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up!: day sixty-eight; march 9, 2010. best viewed on black.if I...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:34:54 -0800

up!:

day sixty-eight; march 9, 2010. best viewed on black.

if I clean my rocket
we’ll go flying today
and we’ll hit the pockets
of warm and crispy air
-m83

took another out-of-focus shot tonight of the seattle skyline from my rooftop. this time i had an arrow-shaped gobo that really made the bokeh awesome!

embossed.: day sixty-seven; march 8, 2010. the detail is crazy...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:36:17 -0800

embossed.:

day sixty-seven; march 8, 2010. the detail is crazy like this!

maybe we’re sealed in silence
and maybe we feel a guidance
maybe your only vices
will keep you afraid and cold
-silversun pickups

continuing (and concluding) my monday macro fun, i took a shot of the embossed logo on the back of my zune. view it large—the detail is outstanding!

for strobist and lens info, see my previous macro shot.

par avion.: day sixty-six; march 7, 2010. get in really,...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:26:32 -0800

par avion.:

day sixty-six; march 7, 2010. get in really, really close.

we’ll cast some light and you’ll be alright
-jose gonzalez

got several letters today in the mail! they definitely made my week, which is kind of weird coming from a huge “email-me” person. this is a close up on the stamp from my grandma’s card from canada.

this just accidentally fit the macro monday theme “contacts” perfectly. how ‘bout that.

strobist info:
sb-900 with hotshoe extension, ttl, bouncing off of wall behind subject.
i used a really hacked up two-lens system for this macro. my kit lens was zoomed to 105mm and my 50mm prime lens was held up backwards to the front of the kit. the vignette definitely comes from the mismatch in lens size coupled with the lack of zoom power on the kit lens.

ladder to the sun.: day sixty-five; march 6, 2010. climb the...

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:20:32 -0800

ladder to the sun.:

day sixty-five; march 6, 2010. climb the ladder.

shake it like a ladder to the sun
makes me feel like a madman on the run
-yeah yeah yeahs

brilliant sky today in seattle. happened upon this building in south lake union and had to capture it with my wide angle. too bad the weather outlook has it raining for the foreseeable future. :(

also: sixty-five down. three hundred to go. phew.

zenith.: day sixty-four; march 5, 2010. better view from the...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:21:11 -0800

zenith.:

day sixty-four; march 5, 2010. better view from the top.

it may be odd that after two years in seattle that i don’t have my own shot of the space needle. so here it is: my obligatory space needle shot.

clear.: day sixty-three; march 4, 2010. zoom in and smell the...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:32:39 -0800

clear.:

day sixty-three; march 4, 2010. zoom in and smell the flowers.

and then patterns - four tet

great clear pre-spring day! temperatures are warming up and the cherry blossoms are in bloom.

close.: day sixty-two; march 3, 2010. you absolutely have to...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:07:00 -0800

close.:

day sixty-two; march 3, 2010. you absolutely have to see it like this.

the alpha conspiracy - close

finally got outside this evening. it’s looking up to be more and more like spring-like evening weather which i hope yields itself to more outdoor pictures.

this one is in the same vain as my jan 31 photo.

and it seems so clear.: day sixty-one; march 2, 2010. see it...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:54:35 -0800

and it seems so clear.:

day sixty-one; march 2, 2010. see it up close.

you can say the sun is shining if you really want to
i can see the moon and it seems so clear
you can take the road that takes you to the stars now
i can take a road that’ll see me through
-nick drake

repetition.: day sixty; march 1, 2010. get in closer.over and...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:41:47 -0800

repetition.:

day sixty; march 1, 2010. get in closer.

over and over and over and over and over
like a monkey with a miniature cymbal
the joy of repetition really is in you
-hot chip

got this awesome binary watch from my parents a couple of years ago. quite the spectacle as anyone who knows me will attest. i do indeed love to show this off when wearing it!

strobist:
sb-900 at 1/16 power at top of frame. homemade lightbox using four sheets of white copy paper.

gaze.: day fifty-nine; february 28, 2010. through the...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:55:46 -0800

gaze.:

day fifty-nine; february 28, 2010. through the scope.

this spring and summer i hope to get out into the lesser-lit areas of the pacific northwest and get some good stargazing in. until then, a photo of my awesome telescope will do. :)

strobist info:
sb-900 at 1/64 through shootthru umbrella high camera left. natural backlighting. bluegreen tint done in post.

ode to olympic television.: day fifty-eight; february 27,...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:26:40 -0800

ode to olympic television.:

day fifty-eight; february 27, 2010. quite the spectacle like this.

for the past two and a half weeks i’ve been addicted to olympic television (despite the crappy coverage here in the u.s.!) i don’t normally watch much television; it usually just sits there looking pretty in the ‘off’ position. here’s to getting back to normalcy.

strobist info:
sb-600 at 1/2 power behind television with purple gel.
sb-900 at 1/32 power high behind camera with cool blue gel.
triggered via hotshoe extension to sb-900 in master mode.
nikon d90, iso100, nikon 12-24mm wide angle @ 24mm, f/9, 1/100sec.

tea time.: day fifty-seven; february 26, 2010. tasty like...

