I really started to grow this year, and while I have a long way to go still, I learned a lot this year. I think that my pictures have improved and the amount of pictures that I take are great have slowly started to increase.

My favorite picture of the entire year?

Taken at the Bartlett Balloon Festival right as the sun had set. it was a lowlight situation, I had no tripod, and very little light. I had my brand new Canon 15mm f/2.8 fisheye which I set to 2.8 to let in as much light as I could, pumped my ISO to 1600 and manged to get a great shot.

You can see it in High Resolution at Flickr here!

To see other photos from this evening, check out DruandStu.com

If you want to see the rest of my favorite photos click here!

So what was your best picture taken in 2008?

I got a letter from the University of Memphis, and finally received notice that I was accepted to the Fall Semester of 2008 to attend Grad School. I need to meet with an advisor to see if I will get any credit from my semester in Chicago. I hope so, I worked hard up there for the grades.

Also, Thursday morning I took my MacBook Pro up to the Apple Store because the right fan was acting noisy and making a small clicking noise. They were extremely helpful and quick. I thought I was going to be out without my laptop for a few days, but they got it fixed same day and I was able to pick it up just 5 hours after I dropped it off. The new fan is working great so far.