By spring of 2005, I had learned to use my camera much better, and realized that I didn’t need the tripod.  Mike Shupe from up in Calumet had taught me how to use my Canon, and I now realized the full potential of my digital wonder, ratcheting the ISO up to 800 and the f-stop up to 4.0

Unfortunately, I only took one actual group photo, albeit a nice one, in several shots.  The reflections on the eggs were a problem, though–and hard to avoid indoors. It would take me a few years to figure that out, though.