Sunday February 27 2011.
We spent a few hours at the Telus World Of Science today. I didn't take my DSLR but I managed to grab this with my iphone. Educational fun was had by all. We will go again I'm sure.
Chris.
Monday, February 28, 2011
58.365 Space Man.
Sunday February 27 2011.
We spent a few hours at the Telus World Of Science today. I didn't take my DSLR but I managed to grab this with my iphone. Educational fun was had by all. We will go again I'm sure.
Chris.
57.365 Out In The Yard.
Saturday February 26 2011.
The kids took advantage of a day of slightly warmer temperatures and hit the sled hill in the yard. I also discovered that my 50D works great outside using ISO 800! This is one of the sharpest hand held shot's I've gotten since the summer!
Chris.
Friday, February 25, 2011
What The Heck Happened?!!
Some how work and home have gotten in the way of my photo a day posting!! How rude.
I'll post them here right now to catch up. :)
47.365 Brush
Wednesday February 16 2011.
The Girls Brush. How does she get so much hair in it when she's not even 4 yet. The joys of long hair I guess.
48.365 What The???
Thursday February 17 2011.
I saw it burst from the ground and by the time I grabbed my camera and ran back to the window it was a little more disbursed.
It's green. I can honestly say I've never seen a green cloud of whatever from this plastics plant before.
49.365 Night City
Friday February 18 2011.
Working on my last photo for the NYIP course. I'm not overly happy with the outcome here. It's a bit soft and there were trees in the way. It was way too cold to keep trying for a better shot so I think I'll wait until it warms up a bit.
11/365 Feb 19 2011. Late Night Early Morning. AKA 50.365
Saturday February 19 2011.
Some one is into my coffee this morning. I think we stayed up too late last night. :)
51.365 Passes For A Natural Smile?
Sunday February 20 2011.
So I said "Give me a nice normal smile". This is what I got. It's normal. Anything other than a scrunched nose and huge smile is forced.
52.365 I'm Four Now!
Monday February 21 2011.
We had the girl's birthday party today. She turns 4 tomorrow! Wow, 4 already. Where does the time go.
53.365 Creepy Cat.
Tuesday February 22 2011.
She got this Furreal Cat from her Uncle for her birthday. It's now her favorite toy. It is way to realistic. If it didn't click when it moved you'd think it was real. Kinda creepy if you ask me.
54.365 Getting Stronger.
Wednesday February 23 2011.
The sun is getting stronger now. Spring is not too far off! I actually have to keep my blinds closed in the afternoon or my office heats up too much. Ah, spring is on it's way.
55.365 Tablet.
Thursday February 24 2011.
I've started to use my graphics tablet to edit photos. Just for some finer work that requires more accuracy than a mouse. I like it a lot but it takes some getting used too.
56.365 New Headset.
Friday February 25 2011.
My old blue tooth headset finally crapped out. I picked up a new fancy one yesterday. Ah, the toys we can get these days. This one actually works properly with my iphone. The old one never did work with the voice commands.
Chris.
I'll post them here right now to catch up. :)
47.365 Brush
Wednesday February 16 2011.
The Girls Brush. How does she get so much hair in it when she's not even 4 yet. The joys of long hair I guess.
48.365 What The???
Thursday February 17 2011.
I saw it burst from the ground and by the time I grabbed my camera and ran back to the window it was a little more disbursed.
It's green. I can honestly say I've never seen a green cloud of whatever from this plastics plant before.
49.365 Night City
Friday February 18 2011.
Working on my last photo for the NYIP course. I'm not overly happy with the outcome here. It's a bit soft and there were trees in the way. It was way too cold to keep trying for a better shot so I think I'll wait until it warms up a bit.
11/365 Feb 19 2011. Late Night Early Morning. AKA 50.365
Saturday February 19 2011.
Some one is into my coffee this morning. I think we stayed up too late last night. :)
51.365 Passes For A Natural Smile?
Sunday February 20 2011.
So I said "Give me a nice normal smile". This is what I got. It's normal. Anything other than a scrunched nose and huge smile is forced.
