Here are the first 55 days.
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Rust and Paint.
56mm, ISO 400, f/5.6 for 1/30 sec.
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And winter kicks at us again.
85mm, ISO 200, f/5.6 for 1/800 sec.
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53mm, ISO 640, f/5.6 for 1/30 sec.
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50mm, ISO 400, f/1.8 for 1/100 sec.
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50mm, ISO 400, f/1.8 for 1/250 sec.
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This model sprint car belongs to my dad. It's an exact replica of the car that he helps the pit crew out with. For this shot, I set the light to camera right at about 45 degrees and the reflector at camera left right beside the car. I used the gold side to make the yellow of the car pop. I think it was successful.
85mm, ISO 400, f/11 for 1/30 sec.
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Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil.
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50mm, ISO 400, f/5.6 for 1/10 sec.
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Spent a couple of hours this afternoon installing a garberator. I had to completely redo the drain plumbing.
17mm, ISO 400, f/4 for 1/13 sec.
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Jacob's first Nascar race. He enjoyed what he did watch.
47mm, ISO 400, f/6.3 for 1/40 sec.
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Nothing says spring is coming like steam rising off the garage roof. It won't be long now.
85mm, ISO 100, f/5.6 for 1/400 sec.
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I just loved the colors of these candy canes in the box on my desk.
73mm, ISO 400, f/8 for 1/60 sec.
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61mm, ISO 800, f/5.6 for 1/25 sec.
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I know, I know. That's pretty nasty. I decided one day to see what a pear goes through when it rots. This has been ongoing since Jan 5th. Now I'm tired of looking at this nasty pear and before the fruit flies come, I'm getting rid of it.
It does have some neat textures and colors though.
50mm, ISO 400, f/5.6 for 1/30 sec.
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22mm, ISO 400, f/4 for 1/15 sec.
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47mm, ISO 100, f/8 for 1/3 sec.
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It's self portrait week.
20mm, ISO 800, f/8 for 1/8 sec.
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28mm, ISO 100, f/4.5 for 1/125 sec.
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High ISO low light. Over exposed 2 stops and pulled back down in lightroom.
85 mm, ISO 12,800!, f/8 for 1/100 sec.
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78mm, ISO 100, f/8 for 1/250 sec.
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50mm, ISO 400, f/8 for 1/50 sec.
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Messing around with fill flash. Can you tell it has flash?
50mm, ISO 400, f/8 for 1/125 sec.
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I won't go into what he was saying but he's got a bit of an attitude. :) Poor Tim has the nastiest, dirtiest, wettest, grungiest job I can give him. He works in our wash bay cleaning the trucks and equipment that come in from the oil patch. I don't envy him from my warm, dry, mostly clean office.
17mm, ISO 400, f/4.5 for 1/25 sec.
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I'm starting my photo project for unit 4 this month. I've started practicing my portrait techniques. Here I've lit Jacob with 90 degree window light camera left and a white reflector camera right. Not sure about the 90 degree lighting but I'm happy with the overall exposure. One of my favorites of him for sure.
64mm, ISO 100, f/8 for 1/3 sec.
January's Daily Photos in a Mosaic.
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With 2 kids under 5, our living room is cluttered with toys most of the time. Sure we pick them up but hurricane Jacob and tropical storm Mikayla just toss things all over again.
Diego is one of the main characters in Jacob's play world. He has so many adventures.
50mm, ISO 200, f/1.8 for 1/30 sec.
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Saw this on my way to work this morning. It was too dark to stop for photos so I went back at lunch. We had freezing rain all day yesterday and most of the night too. The roads were pretty slick.
53mm, ISO 200, f/5.6 for 1/500 sec.
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35mm, ISO 400, f/5.0 for 1/125 sec.
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This is part of a set I did at work on the unique items people have in their offices. This is in mine.
47mm, ISO 400, f/5.6 for 1/100 sec.
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Mmmmm. Coffee.
