My Project 365

How long will this hiatus be?

2010-02-28T09:06:00.000-06:00

Well, I figured it would happen, but I was hoping it wouldn't be this early in the year... Everything seems to be coming to a head (classes and studying; taking care of the house, kids, dog, husband; part-time work; photography; etc., etc., etc.), and I can't seem to do any one thing as well as I would like. It's time for me to "clean house", and for the moment, the daily photo has to go while I better prioritize the rest of my life. Hopefully I'll find myself with time here and there when I have a chance to pick up my camera - I'll post photos then. But at this point I don't know when that'll be...

(I would like to take a moment to thank Kristy Johnson for all the wonderful, supportive comments she's made about my photos since the beginning of the year... Kristy, I always looked forward to seeing what you thought about each photo I posted, and your comments meant a lot to me. Thank you!!)

The "eyes" have it

2010-02-26T22:00:00.000-06:00

Miriam has the most beautiful, expressive brown eyes. Of course, being her mother, I'm probably a bit biased...

Family portrait

2010-02-25T21:26:00.000-06:00

Well, sort of...

Bubbles

2010-02-24T22:05:00.000-06:00

A close-up of soda bubbles on a straw. The blue color is from the placemat that was under the glass on the table.

"I'll stop the world and melt with you..."

2010-02-23T22:28:00.000-06:00

"I Melt With You" by Modern English is one of my all-time favorite songs. When I decided to let some ice melt tonight to see what photos I could make of it I didn't even think of the song. But ever since I returned to the ice to photograph it the song has been stuck in my head...

Wine rack

2010-02-22T20:51:00.000-06:00

I think we need some more wine - this bottle looks lonely...

Finally done...

2010-02-21T21:42:00.000-06:00

I'm way too anal retentive to actually leave soap suds and the sponge in the sink, but there's just something about this photo that pleases me. Maybe it's the knowledge that the dishes are finally done and the kitchen cleaned up...

Out to lunch

2010-02-20T19:22:00.000-06:00

I had lunch today with an old friend from high school who was passing through town.

Brilliance?

2010-02-19T22:14:00.000-06:00

Today's Daily Shoot assignment was to make a photo of a symbol that represents or stands for something else. I chose to go with the "environmentally conscious idea"...

Framed!

2010-02-18T19:08:00.000-06:00

"The Daily Shoot" (www.dailyshoot.com) is a website I came across that gives an "assignment" every day for photos to take. When I think of it, or when I'm feeling particularly uninspired and I think of it, I check out the daily assignment. Today's assignment was to make a photo with some sort of frame. I decided to use my glasses as the frame and, thinking more of the process rather than the subject, I shot an orange through them. I like the texture of the orange in the photo, but other than that, I think it's kind of a "blah" photo. But this did give me some ideas of other photos I want to try so all is not lost...

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

2010-02-17T21:56:00.000-06:00

I have nothing to say about this photo - too tired to think right now...

Which brings me to tonight

2010-02-16T21:19:00.000-06:00

Once again, wandering through the house, I ended up at the liquor. Hmmm... I wonder if there's anything to that...

Brandy, anyone?

2010-02-16T21:16:00.000-06:00

We returned home yesterday afternoon, and now it seems like I'm back to wandering around the house at the end of the day, looking for something (anything!) interesting to shoot. Not always successful in that...

Cornfield in the snow

2010-02-16T21:12:00.000-06:00

I wish it hadn't been so blazing cold at my parents' this weekend - I didn't want to go out to take advantage of the photo ops the countryside has to offer! But this is one shot from a quick walk I took with the kids...

The long and not-so-winding road...

2010-02-16T21:06:00.000-06:00

The kids and I went to visit my parents over the long weekend. This is a view down the road they live on - so strange to see such familiar surroundings through the eyes of an adult...

Nickels and dimes...

