specifically 9-ball.  We have a pool table in the center of the office and there's a standing challenge that if we can beat him 5 out of 9 games, he'll buy us a pool cue.  I've been working ... http://www.brianbroderick.com/2007/new-pool-cue