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Gnomes: Roy
For this assignment I used my personal digital camera that is not used very often, except for special occasions. My digital camera is a Canon Powershot SD630 digital EPH camera. The camera is 6.0 mega Pixels, has a 3x optical zoom, and has a 3.0 inch LCD screen. Here is a list of some of its features:

 ·  Automatically adjusts shooting settings to match particular conditions  ·  Avoids the effects of camera shake or blurry subjects when shooting by using high ISO speed. ( I used this feature).  ·  Automatically detects camera orientation with an Intelligent Orientation sensor.  ·  Etc. (Information from the User Guide) With the limited use of my digital camera I did the best I could by using a flash, not using a flash, and changing the ISO speed. So the techniques I used on my subject, a lawn gnome, mainly consisted of zooming in and out on the subject. I also moved the gnome to different locations and added objects to create different effects on my subject. What I found interesting about the photos was how well they turned out and how disturbing and funny the end result was.  The reason I chose a gnome as my subject is the appeal to my family and I. Each year, for the past four years we add at least one gnome to our collection. Currently we have 9 gnomes, all who have been named with “official” gnome names. Some of these names include: Winkle-Bottom, Figgle-Fort, Dink, Roy, Cedrick, etc. They are spread throughout my backyard. The one I chose is named Roy; he loves birds, as he is carrying a bag of breadcrumbs and has binoculars to bird watch. He is currently residing under our tomato plants so he will not get faded by the sun.  =**A day in the life of Roy:** =

Roy is sleeping and soon will be woken up by his friend Shaq, my dog. Shaq finally wakes up Roy so they can start the day together.

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">During his day, Roy enjoys looking at his shadow and sunning.

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Later in the day Roy enjoys looking out into his home, the backyard and to his other gnome friends who are hiding….

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">After this he hides from those who want to move him.

After his long day, Roy goes back to his home, under the tomato plants to sleep.

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Hope you enjoyed Roy’s story. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">~Janean