2010-02-12T20:35:00.000-06:00

I feel like I nickel-and-dime myself to death sometimes. But rather than in the traditional meaning of the phrase, I nickel-and-dime myself out of TIME. So many things need to be done every day just to keep the household going that I feel like I've lost most, if not all - sometimes, of the day doing little 5- and 10-minute tasks. Folding laundry - 10 minutes. Sorting and putting laundry away - another 10 minutes. Empty the dishwasher - 5 minutes. Etc., etc., etc. Pretty soon half the day is gone, and I have yet to get to anything I want to do. But all those little things need to be done, so how does one balance it all? Some days I do better than other days...

Daily life

2010-02-11T21:23:00.000-06:00

Ho-hum.

Pencils

2010-02-10T21:47:00.000-06:00

I was cleaning up some of the kids' things tonight when I had an idea for a shot...

From above

2010-02-09T19:36:00.000-06:00

I liked the ice water shot from last night (that I only just now posted) so I decided to stick with that "shooting from above" theme once more...

Ice water

2010-02-09T19:32:00.000-06:00

Tried a few different things with this glass of ice water last night... This one really stood out to me.

Max

2010-02-07T22:02:00.000-06:00

I'm going to pretend I wanted a nice, sharp photo of Max's snout... At least he wasn't sleeping this time...

Oops!

2010-02-06T22:37:00.000-06:00

OK, so this is a fake spill, but I was just experimenting... I'm not horribly happy with this photo, but it did give me some ideas for things I want to try in the future, so it's not a complete failure, I suppose.

Norm MacDonald

2010-02-06T22:31:00.000-06:00

We went to see Norm MacDonald last night at a comedy club in town. Unfortunately, I couldn't bring my camera, but I did manage to take this photo surreptitiously with my phone. MWAHAHAHA!!!

Up in the air

2010-02-04T17:26:00.000-06:00

I went to brunch with some friends this morning and saw these guys working. I don't think I'd like that job (whatever it was they were doing - washing the windows? Repairing the windows?) - I've gotten more freaked out by heights as I've gotten older...

Chess, anyone?

2010-02-03T13:39:00.000-06:00

I'm not a chess player, but I like chessboards. Go figure.

This is what happens...

2010-02-03T13:34:00.000-06:00

...when I'm totally unmotivated and uninspired. This is yesterday's photo - I had no desire whatsoever to post it last night. It's kind of a "blah" photo anyway...

Foiled again!

2010-02-01T17:46:00.000-06:00

Experimenting today... I took some aluminum foil, wadded it up, re-opened it, and took some macro shots of the creases. Kind of an interesting outcome...

Beads

2010-01-31T21:27:00.000-06:00

Well, it appears I made it through the whole month without missing a photo - now I just have to do this 11 more times!

This is a macro shot of some beads on a bracelet.

Quarters

2010-01-30T22:00:00.000-06:00

I've needed to change the music on my iPod for a while now - it's hard to get into my runs so early at the gym when I'm bored with all the music I have... So I decided tonight was the night I was going to sit down at my desk and just get it over with. Then, in the middle of my little project, I remembered I had yet to take a photo today for the blog. But I was stuck at my desk - what to do, what to do? Luckily, there was a handy little stack of quarters on my desk...

Sunflower

2010-01-29T21:17:00.000-06:00

Flowers from some friends.

Self-portrait

2010-01-28T20:09:00.000-06:00

I know, I know... It's totally cliché to do a self-portrait using the reflection in a mirror... But, well, here it is anyway!

Snowy Miriam

2010-01-27T17:46:00.000-06:00

It snowed here this afternoon - huge, beautiful snowflakes. Miriam was having a great time catching them on her tongue!

Aw...Nuts!

2010-01-26T21:01:00.000-06:00

Miriam

2010-01-25T16:23:00.000-06:00

I was able to convince Miriam to sit for a photo for me - but first she had to put some make-up on to prepare for the shoot!

2nd Place

2010-01-24T21:13:00.000-06:00

Luis participated in the Pinewood Derby for Cub Scouts yesterday, and his car won 2nd place for speed. He was so proud!

Picture-in-picture?

2010-01-23T23:10:00.000-06:00

I gave Luis our old point-and-shoot digital camera, and he loves to run around taking photos! Makes me happy!

