Photo of the Day-Day 90

Self Portrait

It's the end of the month so I'm closing it out with another self portrait (I forgot to do it last month). I was sitting at the kitchen table making shadow puppets when I snapped this one.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/60

Aperture: f13

Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 5:49 pm -3/24/10
Posted: 3/31/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 89

White Daisies

According to CraigiePoo, these are daisies...she thinks. I don't know. They are currently decorating our kitchen and bathroom.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/50

Aperture: f4.5

Focal Length: 15.1 mm
ISO: 80
Camera: Nikon Coolpix L110

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 5:32 pm-3/30/10
Posted: 3/30/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 88

See You at the Crossroads

I got me a brand spankin' new Nikon Coolpix L110 camera on Friday (in red of course) and I've been having a blast (and a lot of frustration) testing it out over the past few days. For the most part I love the camera. It's slightly bigger than a typical point & shoot camera, but feels like it only weighs an ounce. It's got a great zoom lens and the 12 mega pixels so I can print higher quality prints. My biggest headache so far is just getting a handle on the focusing. I don't care how steady I have my hand sometimes I just can't stop the camera from shaking. I actually think it's something internal (in the camera). I can hear tiny computers doing whatever it is they do. I still need to play with it more.

I took this photo as I was leaving the plantation this afternoon. It's not as focused as I would like it, but it'll do for now.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/470

Aperture: f5.4

Focal Length: 75 mm
ISO: 80
Camera: Nikon Coolpix L110

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 5:20 pm-3/29/10
Posted: 3/29/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 87

Sold!

CraigiePoo launched her business as a new Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant this afternoon at a debut party. We got to do facials and play in make-up. There was also cake and pie. Who doesn't love cake, pie, and make-up on a beautiful Sunday afternoon?

I can't wait to receive my skincare products and make-up.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/240

Aperture: f4.5

Focal Length: 15.1mm
ISO: 80
Camera: Nikon Coolpix L110

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 5:20 pm-3/28/10
Posted: 3/28/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 86

More Carbs!

What can I say? I'm bread eatin' kinda chick. I love bread.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/60

Aperture: f5.6

Focal Length: 109 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 9:12 am -3/21/10
Posted: 3/28/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 85

Stop Picking at It!

I resist the temptation to pick at this piece of the plantation building every morning. I'm like a 3 year old sometimes, always wanting to touch stuff I have no business bothering. I can't help it.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/320

Aperture: f5.6

Focal Length: 44 mm
ISO: 200
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 11:54 pm-2/1/10
Posted: 3/28/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 84

Peeking Through

It's mornings like this when I definitely need a ManServant, someone to drive the car so I can snap photos while in the car. I was behind the wheel when I noticed this streak of red peeking through the clouds. Since I was on the freeway I couldn't pull over. Fortunately, it was still visible when I pulled into the parking of the plantation a few minutes later.

Seriously, I need a ManServant!

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/160

Aperture: f5.6

Focal Length: 95 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 7:04 am-2/8/10
Posted: 3/28/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 83

Homemade Fries

CraigiePoo wants me to stop posting pictures of food. She says people will think all we do is eat.

And? What the problem is?

These are her famous oven fries. As usual, so delicious.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/100

Aperture: f5.6

Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 5:40 pm-3/24/10
Posted: 3/24/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 82

Goddess Pendant

I was fooling around with the macro feature on my point & shoot for this photograph. This the necklace I've been wearing daily for at least ten years now. For me, it's the equivalent to the Christian cross or a Star of David that someone would wear as a symbol of their faith. When most people see it, however, religious imagery isn't the first thing they see. I can't even count how many people initially think it's a representation of the female genitalia.

I don't see it.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/40

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO: 320
Camera: Sony DSC-W50

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 1:51 pm-2/11/10
Posted: 3/24/10

Photo of the Day-Day 81

I Ain't Cleaning That

Nothing like an abandon bathtub filled with dirt to make you love living in the city. I took this from the back stairs of our apartment. It's living in the backyard of the building behind ours.

