I've been looking at these ornaments, we actually have them as a table decoration. Less likely to fall to their demise. I set it up on a flashlight and placed the tree behind it. Handheld at 105mm f/4.5.

Shoot First Ask Questions Later

I wanted to get the shot early in the day and as the sun broke on the horizon, my ever ready talkative 5 year old said "Dad, the sun! Get a picture!" Who wants to brave the 11 degrees outside, not me, so I shot through the dining room window.

Snow!

Turns out I shot two pictures the whole day. One was too dark because I had late night settings instead of outdoor morning settings on the camera, the second shot was snap and go from the hip.

Somehow I think it worked.  We had about 6 inches of new lake effect fluff on the ground and on the tree!

New Year's on the wrong day?

Having the official holiday on a Monday, January 2 is really throwing me off. 

So you might think it's a day late, sorry, Happy New Year!

Garden Ruins

I headed outside yesterday afternoon because the sky turned a funny color, the rain was near. I though there might be something interesting to shoot. The sky was too overcast and the thick clouds were not interesting. Picked up a few lost toys and waited. Way in the back I stumbled upon this pile of bricks. Not visible in the summer do to garden plants, here it was on the first of the year, exposed instead of hidden away. 

We have a lot if bricks in the back yard, just a minute of digging will bring them up by the truck full. We live on the banks of Old Erie Canal so there is a lot of history there. There also was a house in the backyard and it is now buried back there. It used to be a store on the canal. Our house is brick and just a couple blocks away was a brick factory back in the canal heyday.

Jump Start 2012

I don't know if I can do it. A lot of work goes into a 365 project, but I'm going to try it. So to start things off, here's a New Years Eve shot from my kitchen. There's one little wayward box alder bug hanging out on the leaf.

The Long Lost 365 Project

Sorry everybody. Things got away from me here. If you look on flickr, you can see most of the pictures from the 365 Project. I underestimated the amount of work to post to flickr and blog them photos. I've missed a few days here and there and I think that's ok. The idea was to push myself creatively and content-wise. I find there have been a number of days were I had time to shoot to and from work and since I drive the same route every day, there is a lack of variety.

Here's the difficulty in keeping up, there are four little blessings (one's not so little anymore) that keep me pretty busy before and after work. Tough to get pictures with them using you for a jungle gym.

I'm going to try and keep updating the blog, but it won't be all the time.

What's the idea behind this photo. It's out in the garden and night, pitch black out there. Except for the interesting light patterns. I light painted the rock to make it more readable and just a touch of post processing for pop.