301.365 Exercise In Futility.

 

Thursday October 28 2010.

I love watching useless activity. Unless this is just practice for the driver, working on this road while it's raining in pretty much useless.

This road in front of my work is one of the last gravel roads in Edmonton. They just want too much in taxes to rip it out and put in a proper road. So, it falls apart in a matter of days and they have to come smooth it out again. Problem is that they will wait until it's raining before they come out and do it. So, in 2 hours all the truck traffic here will turn this road back into the washboard it was this morning before this guy showed up to "practice".

My tax dollars hard at work.

Chris.

300.365 Lufkin.

 

Wednesday October 27 2010.

More product photography practice. Again with window light on my table top in my office at work.

Chris.

299.365 Fuel Filter

 

Tuesday October 26 2010.

Continuing with my product photography theme. I chose this nice shiny fuel filter. I see these things day after day but never on the fridge panel!

This is on my table in my office with just window light and some white paper for some fill. I should send it to the manufacturer to see if they want to use it. LOL.

Chris.

298.365 The Proverbial Lemons Into Lemonade.

 

Monday October 25 2010.

We all know the saying "when life hands you lemons, make lemonade". Well, today I was handed snow......I made a snowman. :)

Chris.

297.365 A Cold One Anybody?

 

Sunday October 24 2010.

Practicing up for Unit 6 of my NYIP course. Only a few more photos to go. This week for sure.

Picture this with some text to the left. Would it work for an ad?

Chris.

296.365 Halloween Candy.

 

Saturday October 23 2010.

I just had to sneak some of these candies into the shopping cart while the kids and I ran out for some more healthy choices. Who can resist these. Yummy.

Chris.

295.365 My Day Off.

 

Friday October 22 2010.

I took the day off work today and I got to walk the little man to the bus stop this morning. Ah, such fun those little things. It put a big smile on his face as you can see. He was quite excited for me to take him to the bus.

Chris.

294.365 Yes, They Are Clean.

 

Thursday October 21 2010.

I think she was playing in the water not washing her hands.

She was just getting ready for bed and I realized I needed a photo of the day. Notice the orange pop mustache. LOL. That will take days to wear off. :)

Chris.

293.365 Crank Shaft.

 

Wednesday October 20 2010.

One of our mechanics  has torn down an engine from a skid steer. At least the crank shaft is in good shape. The block, not so much! LOL.

Chris.

292.365 More Fire In The Sky

 

Tuesday October 19 2010.

It's funny, once people know you are a photographer and you always have your gear with you, they go out of their way to let you know when some great photo op is just waiting for you.

One of my guys sent me an email this morning telling me to run to the east side of the building and take my camera.

This is what greeted me when I got there.

Thanks Morris. What a great way to start the day.

Chris.

291.365 Are You Gone Yet?

 

Monday October 18 2010.

This is the "Are You Gone Yet?" look I get when I'm trying to take a photo of the girl these days.

I was just trying to take a nice photo of her watching a movie and she covered her face telling me to go away! So I pretended to put my camera down and when she moved her hand to have a peak, I snapped of a quick frame.

Gotcha Sweet Pea.

Chris.

290.365 Rat's Nest

 

Sunday October 17 2010.

This is a great case for going wireless. I have to untangle these every time I need one of them. Either I put them in little baggies or I go wireless. I vote for wireless but my wallet votes for baggies!!! LOL!

Chris.

289.365 Time To Play

 

Saturday October 16 2010.

Put some new strings on the acoustic a while ago. They still sound weird. I shouldn't have bought the light strings. Ah, well, I still like to play anyway.

Chris.

288.365 Red Leaf.

 

Friday October 15 2010.

I love the colors of fall.

Chris.

287.365 Seeds Ready To Fly.

 

Thursday October 14 2010.

This thistle is ready to sow the seeds of it's family. Next spring there will be that many more of them!

Chris.

The Best Part Of Living In Alberta, Light Wise.

 

The best part of living in Alberta, light wise, is the fact that the sun at high noon is still low in the sky for most of the year. Sure, in June, July, August and most of September it's pretty high but the rest of the year it's pretty low in the sky giving us much less harshness to the light.

I shot this at high noon on the roof at work. Look at the long shadow next to my wrench dude. And the shadows are not as harsh as they were back in July when I was outside. I love spring and fall.

Chris.

286.365 Office Witch.

 

Wednesday October 13 2010.

Our receptionist has some more decorations out today. I love this little witch. It cackles and the eyes flash red!

Chris.

285.365 Halloween Lamp.

 

Tuesday October 12 2010.

Our receptionist is a holiday nut! Every holiday that comes around is a visual treat in our reception area. Halloween is no exception.

This is one of the lights she has strung across the front of her desk! I can't wait until she has the place all decked out!

Chris.

284.365 Crustless Pumpkin Pie

 

Monday October 11 2010.

I made myself a low carb crustless pumpkin pie. No sugar, no flour, nothing to wreck my diet.

Even my kids said it was delicious! And they won't lie to spare my feelings. LOL.

Chris.

283.365 Fund Raising

 

Sunday October 10 2010.

Selling chocolate almonds for the girl's dance class. Maybe I'll just buy them all myself!

Chris.

282.365 Dancing Queen.

 

Saturday October 9 2010.

Today was parent's day at my daughter's dance class. It was so cute.

I wasn't even the only one with a DSLR!! That' made me feel good.

Chris.

281.365 Burning Sky.

 

Friday October 8 2010.

I was heading to my office this morning when I spotted the sky on fire outside our top floor kitchen. I've taken shots of the sunrise here before but this one was so red.

Chris.

280.365 Young Author

 

Thursday October 7 2010.

My son is starting his writing career early. He wrote me a book. Well he was practicing his printing but it's still a book for me.

Pretty good for a 6 year old.

Chris.

279.365 Dancing Shoes.

Wednesday October 6 2010.

My Daughter's first dance shoes.

They are having a parent day this Saturday. I'm bringing my camera. I sure hope they let me take some photos.

Just for scale, here it is in my hand.

Chris.

277.365 Mmmm, Omelet.

Monday October 4 2010.

Gotta love it.

Chris.

276.365 Corn Flag.

Sunday October 3 2010.

It wasn't exactly blowing in the wind but it did remind me of a flag.

Chris.

275.365 Corn Maze Fun.

Saturday October 2 2010.

Getting a look from the bridge at the Edmonton Corn Maze. What a beautiful day we had.

Chris.

274.365 Safety Glasses.

Friday October 1 2010.

More from the Things On My Desk series. These are the only ones that fit over my glasses. They look dorky and I get teased plenty but they have saved my eyes on more than one occasion.

Chris.