I have another photo blog that I started before this one, and had always planned to leave this one alone once it had run its course.
Now that it's over, I'm back to posting on my regular photo blog, so click here.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Day 365 - Full Circle
Well, this is it. Friday was day 365 of my one-year blog project, and I really wanted to find something super cool to photograph, but I decided to end it where it all began one year ago ... with Homer Simpson sitting on my desk. A couple of weeks ago, my 8-year-old daughter drew this picture, and I had it pinned up on my desk, right behind the little Homer antenna topper. I remembered Friday that the antenna topper was the first pic I took for this project, so I thought closing with this would make it come full circle.
Although I missed a few days in my attempt to take a photo every single day over the past year, I still enjoyed doing it, as it really made me look at things around me differently. Thanks to all those who read and who commented. A few times I had thought about giving up, but then a comment would make me realize that people are looking at this thing (a few anyhow), so I kept going.
I'm going to keep on posting over at my other blog that I had started before this one, although it may not be an every single day type of thing. Hope all the readers will go there and keep posting comments.
At a later date, I may make a slideshow of the year's worth of photos, and if so, I'll post it here.
Although I missed a few days in my attempt to take a photo every single day over the past year, I still enjoyed doing it, as it really made me look at things around me differently. Thanks to all those who read and who commented. A few times I had thought about giving up, but then a comment would make me realize that people are looking at this thing (a few anyhow), so I kept going.
I'm going to keep on posting over at my other blog that I had started before this one, although it may not be an every single day type of thing. Hope all the readers will go there and keep posting comments.
At a later date, I may make a slideshow of the year's worth of photos, and if so, I'll post it here.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Day 362 - Two of Kenzie
Since we shot Reece photos on Monday, I did some of Kenzie on Tuesday. Here are a couple.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Day 361 - Reece on the Mac
My son has really gotten into some of the computer games lately. He spent a good deal of time Monday evening playing on Starfall.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Day 359 - Guest photo
Saturday's photos actually come to you from a guest photographer. My 3-year-old son, Reece, got a hold of my point-and-shoot Saturday, and wandered around the house taking photos of random objects (Gee, wonder where he gets that from). Here are a couple of his photos just as he shot them.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Day 356 - Orange Grid
I love toying around with images in Photoshop. It's really amazing what you can do so easily. This photo started out as just a plain silvery grid with no special lighting of any kind. I turned it into a color negative and added an orange spotlight in PS, and it actually made it look decent. This is Wednesday's photo.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Day 355 - Go Diego, Go
It was guys' day out for Reece and I Tuesday. We went to see Go Diego, Go Live at Ashland's Paramount Arts Center.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Day 352 - Pet Shop Blogging
For my kids, a trip to the pet store is just as good as the zoo. Here are some shots from Saturday.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Day 349 - I'd Call It Vintage
Our old Toastmaster. I think we got this thing as a wedding gift, and in June we'll celebrate our 15th anniversary, so I think it's about time for a new toaster. It's not like toasters are pricey, but it's just one of those things where it's always worked, so we've never bothered replacing it.
However, something that can handle four slices and bagel sizes would be nice.
Day 348 - Not Connected
Seems like I've been getting this message a lot lately, and it's quite annoying. It only lasts for a few minutes when it happens, then it comes back on. I wasn't sure at first if it was my service or my home network or my computer itself, but I discovered that when it happens, it also affects the other computer in our house, and I don't think it's a network problem, because I can still perform other network functions, just no internet, so the problem must lie with my service. This photo is from Tuesday.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Day 347 - Cold Fountain
Here are a couple of views of the "Trinity" heart sculpture in front of the Heart and Vascular Center at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. The recent cold weather has left some interesting ice shapes in the bottom.
Day 345 - Swim Meet
Kenzie doing her freestyle at Beaumont YMCA in Lexington on Saturday. It was the 12 and under state YMCA championships, and she finished 5th overall in 25-yard backstroke, 6th overall in 25-yard freestyle and 7th overall in 50-yard freestyle.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Day 342 - Morning Moon
A full moon shot taken at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. There's actually more daylight than there appears to be in the photo, but to get the moon detail, I had to bring down the exposure, which turned it a nice blue to purple gradient color.
Day 341 - Window Light
I lit this toy in a dark room by sitting the camera on the floor with a five-second exposure, and using a small cheap flashlight to shine on it. I was actually just playing around, never intending this to be anything, but thought it ended up being sort of a neat effect. The window light is from an incandescent on the front porch.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Day 340 - Is this thing about over yet?
Running low on ideas Monday, and didn't have much time to go look around for a photo. This is from Lisa's glass collection.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
Day 336 - Night Sky
The night sky lit by lights from town Thursday night. Taken around 9:30 p.m. as an 8-second exposure, f2.8, ISO 200.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Day 334 - Blizzard of '08?
There was no school today in Carter County, Ky., because of the horrible amounts of snow we got, as you can see from this first photo of my street.
Once I got out on the main roads, here's how they looked, so you can clearly see why school was canceled. I mean look at that wintry mess.
...and they wonder why we're in school until mid-June every year. I know this will make me sound like a grouchy old man, but when we were younger, just the threat of snow wasn't enough to cancel school. I remember getting out and helping put chains on the school bus tires to try and make it up hills.
Now, if one flake lands on top of another, school is canceled and our kids lose their spring breaks and a chunk of their summers.
Day 333 - Speedy Ducks
We went to Gattiland Monday evening, and in between chasing Reece from game to game, I grabbed this picture of a game that's a variation of the duck pond. You have to punch the ducks as they go by on a conveyor belt. This is a slightly longer exposure, so the ducks look like they're moving much faster than they really are.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
Day 329 - Thursday's Mail
I got one of those "special offers" about extending my car warranty in the mail Thursday, but I just don't know if I can get it in under that deadline. I guess some people still haven't gotten around to fixing that Y2K bug.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Day 328 - Yet Another Sunset
Seems like we have some spectacular sunsets in January around here. Lots of color.
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