The stage was set for a clash between the Jets and the Sharks. No it wasn’t one of the state playoff games happening at the “Mecca” but it was the Pottsville Area High School Drama Club’s presentation of West Side Story next door in the school’s auditorium.

View all of the drama and action from Friday night’s performance in our Event Gallery.

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Two young girls sport a pair of 2010 glasses and pose for a souvenir photo.

The cold rain falling on downtown Harrisburg during New Year’s eve did not dampen the spirit for thousands of spectators who came out to celebrate and welcome in 2010. We were there setup inside an almost dry tent offering souvenir photos that captured the spirit of the night’s festivities to those wanting to preserve this great memory.

It was a good evening to catch some local high school football action and we caught a good one.

Pottsville Tide hosted Exeter Township Eagles Friday evening and rallied during the fourth quarter for a 26-20 win.

View all of the game action — PLUS the pre-game performance by the Pottsville High School Marching Band we captured in our Event Gallery.

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Hundreds of antiques, classics, and other vehicles of interest cruised thru downtown Pottsville during the annual Great Pottsville Cruise on Sunday, Aug. 9.

View all the interesting images we captured in our Event Gallery.

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There is plenty of action happening this week at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds, Summit Station, and Show Me Your Pix will be there covering as many of the events as possible. From livestock shows to the many fun contests, along with the daily entertainment, you can view the interesting images we capture in our Event Gallery.

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Pottsville Area Boy’s Volleyball team hosted their annual “Martz Madness” tournament Saturday, April 18, 2009 at Martz Hall. The Crimson Tide came within only a couple points of making the tournament’s playoff round. The first place trophy was claimed by Holy Redeemer.

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Nikon introduced eight new Coolpix digital cameras for the spring shooting season, ranging from several ultra-slim design point-and-shoot cameras to more powerful and advanced shooters featuring optical zooms up to 24x and speeds up to 15 frames per second.

Nikon Coolpix P90 12.1MP Digital Camera with 24x Wide Angle Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom and 3 inch Tilt LCD
The Coolpix P90 is a high performance compact camera that enables photographers to take advantage of an extreme 24x ultra telephoto Zoom lens. From a 26mm wide angle to a jaw dropping 624mm telephoto the Coolpix P90 will astonish and delight even the most seasoned of photographers. High performance operation includes shooting 45 consecutive shots at up to 15 frames per second. Capture images with a 12 megapixel sensor and Nikon Expeed technology the Coolpix P90 will redefine the compact camera category.

Nikon Coolpix S630 12MP Digital Camera with 7x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Ruby Red)
The Coolpix S630 is a high quality compact digital camera featuring 12 megapixel resolution and a 7x optical zoom lens. The Coolpix S630’s unique design combines straight and curved surfaces with a unique “Sure Grip” that allows the camera to be held comfortably. Quick response and 4 way VR image stabilization system and sport continuous mode allows images to be captured at up to 11 frames per second.

Nikon Coolpix S620 12.2MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Rich Pearl)
The Coolpix S620 combines beauty and brains. It features the world’s fastest start up in just 0.7 seconds. A superb 4x wide-anglezoom-NIKKOR lens is matched to a 12.2 megapixel image sensor for superb image quality. High performance features such as 4 way VR image stabilization, scene auto selector, subject tracking, smile mode with blink proof make taking beautiful pictures incredibly easy.

Nikon Coolpix S230 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and 3 inch Touch Panel LCD (Night Blue)
Slim, compact stylish and with new touch screen technology the Coolpix S230 redefines the compact digital camera category. It’s newly designed 3-inch Touch Screen has all shooting and playback functions at one’s fingertips. Advanced features such as scene auto selector, motion detection and smile mode add to the Coolpix S230’s appeal.

Nikon Coolpix S220 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and 2.5 inch LCD (Plum)
Slim compact stylish the Coolpix S220 wants to be carried everywhere. It’s ultra slim body just 18mm thin easily slips into any one’s life style. Advanced easy to use features such as Scene Auto Selector, that automatically selects one of six scene modes, and 4 way VR image stabilization combined with 10 megapixel resolution and 3x zoom-NIKKOR lens put’s the Coolpix S220 in a category all it’s own.

Nikon Coolpix L100 10MP Digital Camera with 15x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom
The Coolpix L100 puts the power of a 15x telephoto zoom into a compact easy to use design. A wide variety of images can be captured with the Coolpix L100 from wide angle scenes (28mm) to telephoto (420mm). Ideal for family sports or travel photography the Coolpix L100 can shoot up to 30 consecutive pictures at 13 frames per second. The new Scene Auto Selector the Coolpix L100 automatically selects the appropriate scene mode for best results.

