A Two-fer

8/26/10 - Day 251
I've fallen behind on the Daily Shoot so am using today's shot for two assignments; #283: "Make a photo of a tool today. Screwdriver. Pliers. Computer.  What's the tool you find most important on a daily basis?" and #284: "Make a photograph with soft light today.  Try to almost totally eliminate shadows on your subject."

Heartbreak

8/25/10 - Day 250
The Giants lost a heartbreaker today to the Reds in 12 innings.  Nonetheless, it was a beautiful day at AT&T Park.

Lantern on the Deck

8/24/10 - Day 249
Another evening working down that wine stash from last night's P365 shot.  After a couple glasses of wine, this lantern was looking pretty interesting.  Shot for today's Daily Shoot #282: "Make a low key photo today with lots of dark areas.  You might need to use exposure compensation to make it work."

12 Guys & 2 Days

8/23/10 - Day 248
There's a lot of work to do to get through this stash.  I think we'll make it.

Glass from Above or Below?

8/22/10 - Day 247
I didn't see the optical illusion in this image in the camera, only after looking on screen.  Shot for today's Daily Shoot #280: "Make a photograph of something made out of glass.  Be sure to go for interesting reflections or highlights." To see another version, check out my Flickr photostream.

Hole in the Grass to the Sky

8/21/10 - Day 246
There are many days when it is tough to get one shot, but today I had the opportunity for two. I used this shot for today's Daily Shoot assignment #279: "Make a photograph from a high point of view. Get on top of a building, use a ladder, or just look down at a small object."  Thought it was a cool image so decided to upload to P365 as well.

Cruising

8/21/10 - Day 246
Two days late for the monthly self-portrait. On the way to get a haircut.

Sent from my iPad using Photogene

A Bunch of New Stuff

8/20/10 - Day 245
Tried a whole bunch of new stuff tonight while shooting today's Daily Shoot assignment #278: "Make a photograph with a shallow depth of field today. Get in close if you need to force it with the lens you have."

First, I used my 50mm f1.8 with a reversing ring for the shallow DoF.
Second, I transferred the images from camera to iPad using the camera connection kit.
Third, I processed the image in an excellent iPad photo app called Photogene.  No processing in Lightroom.
Lastly, I transferred the processed image back to computer for exporting through Lightroom.

I could have posted the image directly from the iPad, but wanted to see if the EXIF metadata transferred into Lightroom...it didn't.  That is the one serious downfall of working with photos on the iPad.  If anyone out there has a metadata solution for the iPad, please let me know!

Yum!

8/19/10 - Day 244
Dinner tonight in San Francisco with colleagues and friends at Live, my all time favorite sushi place. Had to work quick to get a shot of the last remnants of grilled squid. Outstanding! Shot for today's Daily Shoot #277: "Make a photograph of something you eat today. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack. Make it look tasty."

Natural light and SOOC except for crop and a little sharpening.

Set Sail

8/18/10 - Day 243
PMA Chicago summer outing was sailing on Lake Michigan.  Beautiful day with light winds.  Departed from Burnham Harbor, sailed north to almost Navy Pier and then returned.  Some great photo ops...this is just one of several.  Check back on the blog for a link to other skyline and sailing shots.

Keepin' It Green

8/17/10 - Day 242
Leaving for the train this morning, I saw glistening in the grass from the underground sprinklers doing their job. Got this shot off before getting soaked. Also works for a Daily Shoot catch-up shot - assignment #30: "Let's try another color theme, this time make it green: green sleeves, green with envy, green eggs and ham, you name it!"

Zoom/Flash

8/16/10 - Day 241 Today's Daily Shoot assignment #274 was: "Make a photograph of a plant today.  It can be a small one in a pot, a big one in the park, or a tree in a forest."  I didn't want to do a simple plant shot and thought I'd experiment with zoom blur and remote, rear curtain flash all in one image.

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.

