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» 2.28.2005

ignorance and entropy...

This photo was taken from underneath the now infamous Valentine tulips with the flash turned on...


For those of you who actually viewed the bottle study and still care enough to know, my favorite of that group was the fourth one from the bottom. Second place would have been the second from the bottom. Why? Who knows...

Just to tease you, I'm working on a guest writer for this Wednesday. The two photos for tomorrow will probably come out of a group of photos I've been saving to add to Autochrome once I've finished updating the code. These were a few of the photos lucky enough to be copied to a different hard drive. A hard drive that didn't die. When will the Autochrome gallery update be finished? Who knows...

For you Coleman fans out there (and you are Legion), Jennifer spent her "fun" money (plus a bit of "budget" money) on a new Sony Camcorder. Expect to see video clips of extreme, teeth-rotting cuteness in the coming weeks. When exactly? Who knows...

And finally, for you uber geek types, I purchased a new toy yesterday. Sick of having a swarming hive of remote controls buzzing around your couch and getting lost in the cushions? So was I, so I bravely took action and fought back with the Best Buy credit card. Yes, our budget took a couple of bruises yesterday. When will we learn? Who knows...

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» 2.23.2005

confessions and corrections...




» 2.22.2005

two'fer tuesday: pre-spring lighting...


{ Sidelit : 12 votes }


{ Backlit : 6 votes }


It's all about the way the lighting hits your subject, really... Leave your vote in the comments before 11PM EST.

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» 2.17.2005

another peek behind the scenes...

For every photo posted here, in Autochrome, or Coleman's site, assume that I took ten photos you may never see. I found early on in this hobby, that the number one trick to taking good photographs is to take A LOT of photographs. Luck is a factor. Even when you think you know what you want in a photo, the final result might not live up to your imagination. Sometimes what looked interesting to your eye loses its luster in the frame. The reverse can also be true. Experimentation is key. Twist your camera. Twist your eye. Kneel. Bend. Lay down. Roll over. Climb up on a chair. Move. And all the while, click away. Sometimes art happens in spite you.

Previously, I confessed to you a little of the post processing I do to photographs here on the site. Not sure if you found it helpful, insightful, obvious, or just plain disappointing, but I thought I'd give you another peek at the process I go through to bring these visions to your screen. I set up every photo I took of the tulips the other day in a separate web page. Each one is straight from the camera and untouched. I also included the camera settings, for those of you who are interested in such things. The picture I selected to be in the Tuesday set was not necessarily my favorite. As a challenge, see if you can pick the one I liked best...

Valentine Tulip Study

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» 2.15.2005

three'fer tuesday: love day bonus...

Me, my bench, and my neighbor's backyard fence...
{ Morning Shadow : 5 votes }

I've used these bottles in a Two'fer Tuesday before, but now they're in my bathroom instead of my Grandmother's laundry room...
{ Clear as Glass : 9 votes }

Yes, I got my wife these lovely flowers for Valentine's Day, but unlike cut flowers, these can be planted in our front yard and they'll come back next year...
{ Valentine's Tulips : 6 votes }


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» 2.14.2005

what will happen next?...

I'll tell you what'll happen next. The hard drive that contains all my photos for the last year will crash and I won't have a back up of them.

click. click. click. click.

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» 2.10.2005

what a week...

First I had to go out of town for a funeral. Then I got sick and missed the funeral. Then I get back to work this morning and we have an earthquake.

Ok... What's next?

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» 2.4.2005

gone home...

Christmas 2004
Carolyn Blake
1929 - 2005

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pray for shane, jen and cole...

They are traveling today.

{ posted by spacemonkey }
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the traffic never stops...

Sam Cooper Blvd in Memphis, TN
{ Photo Friday : Distorted }

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» 2.3.2005

last weekend in alabama...

In the back yard of my grandmother's house in Mobile, AL while we were down to visit her in the hospital...
{ Thursday Challenge : Vacation }

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» 2.1.2005

two'fer tuesday: the color of irony...

I've used this chain as a subject before, but it wasn't green then...
{ Green : 6 votes}

These flowers are actually a pretty blue when they're freshly blooming...
{ Brown : 5 votes}


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