39 of 365 - A bokeh sunset....

Here is a twist on the cliche sunset shot. I added a side of silhouette and bokeh to push it away from being a boring sunset.  The colors were beautiful and I couldn't pass them up tonight.

 

I had a few others for today...I fell in love with the color on this one.  I carried around my flash with me for an hour to shoot this shot without it.  Till tomorrow...

38 of 365 - Thermometer...

Played around today with a few things that were pretty interesting.  The clouds today here were awesome.  I tried a few different ways to catch reflections of the clouds and couldn't pull it off for some reason.  I noticed the way the light was hitting the Model A front end and caught this. 

 

The sun was only falling on half of the car and right down the middle.  This is a temp gauge that is mounted on the filler for the radiator.  The other side has different descriptions to tell you how hot the engine is running.  I need to get a shot of that side some day.  Till tomorrow...

37 of 365 - Camera

I give myself points for concept...Take a few away for execution.  I couldn't get the light quite right and it took a toll on the little guys attention span. 

 

I'll be coming back to this one!  Till tomorrow...

36 of 365 - Plug it in....

OK...Tired but back on track!  Need a recharge so plug me in!!!

 

To make everything feel right again...I want to post another picture from the weekend photo hike downtown to make up for yesterday.  I'll feel better!

That feels a little better.  I would like to go back and revisit this one.  I want to get closer.  There is a ton of detail and plenty of potential.  Till tomorrow...

35 of 365 - Failed

My first miss.... I worked from 5:15am to 11pm last night.  For some reason I couldn't fit in a photo session.  I'll try to get two for today!

34 of 365 - The CD....

I've always been intrigued by the rainbow produced by light hitting a CD.  I was trying this out and ended up using a UV light to detect leaks in A/C lines as the light source. The UV really make this interesting.

 

The CD looks like its spinning.  I moved the light around to make the CD look like it was moving.  Normally I would have removed the small "wisp" of blue in the lower left corner...Here I think it makes the movement more believable even though nothing moved. Till tomorrow....

33 of 365 - Green glass...

We went for a walk down town today and I found this sculpture that I found interesting.  Well...At least part of it.

 

The contrast in texture and colors pulled me into this one.  I had a few for today and this was my favorite.  Till tomorrow....

32 of 365 - Winter...

The title sums this one up.  We have great weather right now here in Arizona.  Unfortunately winter still rears its ugly head.  This shot brought me back to the gray skies and dreary days of the northeast winters.

 

I like shots like this with the shallow depth of field and good bokeh.  Look for more to come.  Till tomorrow...

31 of 365 Cactus...

Today we went for a little ride on the mountain bikes.  I brought my camera but didn't really do much shooting. This is one of the shots.

 

I'm not real happy with this one.  It's not that exciting.  Next time I think a hike is in order to get the good ones.  Till tomorrow.

30 of 365 - Shocked...

Combined hobbies!  How much better can it get?  The creativity is running a little low again.  Work, eat, movie, and then a picture...Hard to squeeze it all in!

I think that this one is appropriately titled and in just under the wire!  Till tomorrow...

29 of 365 - Shoot The Moon!

Obligatory full moon shot!

 

Till tomorrow....

28 of 365 - Light Painting

I found a couple of those glow in the dark necklaces in the little guys room when I came home tonight.  The first thing I thought of was lets do some light painting.  To make this happen...I held the shutter open for about 10 seconds while spinning these two necklaces around my finger while the camera is exposing. Here is the result.

I wasn't really happy with the way they came out.  The original looks like fire but was still kind of boring.  So I played with the colors a little bit in post processing.

This is inverting the colors.

 The technique is off a bit on these...but I think I got the creativity side. I think I had more fun playing with the picture in GIMP than actually shooting it. Which is your favorite?  Till tomorrow....

27 of 365 - Bullets

I was out and about today and brought my camera with me as usual.  It was kind of a cloudy overcast day so the light was tough.  A sprinkle here and there was making it difficult to make anything happen.  I was left to shoot something at the house.

When I first started looking at this picture on the PC...I really didn't like it at all.  I thought about trying something else to shoot...Then I tried B&W and the picture became interesting to me.  Till tomorrow...

26 of 365 - Valve...

I went walking around today and found this valve that I liked.  Hope you do too!

Ahhh...All caught up.  I'll have to see what I can find for tomorrow.  Till tomorrow....

25 of 365 - The :Lone Lime...

With all of the rain we have had...We in turn have had a lot of water lying around.  Most of it has moved on and made everything a bit of a mess.  In this picture, most of the ground is colorless due to the layer of mud.  I managed to come across a lime sitting on the ground within this mess. 

I guess this is natural color selection.  The green caught my eye and I couldn't pass it up.

24 of 365 Big Snow In A Small Town

Down town was definitely overrun by snow. They were using front end loaders to load dump trucks to haul it away. The snow was 2 to 4 feet deep in some places.

Apparently this is what happens when you get caught on your bike in a snow storm.

Here's a bonus picture from the trip. I would hate to be around when this thaws out!

 

I miss the snow to an extent.  I love the fact that I can visit it once and a while and don't have to actually live in it.  

23 of 365 - Snow Covered...

Sorry...I haven't quit yet!  We went on a little run to Flagstaff for a couple of days and I didn't bring my laptop.  Now I have a little making up to do.  I took the pictures...Just didn't get to post them.

This was our first stop in Flagstaff.  There was some much snow.  The snow was beautiful in the way it covered the trees. 

Bonus pic....

22 of 365 - Self Portrait

Self portraits.  I want to do more of these.  The other two in the house are a little camera shy so I have to do portraits of myself.  This one was cheating though!

I like the reflection of the reflection.  Till tomorrow...

21 of 365 - Hit the Brakes!

Brakes! Gotta have 'em! I was spinning the rear wheel and getting the blur of the movement and that's what I was going for.  I used my flash on low power and flashed it manually while the shutter was open...That gave me the one spot where the rotor looks like it stopped. 

I want to find other things to use this technique on.  I have the ability to have my flash work like a strobe light...That might be interesting.  Till tomorrow...

20 of 365 - The 40 Watt Monster

I've been wanting to try this for a while.  I finally remembered to pick up a bulb at the store.  After looking at the picture...I looked like a monster at the bottom with some sort of halo.  That's what I see anyway.

I also realized that it's rough looking at a light bulb that long.  I still see spots.  Till tomorrow...