.. Jalbum 8.6 slides/may31.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 These are Fennel Seeds, also shot in super resolution. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: Combined many pictures in PhotoAcute to get higher resolution. These are Fennel Seeds, also shot in super resolution. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: Combined many pictures in PhotoAcute to get higher resolution. slides/may31.jpg slides/may30.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 Today I am trying out Super Resolution using a program called PhotoAcute. It combines many shots to elicit subpixel resolution to push beyond your camera's macro lens' limits. These are poppy seeds. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: 9 shots combined to produce a super resolution image. Today I am trying out Super Resolution using a program called PhotoAcute. It combines many shots to elicit subpixel resolution to push beyond your camera's macro lens' limits. These are poppy seeds. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: 9 shots combined to produce a super resolution image. slides/may30.jpg slides/may29.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 Another pretty sunset, another seaplane landing. In Dallas. Caught transiting the sunset tonight. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Another pretty sunset, another seaplane landing. In Dallas. Caught transiting the sunset tonight. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may29.jpg slides/may28.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 This is a close-up of a small lamp we have in the house. I've taken it before, but with a different camera and a different look to it. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This is a close-up of a small lamp we have in the house. I've taken it before, but with a different camera and a different look to it. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may28.jpg slides/may27.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 We do have pretty sunsets here. This was taken in Plano. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. We do have pretty sunsets here. This was taken in Plano. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may27.jpg slides/may26.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 We had a stormy evening. I was out and about without my camera, and missed most of the stormy color at sunset, but I did manage to catch a few wispy standouts. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: Contrast enhance. We had a stormy evening. I was out and about without my camera, and missed most of the stormy color at sunset, but I did manage to catch a few wispy standouts. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: Contrast enhance. slides/may26.jpg slides/may25.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 My brother-in-law called this a butterfly plant- many plants are called that, however, and I think this is some kind of iris. It had been raining. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. My brother-in-law called this a butterfly plant- many plants are called that, however, and I think this is some kind of iris. It had been raining. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may25.jpg slides/may24.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 My brother-in-law in San Antonio has a hummingbird feeder- I managed to get this shot out his kitchen window. It's my first hummingbird photo- not bad! I might get a feeder at home so I can get more opportunities to take photos. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. My brother-in-law in San Antonio has a hummingbird feeder- I managed to get this shot out his kitchen window. It's my first hummingbird photo- not bad! I might get a feeder at home so I can get more opportunities to take photos. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may24.jpg slides/may23.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 We went to San Antonio fro the weekend went to the McNay museum. This is a close-up of the brush strokes made by Monet himself. The painting was of water lilies. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. We went to San Antonio fro the weekend went to the McNay museum. This is a close-up of the brush strokes made by Monet himself. The painting was of water lilies. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may23.jpg slides/may22.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 Along came a spider, which I trapped in a small, clear plastic box I bought for just such purposes. He's lit by sunlight and an LED flashlight, which created the shadow. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Along came a spider, which I trapped in a small, clear plastic box I bought for just such purposes. He's lit by sunlight and an LED flashlight, which created the shadow. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may22.jpg slides/may21.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 I kind of like the design of this phone- the Nokia E55. Not that I would use a half-QWERTY device, but I like the styling. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. I kind of like the design of this phone- the Nokia E55. Not that I would use a half-QWERTY device, but I like the styling. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may21.jpg slides/may20.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 These are miniscule celery seeds. They really are very, very tiny. Here they are illiminated in strong sunlight on the back of a business card. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. These are miniscule celery seeds. They really are very, very tiny. Here they are illiminated in strong sunlight on the back of a business card. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may20.jpg slides/may19.