I rode past this house on my bike and I had to do a double take because I was doubting myself. I suspect this was functional 150 years ago. I imagine the resident is a scholarly older gentleman who knows the history of this cannon. It’s just a simple snapshot but the subject is so out of place on the busy suburban street I couldn’t help but make it today’s post.
We have these humongous elephant ear plants growing in the yard. The mature leafs are 3ft long and very little natural light gets under them. I used a tabletop tripod and Sigma 12-24mmDG HSM lens at 13mm, f/5.6, 1/160sec, iso 400. Flash camera right
The county sets aside space and maintains memorials to those who have served and sacrificed. There are memorials for every branch of the service, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Police, Firemen, and most recently 9/11. We now have directional signage to help you find them. Shot with my new 70-200, 175mm, f/8, 1/400 sec, iso 100
I happened upon a batch of 7ft high sunflowers that were screaming to be photographed. It was an added bonus that a few bees were busy pollinating at the same time. Shot with my new 70-200 at 95mm, f8, 1/500th, iso 100, EV-1.
When was the last time you saw one of these? Especially one that worked and is from a national carrier too. With the proliferation of cell phones I though these were extinct. I wonder if today’s youth known’s how to use it? An unlimited local call cost .50¢. Someone left a text book and portable radio behind.
I stumbled upon this while riding around on my bike today. The pedestal inscription read:
OUR CHILDREN
LOVED
MISSED AND
REMEMBERED
It gives me chills just thinking about it....
These are too old to count. They’re been relinquished to yard work, home improvement projects, and all other dirty jobs that need to be done.
These are novelty ice cubes made of transparent plastic. A piece of glass covered with tissue paper. Lit with 2 speedlites – 380EX from below and a diffused 580EX from above. The tissue paper idea came from my friend Ming Chin, a professional photographer who provides inspiration, knowledge, and encouragement.
This is representative of our family structure and my original idea was to shop in everyone’s face. That idea was met with stern resistance. Leaving me with just a cheesy idea and photo for today.
Returned from vacation and found the tree in our backyard in full bloom. I like the texture and vivid color contrast.
The coconut trees right outside our door. Fill flash provided with camera mounted EX580II
I had no part in creating this, only photographing it. Shooting in the blazing tropical sun is challenging because everything tends to washout if you’re not careful.
This is my favorite of the day. Looking down the row of beach umbrellas made from palm leaves. These are a must to avoid the sweltering rays of the sun.
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Where they have plenty of beach, sun, fun, food, and drink, but Internet access is limited to a cyber café. Satellite close up of the resort
Captured with my daughters Panasonic point and shoot. The clouds in the foreground are thick black storm clouds while the background had lightly scattered, fluffy cumulus clouds.
Quick snap of my new IS L series lens that arrived late today, but only after a few calls to UPS. Just in time for the upcoming vacation. I can’t wait to play.
I’ve never seen storm clouds like these before. They were black, 3D, and swirled while racing across the sky as if they were in a NASCAR event. It was difficult to capture the 3D aspect of them but this was the best of the bunch.
Fledgling trees were growing in the gutter on the side of my garage. That is, until I uprooted them. I think I need to pull the gutter guards off and see what lurks within…. I suspect its going to be an ominous task.
This is about 25 feet from my bedroom window and every morning around 5am I’m woken up by an uproar. I usually just roll over and go back to sleep, but what I’d really like to do is serve them an eviction notice. Granted, it wasn’t much of a photographic challenge but I had trouble finding inspiration today.
Today it was Dallas’ as he was treated to ice cream. This was simply too cute to resist….
This was fun. Easy too. Incense stick and off camera flash with a red gel. The patterns are limitless because the slightest disturbance in the air or vibration to the table results in change. Strobe right with snoot at 1/32 power.
We had several short, but heavy down pours during the late afternoon. I caught the tail end of one but it had already letup some.
A halfhearted attempt at tonight’s photo. I’m too tired, have little motivation, and zero inspiration tonight. Statues of NY Yankee legends Thurman Munson (15) and Lou Gehrig (4).