Obsolete

8/14/10 - Day 239
This shot is serving multiple purposes; 1) today's P365 image, 2) a catch-up shot for Daily Shoot assignment #18, and 3) Monday's submission for MacroMonday - theme "Childhood Memories".   Can anybody guess what this is?

Homeward Bound

8/13/10 - Day 238
On the way home from San Diego I was able to shoot wide for today's Daily Shoot assignment #271: "Make a photograph using wide focal length. Zoom or prime or iPhone cameras all qualify for going wide today."  I am so used to zooming in on my aerial shots, this assignment forced me to stay wide and compose an expansive shot.

CME

8/12/10 - Day 237
Toured one of our completed projects today in San Diego, the County Medical Examiner building. I shot an image of the facade in response to today's Daily Shoot assignment #270: "Find a repeating pattern and make a photo of it today."

Lower Left Two-Thirds

8/11/10 - Day 236
An art display at SFO provided the opportunity to shoot today's Daily Shoot assignment #269: "Make a photograph that uses the rule of thirds composition in a very obvious way and post it."

The Glass is Always Greener...

8/10/10 - Day 235
..if the sun is shining, but this shot was taken on a cloudy evening.  Pushed the green in post processing for today's Daily Shoot #268: "Today's color is green. Make a photo of a green subject today and post it."

"X" Marks the Spot

8/9/10 - Day 234
I see this building from my office window and knew early in the day that I found my triangles for today's Daily Shoot #267.

Circle of Life

8/8/10 - Day 233
Today's Daily Shoot assignment #266 was: "Challenge: Sympathy can be difficult to express in words. Make an image suitable for the cover of a condolence card."   Old growth and new growth.

Hangin' Out to Dry

8/7/10 - Day 232
Got up too late to ride today so Lin and I went to Arlington Lakes and did a 4 mile walk/run interval circuit around the lake.  By perfect coincidence, today's Daily Shoot assignment #265 was: "Visit a park today--national, amusement, playground--and make a photo of something that catches your eye."

28 Legs

8/6/10 - Day 231
Today's Daily Shoot assignment #264 was: "Insects are everywhere.  Photograph a bug in your environment (no spiders - they're arachnids)."  They say timing is everything...this guy was waiting for me when I got home.

Under the Weeping Willow

8/5/10 - Day 230
On the back nine at Stanford University Golf Course stands this mighty weeping willow tree.  I hit my ball right into it...and discovered the photo op when searching.

Gourmet Dining

8/4/10 - Day 229
Late night at the office; dinner in the hotel room. Ugh!

Bug's Eye View

8/3/10 - Day 228
Well, a tall bug anyway. Today's Daily Shoot #261 was: "How does your garden grow? Make a photo of something growing in your or someone else's garden today." I'm traveling this week so my garden consists of parking lot plantings.

Under Repair

8/2/10 - Day 227
Running an errand this afternoon, I noticed the Congress Parkway bridge undergoing repair.  I liked the contrast between the "lacy" scaffolding and "bold" bridge structure.  Went back out later with my camera and framed this shot.

Fire Runner

8/1/10 - Day 226
I love shooting fire and trying to find images in the flames after the fact.  Check out my Flickr set of fire shots.

Self Study

7/31/10 - Day 225
For today's Daily Shoot #258, thought I would experiment with some off camera flash in a self-portrait.  Didn't like any of them until I put on the macro lens.  Shooting in the dark was difficult, however the framing for this shot only need some slight cropping.

Fifth Season

7/30/10 - Day 224
My interpretation of today's Daily Shoot assignment #257 was more about the creation of pavement than the pavement itself.

Xmas in July

7/29/10 - Day 223
Another one of those "H.S." days for Project365. Out to dinner with friends at a great Cuban restaurant in the city (Cafe Laguardia) and hadn't taken a shot all day.  10pm with a 45 minute drive home didn't leave much time to get a shot in.  Just before leaving, saw these lights in a lounge area of the restaurant and thought of the Daily Shoot assignment #256: "Turn the tables and make a photograph of a light source today. Light bulb, window, or even the sun (be careful!)."  Camera phone to the rescue; missed day averted!