May 8, 2008
It was rainy all day Wednesday, which isn’t good shootin’ weather. Especially since I don’t have a foul-weather rig for my gear. Pretty sure M wouldn’t see “shooting in the rain which caused massive leakage in the D100 leading to shorts and general malfunction” as a good enough reason to get a new camera.
May 7, 2008
This whole photograph-of-the-day project has really got me observing a helluva lot more. Which is not a bad thing.
May 6, 2008
Took my “smoke break” at work this afternoon and walked over to Walgreens. Had a hankering for some Skittles based on an office conversation. I don’t eat a lot of candy, so when I have a hankering, I indulge. Besides, it’s a little bag of Skittles.
May 6, 2008
I’ve been looking at this little scene for about four days now. Just looks so soft and serene. I’m glad I finally captured the shot before the blooms disappeared.
May 6, 2008
Happy Cinco de Mayo!This would have been way cooler with cinco beers, but our Mexican Beer Pack from Sam’s only had these quatro, and we didn’t have any Corona stocked in the BEvERage Fridge. Oh well. Maybe next year.
May 5, 2008
Went for a run this morning, which is notable for two things: it’s the first time I’ve run in weeks (I know, I know…slacker girl!) and I went running outside. I’ve been a treadmill runner for a good while now (when I am actually, you know, running), and feel pretty good about it. I figure hey, at least I’m running. But then the weather finally turned nice (beautiful, really), and I decided to try the Asics on asphalt. Concrete, to be more precise, but I was striving for aliteration there.
May 5, 2008
Sometimes, when you’re not even looking for a shot…there it is.
May 5, 2008
Took Zozer to visit Queeny Park today, or “Queeny’s Park” as she likes to call it. It’s a really beautiful park with lots of interesting architectural features. Turns out it’s a minefield for a toddler though. Lots of slippery pea gravel and skull-crushing granite, with nary a swing in sight. And I won’t even mention all the places that practically invite 10-15 feet falls. We spent probably 30 minutes there, with both of us having multiple heart attacks with her every step, and after two crashes caused by pea gravel on concrete, we called it a day.
May 4, 2008
Here’s my little beatnik baby, with her bubble goatee. This happens when she leans all the way forward and sticks her face in the water (which she does quite frequently). She had a bubble moustache, too, but I couldn’t run to get the camera fast enough and so had to settle for just the beard.
May 3, 2008
In one of my previous posts, I wrote about the authentic Mexican restaurant that newly opened in a nearby community, and how as soon as I saw it, I knew I was going to shoot it. And I knew I was going to shoot it in color, create a duplicate layer, desaturate it, and then erase to let the natural color of just the storefront pop through from the original layer. I knew all that within 10 seconds of seeing the place.