Dominoes

2010-01-22T21:14:00.000-06:00

Miriam and I were playing with dominoes this evening - poor girl kept knocking hers down before she got them all lined up...

1971 penny

2010-01-21T21:11:00.001-06:00

In honor of my birthday coming up - a penny from the year I was born... Yikes!!

Silly girl

2010-01-20T13:08:00.000-06:00

Goofiness seems to be a trait in my children. This is Miriam's idea of letting me take a nice photo of her...

Boots

2010-01-19T20:53:00.002-06:00

Miriam's boots.

Luis, magnified

2010-01-18T20:54:00.001-06:00

The kids and I visited my grandmother this morning, and while at her house, Luis discovered her magnifying glass. Goofiness ensued...

Eggs in a bowl

2010-01-17T21:30:00.000-06:00

Marble eggs in a petrified wood bowl.

A clean desk is a happy desk!

2010-01-16T20:44:00.000-06:00

Well, at least a happy ME... This is the way I wish my desk always looked. Hopefully, with all the cleaning, purging, and organizing I've been doing lately it'll look like this for at least a couple days...

Coffee beans

2010-01-15T23:54:00.000-06:00

I really, really like coffee. Here's the first coffee-related shot of the year (I'm sure there will be more...).

Max #2

2010-01-14T23:48:00.000-06:00

Just a quick shot of Max tonight. Snoozing away - his typical M.O.

4-H Ribbons

2010-01-13T21:34:00.000-06:00

A little history about this photo: I grew up in or outside small farming communities in northern Illinois most of my life, and a big thing in those areas was (is to this day, I suppose) 4-H. There are 4-H clubs, and one of the big things is the 4-H Fair every summer where kids show livestock they've raised, vegetables they grew in a garden, crafts/drawings/paintings they made, etc. Ribbons are awarded for the entries, and some kids then go on to compete in the State Fair.

I've been doing a lot of cleaning and organizing in the house the past few weeks, and I came across a box with all of my old 4-H ribbons in it - what a trip to see these again!

Oil and water

2010-01-12T19:51:00.000-06:00

Tonight I tried to do another macro experiment with oil in water like the one I did last spring. I'm not particularly thrilled with the results, but this'll have to do for tonight...

Firewood

2010-01-11T16:38:00.000-06:00

It was (finally!) warm enough to venture outside - but only for as long as it took to shoot a few photos...

Gumballs

2010-01-10T19:47:00.000-06:00

First Luis pic of the year

2010-01-09T19:53:00.000-06:00

And what a handsome fellow he is, if I do say so myself!

What to do with so many bills?

2010-01-08T20:21:00.001-06:00

Shred them!

Sláinte!

2010-01-07T20:44:00.001-06:00

Everyone's stocking up

2010-01-06T22:42:00.002-06:00

We're supposed to get 3-6 inches of snow tonight so everyone is apparently stocking up on the essentials. Photo shot with my phone.

Bubbly

2010-01-05T20:54:00.003-06:00

I was attempting to take some macro shots of the inside of a lime I had juiced, but the photos all sucked. This is what I have to offer instead - macro shots of a blue placemat I had propped up against the napkin holder on our dining room table...

Max

2010-01-04T21:35:00.003-06:00

It didn't take long for Max to make his first appearance of the year - the first of many, I'm sure!

Limey!

2010-01-03T21:08:00.003-06:00

Well, lime (and juice), anyway...

Pile #1

2010-01-02T19:20:00.002-06:00

Everything in this corner is one of the several piles of crap that will soon be out of the house - I love purging and organizing!!

Happy New Year!!

2010-01-01T21:11:00.003-06:00

I'm going to try this photo-a-day project again this year... Hopefully I'll be better organized and more able to keep up with it. Of course, with school starting again in less than three weeks, we'll see what happens. Speaking of being better organized, one of my goals for 2010 is to rid my house of the crap that seems to multiply when I'm not looking. I started with one of the worst rooms of the house - the office (AKA, "the dumping ground"). It took me nearly three days to go through, clean, and organize the bookshelves and my desk... It's a wonderful feeling to actually be able to see the top of my desk again! The kids' rooms are next...!

