.. Jalbum 8.6 slides/feb28.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 Today we did a little bit of driving around the Trinity Greenbelt Park, which at least in Irving near Texas Stadium, is almost inaccessible (why do they have a Greenbelt Park with signs posted everywhere No Tresspassing?). So then we drove to Bachman Lake, by Love Field. This ugly duckling (?) greeted me- walked right up to me, then turned sideways and posed, then walked off when he realized I wasn't going to feed him. I love the detail in this, and the soft, blurry background. I love this camera! Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Today we did a little bit of driving around the Trinity Greenbelt Park, which at least in Irving near Texas Stadium, is almost inaccessible (why do they have a Greenbelt Park with signs posted everywhere No Tresspassing?). So then we drove to Bachman Lake, by Love Field. This ugly duckling (?) greeted me- walked right up to me, then turned sideways and posed, then walked off when he realized I wasn't going to feed him. I love the detail in this, and the soft, blurry background. I love this camera! Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb28.jpg slides/feb27.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 This is a wire mesh pencil cup that was placed over the macro lens. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This is a wire mesh pencil cup that was placed over the macro lens. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb27.jpg slides/feb26.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 Slightly out of focus, but I like the photo. It's the stamen of a red hibiscus. The flower was high up on the plant out of tripod range. Perhaps I will try it again when a flower opens up lower on the plant. Things I would do differently: Better focus on the hairy part. Mods: None. Slightly out of focus, but I like the photo. It's the stamen of a red hibiscus. The flower was high up on the plant out of tripod range. Perhaps I will try it again when a flower opens up lower on the plant. Things I would do differently: Better focus on the hairy part. Mods: None. slides/feb26.jpg slides/feb25.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 We have some nice cut-glass looking drinking glasses- this is shot through the bottom of one looking at some lights we recently put up in the bathroom. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None We have some nice cut-glass looking drinking glasses- this is shot through the bottom of one looking at some lights we recently put up in the bathroom. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None slides/feb25.jpg slides/feb24.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 You've seen similar before, I just experimented with standing still this time and moving the camera around and played with the shadow's shape. I took the older camera jogging with me tonight in order to get a little more experience with the GPS logger. This photo is geotagged, not that you can do anything with it in this particular album. But it's important for me going forward that my pictures, especially travel ones, be market with the location they were taken. Things I wouild do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. You've seen similar before, I just experimented with standing still this time and moving the camera around and played with the shadow's shape. I took the older camera jogging with me tonight in order to get a little more experience with the GPS logger. This photo is geotagged, not that you can do anything with it in this particular album. But it's important for me going forward that my pictures, especially travel ones, be market with the location they were taken. Things I wouild do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb24.jpg slides/feb23.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 One the way home from the cemetery, I spotted the setting sun lighting up my favorite Addison building, the Mary Kay building on the Dallas North Tollway. This sunset shot was intended to give some sense of scale, while hiding specifics about the building. It's not that tall, but quite large overall, and very fluid in design. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. One the way home from the cemetery, I spotted the setting sun lighting up my favorite Addison building, the Mary Kay building on the Dallas North Tollway. This sunset shot was intended to give some sense of scale, while hiding specifics about the building. It's not that tall, but quite large overall, and very fluid in design. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb23.jpg slides/feb22.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 I'm making what will be a very occasional exception- I'm posting multiple pictures from the same day. I took 224 photos yesterday, and I tried to be innovative and try new perspectives. However, the fox photo seemed to trump those other shots. I wanted to post a couple of more, so for a couple of days, I'll post results from Saturday's wide variety of pictures before resuming my daily photo. Hey, this is my 3rd year of Picture365, so I can cut myself just a tiny bit of slack :) I was on my stomach on the ground here- I wanted to show the old cemetery in the context of modern Dallas. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: A bit of dodging on the tombstone on the left to recover some detail. I'm making what will be a very occasional exception- I'm posting multiple pictures from the same day. I took 224 photos yesterday, and I tried to be innovative and try new perspectives. However, the fox photo seemed to trump those other shots. I wanted to post a couple of more, so for a couple of days, I'll post results from Saturday's wide variety of pictures before resuming my daily photo. Hey, this is my 3rd year of Picture365, so I can cut myself just a tiny bit of slack :) I was on my stomach on the ground here- I wanted to show the old cemetery in the context of modern Dallas. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: A bit of dodging on the tombstone on the left to recover some detail. slides/feb22.jpg slides/feb21.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 I went out on a photo safari in Dallas today to test out the geotagging setup before we go on vacation. I went to Greenwood Cemetery, in downtown Dallas. I was shocked to see this grey fox there. As many good photos as I took, I had to make this my picture of the day. I took a lot of great shots today, so it was hard to pick, but wildlife I rarely see trumps architectural or historical shots. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. I went out on a photo safari in Dallas today to test out the geotagging setup before we go on vacation. I went to Greenwood Cemetery, in downtown Dallas. I was shocked to see this grey fox there. As many good photos as I took, I had to make this my picture of the day. I took a lot of great shots today, so it was hard to pick, but wildlife I rarely see trumps architectural or historical shots. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb21.jpg slides/feb20.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 I bought this small bag of decorative marbles a while back, and finally remembered to use them. Green laser- you know the drill if you've been following my project. It's not that dark of a room, but it's on a dark background and the bright laser made for a fairly short exposure. There is some additional glint in the marbles from an overhead light. I like the fishnet texture overlaid on the marbles. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. I bought this small bag of decorative marbles a while back, and finally remembered to use them. Green laser- you know the drill if you've been following my project. It's not that dark of a room, but it's on a dark background and the bright laser made for a fairly short exposure. There is some additional glint in the marbles from an overhead light. I like the fishnet texture overlaid on the marbles. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb20.jpg slides/feb19.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 This is my first truly geo-tagged picture. Now that I have a new camera, and the fact that we are going on vacation in a couple of weeks, now was the time to invest in this technology. Basically, without Canon's muy expensive ($600) WiFi/GPS attachment, your only option is to buy a GPS logger. I bought the QStarz BT-Q1300 Nano, which is 2/3 the size of an iPond Nano. Once it acquires the satellites (and you have set your camera's time as accurately as possible), you just start the device logging and go take your pictures. When you get home, you upload the GPS data from the device, and upload your pictures from your camera. Software provided with the BT-Q1300 will then sift through the data and the photos, comparing timestamps. Where the closely match up, the Lat/Long data are inserted into the EXIF data of the picture. These daffodils are in my neighborhood, and were illuminated by the setting sun. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This is my first truly geo-tagged picture. Now that I have a new camera, and the fact that we are going on vacation in a couple of weeks, now was the time to invest in this technology. Basically, without Canon's muy expensive ($600) WiFi/GPS attachment, your only option is to buy a GPS logger. I bought the QStarz BT-Q1300 Nano, which is 2/3 the size of an iPond Nano. Once it acquires the satellites (and you have set your camera's time as accurately as possible), you just start the device logging and go take your pictures. When you get home, you upload the GPS data from the device, and upload your pictures from your camera. Software provided with the BT-Q1300 will then sift through the data and the photos, comparing timestamps. Where the closely match up, the Lat/Long data are inserted into the EXIF data of the picture. These daffodils are in my neighborhood, and were illuminated by the setting sun. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb19.jpg slides/feb18.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 So I like round shapes in picture. I seem to have a lot of them. This is one of those Avery dots I use in trip planning, extremely close up. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. So I like round shapes in picture. I seem to have a lot of them. This is one of those Avery dots I use in trip planning, extremely close up. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb18.jpg slides/feb17.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 These are my Travel Dots. I use them to mark points of interest on maps, as they are see thru and allow you to see what's underneath. We are planning a trip to Patagonia, so have been making heavy use of these. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. These are my Travel Dots. I use them to mark points of interest on maps, as they are see thru and allow you to see what's underneath. We are planning a trip to Patagonia, so have been making heavy use of these. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb17.jpg slides/feb16.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 One of my coffee cups has this very fractured bottom, which I attempted to isolate and photograph. There's a bit of a reflection here, so maybe in the future I can diffuse the light more- it's actually a difficult picture since the surface is shiny. Things I would do differently: Diffuse the light more: Mods: Desaturated (B&W), Dodging to darken the hot spot. One of my coffee cups has this very fractured bottom, which I attempted to isolate and photograph. There's a bit of a reflection here, so maybe in the future I can diffuse the light more- it's actually a difficult picture since the surface is shiny. Things I would do differently: Diffuse the light more: Mods: Desaturated (B&W), Dodging to darken the hot spot. slides/feb16.jpg slides/feb15.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 I decided to go back and try an apple photo again. Turns out they look nice when you slice them the other way as well. I had no idea the star-shaped center on every apple I sliced (five different varieties). This one was best, though all were nice. This is a Granny Smith green apple. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. I decided to go back and try an apple photo again. Turns out they look nice when you slice them the other way as well. I had no idea the star-shaped center on every apple I sliced (five different varieties). This one was best, though all were nice. This is a Granny Smith green apple. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb15.jpg slides/feb14.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 Tonight the clouds were ROILING! They started out smooth and turned into this sculpture over about 10 minutes or so. Late afternoon heating by the sun after a break in the day's cloudiness must have caused this- updrafts from the suddenly-warmed ground hit the smooth underbelly of the cloud deck, with beautiful results. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Tonight the clouds were ROILING! They started out smooth and turned into this sculpture over about 10 minutes or so. Late afternoon heating by the sun after a break in the day's cloudiness must have caused this- updrafts from the suddenly-warmed ground hit the smooth underbelly of the cloud deck, with beautiful results. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb14.jpg slides/feb13.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 Beautiful sunset tonight- always a good photo op. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Beautiful sunset tonight- always a good photo op. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb13.jpg slides/feb12.