My Winnings at the Casino

I drive down A.R Teague Parkway on my way home from work everyday. It's a very nice drive along the Red River and the scenery has a very nice glow about it. I stopped in the Diamond Jack's parking lot to see if there was anything that caught my eye near the river. Nothing exciting but I did like the flag and the sun combo:

I set the ISO at f/8 and shutter speed at 1/1000 (both the highest my camera will go) in order to let as little light in as possible. It was still brighter than I would have liked but it worked. In Photoshop Elements I also upped the saturation levels quite a bit (near 50 if I recall) and adjusted the contrast so that the shadows were darker. I gave it kind of an "early era of color" look for artistic purposes.

On a separate note, I created a copyright, as seen in the photo above. I'm not worried about people stealing my photos (at this point I'd be honored to have them show up somewhere) and legally a copyright in not required (you own the photo the moment you snap it, FYI) but it makes me feel and my photos look more professional. We'll see if it changes down the road but now I have the task of going back and adding it to all of my "good" shots.