Photo of the Day-Day 149

Raindrops keep falling on my window

I took this back at the beginning of April. I was in my car waiting for the rain to ease up long enough for me to go into the hair salon. I notice the rain making funky patterns on the window pain. It was kinda cool.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/200
Aperture: 4.5
Focal Length: 25mm
ISO: 320
Camera: Canon Powershot SX20 IS
Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 4:14 pm- 4/02/10
Posted: 5/29/10


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Photo of the Day-Day 148

Patiently waiting to open Plantation Flower

This is what the plantation flower that I posted a couple of weeks ago looks like. It's a cute little flower before it opens. If you look closely you can see two little bugs doing whatever two bugs do in the middle of the day.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/125

Aperture: f7.1

Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO: 80

Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-W50

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 4:50 pm -5/28/10
Posted: 5/28/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 147

No, really, it's May

I took this yesterday from the balcony. That's a cloud. A raincloud. In May. 4 days before June. In the Bay Area. It's still raining and thundering like it's January! WTF. It needs to stop.

That is all.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/5000

Aperture: f1.8

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

Lens: EF 50 mm f/1.8II
Date & Time: 8:00 pm -5/27/10
Posted: 5/28/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 146

In Bloom

I took this early last month on a walk around the neighborhood. There are a lot of pretty and colorful flowers in our area. I really need to get a book on flowers so I can figure out the names of the flowers that I'm always taking photos of.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/800

Aperture: f5.6

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

Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 4:51 pm -4/1/10
Posted: 5/28/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 145

Pork...it's whats for dinner

CraigiePoo pulled out the George Foreman grill and grilled up some pork chops tonight. Hopefully, once the weather warms up, there will be more grilling.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/50

Aperture: f1.8

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

Lens: EF 50 mm f/1.8II
Date & Time: 5:57 pm -5/25/10
Posted: 5/25/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 144

Who wants Mexican?

Here's another photo from the surprise party we went to last month. I love this one. Something about the orange color on the sweater and on the plate I find really appealing.

I found the food appealing as well.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/320

Aperture: f4.5

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

Lens: EF 50 mm f/1.8II
Date & Time: 5:57 pm -5/24/10
Posted: 5/24/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 143

Smoothie Sundays

I ventured out of the apartment this afternoon and made my way to my usual Jamba Juice store. Today was a smoothie kind of day (isn't any day a smoothie kind of day). I got my regular order of a power-size Razzmatazz. I think the next time I try a photo like this I'll use an orange, lemon, or lime instead of the cherry. I like the cherry, but it kind of just blends in with the smoothie.

It was delicious still.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/125

Aperture: f4.5

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

Lens: EF 50 mm f/1.8II
Date & Time: 5:57 pm -5/23/10
Posted: 5/23/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 142

Summer's Almost Here

You know summer's here when you start seeing cherries appear. I think it's still a bit too early for cherries. These weren't terribly awful, but they weren't delicious either. I give it about another month before cherry season is in full swing.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/25

Aperture: f4.0

Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 4:43 pm -5/22/10
Posted: 5/22/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 141

Thai Lemon Coconut Milk Soup

I wish I had some Lemon Coconut Milk Soup right about now. That is all.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/50

Aperture: f5.6

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

Lens: EF 50 mm f/1.8II
Date & Time: 5:57 pm -5/12/10
Posted: 5/22/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 140

Bet Your Oranges Never Looked Like This

Why stick a bunch of colored push pins into a poor, defenseless orange you asked? Why not. This is what happens when I get bored. This orange was sitting on my desk, waiting to be eating, when I got the urge to stick the pins in its flesh. It makes a pretty mohawk.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/125

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 7:32 pm -5/20/10
Posted: 5/20/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 139

The Color Purple

Subtle, right? Yeah, I know.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/60

Aperture: f3.2

Focal Length: 7.2 mm
ISO: 80

Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-W50

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 4:50 pm -5/19/10
Posted: 5/19/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 138

Pink Bells

More random flowers that I don't know the official name for. I call them pretty pink bells. I got a little heavy handed with the color controls in Lightroom. It happens that way sometimes.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/40

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO: 80

Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-W50

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 7:15 am -5/13/10
Posted: 5/18/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 137

Spaghetti Alfredo with Broccoli

So, CraigiePoo started her new job today and spent all weekend cooking dinner for the weekend. Tonight was spaghetti with alfredo sauce and broccoli. It was really despite me not cooking the spaghetti long enough. She said 11 minutes, I did 11 minutes. Somehow, it just didn't come out as nice as when she does it.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/60

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 50 mm f/1.8II
Date & Time: 5:57 pm -5/17/10
Posted: 5/17/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 136

Swiss Chard

We had Swiss chard (pretty sure that's how you spell it), risotto, and baked chicken wings for dinner tonight. It goes without saying that it was delicious.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/50

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 7:03 pm -5/16/10
Posted: 5/16/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 135

Caramel Sundae

I could go for one of these right now. I left work early yesterday and stopped to get sundaes for me and the Mrs. I topped mine with delicious dry roasted peanuts. I may or not be slightly allergic to peanuts, but that doesn't stop me from eating them.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/100

Aperture: f3.2

Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 12:36 pm -5/14/10
Posted: 5/15/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 134

It's the Cheesiest!