Random.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/125

Aperture: f4.5

Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 5:46 pm-3/18/10
Posted: 3/22/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 80

Sunday Dinner

Broccoli covered in cheese is still healthy, right? Right?

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/500

Aperture: f4.5

Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 6:54 pm-3/21/10
Posted: 3/21/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 79

Cinnamon Buns

Nothing like a warm cinnamon to celebrate an anniversary or just because you like cinnamon buns.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/800

Aperture: f5.6

Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 4:59 pm-3/17/10
Posted: 3/21/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 78

Friday Randomness

I took this from the back stairs of our new apartment. I'm not sure if it's a church or just the top of an apartment building.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/3200

Aperture: f5.6

Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 5:42 pm-3/18/10
Posted: 3/18/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 77

Can You Guess What I Am?

I took this photo this afternoon and once I imported the photos to my computer I couldn't figure out the correct orientation. It's one of those random things that look interesting at the time and now I can't remember which way it's supposed to be. I'm almost positive it's not in this direction, but you know what? I don't care. I liked it this way. Voila!

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/30

Aperture: f4.0

Focal Length: 33 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 5:42 pm-3/18/10
Posted: 3/18/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 76

Strawberries and Brie

Today CraigiePoo and I celebrated our one year as Domestic Partners. To celebrate we feasted on strawberries and french bread with melted brie. There were also cinnamon rolls and stuff mushrooms.

I tweaked the color in this one just a bit to make the strawberries a little bit lighter. I should go eat some more now.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/125

Aperture: f5.6

Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 4:56 pm-3/17/10
Posted: 3/17/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 75

Where's the Gin?

Maybe there was gin. Maybe there wasn't.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/125

Aperture: f4.0

Focal Length: 41 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 5:08 pm-3/15/10
Posted: 3/16/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 74

French Bread

I'm going to come out of the closet (again)...I'm a carbohydrate addict and I'm not ashamed! I love bread. This loaf of bread was an impulse buy as I was standing in the grocery checkout line. I only went in for ginger-ale, but came out with this delicious bread. ::drool::

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/125

Aperture: f4.5

Focal Length: 53 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 5:05 pm-3/15/10
Posted: 3/16/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 73

Shadow Play

I was sitting on the couch taking a break from unpacking when I glanced over at this wall and noticed the shadows. I really love the light in our new apartment. I'm also loving the fact that it's now daylight savings time and is still bright at 6pm.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/25

Aperture: f5.0

Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO: 640
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 5:51 pm-3/14/10
Posted: 3/14/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 72

Burritos shouldn't be this big

We made a stop out our favorite Mexican restaurant this afternoon and got the usual, a super burrito with everything. For whatever reason, CraigiePoo and I have been eating this week like we're both pregnant. Once again, we got too much food for two people. There were nachos and quesadillas involved. Ridiculous, but muy bueno.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/800

Aperture: f4.0

Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 4:30 pm-3/13/10
Posted: 3/13/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 71

Chicken Parmesan-esque Dinner

CraigiePoo cooked Chicken Parmesan for dinner tonight. It wasn't authentic chicken parmesan since we didn't have any Parmesan cheese. It was delicious and really, that's all that matters.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/15

Aperture: f5.6

Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO: 640
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 6:11 pm-3/12/10
Posted: 3/12/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 70

View from the Top

I took this from the balcony of our new apartment the first time we went to view the place. It had been raining a few days earlier and these clouds were just hanging around looking all...cloudy.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/160

Aperture: f/7.1

Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO: 80
Camera: Sony DSC-W50

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 5:15 pm-2/12/10
Posted: 3/11/10

Photo of the Day-Day 69

Cornbread

No story behind this photo other than I like cornbread and it was part of this evening's dinner.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/13

Aperture: f4.0

Focal Length: 44 mm
ISO: 640
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 5:56 pm-3/10/10
Posted: 3/10/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 68

Mmm...Healthy

I'm loving our new apartment, especially the kitchen. We finally have a bright kitchen with a huge window that let's in so much natural light. I took this around 5:30pm using only the light coming in from the window. How could anyone hate broccoli when it looks this good?

