Spec Check

While walking back to the tire store, after opening my wallet for 4 new tires (ouch!), I got to enjoy a welcome bit of sunshine.

Upon returning home to have a look at the photo results, well after the sun had set, I was chagrined to learn that my lens is thoroughly filthy. And I don't mean that in the way Chase uses the word.

I guess it's time to build that clean room I've been thinking about...

Shot with a 7D & 12-24 at 12mm, f16, 1/80th, iso 100.

Lonely Swings

When things are wet & cold, no one wants to play at the park and I imagine the play equipment being lonesome - much like the Giving Tree.

All that time being jumped on, banged & beat up all summer long.

And then.

Quiet.

Shot with a 7D & 12-24 at 12mm, f8, 1/30th, iso 400, under a very wet sky softbox.

Excursion

What would a stroll in the woods be like with C3PIO?

Oh, we're doomed! Why I ever agreed to follow you out into this dreary place I'll never understand.

Boip, beep, chirp chirp.

Oh hush up! I don't care how quiet and peaceful it is, my joints are rusting. I can't wait to get into a nice hot oil bath. Will we ever get there?

Shot with a 7D & 24-105 @ 105mm, f4, 1/400th, iso 400.

Precarious

If a fern could think, would it be thinking: "location, location, location"? I mean, look at that deluge going on right below it - is the footing going to give way any time soon (in fern years)?

Shot with a 7D & 24-105 at 24mm, f8, 1/15th, iso 400.

Far Side of the Orange

Up close and personal with a satsuma looks like a view from orbit. At least to me.

Shot with a 7D & 50mm on 36mm extension tube, f11, 1/250th, iso 100, lit by a single 580EX at 1/4 power pretending to be the sun.

Stairway to Heaven

We went walking today near Lime Kiln State Park.

All I can say is: "Ahhhhh"...

Shot with a 7D & 24-105 at 28mm, f4, 1/8th, iso 400, handheld.

Hocus Focus

Time to concentrate on vocabulary!

What a great way to exercise the vocabulary, even if you're working in more than one language. I mean, who knew what 'huit' was? My daughter the french student did!

Shot with 7D & 50mm at f1.4, 1/125th, iso 800, under the fluorescent ferry lighting.

Gear Lust

Every now and then I need a konk on the head reminder that "it's not about the gear, stupid". Chase Jarvis is that reminder today with his little book of iPhone photos. No aperture or shutter speed settings. No lens changes. A handful of pixels.

Instead, it's about seeing the world, and capturing little slivers of it, one snap at a time. And if you don't get it, make another one. And another. 10,001 of them if need be.

As Dory said in "Finding Nemo"*: just keep shooting, just keep shooting...

Shot with a 7D & 85mm at f2, 1/60th, iso 2000, under the family room mood lighting.

* At least, that's what I heard when I saw the movie.

I Wanna Go OUT

It's late and a lot was on the plate today. Not that it wasn't a good day. It was just on everyone else's schedule which didn't leave a whole lot of undefined time available for napping. Or walking.

So here's a shot of the side exit from the house. Keeps me dreaming of 'out there'...

Shot with a 40D & 30mm at f1.4, 1/60th, iso 400.

Twofer

Out on the streets tonight cruising for snaps I did a little looking up at things for a different angle.

I noticed the letters of the Espresso sign reflecting the streetlight onto the building, painting the sign in reverse.

Mostly, I'm amazed at the color variation with different light sources - orange to blue a short distance apart.

Shot with 7D & 24-105 IS at 40mm, f4, 1/13th, iso 1600, handheld.