A Picture A Day

Archive for December, 2007

December 31st, 2007

December 31,2007 – Goodbye Santa Claus


89°59′ 29″ N, 122°15′ 07″ W
See you next year!

December 30th, 2007

December 30, 2007 – Yes, Honey


Honey dripping off a spoon. Lit from the left with a strobe bounced off an umbrella.

December 29th, 2007

December 29, 2007 – Not A Comet


I’m sure you can tell what it really is, but I had fun with my macro lens and Adobe Lightroom.

December 28th, 2007

December 28, 2007 – Ano Nuevo State Park


We visited Ano Nuevo State Park today to see the elephant seals. The Coast Guard used to operate this light house on Ano Nuevo Island, which is now deserted. Plenty of elephant seals on the foreground beach.

December 27th, 2007

December 27, 2007 – Cool to Hot


37°30’45.77″N 122°15’9.78″W
A cutaway turbine engine at the Hiller Aviation Museum. This section is the twelve stage compressor, handily color coded from cool to hot.

The section is behind plexiglass, which shows the reflection from the flash bounced off the ceiling.

December 26th, 2007

December 26, 2007 – Yep, Screws


Getting used to using the new macro lens. This pile of screws came from various computers and consumer electronics devices that we’ve disassembled over the past few years. The lens will go in another 50%, but I liked having a bigger variety of screws showing rather than focusing on just one. The sharpness is really astonishing if you look at the full res image. (BTW, this image is completely unprocessed.)

December 26th, 2007

December 25, 2007 – New Toys


New photo toys! The camera has a new Canon 100mm Macro Lens on it. Amazing how much sharper it is than my regular zoom lens. Lit by my new off camera flash, recommended starter kit by strobist. I’m excited about learning how to use all these new tools.

December 24th, 2007

December 24, 2007 – Trying to Catch Santa


The picture came out a little dark, but then it was almost midnight. I camped out with my camera waiting for Santa to come but, as always, fell asleep right before midnight. Rats!

December 23rd, 2007

December 23, 2007 – Candy Cane Desktop


I made this background for my desktop using real candy canes. Yum.

December 22nd, 2007

December 22, 2007 – Tangerine Dream


37°28’57.30″N 122°13’53.81″W
Stacks of tangerines outside Whole Foods. We were zipping through some shopping so I only had time to click off some quick shots. I’d like to return later and refine this shot.