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/13

Aperture: f5.0

Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 5:31 pm-3/8/10
Posted: 3/9/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 67

Lemon Shrimp Pasta

CraigiePoo whipped up this delicious dinner tonight. Shrimp (actually I think they're prawns) cooked with in a lemon sauce. As with all of CraigiePoo's food, so delicious.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/50

Aperture: f5.0

Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO: 640
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 5:36 pm-3/8/10
Posted: 3/8/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 66

Highrise Views

This is the sunset from our new apartment. We done moved on up to the third floor! Awesome! I haven't thought to do it yet, but I'm sure if I tried real hard I can see a tiny bit of Lake Merritt from the balcony.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/5000

Aperture: f4.5

Focal Length: 56 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 5:56 pm-3/7/10
Posted: 3/7/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 65

Canned whipped cream makes everything better

It's called a "Mango Smoothie." I'm pretty sure there is not one drop of fruit in this thing, but it is so damn delicious. Deliciousness is all that really matters.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/40

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO: 100
Camera: Sony DSC-W50

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 1:51 pm-2/26/10
Posted: 3/7/10

Photo of the Day-Day 64

Train's ah-comin'

I took this just before I turned into the plantation parking lot. One day I'm going to get a picture of the train going by.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/50

Aperture: f4.5

Focal Length: 14.3 mm
ISO: 125
Camera: Sony DSC-W50

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 1:51 pm-3/1/10
Posted: 3/7/10

Photo of the Day-Day 63

Office Porn

Some women love shoes. Some women love handbags. Some women love clothes. I get giddy for office supplies. Staples, Office Max, and Office Depot are like Macy's, Bloomingdale's, or Nordstrom for me.

Is it wrong that I don't like people touching my office supplies, especially my stapler, without asking? There is one dude in my office who is notorious for picking up the first stapler he sees and using it. I've taking to keeping my stapler close to my monitor. Petty? Yes. Do I care? No.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/25

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO: 320
Camera: Sony DSC-W50

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 1:51 pm-3/3/10
Posted: 3/7/10

Photo of the Day-Day 62

Things to do while waiting at the light

For whatever reason the light was taking FOREVER to turn green. I'm discovering that I really like taking photos that are seen through mirrors.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/100

Aperture: f4.5

Focal Length: 14.3 mm
ISO: 100
Camera: Sony DSC-W50

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 1:51 pm-3/1/10
Posted: 3/7/10

Photo of the Day-Day 61

Things soon to be an ancient memory

I have spent years walking past this row of payphones and never paid attention to them until I snapped this photo. I think it suddenly hit me that payphones are like the dinosaurs. They're extinct. I did try one and there was a dial tone. How did we survive before the cellphone?

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/6

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO: 320
Camera: Sony DSC-W50

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 1:51 pm-2/26/10
Posted: 3/7/10

Photo of the Day-Day 60

Waiting for Dinner

I'm back. The move went okay. CraigiePoo and I are moved into our new place. We still have some small things to pack up at our old apartment. I'm hoping to get that done by the end of the week.

Onto the photo of the day. I took this while CraigiePoo and I were waiting for our dinner a few weeks ago. That's the wrapping from a straw. This is what happens when I have to wait too long for my dinner.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/40

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO: 100
Camera: Sony DSC-W50

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 5:21 pm-2/26/10
Posted: 3/7/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Temporary Hold

I'm putting my 365 Photo Project on temporary hold. I'm in the middle of moving this week and I don't know where nothing is right about now. I got cords in one box, memory readers in another, and I'm trying to remember where I put my camera (I think it's in the closet) so it's going to be a minute before I can back to posting photos daily. Don't worry Photos 60 and beyond will be posted soon.

- Strange ((^_~))