Maybe I'll try this again next year...

2009-12-15T14:58:00.002-06:00

Well, I made it more than half the year before I lost steam with my photo-a-day project... I'll start up again in 2010 and see how far I can make it this time around. Have a happy, safe holiday season! See you in 2010!!

More work today...

2009-08-06T20:59:00.002-05:00

My poor camera is going to develop a complex if I don't start using it for something other than trying to sell the junk around my house!!

Working

2009-08-05T22:41:00.003-05:00

My camera was my workhorse today - only took some photos of "stuff" I was going to post on craigslist...

Tuesday

2009-08-04T21:14:00.007-05:00

This is getting ridiculous...

2009-08-03T18:52:00.007-05:00

At first, my excuse for not posting my daily photos was that I was busy studying for my chemistry class. Then, once the class ended, my excuse was that I was busy getting caught up on everything I put off while studying so much for chemistry. I think I've run out of excuses... There were many days these past few weeks that I barely had it in me to pick up my camera, let alone put any thought into a photo - those days are pretty easy to spot... Other days I only had photos shot with my phone's camera... And I even missed a day (July 22)... But here I am again, and here are the photos:

Today - Work being done to replace the retaining wall on the north side of our house

Sunday, August 2 -

Saturday, August 1 - Luis wanted donuts for his birthday instead of a cake...

Friday, July 31 - Black beans

Thursday, July 30 - I have a really hard time working when things around me are disorganized. No wonder it's taken me three weeks to post photos, by the looks of my desk!

Wednesday, July 29 -

Tuesday, July 28 - Demolition of the old railroad tie retaining wall, day 1

Monday, July 27 - This library is being renovated

Sunday, July 26 -

Saturday, July 25 - This stump is giving the construction guys some problems...

Friday, July 24 - Documenting a shipment

Thursday, July 23 -

Tuesday, July 21 -

Monday, July 20 - I thought this was pretty cool. When the tree trimmer finished cutting down the tree in the back yard to get ready for replacing the retaining wall, I noticed one cross section of a tree branch was heart-shaped.

Sunday, July 19 - View from the Illinois side of the Mississippi, returning home from a weekend out of town

Saturday, July 18 - Yare

Friday, July 17 - Testing my father-in-law's camera which I'll be taking with me out of town instead of my big camera

Thursday, July 16 -

Wednesday, July 15 - Cousins

Tuesday, July 14 - Mario and our nephew, Nick, hanging out

Monday, July 13 -

Sunday, July 12 -

Friday & Saturday

2009-07-11T16:52:00.002-05:00

Today - Miriam painted a picture yesterday, and this is a macro shot of swirls in the dried up paint

Friday, July 10, 2009 - The tree in our back yard, literally.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

2009-07-09T21:43:00.002-05:00

Today - The guys showed up late this afternoon to start cutting down the tree next to the retaining wall that is being replaced.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - This is the tree that has to go before work can begin on tearing out the retaining wall.

Luis did NOT want me to take his picture!

Happy birthday, Mario!

2009-07-06T16:39:00.003-05:00

The Pineapple Upside-Down cake I made for Mario's birthday - yummy!

It's JULY already?!?!

2009-07-05T20:45:00.002-05:00

Today - Sunday, July 5, 2009 - this is a cart in our kitchen where Miriam keeps all of her various treasures. She knows just where everything is on here!

Saturday, July 4, 2009 - Fruit salad, yummy-yummy!

Friday, July 3, 2009 - Gazpacho is so refreshing in the summer!

Thursday, July 2, 2009 - This is a card made from a photo I took at the Botanical Garden. One of these days I'm going to put cards up for sale on my Etsy site...

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - The chemistry class I'm taking this summer has me housebound most of the time, studying, so I find myself looking around the house at the end of the day for something to photograph... This is a project Luis made in school near the end of the year - Happy Sun!

Like some TV shows, my hiatus was longer than expected...

2009-06-30T20:59:00.006-05:00

Ugh. My eye has been twitching all day, and I have a huge headache! But I WILL get these photos posted today - I WILL, dammit! And without further ado, here they are - Colorado trip through today...

