Ripples on the River

12/6/10 - Day 353
Notwithstanding a very busy day, at 18 degrees F, there wasn't going to be outside shooting during the narrow window of sunshine.  I happened to glance out my office window towards the river and saw bright shadows/reflections of surrounding buildings.  Pulled out my Samsung point and shoot and fired off two shots for today's Daily Shoot #386: "Make a photograph today with strong direct light that casts crisp dark shadows."

Egypt?

8/15/10 - Day 240
Took this shot standing in the shadow of a great pyramid for today's Daily Shoot assignment #273: "Make a photograph using hard light today.  Feature the crisp and strong shadows as a major element of your photograph."  Too bad the pyramid was the roofline of our house.

Shadows in B/W

6/24/10 - Day 188
With a full day in the office and then a 24 hour trip to SF, I knew there would be no time to shoot today.  Before leaving for the train to downtown, I noticed the long shadows and silhouettes created on the deck by the rising sun.  Fired off a few shots, which in color were pretty mundane.  I experimented with some Lightroom settings and opted for high contrast B/W which make the shots much more dramatic.

While a day late, I also am submitting to the Daily Shoot for yesterday's shadow assignment.  See my Flickr photostream for the runner-up shot.

Divine Window?

5/14/10 - Day 147
Kind of bizarre today.  Walking to the office from the train, I saw this sun spot encircling one window on a building two blocks away.  Pulled out the point & shoot, zoomed in as far as possible and finagled the exposure best I could.   Wondered who that window belongs to?  Later, I checked the Daily Shoot assignment and it related to shooting shadows. My shot was ALL in shadow except for the one sun spot, effectively the Daily Shoot inverse.  Submitting it anyway.

Prior to starting my Project 365 last December, I probably wouldn't have even noticed, or certainly not appreciated, this photo opportunity.

Shadows on the Grid

5/6/10 - Day 139
I read the Daily Shoot assignment before leaving the house this morning, and at the train station took some shots involving the brick paver grid.  Not often am I fortunate enough to capture the day's shot so early!

First Ride Out

3/6/10 - Day 78
A beautiful, sunny morning with temps in the mid-20's meant getting out on the mountain bike for the first outside ride of the year.  It felt great, although the ride did highlight the lack of winter training.

Alpine Shadows

2/23/10 - Day 67
Riding the Alpine Springs chairlift on a picture perfect day, this tree and shadow image unfolded quickly.  Fortunately, it was a long lift ride and I had the camera at the ready.

Thumbs Up

1/28/10 - Day 41

Finally, a day of sunshine, allowing for long shadows and capturing the gesture.