6.30.2009

My Life

Previous to going to college.  Sent by my moms previous to her moving:

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6.29.2009

Sky Shots On The Ride Back

Making the most of the lens rental on the flight back, especially after only using it once the day before.

Took lots of shots sitting in the window seat which is a rarity for me:

This might be my favorite.  I like the side shot of the sun coming in:

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Looks almost like cotton candy:

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A little crooked but playing with vignetting:

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The sound coming home:

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6.28.2009

Looking Forward To The Future

While riding the treadmill:

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6.27.2009

GM Closing

Before the wedding got to wander around a closed GM factory.  Kind of sad to see such a large part of the community be closed. 

I am a sucker for repetition, especially of the industrial kind:

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This kind of summed up the whole area for me:

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Some puffy dandelion like flowers in black and white:

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Now in color:

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Lunch behind a wall:

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6.26.2009

College Memories

Decided not to post pics of the wedding yet, still going through them.  Decided though to post some of wandering around Ann Arbor and being back in the D.

Welcome to the D:

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Mega man:

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Spies:

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6.25.2009

Fun With The New Lens

That I rented for the wedding reception I am heading to for the weekend.  Got the 24-105 L and a flash.  Wanted to play with it a little before I actually had to take pictures at the wedding.

So wandering around Seattle and taking some shots.

Random detritus:

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Holding up the world:

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Are you?:

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6.24.2009

Building Fun

Giving up on the plugin and moving back to Live Writer.

I am liking this shot of the pipes  The brick is set off nicely:

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This one I am not as fond of but still like it:

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6.23.2009

Stairs

Not sure if I really like this workflow. The plugin is ok but needs to be a little more fully featured to really take the place of a dedicated text editor.

This pic of stairs is one I really like. Makes me think of a mental institution:


Just picking flowers:

6.22.2009

Gorging

Trying something a little different with this one. Got a plugin for Lightroom that let's me export all my photos right to the blog without going through Live Writer. Might take a few tries to get it to work.

Eileen's favorite spot in the house.


6.21.2009

Everybody Loves A Sculpture Park

And by the end of this you will be able to tell my favorite part of the sculpture park.

Found graffiti on the way there.  Very hippy futuristic:

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And now for a ridiculous amount of shots of essentially the same thing.  My goal now is to commission a Richard Serra work when I am rich and famous.  Just hoping he can last that long.

I like how the black and white flattens the depth of this some:

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Showing off the curves.  Everybody loves curves:

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Another flattened one:

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Texture:

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And more:

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And just in case you did not have enough:

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The camera is in macro mode so a meta shot of even more close up texture:

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6.20.2009

Everybody Loves A Parade

Especially a naked parade.  Starting the morning off with some Bloody Marys and then watching a pretty cool parade is not a bad way to spend a Saturday.

After the parade we caught these guys playing out front of a liquor store on the sidewalk.  Their first couple of songs were pretty good but they kind of fell off after that:

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My holding the little one during the parade:

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Some dancing in front of one of the floats:

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More dancing although with many more people:

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Calla enjoying my hat more so than the parade:

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On the way there:

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Waiting for the parade.  Her enthusiasm matches everyone elses:

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People wanting to get run over by the Katamari:

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The good stilt walker:

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Something having to do with the fall of the French empire (It was at this point I realized I needed a program):

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more stilt walkers:

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6.19.2009

Ring Of Fire

The ring of fire:

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Baby falling into the ring of fire:

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Lighting the ring of fire:

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6.18.2009

Getting The Love

You almost cannot identify what is going on in this picture which I like:

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And how can you not think that these whiskers are majestic?

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6.17.2009

Invisible Man

Who is that incredibly sexy invisible man?

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Eileen is peeved that I woke her:

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6.16.2009

Kitty Reflection

Again a reflection shot.  I like how it is not really out of focus but just doubled or trebled in some places:

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6.15.2009

Time Slips On

I like that you cannot really tell what time it is here:

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