Today I am officially caught up with my post-processing. The image above is one of the last I shot during June’s trip to the Black Hills. Now I’ll turn my attention back to uploading to stock agencies and keywording my Alamy files. I don’t have long before the travel season picks up for me again so I’ll have to make the most of these last couple of weeks in the office.

Several trips are already lined up for the next few months and I might try and squeeze in some Fall color shooting for my stock files if the season looks good. I have some locations in mind but it will just depend on when the peak color hits and if I’m available. The Black Hills is one of those spots I’d like to return to. We’ll see what happens. I have my leaf spies out and they’ll tell me when things start to look good.

I also spent part of last week preparing my entry into the SATW Bill Muster Photo Showcase (here is a slide show of some previous winners). Time was tight this year and I didn’t get to put as much thought into my entry as I have in the past. Maybe that’s good, though. With competitions it’s easy to over-think things. Afterall, it all comes down to the judges opinions — not mine. It’d be great if it were based on my opinion, wouldn’t it? Heh. Results won’t be announced until October so I have some time to sweat it out. I’ll let you know.