Today, June 30, 2009 - Time for another self-portrait

Monday, June 29, 2009 - Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants. The Cards lost, but our tickets, including food and drinks, were free so it was all good!

Sunday, June 28, 2009 - Looking across the plaza toward the Student Center at the Meramec campus of St. Louis Community College where I'm taking prerequisite classes for a nursing program.

Saturday, June 27, 2009 - A cool skylight in the ceiling of the Lecture Hall building at Meramec.

Friday, June 26, 2009 - Laundry day...

Thursday, June 25, 2009 - My brother-in-law, Jorge, was visiting for the week, and we all were enjoying hanging out with him on his last night in town.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - I studied all day for a chemistry exam this evening so all I could muster for a photo was a shot of Max's still-uneaten dog food. Lame, I know.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - Preparing for the chem exam.

Monday, June 22, 2009 - My bananas got a bit overripe and fell off the stems!

Sunday, June 21, 2009 - Just got home the night before from Colorado and spent the day getting things around the house taken care of. Couldn't even think about a photo - so it's Max once again...

Saturday, June 20, 2009 - Our last day in Colorado, and Audrey was being a sweet little goof!

Friday, June 19, 2009 - The 6-month-old baby of some friends. Look at that smile!! I think this was just before he peed on the rug...

Thursday, June 18, 2009 - My new niece, Scarlett - 3 weeks old here.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - In Rocky Mountain National Park

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - My sweet niece, Audrey

Monday, June 15, 2009 - Miriam holding her new cousin, Scarlett

Sunday, June 14, 2009 - Audrey in the back yard

Saturday, June 13, 2009 - Miriam on the plane to Colorado, before takeoff

Retaining wall

2009-06-12T20:02:00.003-05:00

We have a retaining wall on the north side of our house that's made of railroad ties that are beginning to rot away. So the wall doesn't cave in, sending our house into the neighbors' pool, we are in the process of having the wall replaced - with a stone one that should last a looong time. This is the current wall. I'll post more photos as the work to replace it is in progress...

As a little side note, I am going out of town tomorrow - Miriam and I are going to visit my sister and her family, which includes my brand-spanking-new niece! I'll be taking photos but won't be posting them until after I return next weekend.

Catching up

2009-06-11T19:06:00.002-05:00

Today - The Periodic Table may be the death of me before the summer is over! I started an 8-week-long chemistry class last night, and let's just say, it's been a looooong time since I've had chemistry!! I'm a little scared...

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - I baked some very yummy blueberry muffins yesterday afternoon - chock full of blueberry goodness!

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - A macro shot of olive oil - it was a ho-hum day, and I was rather uninspired...

Miriam picked some flowers for me...

2009-06-08T21:42:00.002-05:00

...and she wanted to make sure they didn't die so she put them on the windowsill so they would get some light.

Cardinals vs. Rockies

2009-06-07T17:49:00.003-05:00

We went to a Cardinals game today - Luis and a bunch of other kids from his school went on the field during the 7th inning stretch to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame". Very cute, but unfortunately the Cards lost...

I bribed Miriam for some more photos today...

2009-06-06T20:54:00.002-05:00

...but neither of us could remember what I'd promised her if she let me take some pics of her... Looks like I got the better end of that deal!

A daisy

2009-06-05T21:43:00.003-05:00

I really should shoot more flowers - it's so nice to have them in the house!

Max and a coconut...

2009-06-04T20:50:00.003-05:00

Today - The kids wanted me to buy them a coconut the other day at the store. I hate coconut. But I love my children. So I bought the coconut, and this is a close-up shot of it before we smash it open.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - Max...again. Long day - didn't even notice the focus was on his paw and not his eyes. Oh well.

Toothpicks, Take 2

2009-06-02T21:46:00.003-05:00

A macro shot of toothpicks as seen through their decorative glass holder/jar/thing-y...

Packages

2009-06-01T22:02:00.002-05:00

I spent, seriously, all day today on shipping and shipping-related activities (month-end reports, expense analysis, etc.)! These are the packages (15!) I put together to go out in the mail tomorrow. AND today was the first day of summer vacation for the kids...! I'm wrecked and off to bed!!