Nikon Coolpix L20 10MP Digital Camera with 3.6 Optical Zoom and 3 inch LCD (Navy Blue)
The Coolpix L20 is a great camera for beginners just getting started in digital photography. Easy to use and fully featured the Coolpix L20 will delight it’s users with great pictures, fun features and a huge 3.0-inch display at a surprisingly affordable price.

Nikon Coolpix L19 8MP Digital Camera with 3.6 Optical Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Silver)
The Coolpix L19 is a great camera for beginners just getting started in digital photography. Easy to use and fully featured the Coolpix L19 will delight it’s users with great pictures, fun features and an incredible, bright 2.7-inch display at an amazingly affordable price.

Nikon D40 Digital SLR

They say, “The customer is always right,” so we rounded up the 10 highest rated cameras being sold today to help you get the most value for your money.

With the state of today’s economy, you will surely want to take their reviews into consideration to get the most “bang for your buck” if you are considering purchasing any camera in 2009.

The following top-rated digital SLR and point and shoot cameras are averaging a 5-star rating from Amazon.com reviewers and have at least 10 reviews.

Digital SLR Cameras

Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens
Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black)
Canon Rebel XS 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black)
Sony Cybershot DSC-H10 8.1MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot
Canon EOS 40D 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)

Canon PowerShot SD1100

Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

Canon PowerShot A590 IS 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
Canon PowerShot SD770 IS 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)
Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Blue)
Canon PowerShot SD880IS 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)
Canon PowerShot SD790IS 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

More Best Selling Digital Cameras can be found in our very own Show Me Your Pix Camera & Camcorder Store.

By Daniela Flores
The Associated Press

Imagine you lost the camera that had those one-of-a-kind vacation photos, or images of a keepsake moment. Now imagine a stranger finding it: Would you feel happy, or somehow that your privacy was invaded, if that stranger put some of your images on the Web to track you down?

A new Web site, www.Ifoundyourcamera.net, aims to do exactly that: Using the power and reach of the Internet, it asks people who find cameras, memory sticks or photos to upload and send a few of the images, which are posted for all to see. The intent is for people who visit the site to scroll through the pictures for their lost memories or for faces they know.

In three months, the Web site has had more than 700,000 hits, according to Matt Preprost, the blog’s 20-year-old co-founder and operator. Almost 60 people have sent images from cameras or memory sticks they found, and that’s led to eight happy reunions between camera owners and their digital memories, he said.

“I thought that it was something special and unique, but I was unsure of how long it was going to last,” said Preprost, a student at the University of Winnipeg in Canada. He said most people are “dumbfounded” such a site exists and aren’t bothered by potential privacy issues.

His site was inspired by a submission to PostSecret.com, where people submit secrets on the Internet via handmade postcards. In early February, one posted “secret” was from someone who found a camera at Lollapalooza and wanted to reunite it with its owner.

Preprost found it compelling that the person was using PostSecret to try to connect with someone and e-mailed site-founder Frank Warren, whom he’d interviewed for his college newspaper.

By the end of the day, they’d started www.Ifoundyourcamera.net together.

Preprost runs the blog – a scroll through its submissions takes you to all corners of the globe – while Warren said he serves as his mentor.

“I’ve been through a lot of the things he’s going through in terms of trying to create this community and listen to it and respect everybody’s values and allow the community to grow in a self-purposing way,” Warren said.

Preprost, who says the site focuses on the stories surrounding the cameras, asks people to send in two pictures that are visually strong, with identifiable people and landmarks.

When an owner turns up, he puts them in contact with the person who found their memories.

Brett Moist, a 21-year-old photography student from Crystal Lakes, Ill., lost his memory card at Union Station in Chicago during a trip in January. He thought he lost it in Michigan, and figured it was long gone.

Then a picture of Moist and his girlfriend in front of Wrigley Field turned up on Preprost’s Web site.

“A couple of weeks after I lost it my girlfriend’s friend randomly stumbled onto the site and went crazy when she saw us,” Moist said.

While Preprost hasn’t run into any problems with people being upset about their pictures being posted online, the site is in a bit of a legal gray area, according R. Bruce Rich, a lawyer with Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York City.

Whoever takes a picture owns it and almost any photo is entitled to copyright protection, Rich said. While Rich said an argument could be made that the Web site makes unauthorized copies of pictures, it’s clear the intent of the site is to get cameras back to their rightful owners, not to deny the camera’s owner any commercial benefit.

Another legal problem could arise, though, if someone who appears in a posted image claims that they had a reasonable expectation of privacy when the picture was taken, Rich said.

Preprost said he’d remove pictures of anyone who objected.

He said most people seem to appreciate the site.

source – Yahoo News

We met up with some interesting wildlife during a recent visit to the Carolinas. From a North Myrtle Beach backyard pond to the scenic grassy marshlands surrounding a Shallote, NC golf course we found an abundance of interesting creatures to photograph.

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