52.365 I'm Four Now!
Monday February 21 2011.
We had the girl's birthday party today. She turns 4 tomorrow! Wow, 4 already. Where does the time go.
53.365 Creepy Cat.
Tuesday February 22 2011.
She got this Furreal Cat from her Uncle for her birthday. It's now her favorite toy. It is way to realistic. If it didn't click when it moved you'd think it was real. Kinda creepy if you ask me.
54.365 Getting Stronger.
Wednesday February 23 2011.
The sun is getting stronger now. Spring is not too far off! I actually have to keep my blinds closed in the afternoon or my office heats up too much. Ah, spring is on it's way.
55.365 Tablet.
Thursday February 24 2011.
I've started to use my graphics tablet to edit photos. Just for some finer work that requires more accuracy than a mouse. I like it a lot but it takes some getting used too.
56.365 New Headset.
Friday February 25 2011.
My old blue tooth headset finally crapped out. I picked up a new fancy one yesterday. Ah, the toys we can get these days. This one actually works properly with my iphone. The old one never did work with the voice commands.
Chris.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Taking The Time To Post Process.
I have two young children. If you have read anything on this blog, I'm sure you have seen your fill of them in my photo a day photos. This of course means I'm busy. Never enough time for Dad. LOL. Sure I find time to take the photos but I never seem to spend enough time processing them.
Have a look at this image.
It's cute. She was having a blast out in the snow with her brother. I like the photo even though it's a bit under exposed. Nice and sharp without any major distractions. But, It's straight out of the camera. I really should have taken more time to process it a bit.
Yesterday, I found some time at lunch to tweak it a bit. Here is the result of that.
I took the time to bring up the brightness a little and bring out her eyes a bit. I like this image much better and really wish I had done this before I shared it on my Flickr stream but well, I was tight on time. :)
Anyway, I have just one point here. Do you want people to see your best photo or just the one you showed just to show something? I think I want people to see my best stuff. I'll try harder to post process my stuff before I share them from now on.
That's it for my little rambling this time.
Have a look at this image.
It's cute. She was having a blast out in the snow with her brother. I like the photo even though it's a bit under exposed. Nice and sharp without any major distractions. But, It's straight out of the camera. I really should have taken more time to process it a bit.
Yesterday, I found some time at lunch to tweak it a bit. Here is the result of that.
I took the time to bring up the brightness a little and bring out her eyes a bit. I like this image much better and really wish I had done this before I shared it on my Flickr stream but well, I was tight on time. :)
Anyway, I have just one point here. Do you want people to see your best photo or just the one you showed just to show something? I think I want people to see my best stuff. I'll try harder to post process my stuff before I share them from now on.
That's it for my little rambling this time.
46.365 Spiral Note Book Boredom.
Tuesday Feb 15 2011.
I'm a wee bit under the weather today and not feeling to terribly inspired or creative. So I looked to the mess on my desk to give me a photo for the day. Hopefully tomorrow will be a bit more creative. :)
Chris.
7/365 Feb 15 2011. - Pup And Pen. - One Object 365 Days Project.
Tuesday Feb 15 2011.
The Kinder Pup with a pen just for scale.
I think it's going to be harder and harder to come up with interesting ideas with just one object! This may drive me more insane than I already am. ;-)
Chris.
45.365 Best Lunch Ever
Monday February 14 2011.
Here was the best part of my lunch today. A Skype video call to my daughter at home on my iPhone. This was so cool. I think it may become a regular thing. Way better than just saying hi on the phone.
I think this counts as an iphone photo as well. :-)
Chris.
5/365 Feb 13 2011. - Out In The Melt. - One Object 365 Days Project
Sunday February 13 2011.
Kinder Pup out in the melting snow today. Nice to see some warm temperatures.
Chris.
44.365 Out In The Snow.
Sunday February 13 2011.
Outside with the kids for some fun in the melting snow. Finally we have a light at the end of the frozen tunnel.
Chris.