60mm, ISO 400, f/5.6 for 1/30 sec.
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I have no explanation for this one.
68mm, ISO 400, f/5.6 for 1/15 sec.
25 of 365.
Candied pecans roasting in the oven.
30mm, ISO 400, f/4.5 for 1/10 sec.
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New wooden train set.
50mm, ISO 400, f/1.8 for 1/25 sec.
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50mm, ISO 400, f/1.8 for 1/30 sec.
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Well it's only day 22 and already I'm grasping at straws!
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Lost and Found.
As I was standing on Connors Hill today waiting for a group of my insane friends to show up to do some extreme tobogganing, I spotted this toque and keys hanging from one of the fences at the top of the hill. Thought it looked nice.
20 of 365.
Dragon Pig!!!!
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She just about got it that time!
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I love snow. It's even better when you see it through the eyes of a 4 year old. Who had more fun in the snow than a 4 year old? His 41 year old dad.
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It was an amazingly warm day for January in Edmonton today. +5C! We had to go for a family walk. Had to use the wagon because we don't have a toboggan big enough for both kids.
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Back Lit Crane.
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Sometimes the simplest toys are the most entertaining.
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Well for Day 14 I'm going with some more shallow DOF work. A shot of Jacob and a toy he insisted I look at. Now I can look at it forever.
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Running low on ideas so I started practicing my lighting for unit 4.
12 of 365.
Snow storm this evening.
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Snow storm this evening.
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My guitar hero.
35mm, ISO 1000, f/5 for 1 50 sec.
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For day 9 I have Wrenches On The Tool Board.
50mm, ISO 400, f/1.8 for 1/200 sec.
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Day 8 was inspired by my friend Mary on flickr. She took a photo of the stuff from her camera bag. I decided to show how much photographic "junk" I have. I got my first camera back in 1984 from my dad. I didn't know anything about it then and sometimes I still wonder about that. LOL.
Ok, this was inspired by Mary's shot from her camera bag.
I have too much junk that never gets used. Ok, what's here? Starting from the left:
Vivitar 28mm f/2.5 (1981)
Pentax 80-200mm (1981)
Vivitar 2x converter
Argus SLR c/w 50mm f/1.8 I think. The numbers are worn off. From about 1968 this was my first camera given to me by my dad in 1984.
Canon RebelX c/w 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 This is a pretty descent camera.
Sigma 100-300mm f/4.5-6.7 really slow but sharp.
Canon Digital Rebel XTI c/w 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Love this camera my first DSLR
Canon 15-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon 55-250mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Love this lens
Canon 430ex speed light.
Canon 50D c/w 17-85mm f/3.5-5.6 I used this to take the photo. I love this camera too.
Not shown - the 5 L lenses that I have yet to buy as I have not won the lotto! LOL!
Anyone want to buy some film stuff???
Yikes. What a pack rat!
7 of 365.
This was the highlight of my working day. Thank God for paper clips and a magnet.
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Our group has decided on a theme for the week. Depth Of Field. Here is my submission for day 6.
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Love what snow does to you vehicle?
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With the bad day I had working on my truck, the question was not which to have but which to have first. I had the hard lemonade first. Stupid truck...
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Here is day 2's photo. So far so good.
50mm, ISO 100, f/5.6 for 1/8 sec.
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Here is my photo for Day 1, January 1 2009.
Window light at camera left, reflector at 45 degrees camera right. This started out just as me practicing portraits with my kids. Jacob is able to sit still longer than Mikayla so his portrait worked much better. This photo instantly became a favorite.
New Project!
In an effort to boost my creativity I have accepted a Photo A Day challenge from one of my Flickr contacts Taximom_22. The group's pool is located here. Obviously this pool is empty right now. Taximom's invite for the group could not have come at a better time. I've been suffering with my creativity lately and this will really help to bring some focus to my photography. Watch this blog starting January 1 2009 for my photos. I will post them here as well as on Flickr.
