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Happy Half-Anniversary, Love Qoop (in the key of Lumieremania, Part 2)

Today is the 6 month anniversary of my photoblog Sopheava de Lumiere. It might not seem like that big of a deal but it totally is. Not only has the stupid thing sucked disgusting amounts of money right out of my bank account mostly in the name of Amazon, but I've also been forced to do photoshoot after photoshoot with Steve. I know, right?! Actually it has been a wonderful 6 months and I've enjoyed every second of it. Especially when I got my Nikon D70 - Sophie. *happy place...*

So anyway, if you'll stretch your memories a bit about a week and a half ago I posted about Qoop, a fabulous little company out of California allowing Flickr users to print their photos. The nice chaps there offered me a free book of photos for doing them a little favor and saying all sorts of nice things to every single person I know. GUESS WHAT I GOT IN THE MAIL ON FRIDAY?! That's right, my book arrived... my lovely, gorgeous, wonderfully wonderful book of photos documenting the first 6 months of my baby's existance. I'm feeling all published 'n stuff now.

The cover of the book is stunning - laminated and very crisp. What's really impressed me is the quality of photos inside the book. Granted it's no published hardcover like Annie Liebovitz's works but each and every photo was printed from the 540 x 400 resolution version I posted on Flickr (don't ask me why, it's just what I chose). And can I get a gah damn? Cuz the crispness is almost equal to that of crunchy bacon. And I love me some crunchy bacon. SCHLP! Seriously though, anyone who knows anything about resolutions and printing knows that's a minor miracle. Well done Qoop, well done.

So now you know the reason I'm giving you 30 desktops this week.. it's a half-birthday celebration around here and is my way of showering you, special readers, with gifts. Yes I know there's no cake but I'm giving you 30 things to open this week. And who doesn't like to open presents? ZOMBIES I tell you! Without further nonsense, I give you today's wallpapers (yeah, well, the baseball is in there cuz I figure my big bro or Steve will be interested in that more than the flowers, but not so much the Englishmen in my life).