.. slides/jun30.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 This is a long strip of fluorescent lighting above my desk at work. Nothing special, just playing with the E66 camera now that I've gotten it reflashed (thanks, Kris!) and gotten some bugs in it fixed. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: None. This is a long strip of fluorescent lighting above my desk at work. Nothing special, just playing with the E66 camera now that I've gotten it reflashed (thanks, Kris!) and gotten some bugs in it fixed. Things I would do differently: ? Mods: None. slides/jun30.jpg slides/jun29.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 A little tunnel vision- I took the escalators downstairs at DFW airport. I sort of like tunnel pictures, maybe it's the feeling of wondering what's on the other end. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: White balance adjust. A little tunnel vision- I took the escalators downstairs at DFW airport. I sort of like tunnel pictures, maybe it's the feeling of wondering what's on the other end. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: White balance adjust. slides/jun29.jpg slides/jun28.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 This is my 'pick of the day' :) We had my friend Glenn and his wife Marty over for dinner, and this is their 7 month-old daughter, who knows how to pose for the camera. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This is my 'pick of the day' :) We had my friend Glenn and his wife Marty over for dinner, and this is their 7 month-old daughter, who knows how to pose for the camera. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun28.jpg slides/jun27.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 This light is in the parking garage at work. I wasn't intending the flash to go off, but it did, and I actually preferred this photo, as the geometry of the light stands out. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This light is in the parking garage at work. I wasn't intending the flash to go off, but it did, and I actually preferred this photo, as the geometry of the light stands out. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun27.jpg slides/jun26.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 A lone, greenish-yellow leaf on the deck begged for a photo, handheld, by porchlight at dusk (the shadow is cast by the porchlight). Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. A lone, greenish-yellow leaf on the deck begged for a photo, handheld, by porchlight at dusk (the shadow is cast by the porchlight). Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun26.jpg slides/jun25.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 Surprise thunderstorm on the way home- taken with my cell phone driving a safe 58mph :) Things I would do differently: ? Mods: None. Surprise thunderstorm on the way home- taken with my cell phone driving a safe 58mph :) Things I would do differently: ? Mods: None. slides/jun25.jpg slides/jun24.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 I hated to put food out for the raccoons- it will quickly become habit-forming, but this young female brought her brood of very cute pups on the porch, so I sorta felt sorry for them, especially because she is so thin and still nursing (big teats). Taken carefully through a screen from inside, so it's a little blurry. Things I would do differently: ?- try a stabler platform. Mods: None. I hated to put food out for the raccoons- it will quickly become habit-forming, but this young female brought her brood of very cute pups on the porch, so I sorta felt sorry for them, especially because she is so thin and still nursing (big teats). Taken carefully through a screen from inside, so it's a little blurry. Things I would do differently: ?- try a stabler platform. Mods: None. slides/jun24.jpg slides/jun23.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 Again, lots of scenics today, but this was the unusual picture, which is the purpose of this site. I always take scenics, and frequently they are good. This site is about seeing opportunities beyond the obvious, so hence the non-scenic picture of the day. This is us landing on American Eagle in Chicago, just before touchdown. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Again, lots of scenics today, but this was the unusual picture, which is the purpose of this site. I always take scenics, and frequently they are good. This site is about seeing opportunities beyond the obvious, so hence the non-scenic picture of the day. This is us landing on American Eagle in Chicago, just before touchdown. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun23.jpg slides/jun22a.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 I decided to replace the original picture of the boats, scenic as it was, with this, due to the statement it makes. These pumps at the marina cannot handle the current price of gas, so the cost per gallon and the toal are obscured, and the total calculated in the store. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. I decided to replace the original picture of the boats, scenic as it was, with this, due to the statement it makes. These pumps at the marina cannot handle the current price of gas, so the cost per gallon and the toal are obscured, and the total calculated in the store. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun22a.jpg slides/jun21.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 This was the view from Allen's house looking towards the sunset. The sunset itself was blocked by a hillside, but on the way down it backlit these trees, a neat effect. Sometimes it is difficult to pick a picture of the day when I'm traveling and taking loads of pictures, so given the choice, sometimes I will pick a more unusual shot that the 'standard scenic'. Things I would do differently: Use a tripod- despite the apparent light, the exposure was slow. Mods: None. This was the view from Allen's house looking towards the sunset. The sunset itself was blocked by a hillside, but on the way down it backlit these trees, a neat effect. Sometimes it is difficult to pick a picture of the day when I'm traveling and taking loads of pictures, so given the choice, sometimes I will pick a more unusual shot that the 'standard scenic'. Things I would do differently: Use a tripod- despite the apparent light, the exposure was slow. Mods: None. slides/jun21.jpg slides/jun20.