Ooooo, Shiny!

Don't you just love it when it's been raining, but then the sun comes out, and then there's a rainbow, and it reflects off a shiny white Corvette, that's just been waxed, and there's water all beaded up and it looks almost unreal, but luckily you were there with a camera to capture it?

Me too. Unfortunately, that didn't happen today. Well. - the rainbow part didn't happen, but everything else did. So I had to create a rainbow in P/S.

Happy Valentine's Day!
Love you sweetheart!

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The T

If you've ever been in a band or even just heard the old saying that vocalists have a huge ego, I'm here to tell you - It's true! None of the rest of us really liked this photo, but our vocalist (his name is Tim Too) just HAD to have this one, so here is our new publicity hand out photo for the band. Oh, and the other thing - we are no longer called The Tease... we're now simply, "The T".

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Bandmates

Well so I was all set to shoot a band photo like yesterday's test shot of me, and then the rain came. So I had to punt. And I'm learning that it's kinda difficult orchestrating a shot, trying to keep 4 other guys in line (especially when one of them thinks he's the art director ;-), aaaaaand be in the shot myself as well.... Short notice, and no organization but we got some decent shots. This is one of my favorites. You can see the 5 best shots from the afternoon here.

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Guitar Slayer

All the guys are coming over tomorrow for a new band photo. So I thought I'd do some test shots this afternoon so they won't have to wait around while I dial in the strobes and camera for the best exposure. This is kind of what I have in mind, but it will be a bit more complex with 5 of us in the photo. And they may want something totally different, so tune in tomorrow to see what we come up with.

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Exploding Star

Have you ever looked straight down on a potted plant? Neither had I until today. I noticed the star shape of the leaves (or whatever you call these things), and thought it looked pretty cool. It's in the parking lot at the office center by the loading dock. Now I'm wishing I would have shot a side view so I could remember what it looks like from a normal angle.

I'm Kinda Lichen This Fence

OK bad pun, I know, (the title of this entry) but I couldn't resist. I didn't really notice the lichen on the fence rail until I opened this image up on the computer and then it just popped out at me. The thing that caught my eye to begin with (and the reason I bailed out of the truck to shoot this) was the barn reflecting on the water with all the ripples from the rain drops. So a little saturation boost here, a little sharpening/softening there, slight vignette, software rain and here's my photo for today.

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Bonfire

Old Christmas trees make good bonfires. They don't last real long, but what a great show of flame and sparks while they do. And what fun to photograph the guys around one in the dark.