POTD Challenge at 2Peas

I just upgraded to a DSLR camera (Canon Rebel XTi) and I'm so excited. I can't wait to dive in and really learn how to use it. To help me with this, I'm going to try to do the POTD challenge at 2Peas. I'm not sure I'll be able to handle a post a day but I'm going to at least try for a post a week. I may surprise myself, though.

2008 POTD Challenge Themes
1. 12/31 HATS OFF TO THE NEW YEAR
2. 1/7 FOCUS INTO 2008
3. 1/14 PHOTOSHOP (EXAMPLE: BEFORE AND AFTER, TECHNIQUES)
4. 1/21 WORDS
5. 1/28 VERTICALVS HORIZONTAL
6. 2/4 APERTURE
7. 2/11 LOVE (HAPPY VALENTINES DAY)
8. 2/18 SHAPES
9. 2/25 INTERACTION
10. 3/3 CROPPING
11. 3/10 ANIMALS
12. 3/17 THE COLOR GREEN (IN HONOR OF ST PATRICKS DAY)
13. 3/24 FAITH (HAPPY EASTER)
14. 3/31 SPRING
15. 4/7 NATURAL LIGHT
16. 4/14 GUESS THIS (IS AN APPLE OR A TOMATO?)
17. 4/21 CHILDREN
18. 4/28 WATER
19. 5/5 IMPORTANT WOMEN IN OUR LIVES (HAPPY MOTHERS DAY)
20. 5/12 CATCHLIGHTS
21. 5/19 HAPPINESS
22. 5/26 FLOWERS
23. 6/2 USING FLASH
24. 6/9 IMPORTANT MEN IN OUR LIVES (HAPPY FATHERS DAY)
25. 6/16 WINDOWS
26. 6/23 SUMMER
27. 6/30 PATRIOTIC (JULY 4TH CELEBRATIONS)
28. 7/7 RULE OF THIRDS
29. 7/14 LANDSCAPES
30. 7/21 NATURE
31. 7/28 SUNFLARE
32. 8/4 BLACK AND WHITE VS COLOR
33. 8/11 REFLECTIONS
34. 8/18 LINES
35. 8/25 FAMILY
36. 9/1 SHUTTER SPEED
37. 9/8 VEHICLES
38. 9/15 ARCHITECTURE
39. 9/22 SHADOWS
40. 9/29 AUTUMN
41. 10/6 PANNING
42. 10/13 PATHWAYS
43. 10/20 GRAVEYARDS
44. 10/27 HALLOWEEN
45. 11/3 ANGLES
46. 11/10 YOUR CHOICE
47. 11/17 ON THE ROAD
48. 11/24 WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?
49. 12/1 PORTRAITS
50. 12/8 FOOD (INCLUDE THE RECIPE IF MADE AT HOME)
51. 12/15 WINTER
52. 12/22 CHRISTMAS
53. 12/29 FAVORITE MOMENTS OF 2008