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 This was one reason I wanted to do a little sightseeing- I remember these barns as a kid driving through Tennessee from Ohio to Florida, a trip we made fairly frequently. Cornflowers were in full bloom here. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This was one reason I wanted to do a little sightseeing- I remember these barns as a kid driving through Tennessee from Ohio to Florida, a trip we made fairly frequently. Cornflowers were in full bloom here. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun20.jpg slides/jun19.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 Moving across country- tonight we were in Sweetwater, Tennessee. We took a mini vacation to visit some friends that recently moved to Tennessee, near Knoxville. Gail & I spent one night in Sweetwater to do some sightseeing before heading over to our friend's house. These ducks were on a wall (avoiding a cat) near a pond behind our Econo Lodge. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Moving across country- tonight we were in Sweetwater, Tennessee. We took a mini vacation to visit some friends that recently moved to Tennessee, near Knoxville. Gail & I spent one night in Sweetwater to do some sightseeing before heading over to our friend's house. These ducks were on a wall (avoiding a cat) near a pond behind our Econo Lodge. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun19.jpg slides/jun18.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 This was taken with my new Nokia E66 phone. I work for Nokia, so got one to test early- it was just announced this week. It's 3.2 megapixel, but I had some fun playing with the latency of the camera and sluggish CCD response and created this by twirling the camera in front of a sunlit venetian blind in a bedroom. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This was taken with my new Nokia E66 phone. I work for Nokia, so got one to test early- it was just announced this week. It's 3.2 megapixel, but I had some fun playing with the latency of the camera and sluggish CCD response and created this by twirling the camera in front of a sunlit venetian blind in a bedroom. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun18.jpg slides/jun17.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 This is a Christmas or Santa Claus Melon. It looks like a watermelon, but tastes like a honeydew. Things I would do differently: Get a better backdrop. Mods: None. This is a Christmas or Santa Claus Melon. It looks like a watermelon, but tastes like a honeydew. Things I would do differently: Get a better backdrop. Mods: None. slides/jun17.jpg slides/jun16.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 Now that I have my broken toe on the mend and don't have to wear the boot anymore, I'm starting to ramp up my actitivites. I went for a walk with my wife tonight, and it was kind of pretty with the moon and clouds. This scene is just half a block up the street. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Now that I have my broken toe on the mend and don't have to wear the boot anymore, I'm starting to ramp up my actitivites. I went for a walk with my wife tonight, and it was kind of pretty with the moon and clouds. This scene is just half a block up the street. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun16.jpg slides/jun15.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 We went and saw Indiana Bones, I mean, Jones today. Not a good movie, really. Cross an older Indy movie with Close Encounters, and you about have the plot. This was the theater as we were leaving- another one of those 'go towards the light photos. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. We went and saw Indiana Bones, I mean, Jones today. Not a good movie, really. Cross an older Indy movie with Close Encounters, and you about have the plot. This was the theater as we were leaving- another one of those 'go towards the light photos. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun15.jpg slides/jun14.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 Here is that stupid upgrade and motherboard from Intel that took 4 minutes to boot every time until I could reflash the BIOS. I like Pentium processors, but I hate the Intel motherboard for too many reasons to go into (there's more than the bugginess). Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Here is that stupid upgrade and motherboard from Intel that took 4 minutes to boot every time until I could reflash the BIOS. I like Pentium processors, but I hate the Intel motherboard for too many reasons to go into (there's more than the bugginess). Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun14.jpg slides/jun13.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 This is the parking garage at work near 7pm on a Friday at work. Not many people were left in the office. There is something I like about the couple of photos I've taken in a parking garage- something industrial or something- I can't put a finger on it. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This is the parking garage at work near 7pm on a Friday at work. Not many people were left in the office. There is something I like about the couple of photos I've taken in a parking garage- something industrial or something- I can't put a finger on it. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun13.jpg slides/jun12.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 This was on the drive home from work- I had my good camera with me. The number at the bottom is my driving speed- it's my Head's Up Display. There weren't that many cars around, so I was able to safely take this on the President George Bush 'No New Taxes' Tollway (Bush's dad). Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This was on the drive home from work- I had my good camera with me. The number at the bottom is my driving speed- it's my Head's Up Display. There weren't that many cars around, so I was able to safely take this on the President George Bush 'No New Taxes' Tollway (Bush's dad). Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun12.jpg slides/jun11.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 Again, here's the bed of impatiens, but I have put the camera under the impatiens and shot through the canopy while the sun was shining on them. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Again, here's the bed of impatiens, but I have put the camera under the impatiens and shot through the canopy while the sun was shining on them. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun11.jpg slides/jun10.