I'm pretty sure it turns my insides yellow and could be harming me, but I have always loved Kraft Mac 'n Cheese. I've tried many others, but Kraft remains tops.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/60

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 6:15 pm -5/13/10
Posted: 5/14/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 133

Sticky Mango Rice

This was dessert from last night's Thai dinner. I love sticky mango rice. I made it once. It took forever so I haven't bothered again. Maybe I'll try again over the summer. I could go for some right about now.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/30

Aperture: f5.0

Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 50 mm f/1.8II
Date & Time: 7:12 pm -5/12/10
Posted: 5/13/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 132

Thai BBQ Mussels

We had Thai food tonight for dinner. I love Thai food. We order coconut milk soup, peanut sauce, steamed rice, BBQ mussels, and mango sticky rice. I could eat mango sticky rice all day for a month. I took this with my 50mm lens.

I think I need to go back for seconds.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/250

Aperture: f1.8

Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 160
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 50 mm f/1.8II
Date & Time: 5:40 pm -5/12/10
Posted: 5/12/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 131

Corn on the Cobb

No special story behind this photo. I'm just feeling extra lazy this week. It's the end of the semester and I'm not even running on fumes any more. Just 2 more weeks. I'm looking forward to spending the summer working on some cool photo and other creative projects.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/25

Aperture: f5.6

Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 200
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 6:00 pm -5/11/10
Posted: 5/11/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 130

Spicy

There are many things I avoid ever eating: alfalfa sprouts, okra, hot sauce, just to name a few. Hot sauce was always...well...hot. I just couldn't get into it...until now. I discovered this delicious spicy treat and can't stop putting it on everything. It has that bite of hotness, but there is also some sweetness to it so I don't spend the entire meal with tears in my eyes and my tongue on fire.

I still will not touch okra. It's disgusting. Slimy and just gross.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/60

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 9:39 am -5/2/10
Posted: 5/10/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 129

Bacon Is My Secret Lover

If I could only have one type of meat for the rest of my life it would be bacon. How can you hate on bacon? It's the most delicious thing on earth. You probably hate babies and small puppies too.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/30

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 9:41 pm -5/2/10
Posted: 5/10/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 128

Purple Haze

OK, I really have no idea what I did with this photo. I just started playing around with the controls in Adobe Lightroom 2 and end up turning what was a pink flower into this funky purple creation you see before you.

Randomly touching buttons isn't always a bad thing. ((^_~))

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/125

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 4:56 pm -5/7/10
Posted: 5/8/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 127

Pink Lily

Stargazer Lilies are my absolute favorite flowers. I think they are so beautiful and smell awesome. I'm not sure if this is a stargazer, but I do know it's a lily. I finally pulled out my tripod and mounted my Canon 50D onto it with the 100mm macro lens. I rarely shoot in manual focus, but I had to turn off the auto focus to get in real tight. I think I really like this picture. I may have it printed. We've got so much wall space in our new place it's time to put some art on the walls.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/320

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 4:52 pm -5/7/10
Posted: 5/7/10

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Friday Fuckery: What are they teaching the kids on Sesame Street these days?

I wouldn't even risk thinking the things this little spoiled brat actually said.

This is your future, America.



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Friday Fuckery-Dan Fanelli Ad

There's nothing like a little racism to start your weekend off right.

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Photo of the Day-Day 126

Pretty Things Grow On the Plantation

I took this a few minutes after arriving at the plantation. I've been there 6 years and have never noticed these flowers growing. I think they are starting to bloom. There were a lot of unopened buds around this little one.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/125

Aperture: f5.2

Focal Length: 18.9 mm
ISO: 320

Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-W50

Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 7:28 am -5/5/10
Posted: 5/6/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 125

Taco Wednesday

It's completely coincidental that we had tacos today. CraigiePoo didn't even realize that it was Cinco de Mayo when she started making dinner. They were absolutely delicious.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/100

Aperture: f1.8

Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 50 mm f/1.8II
Date & Time: 5:35 pm -5/5/10
Posted: 5/5/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 124

Some Sorta Rose

I took this about a month ago. I think it's some kind of rose. It's red. I like red.

Enjoy

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/100

Aperture: f2.8

Focal Length: 5 mm
ISO: 160

Camera: Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Lens: 5.0-100.0 mm
Date & Time: 3:41am -4/10/10
Posted: 5/4/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 123

Seriously, who needs this stuff in the real world?

I don't remember if I mentioned it earlier, but I've had to retake my statistics class (yeah, the one I took last summer). Apparently, my "D" wasn't good enough for HNU and they wouldn't allow it to transfer. So, I've been stuck taking the class again this semester. I need at least a "C" for the class to transfer and for me to graduate and be done with this stage of the higher education.

I swear, if I don't pass this class this time I'm going to have to get real ugly and start cursing at someone. I can't take it a third time.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/1600

Aperture: f1.8

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

Lens: EF 50 mm f/1.8II
Date & Time: 5:37 pm -5/3/10
Posted: 5/3/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 122

Italian Sausage Ragu over Roasted Potatoes

Delicious. That's all I've got to say. This is another dish courtesy of CraigiePoo.

I'm not quite sure why I chose to shoot the photo vertically. It just seemed right. I didn't much editing other than making the dark blue bowl a little lighter heading towards turquoise.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/80

Aperture: f3.2

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

Lens: EF 50 mm
Date & Time: 5:37 pm -5/2/10
Posted: 5/3/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 121

When Chocolate Fountains Attack

Here's another picture from last week's surprise party. That's a marshmallow covered in melted chocolate. I didn't try, but people loved it. I preferred to cover the pretzel sticks (not in the frame0 in chocolate.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/125

Aperture: f1.8

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

Lens: EF 50 mm
Date & Time: 6:05 pm -4/24/10
Posted: 5/1/10

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Photo of the Day-Day 120

French Fries

Why are they called french fries anyways? More playing around with my new macro lens.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/125

Aperture: f4.0

Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 6:05 pm -4/30/10
Posted: 5/1/10

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