The Broncos’ only loss in the past two years came at the hands of the TCU Horned Frogs, (who they beat last night), in last year’s Poinsettia Bowl. It’s a shame that such a dominant team will not have a chance at the national title because they do not play in a BCS conference and very few BCS teams will face them, even though they offer to be the traveling team in hopes of better competition.

BSU may be far away, but they have at least one fan in southern Colorado and they are the only Broncos you’ll find me rooting for.

Secondly, now that the New Year is upon us and our calendars are being replaced with clean new ones it is also a time that most people begin to make resolutions, goals and promises to themselves and others for the year. Most people will flock to gyms and sign up for a class or two, start the latest diet, begin budgeting, start cleaning regularly, drive less and walk more, or do any number of things that people do for a few months to try to improve things and increase their happiness.

For the purpose of this blog, I’ll try to briefly look at some personal New Year’s resolutions revolving around photography. If you’re a die-hard shooter, shoot Nikon, or are a fan of photographer Joe McNally (I am all three) you’ll love his New Year’s confessional video blog. I wish I could confess to some of the things he’s done, like adding too many speedlights to a photo.

For my year-end reflection and resolutions I have to again think about shooting more for myself and less for things that I feel obligated to shoot.

I’ll work harder and finish getting my galleries and portfolios finished for my Web site.

I’ll shoot more of the things that I want to, and in turn will be more enthusiastic.

I’ll get out more of the photos that the bands and artists I’ve shot have requested.

I’ll find a way to shoot in another country and culture.

I’ll finally get over to Arizona and Utah and shoot some slot canyons and another rock formation that I’ve had my mind on.

I’ll fill a few of the frames lying around my house.

I’ll use HDR in moderation and less in my personal work.

Once I’ve done all of that, I hope that I’ll have the images needed to rework my portfolio and galleries again.