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:48:19 -0800

tea time.:

day fifty-seven; february 26, 2010. tasty like this.

strobist info:
sun at 3pm power to the right of camera. :)
sb-900 at 1/4 power to the left of camera through shoot-thru umbrella for highlights.

glow.: day fifty-six; february 25, 2010. quite awesome like...

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:40:49 -0800

glow.:

day fifty-six; february 25, 2010. quite awesome like this.

such a delicious pear that i had to share it with all of you. enjoy!

karaoke star.: day fifty-five; february 24, 2010. on black is...

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:26:11 -0800

karaoke star.:

day fifty-five; february 24, 2010. on black is best.

she’s just a small town girl
living in a lonely world
-journey

i am quite happy with how i was able to execute this idea! it’s become pretty common lately for me to roam around my house at night looking at everything from the toaster to the tv for ideas on what to take. today, i found my cheap, old mic laying around and decided that i’d give this a try.

strobist info:
sb-900 at 1/4 power with 1/4 cto gel, snooted and held about a meter above the table.
sb-600 at 1/8 power with rosco #358 indigo gel about 1.5 meters frame right.
fired via cls using hotshoe extension cable.
nikon d90, nikon 14-24mm wide angle @ 24mm, iso 100, f/10, 1/200 sec.

of ducts and tape.: day fifty-four; february 23, 2010. trying...

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:33:36 -0800

of ducts and tape.:

day fifty-four; february 23, 2010.

trying out my rosco strobist gels. i may be going a bit overboard here.

strobist info:
sb-900 with 1/4 cto gel at 1/128 power through rayflash ringflash adapter in hotshoe.
sb-600 with blue gel at 1/16 power aimed at wall.
fired via cls.

don’t give a damn.: day fifty-three; february 22, 2010....

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:54:23 -0800

don’t give a damn.:

day fifty-three; february 22, 2010. the eyes have it.

a girl can do what she wants to do
and that’s what I’m gonna do
an’ I don’t give a damn ’ bout my bad reputation
-joan jett

just got my rayflash and couldn’t wait to try it out. and it fits over my huge wide-angle lens to. i can’t wait to do more and more portraits like this. for now: a quick snap of ashley while making a damn good dinner.

strobist info:
sb-900 in camera hotshoe with attached rayflash ringflash adapter. flash gelled using 1/4 cto and set to ttl. nikon d90, iso 160, 14mm, f/4.5, 1/200sec.

reach of the past.: day fifty-two; february 21, 2010. best...

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:03:14 -0800

reach of the past.:

day fifty-two; february 21, 2010. best viewed on black.

on my own - ulrich schnauss

seattle has been just gorgeous these past few days with great spring weather! i definitely got out there to enjoy it.

this is another one taken at the university this weekend. still learning the in’s-and-out’s of my wide-angle lens, but i always love the close up’s it takes.

grow.: day fifty-one; february 20, 2010. best viewed on...

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:23:28 -0800

grow.:

day fifty-one; february 20, 2010. best viewed on black.

cold but not that deep, ‘cause your legs grow
-mates of state

tried capturing this tree today at the university. the hdr helped a bit with the shadows, but still wasn’t the best (and looks slightly over-processed). i loved the angle though—the tree was huge and had an amazingly large canopy.

clear skies.: day fifty; february 19, 2010. best viewed on...

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:44:41 -0800

clear skies.:

day fifty; february 19, 2010. best viewed on black.

taken today on the uw campus in seattle. it was quite spring-like a month early. just hope it doesn’t get colder before it stays warm like this…

binary.: day forty-nine; february 18, 2010. best viewed on...

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:12:26 -0800

binary.:

day forty-nine; february 18, 2010. best viewed on black.

the world isn’t rendered in black and white
other shades lie between
don’t view the world with binary eyes
we are human, not machine
-assemblage 23

strobist info:
sb-600 at 1/64 power through shoot-thru umbrella to the front and left of subject. full length mirror to reflect on the right of subject. flash triggered via hotshoe cable.
d90, iso200, 50mm, f/1.8, 1/160sec.