Big chairs

2009-05-31T20:25:00.002-05:00

There's a fun, colorful sculpture of three giant-sized chairs stacked on each other in downtown Kirkwood. This is one view of it.

11 days...

2009-05-30T22:11:00.004-05:00

Wow... 11 days without posting my photos, and I haven't even been on vacation! Without further ado, here they are...

Today - Bleachers near one of the athletic fields at Greentree Park. They must've washed up in the wooded area after the Meramec flooded most recently.

Friday, May 29, 2009 - Miriam at the doc, sick with a virus. What a way to start summer vacation!

Thursday, May 28, 2009 - The kids at the End of Year Picnic for Miriam's school.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - A macro shot of dandelions in a shot glass of water.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - A rosemary plant I managed to kill...

Monday, May 25, 2009 - Miriam wanted me to take a picture of her, but she insisted she only pose in front of her closet door. Didn't have it in me to fight over location so I shot on Auto with the on-camera flash...

Sunday, May 24, 2009 - They take after their father...

Saturday, May 23, 2009 - A macro shot of a dandelion at Faust Park in Chesterfield, MO.

Friday, May 22, 2009 - Mario and I went out to see the new "Star Trek" movie, and it was 11:30 PM or so when the show let out. Taken with my phone.

Thursday, May 21, 2009 - I love all of my kitchen utensils and gadgets and storage canisters... I just don't particularly love to cook!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - Pine nuts being toasted for a salad.

Backyard baseball

2009-05-19T19:26:00.003-05:00

Luis and Miriam were playing baseball in the backyard with a couple neighborhood friends. Miriam was safe at second and had a happy smile to show it!

Aperture priority setting: f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO 200

Luis and fish oil

2009-05-18T21:02:00.002-05:00

Today - A bowl of fish oil pills lit from underneath

Aperture priority setting: f/11, 1/25 sec, ISO 100

Sunday, May 17, 2009 - Luis in the bath

Aperture priority setting: f/1.6, 1/30 sec, ISO 100

Three days of photos...

2009-05-16T12:42:00.003-05:00

Today - At Laumeier Sculpture Park

Aperture priority setting: f/2.8, 1/30 sec, ISO 100

Friday, May 15, 2009 - Mario working at his desk

Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/100 sec, ISO 100

Thursday, May 14, 2009 - Trying to get the pretty flowers!

Aperture priority setting: f/2.5, 1/1250 sec, ISO 100

More macro shots

2009-05-13T20:54:00.003-05:00

I bought a macro lens yesterday! Woo-hoo!! And now, let the playing begin...!

Today - raindrops on leaves

Aperture priority setting: f/25, 2.5 sec, ISO 100

Tuesday, May 12 - Corks (needed a quick subject)

Aperture priority setting: f/22, 30 sec, ISO 100

Road Flooded

2009-05-11T21:12:00.004-05:00

Every year it happens... The Meramec floods and Greentree Park is underwater...

Aperture priority setting: f/22, 1/50 sec, ISO 100

The Meramec is rising... again

2009-05-10T17:04:00.002-05:00

With spring comes the rain and thus the inevitability of the Meramec River rising and flooding. We had some pretty strong storms come through the area Thursday night, and as a result, the Meramec is pretty high - it was flowing pretty quickly today, too!

Aperture priority setting: f/36, 1/3 sec, ISO 100

Kirkwood Park

2009-05-09T17:58:00.002-05:00

There is an area of Kirkwood Park (behind the police department's shooting range, oddly enough...) that is very quiet and peaceful. These rocks are in the creek there.

Aperture priority setting: f/3.5, 1/60 sec, ISO 100

Two days

2009-05-08T23:35:00.003-05:00

Today - Piano exercises in Hanon.

Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/100 sec, ISO 100

Thursday, May 7, 2009 - Lambda Lounge meeting.

Aperture priority setting: f/4.5, 1/50 sec, ISO 800

Miriam

2009-05-06T20:42:00.003-05:00

Miriam wanted to play catch after dinner while Luis was at baseball practice. I told her I would... if she let me take some photos of her first! She can be a complete ham sometimes...!

Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/60 sec, ISO 100

In honor of Cinco de Mayo

2009-05-05T20:40:00.002-05:00

I made enchiladas for dinner tonight, and these onions were used in the recipe...

Aperture priority setting: f/2.8, 1/40 sec, ISO 100

The first few days of May

2009-05-04T22:16:00.002-05:00

So this brings me up-to-date...

Today - Aperture priority setting: f/1.6, 1/30 sec, ISO 100

Sunday, May 3 - Mario and I wanted to do something for our 10-year anniversary that we'd always remember. So we got tattoos!

Aperture priority setting: f/5.6, 1/8 sec, ISO 200

Saturday, May 2 - A bridge at Kirkwood Park

Aperture priority setting: f/5.6, 1/50 sec, ISO 200

Friday, May 1 - Max as seen TTV

Aperture priority setting: f/5.6, 4 sec, ISO 200

Finishing out April

2009-05-04T21:33:00.004-05:00

Hmmm... To explain my delinquency in posting my photos... My 10-year wedding anniversary was April 24th so I fully expected to not really shoot that weekend. Then I was sick. Then I had a mountain of "stuff" to do that hadn't been done because of the anniversary weekend and illness... And this is what happens: lots of shots of Max in his various sleeping positions! And a couple photos where I actually tried...

Thursday, April 30 - Aperture priority setting: f/14, 4 sec, ISO 200

Wednesday, April 29 - Aperture priority setting: f/14, 1/80 sec, ISO 200

Tuesday, April 28 - Shot on Auto

Monday, April 27 - Taken with my phone as I stumbled in an illness-induced stupor to bed

Sunday, April 26 - Aperture priority setting: f/18, 1/13 sec, ISO 200

Saturday, April 25 - Shot on Auto

Friday, April 24 - Shot on Auto

Thursday, April 23 - Shot on Auto

More macro fun!

2009-04-22T20:54:00.002-05:00

I played around a bit more with the macro lens I rented yesterday, and today, among other shots, I took some photos of oil in water - same experiment as on March 12, but oh, what a difference a macro lens makes!!

Aperture priority setting: f/4.5, 1/100, ISO 100

Macro experimenting

2009-04-21T21:09:00.003-05:00

I rented a macro lens today from a local camera shop. Wanted to test drive it before I buy one (in a month or so, maybe). Unfortunately, I didn't have much time to play around with it this afternoon/evening. This is a shot of the curtains hanging above our kitchen sink.

Aperture priority setting: f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO 100

Tomatoes

2009-04-20T22:55:00.001-05:00

I'm not thrilled with this photo, but it's late and I'm tired...

Aperture priority setting: f/5.6, 0.5 sec, ISO 100

A suggestive light fixture

2009-04-19T21:18:00.001-05:00

What more can be said?

Aperture priority setting: f/5.6, 2.5 sec, ISO 100

Sneakers

2009-04-18T21:59:00.002-05:00

Messing around in Photoshop with a photo of my running shoes.

Aperture priority setting: f/10, 3.2 sec, ISO 100

Sigg bottles rock!

2009-04-17T21:37:00.002-05:00

Mario's water bottle - it's in decidedly better shape than mine...

Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/100 sec, ISO 200

A baby

2009-04-16T21:20:00.002-05:00

I did a photo shoot of a baby today - this one won't make the final cut: too blurry. But it's a photo I took today, and darn it, I just don't feel like thinking any more tonight to do anything else!

Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/50 sec, ISO 100

Shoes

2009-04-15T20:55:00.002-05:00

How the hell can a family of four (five, if you count the dog) seriously have THIS MANY shoes sitting out?!?! There really is an explanation for all of them, but it'd just sound like I'm making excuses... Shot on Auto.

Daily life

2009-04-14T20:28:00.003-05:00

No matter how long I stare at the contents of the fridge every day and wish it to be so, dinner does NOT magically appear...

Aperture priority setting: f/2.2, 1/30 sec, ISO 100