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 I have noticed more and different fruit at the grocery stores. This one was a yellow watermelon, pretty much tasting the same as a red one. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. I have noticed more and different fruit at the grocery stores. This one was a yellow watermelon, pretty much tasting the same as a red one. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun10.jpg slides/jun09.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 Here was the beginning of a near-nightmare- upgrading my computer. Normally this isn't THAT bad, but thanks to a bad Motherboard, replaced by an ultra-buggy Intel motherboard (I thought they would put out a better product than this), and then horrible problems with Vista, it's taken nearly 10 days to be able to make additions to this album. This is the grid of lights at Fry's Electronics. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Here was the beginning of a near-nightmare- upgrading my computer. Normally this isn't THAT bad, but thanks to a bad Motherboard, replaced by an ultra-buggy Intel motherboard (I thought they would put out a better product than this), and then horrible problems with Vista, it's taken nearly 10 days to be able to make additions to this album. This is the grid of lights at Fry's Electronics. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun09.jpg slides/jun08.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 In the two weeks since I planted the impatiens in another bed, they have really filled in. I hope they can make it through the hot summer. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. In the two weeks since I planted the impatiens in another bed, they have really filled in. I hope they can make it through the hot summer. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun08.jpg slides/jun07.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 This is a close-up of a rather colorful canna lily we have planted along an otherwise drab section of our house. It's probably the most beautiful canna I've seen (it has orange flowers, but really, the foliage is a show of it's own). Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. This is a close-up of a rather colorful canna lily we have planted along an otherwise drab section of our house. It's probably the most beautiful canna I've seen (it has orange flowers, but really, the foliage is a show of it's own). Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun07.jpg slides/jun06.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 Wearing my polarized sunglasses, I noticed the windows of this building interacting with my sunglasses due to their polarized coating. I stopped and grabbed this kinda cool photo, in Burlingame, just south of the airport before I flew home. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Wearing my polarized sunglasses, I noticed the windows of this building interacting with my sunglasses due to their polarized coating. I stopped and grabbed this kinda cool photo, in Burlingame, just south of the airport before I flew home. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun06.jpg slides/jun05.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 This creepy photo shows a cargo ship just about to enter a fog bank at sunset. It was taken from the headlands where I go to photograph the beautiful sunsets near the Golden Gate Bridge. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: Slight dodging/burning to enhance ship and cloudbank, but nothing that couldn't be done in a darkroom. This creepy photo shows a cargo ship just about to enter a fog bank at sunset. It was taken from the headlands where I go to photograph the beautiful sunsets near the Golden Gate Bridge. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: Slight dodging/burning to enhance ship and cloudbank, but nothing that couldn't be done in a darkroom. slides/jun05.jpg slides/jun04.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 A day later from Florida I'm in San Francisco for work. This was taken from my hotel room at the Embassy Suites in Burlingame, just south of the airport. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. A day later from Florida I'm in San Francisco for work. This was taken from my hotel room at the Embassy Suites in Burlingame, just south of the airport. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun04.jpg slides/jun03.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 This passion flower is growing along our fence outside the breakfast area. It's an extreme close-up, hence the blurry stamen, but I like the shot anyways. Things I would do differently: ?- better depth of field maybe. Mods: None. This passion flower is growing along our fence outside the breakfast area. It's an extreme close-up, hence the blurry stamen, but I like the shot anyways. Things I would do differently: ?- better depth of field maybe. Mods: None. slides/jun03.jpg slides/jun02.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 Finally I got Vista installed and partially, JAlbum up and running (though I have had major issues with Vista). Hopefully, I can resume this project and catch up the photos, which are all taken, just are in backlog. This is the southernmost point in the continental US, and these are my in-laws, posing here in Key West. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. Finally I got Vista installed and partially, JAlbum up and running (though I have had major issues with Vista). Hopefully, I can resume this project and catch up the photos, which are all taken, just are in backlog. This is the southernmost point in the continental US, and these are my in-laws, posing here in Key West. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None. slides/jun02.jpg slides/jun01.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0600 Jalbum 8.0 This was one of the more beautiful sunsets I have seen- the criss-crossing boats made for some nice touches to an already nice scene. This shot was posted to Flickr while traveling, so hence it has the frame on it. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None (none at all, besides the frame). This was one of the more beautiful sunsets I have seen- the criss-crossing boats made for some nice touches to an already nice scene. This shot was posted to Flickr while traveling, so hence it has the frame on it. Things I would do differently: Nothing. Mods: None (none at all, besides the frame). slides/jun01.jpg