Nighthawks

So there we were, walking back to the car after a great dinner at The Trumpeter Public House in Mt. Vernon; I had just shot a great photo for today's post, and we got to the car, when I turned and saw a famous painting across the street. So, suddenly, as often happens in this blogging thing, I had a better and unexpected photo. If you don't know what I'm talking about with today's title, look up "Nighthawks painting".

The Hydrologic Cycle, Part IV

We here in the Northwest know all about this phenomenon... Periods of rain, heavy at times, followed by afternoon showers. And a few sun breaks maybe? Here's some blue sky, seen reflected in the parking lot. Yes, you read that right - Parking Lot! Be sure to keep a PFD with you in your car!

Ordinary Household Object

This was shot with my iPhone, right up close and personal. The colors were very subtle because of the light reflecting on the surface, so using Photoshop, I cranked up the saturation and vibrance all the way to 10.
Wouldn't it be cool if they went up to 11?

Java Jive

It's pretty cool how much you start to really see the things around you when you're doing a 365... All day long, knowing in the back of your mind that you're gonna need a photo for the day, little things that would otherwise go unnoticed seem to say "Pick me! Pick me!". I almost didn't even shoot this though, until it persisted. (meaning until I saw that it wouldn't let go and just freakin' drop into my cup already...) So, finally I went to grab my camera and tripod, thinking "it won't be there when I get back", but it was. So I shot and here it is. Just natural light from the kitchen window and a 1/2 sec. exposure.

Self Portrait

Yes, I call it "Self Portrait". You see - I think I must be nuts. I just started another 365 project. Like I've really got time for this! But wait! There's more... it's actually a 366 project this time. Yup! It's Leap Year baby! Wish me luck...

Processed

I'm starting another 365 and this is my first post. With my 2009 365 blog, I was all about getting the photo as good as possible in-camera and I almost felt like I was cheating if I did a lot of Photoshop work. This year, I'm going to indulge in P/S effects a lot more. So what you see above is a simple photo I shot as part of a work assignment, but for this blog I did some P/S filters and effects just to make it look a bit more interesting.

December 27th - Liquid

Walking to work this morning I couldn't help but notice the liquid on the way- Both falling from the sky and also on this outdoor kiosk counter. Shot with my iPhone. Also, happy birthday Courtney!!