I shot this, and a few similars, almost six months ago on 27 July '06, in Grand Forks City Park. It almost seems hard to belive that it was after 8:30 that night, when tonight it was full-dark before 5:00. And that's actually a four-and-a-half-hours difference thanks to day light savings then and the current lack there of.

Am I the only person who thinks that the current difference between the two times should just be split and we'd have just one time all year long, half-an-hour ahead of the current Standard Time and half-an-hour behind the current Day Light Savings Time? I know, it's as arbitrary as our current system (or anything else for that matter), but it's easy.

On another note, if U have any interest in Glamour Photography, I suggest U check out JimmyD's blog: Pretty Girl Shooter. There are lots of photos, and more importantly if U have any interest in doing Glamour photography, there is lots of advice and technical stuff on how to light model. And even if U don't have an interest in Glamour, most of the lighting advice can be applied can be applied to any controlled light photography from still life to general portraiture.