May 2009 PAD Mosaic
Click on the mosaic to see the titles on flickr.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Day 151 of 365 - Moon
I have been trying to get this shot for a while now. I took another shot with my 70-200 back around the first of the month but I wanted to try it with the 2x teleconverter. I took a full moon shot with the teleconverter but I found out through that exercise that the moon, photographically, is quite boring during the full moon. So this is the moon at about half or so, maybe a tad more, and the teleconver. I like the results but I think I still prefer the shot without the teleconverter. Even though it is a really tight crop. What do you think?
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Day 150 of 365 - What's in My Bag
The Other Martin Taylor (from my flickr photo a day group) posted a photo like this yesterday and I always find it interesting to see how others pack their gear and what they carry so I thought I would follow suit.
The bag weighs about 15lbs packed.
These shots are tad blurry, sorry :-(
Click through to see the other views and get details of what all this stuff is...
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Day 148 of 365 - Glad I Didn't Die Before I Met You
Title from Bright Eye's Song, First Day of My Life
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Day 147 of 365 - Down But Not Out
Ever just have one of those days... Today is fine.. just not feeling very cheery is all.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Day 144 of 365 - Barbecue
In breaking with my horror and demented character theme of the last two days here is a picture of a yummy burger about to come off the barbecue grill. We ate over at my parents house today and they cooked on the grill. It was quite delicious.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Day 143 of 365 - Jason Voorhees
We visited my wife's sister's house today for a nephew's birthday. Her husband has a life size figure of Jason Voorhees in his rec room complete with machete. Jason was the killer in the Friday the 13th movie series. Here is the shot I took of him. I added a bit of a flare in photoshop just because.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Day 142 of 365 - All Work and No Play Make's Trevor a Dull Boy
I was kind of going for a funny/goofy twist to the box cover of the shining, being it was coming from a child. I think I got more scary than funny though... what do you think?
Lighting: Vivitar 285hv behind subject full power. Canon 580EXII camera right 1/64 power.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Day 141 of 365 - Another Bird At Work
I am posting another bird shot from work today. This one is a lot smaller than the one from yesterday and I used the Tamron 2x Teleconverter with the 70-200 f2.8 is to get the shot. Even with that I had to crop it down quite a bit to get this composition. In any case I thought it turned out ok, not as good as yesterday but still ok :)
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Day 140 of 365 - I Shall Fly Away Soon
No Idea what this little guy is but I couldn't resist unpacking the camera to photograph him. He stood there for me for quite a while before he decided to go back to the sky. If you know what type of bird this is if you do please comment or tag.
We Shall Remember
In the US Memorial Day is approaching. It is on this day that we remember those who paid the ultimate price to protect our freedoms. I wanted to post this image as my tribute and thanks to those men and women who stood up when called and for the families that they left behind to do it. In deed, I thank all who have fought for freedom regardless of the flag they fought under and regardless of the specific war or action in which they were involved.
For even if one believes the particular action or cause isn't justified one must respect the men and women who bravely step into harms way so that others can live free.
[Just to be clear, I do not mean this as a polical statement regarding the US policy in the currently active wars. I only mean to thank those who have sacrificed in the name of freedom.]
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Day 139 of 365 - Star Light Star Bright
I intended to shoot the moon tonight but alas I am not much of an astronomer and even though the phases of the moon calendar showed, to me, that the moon would be present at about 1/4 to 1/8 of full face I could not find it. Either something has gone terribly wrong or I simply don't know what I am doing (haha I am pretty sure it's the second of those).
In any case, I thought since I was out there I would try to shoot a photograph of the stars. I didn't have time to do a proper star trail (plus I think I would need external power to get more than about 30 minutes) so I thought I would just do a 2 minute exposure and see what I got. Nothing to write home about but since it was the first time I tried to shoot stars I thought I would go ahead and post my effort to as my photo of the day. If any of you have done star photography I would love to hear your advice and tips on cool things to do.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Day 137 of 365 - Skeptical
Just a simple self portrait today. Natural light. Processed with Nik Silver Efex Pro (Awesome software)
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Day 136 of 365 - Firewire
A quick macro shot for today. This is a firewire cable which I had laying around and thought I would try to use my extension tubes today. The shot, though processed for sharpness, background and a few other minor changes was not cropped at all.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Day 135 of 365 - Focusing on the Wrong Things
I admit that, though I know better, that this is one of my worst habits. I eat fast food way too often and I have the physique to prove it. I need to focus on eating right, rather than hiding behind the excuses :)
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Day 133 of 365 - Tanker Truck
Taken out the car window with my wife's G10 and twisted into what you see with high pass filter and crazy curves in photoshop.
Flipping Brilliant
I wondered how long it would take to get a response from apple to the Microsoft Mac vs PC ads. This is just great!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Day 132 of 365 - Lightning McQueen
Not quite how I envisioned it but it came out OK. I may try again to see if I can get the lighting just a touch better. I am still learning this strobist stuff :)
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Day 130 of 365 - Happy Mother's Day
Today we celebrated mother's day with my mother. We visited for a while and had a good time. Here is a portrait I took while I was there. Thanks for posing for me Mom :).
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Jammin Cowboy Jeffrey
Caught Jeffrey at the computer with my headphones and his cowboy hat. Thought it might make a cool photo. Took the shot at ISO3200, ran it through NIK Dfine 2.0 to kill the noise, then ran it through Nik Color Efx to get this 'old time' photo look (and put a lot of noise/grain back in haha) to go with the hat and give a funny contrast with the headphones and computer. I kinda liked how it turned out :). Not a masterpiece or nothing but I think it is kind of fun.
Please view LARGE on black
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Day 126 of 365 - New Wheels
Not my new wheels, but obviously someones. I saw this Mazda today and thought I would snap a shot of it. I took several photos but the one I liked most was this tight one on the tire.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
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