A Picture A Day

Archive for February, 2008

February 19th, 2008

February 19, 2008 – Bill Gates at Stanford


I saw Bill Gates speak at Stanford today. The image quality is crappy because I forgot to put the recharged battery back in my good camera. Doh. I took this with my Motorola RAZR, which I don’t recommend for anything.

February 18th, 2008

February 18, 2008 – Orchid


Red orchids this time. Lit with flash bounded off the ceiling.

February 17th, 2008

February 17, 2008 – Sea Anemone


A sea anenome in a tide pool at Weston Beach. I had my waterproof Olympus P&S with me, so I could just dunk it in the water for shots like this.

Shot on a photo outing to Point Lobos with the Palo Alto Camera Club.

February 16th, 2008

February 16, 2008 – My Father’s Desk


Today’s picture is of a desk and chair my father built when he was in grade school. I’m not sure the exact year, but it would have been in the 1920’s. The top of the desk is about the size of a dollar bill. It’s made of pine and nailed together with tiny brads.

February 15th, 2008

February 15, 2008 – Fountains of Knowledge


Drinking fountains at Flint Center on DeAnza College campus. We were there tonight seeing David Gergen speak.

February 14th, 2008

February 14, 2008 – All Dressed Up


Fancied up for dinner on Valentine’s Day.

February 13th, 2008

February 13, 2008 – Burghers of Calais


Rodin’s “Burghers of Calais” at Stanford.
10 second exposure, with light painting from a flashlight on the foreground sculpture.

February 12th, 2008

February 12, 2008 – Home Depot Vertigo


Three days later, having found my way out, I emerged into the sunlight.

February 11th, 2008

February 11, 2008 – Ants Blocks


I wanted to play around with some high key lighting, so I stacked up these blocks on a white board. I used a long lens and tried to position it to give the blocks the feeling of an orthographic projection.

February 10th, 2008

February 10, 2008 – Anonymous Protester


Hanging out in LA before the VES Awards. A large number of protesters from the group “Anonymous” were finishing up their day.

I especially love this guy’s belt.