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 This is the flower of a large croton, which is in our living room. It pretty much consists of these sticky heads that dangle, drop off, and stick to the floor or furniture. Things I would do differently: Maybe a different backdrop so more focus was on the flower itself. Mods: None. This is the flower of a large croton, which is in our living room. It pretty much consists of these sticky heads that dangle, drop off, and stick to the floor or furniture. Things I would do differently: Maybe a different backdrop so more focus was on the flower itself. Mods: None. slides/may19.jpg slides/may18.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 Really some days I get desparate for subject matter, and get surprising results. This is a nightlight by Timex- one of those Indiglo panels that makes for a soft, pleasant glow in the middle of the night. I liked the simple colors and the lines. There's a slight hint of texture in the bluespace. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Really some days I get desparate for subject matter, and get surprising results. This is a nightlight by Timex- one of those Indiglo panels that makes for a soft, pleasant glow in the middle of the night. I liked the simple colors and the lines. There's a slight hint of texture in the bluespace. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may18.jpg slides/may17.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 I took hundreds of pictures today, and while many came out well, including the flowers and insects, I chose this for picture of the day. It's simply the water in a very clear, rock-bottomed creek in strong sunlight. I really liked the pattern on surface and the resulting shadows underneath. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. I took hundreds of pictures today, and while many came out well, including the flowers and insects, I chose this for picture of the day. It's simply the water in a very clear, rock-bottomed creek in strong sunlight. I really liked the pattern on surface and the resulting shadows underneath. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may17.jpg slides/may16.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 This guy kept hitting an upstairs window. I kept hearing a Thunk. Finally, dazed, he flew into this tree and then off somewhere else. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This guy kept hitting an upstairs window. I kept hearing a Thunk. Finally, dazed, he flew into this tree and then off somewhere else. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may16.jpg slides/may15.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 This is an abstract macro of a wire mesh cup, backlit by a CF bulb. Playing around with lighting and exposure. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This is an abstract macro of a wire mesh cup, backlit by a CF bulb. Playing around with lighting and exposure. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may15.jpg slides/may14.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 I went for a walk today on the waterfront in Mt. View, hoping to take some nature pics. I did, and got a lot of them, but the most compelling picture was this- two planes overhead, nearly visually colliding. Thought it quite cool! Not sure how far apart vertically they really are. Things I would do differently: Not a thing. Mods: None. I went for a walk today on the waterfront in Mt. View, hoping to take some nature pics. I did, and got a lot of them, but the most compelling picture was this- two planes overhead, nearly visually colliding. Thought it quite cool! Not sure how far apart vertically they really are. Things I would do differently: Not a thing. Mods: None. slides/may14.jpg slides/may13.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 This was the unusual faucet in my room at Hotel Zico in Mt. View, California. Glass bowl was totally on top of the granite, which has become somewhat popular. And the water flowed into a saucer shaped disk and then down from that. Not good for refilling a bottle of water as it tended to sheet. And yes, the bathroom was that blue. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This was the unusual faucet in my room at Hotel Zico in Mt. View, California. Glass bowl was totally on top of the granite, which has become somewhat popular. And the water flowed into a saucer shaped disk and then down from that. Not good for refilling a bottle of water as it tended to sheet. And yes, the bathroom was that blue. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may13.jpg slides/may12.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 Nothing super special here except that it was taken at my hotel at night, illuminated by an orange sodium vapor light. I've corrected for all the white balance offset and it actually looks like it's in the sun. I had a very busy 2 days this week, so little time to get a photo at all. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: Extreme white balance (it was very near the sodium vapor light) Nothing super special here except that it was taken at my hotel at night, illuminated by an orange sodium vapor light. I've corrected for all the white balance offset and it actually looks like it's in the sun. I had a very busy 2 days this week, so little time to get a photo at all. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: Extreme white balance (it was very near the sodium vapor light) slides/may12.jpg slides/may11.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 I had to go out of town again this week- this time to the Bay Area. I took a *lot* of photos from the airplane. This is an arm of Lake Mead, looking like a giant dragon swooping down on the landscape. The whte outline is from bleached land that used to be underwater, but has been re-exposed due to dropping water levels. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. I had to go out of town again this week- this time to the Bay Area. I took a *lot* of photos from the airplane. This is an arm of Lake Mead, looking like a giant dragon swooping down on the landscape. The whte outline is from bleached land that used to be underwater, but has been re-exposed due to dropping water levels. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may11.jpg slides/may10.