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 We got our flowers a few days early. This test shot could have been better, but still getting to know my new macro lens. Things I would do differently: Better focus? Mods: None. We got our flowers a few days early. This test shot could have been better, but still getting to know my new macro lens. Things I would do differently: Better focus? Mods: None. slides/feb12.jpg slides/feb11.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 Just having fun with some macabre, fake eyes I had laying around. :) Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: White Balance. Just having fun with some macabre, fake eyes I had laying around. :) Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: White Balance. slides/feb11.jpg slides/feb10.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 This image is formed by a small, white LED shining through a comb. The slightly divergent shadows of the teeth made an interesting pattern. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None This image is formed by a small, white LED shining through a comb. The slightly divergent shadows of the teeth made an interesting pattern. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None slides/feb10.jpg slides/feb09.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 Here's a different view of the bulb, showing the swirling patterns more completely. Taken through a magnifying glass, though I'm not sure it did anything useful. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Here's a different view of the bulb, showing the swirling patterns more completely. Taken through a magnifying glass, though I'm not sure it did anything useful. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb09.jpg slides/feb08.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 This 60w porch light burned out rather oddly- the filament seemed to evaporate on the bulb innards, in a swirly pattern. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This 60w porch light burned out rather oddly- the filament seemed to evaporate on the bulb innards, in a swirly pattern. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb08.jpg slides/feb07.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 This was a test shot for another setup. I was just positioning myslef to make sure I was getting my face fully framed as I had to sit rather close to the camera to fire the tethered remote. I wasn't intending to use this one, but the actual planned shot didn't work very wel, but I sort liked this one. No particular emotion here- 2 days unshaven stubble and perhaps just slight frustration as the ring flash I was planning to use was being uncooperative in staying on the camera (I still need to get adapter rings to make it sturdy). Reflections on the face are just available light from the windows- it was dusk at this point. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: None. This was a test shot for another setup. I was just positioning myslef to make sure I was getting my face fully framed as I had to sit rather close to the camera to fire the tethered remote. I wasn't intending to use this one, but the actual planned shot didn't work very wel, but I sort liked this one. No particular emotion here- 2 days unshaven stubble and perhaps just slight frustration as the ring flash I was planning to use was being uncooperative in staying on the camera (I still need to get adapter rings to make it sturdy). Reflections on the face are just available light from the windows- it was dusk at this point. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: None. slides/feb07.jpg slides/feb06.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 Another thought I've had for a while- facial distortion. Say hello to the Big Mouth... Things I would do differently: ? Mods: None. Another thought I've had for a while- facial distortion. Say hello to the Big Mouth... Things I would do differently: ? Mods: None. slides/feb06.jpg slides/feb05.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 I had the silly idea of creating an aluminum foil mask. It didn't quite turn out like I wanted, but I rescued it by pushing the contrast quite a bit, into a semi-facial abstract. B&W. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: Pushed contrast. I had the silly idea of creating an aluminum foil mask. It didn't quite turn out like I wanted, but I rescued it by pushing the contrast quite a bit, into a semi-facial abstract. B&W. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: Pushed contrast. slides/feb05.jpg slides/feb04.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 This is just a coffee ring on a napkin, simple color and shape photo, with a bit of napkin texture. The napkin texture is a bit pronounced as I pushed the contrast a bit so the stain was more vivid. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: Pushed contrast. This is just a coffee ring on a napkin, simple color and shape photo, with a bit of napkin texture. The napkin texture is a bit pronounced as I pushed the contrast a bit so the stain was more vivid. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: Pushed contrast. slides/feb04.jpg slides/feb03.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 I ran the sprinklers today to give the yard a good water. The temperatures have been yo-yo-ing around too much to leave them on. They ran twice, leaving the driveway quite wet here. Reflecting evening sun made it more contrasty. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: None. I ran the sprinklers today to give the yard a good water. The temperatures have been yo-yo-ing around too much to leave them on. They ran twice, leaving the driveway quite wet here. Reflecting evening sun made it more contrasty. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: None. slides/feb03.jpg slides/feb02.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 This is Cleo, taken from the floor looking up. She wasn't that happy I kept taking shots- the preflash was bothering her. I kind of liked this one since her eyes were green, giving it just a splash of color. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This is Cleo, taken from the floor looking up. She wasn't that happy I kept taking shots- the preflash was bothering her. I kind of liked this one since her eyes were green, giving it just a splash of color. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb02.jpg slides/feb01.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:27:02 -0500 Just a strange take on today's Superbowl. I'm on the floor looking up with the camera upside down. The red glow results from the camera using the TV's projection lamp to auto-set it's white balance, throwing the room colors way off. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Just a strange take on today's Superbowl. I'm on the floor looking up with the camera upside down. The red glow results from the camera using the TV's projection lamp to auto-set it's white balance, throwing the room colors way off. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/feb01.jpg