43.365 Time To Learn.
Saturday February 12 2011.
With my last photo for my NYIP Course just about completed, I decided it was time to take my photos to the next level. Enter photoshop. To this point I've been using just lightroom and have been very happy with the results. But I think they can be better.
I think the key now is better post processing. Oh and some books on composition and design as well. We will see.
Chris.
4/365 Feb 12 2011. Bottom Lighting? - One Object 365 Days Project.
Saturday February 12 2011.
Kinder Pup standing on the iPhone while the screen was turned white. Almost like a tiny disco dance floor. LOL.
Chris.
42.365 Part Of Getting Older
Friday February 11 2011.
I'm 43 now and as a 43 year old I am subject to all those things that happen as you get older. There are pills that help though.
Yes these pills help the daily aches and pains from the old body.
Shame on all of you who were thinking what I know you were thinking. Just because the pill is blue doesn't mean it's what you thought. LOL!!!
Chris.
Friday, February 11, 2011
3/365 Feb 11 2011 - Feeling The Pressure. - One Object 365 Days Project.
Friday February 11 2011.
Kinder Pup is feeling the pressure from the loads of paperwork on my desk today. I've been training a new guy and have been neglecting my duties for most of the week. It's begining to pile up.
New guy is on his own today. I really need to deal with this pile. It's stacked up several more inches above Kinder Pup.
Chris.
41.365 Out With My Girl.
Thursday February 10 2011.
Just me and the girl out together this afternoon. We always have fun. People look at us trying to figure out who is the more mature. LOL.
Chris.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
1/365 Feb 9 2011 AKA 40.365 Kinder Puppy
Wednesday February 9 2011.
I've started another 365 project! It's a One Object 365 Days project. I'll try not to cross it over with my Photo A Day project I currently have going but I'm sure it will from time to time.
Those who have seen my photo a day from last year might recognize this Puppy from a Kinder Egg. I'll be carrying him along with me everywhere I go for the next year!
Chris.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
39.365 New Bubba Keg
Tuesday February 8 2011.
My son picked out a new coffee mug for me. One that fits into the cup holder in the truck. The old one was to wide on the bottom. Great for in house or out for a walk but not so good in the truck.
Love the Canadian flag on it too. I wonder if it will keep my Canadian cold this summer. :)
Chris.
Monday, February 7, 2011
38.365 Pain Killer
Monday February 7 2011.
I messed up my right forearm chopping the ice from my city side walk yesterday. The city in their wisdom piled up the snow all along the streets so the water has no where to flow but on to the side walks. Then Friday it rained hard for 3 hours! So yesterday in the -15C I had 6 inches of ice to chop away.
Anyway, I'll stop whining about the ice and whine about my sore arm. LOL. These little pills are a lifesaver. I can actually move my arm today. :)
Chris.
37.365 Sky Wheelie.
Sunday February 6 2011
It was so fun, it took 2 days to remember it all!
I'm not entirely sure but I don't think a truck is supposed to do this! At least not MY truck.
Chris.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
36.365 Grave Digger!!
Saturday February 5 2011.
They boy and I went to Monster Jam 2011 here in Edmonton today. What a blast. I took my old rebel xti with me and the smallest zoom I had just in case I got hassled by the man. Sure enough security was all over me about not being allowed to have a lens over 3 inches or a camera with a detachable lens system. Good thing I didn't take the 50D with the 8 inch lens and battery pack!
I promised not to take any more photos. LOL. Only a couple hundred anyway. :) As it was the light was not very good for the poor XTI and this is about the best of the images I took.
What a blast though. I highly recommend it to every one. Such an adrenalin pumping experience.
Chris.
Friday, February 4, 2011
35.365 Life On The Line
Friday February 4 2011.
For those who work in the oil and gas industry, this little device can save their lives. It measures the levels of toxic gasses and oxygen in the air. Too high of the bad or too low of the O2 and it screams like crazy. A sound to set you to running.
They don't look this clean for long. Only when I first take them out of the box. :)
Chris.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
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