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 We get a lot of these cute little buggers on the back porch. Things I would do differently: ? They move too quickly sometimes, so shots come out blurry. Mods: None. We get a lot of these cute little buggers on the back porch. Things I would do differently: ? They move too quickly sometimes, so shots come out blurry. Mods: None. slides/may10.jpg slides/may09.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 Our deck is again covered with cottonwood fuzz and husks. They are maybe 3/8 across, so a good candidate for a macro. This is a focus-stacked picture, containing about 10 shots, necessary to get decent sharpness on a complex subject in macro mode. Things I woud do differently: Clean out some of the foreground fuzz. Mods: Focus Stacked Our deck is again covered with cottonwood fuzz and husks. They are maybe 3/8 across, so a good candidate for a macro. This is a focus-stacked picture, containing about 10 shots, necessary to get decent sharpness on a complex subject in macro mode. Things I woud do differently: Clean out some of the foreground fuzz. Mods: Focus Stacked slides/may09.jpg slides/may08.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 At the tradeshow, I got this USB-powered plasma globe. Pretty cool, except that it actually has to be plugged into a laptop to work. It's nice and small, too, maybe 4 inches across. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. At the tradeshow, I got this USB-powered plasma globe. Pretty cool, except that it actually has to be plugged into a laptop to work. It's nice and small, too, maybe 4 inches across. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may08.jpg slides/may07.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 I've had this visual pun for a long time- Schindler's Lifts. All the escalators at the Orlando airport were Schindler. Things I would do differently: Take more time to take a better photo Mods: Cut in a sharper 'Schindler' at the bottom as the picture was a bit fuzzy otherwise. I've had this visual pun for a long time- Schindler's Lifts. All the escalators at the Orlando airport were Schindler. Things I would do differently: Take more time to take a better photo Mods: Cut in a sharper 'Schindler' at the bottom as the picture was a bit fuzzy otherwise. slides/may07.jpg slides/may06.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 I had dinner with a good friend this evening, and to walk off the calories, we went to Downtown Disney, which effectively, is just a pure shopping experience. Disney removed the themepark (this little carousel notwithstanding) and just put in shops and restaurants to hoover money out of your wallet. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. I had dinner with a good friend this evening, and to walk off the calories, we went to Downtown Disney, which effectively, is just a pure shopping experience. Disney removed the themepark (this little carousel notwithstanding) and just put in shops and restaurants to hoover money out of your wallet. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may06.jpg slides/may05.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 This was my hotel room view in Lake Buena Vista (near Disney). The convention I attended is always in this area, so you have to mingle with the Disney crowd. I rather liked this because I had forgotten that stopping down to f22 can give you a star effect point sources of light. The benefits of having an SLR again! Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This was my hotel room view in Lake Buena Vista (near Disney). The convention I attended is always in this area, so you have to mingle with the Disney crowd. I rather liked this because I had forgotten that stopping down to f22 can give you a star effect point sources of light. The benefits of having an SLR again! Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may05.jpg slides/may04.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 I flew to Orlando today- this is one of my favorite aerial shot of all time. This is I-275 leaving St. Petersburg below, for Tampa. It is the start of the Howard Franklin Bridge, one I crossed many times as a child when we lived in St. Pete. I love the graceful arc, the colors and soft texture. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. I flew to Orlando today- this is one of my favorite aerial shot of all time. This is I-275 leaving St. Petersburg below, for Tampa. It is the start of the Howard Franklin Bridge, one I crossed many times as a child when we lived in St. Pete. I love the graceful arc, the colors and soft texture. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may04.jpg slides/may03.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 I almost threw these out the other day- they are beads from a long-ago trip to New Orleans for a tradeshow, that happened to be during Mardi Gras. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: None. I almost threw these out the other day- they are beads from a long-ago trip to New Orleans for a tradeshow, that happened to be during Mardi Gras. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: None. slides/may03.jpg slides/may02.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 With a decent macro lens, I'm definitely shooting more macro shots. This grew in the freezer on some blackberry freezer jam I had made recently. Couldn't resist getting it close-up. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. With a decent macro lens, I'm definitely shooting more macro shots. This grew in the freezer on some blackberry freezer jam I had made recently. Couldn't resist getting it close-up. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may02.jpg slides/may01.html# Sat, 29 May 2010 00:26:55 -0500 I found this little bugger in the bedroom. I scooped him up into a plastic specimen box and fired off a few dozen shots. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. I found this little bugger in the bedroom. I scooped him up into a plastic specimen box and fired off a few dozen shots. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/may01.jpg