D194 - Milk Clouds

About a year back we were hanging out with friends at a restaurant and getting ready to leave. There was some creamer on the table that was left over and a sprite that was still most of the way full. So me being a big kid in goes the creamer into the sprite. To my surprise the milk spread out like spider cracks on a windshield. I kept saying I would give that a shot at home one day. Well today is that day. Sadly, i had neither sprite nor creamer so this is with a sprite knock off and 2% milk. Not the same results but interesting enough to capture. Will attempt this again tomorrow with closer to original items.

Enjoy.

Ja mata minna san!
Brian

D160 - Flower Time

By special request of Sara this morning: 'Daddy, can you put this flower on your computer? ' Of course I can! The flower was from her graduation. This weekend we are going to plant a few flowers as well to see if either one of us has a green thumb. Sara don't believe she has one, I asked her about it and her reply was "That's just silly! my thumb isn't Green it's brown and peach!" Looks like I have my work cut out for me.

Enjoy.

Ja mata, Brian

D136 - Picking

There are usually two indicator that tell me I need to get a hair cut. First, I can use a pick again and second, when Sara draws a picture of me there is a big puff at the top of my head. On a recent picture I asked her if the puff was a hat, she laughed and said 'no silly, it's your fluffy hair', of course, silly me. I find it cool how she pays attention to detail of her surrounding when expressing what she sees in a drawing. If nothing else, it gives you a good reason to laugh at yourself.

Enjoy.

Ja mata,
Brian

D129 - Strawberry + warning

I have a special PSA from my daughter: 'Watch out for lighting, it will kill you and you will fall down.'

That is from a little girl who loves strawberries. If she could eat strawberries with strawberry waffles, next to some strawberry milk, her day would be complete. For the little one, a strawberry for tonight image.

Enjoy.

Ja mata,
Brian

D128 - Last Bunch V5

Today is the final banana shoot of the series. It has been fun and I'm sure there are still hundreds of options available to shoot. While editing tonight's image I was tempted to go back and shoot some more with the peel off, but that would have lead to another banana week. Onward to a new week.

Enjoy.

Ja mata,
Brian

D123 - Banana V1

How many ways can you photograph a banana? I'm sure there are thousands, especially if you count different locations (indoor, outdoor, ect). I will see how many I can get through in the next few days.

Enjoy.

Ja mata, Brian

D122 - Balance

Finally things are getting back to normal after having a trying start to this week. For this lime squeezer it took a good 15 minutes to balance it in the right spot to get the below capture. From trying to make it stand up on it's legs, on it's top, or sides without falling off was a bit of a challenge. But a challenge make any accomplishment that much sweeter.

Enjoy.

Ja mata, Brian

D118 - Apple up!

Just before calling it a night I had one more snack. Lots going on and getting ready for a shoot in the am, making this a quick post. Apple time!

Enjoy

Ja mata, Brian

D112 - Flower Child

I really need to go shoot some more flower close ups, if nothing else Sara likes to pick out flowers at the store. Favorite flowers? Calla Lilly. What's yours?

Enjoy.

Ja mata, Brian

D100 - Triceratops

100 days in to this 365 and the first milestone is always the best. 266 more days to go and still so many things to capture. With Day 1 being a T-Rex capture, it seemed only fitting that Day 100 be the fossils of a Triceratops. The only question left is what to do for day 200. Whatever I shoot, it will be most likely Dino related. Off to study some Japanese, thinking of taking the proficiency test in July, because I just might need it.

Enjoy.

Ja mata,
Brian

D99 - Branching Out

I feel old(er) saying this but 'Back in the film days' my first lessons were from books and VHS videos by John Shaw an incredible nature photographer. Much of the focus dealt with learning your gear by practicing and shooting. Shooting from different angles and heights while going through your different settings. For me, I spent a lot of time and money taking pictures of trees. Laying in the grass and looking up to take different crops of the branches coming from the trees, looking for patterns and design in the lines. Tonight I revisited those days.

Enjoy.

Ja mata, Brian

D14 - Standing out

While out at Toy's R Us with a certain little someone, I noticed this tree behind the store. Being the tree was all white against the background of darker ones, it stood out brilliantly in the scene. There was a spot light on the adjacent wall, which allows me to shoot at a slow shutter speed to bleed in some of the ambient light from the background.  This was shot at 24mm, F2.8, 1/25 and ISO 3200.

Enjoy.

Ja mata,
Brian

D3 - Caution Sharp

     Tonight, I was looking for a way to capture the ring around the inserts for the K-cup on a Keurig Coffee maker. The image below is my favorite from the batch that I took. I like the look of the ring being cut off and off center with the star base out of focus below.

      One of the best aspects of being a wedding photographer is I get to meet some of the coolest people, like the project manager for one version of the Keurig coffee makers. I remember saying to him, while photographing the groomsmen getting ready, "these coffee machines are awesome"! His reply was "it's all about getting the most talented people for the right jobs." His response was spot on and not just for engineering firms, but for every business. It's one thing to have the right people on the team; it's 100x better to have the right people doing the job they are best at on your team. So when the time comes to delegate responsibilities make sure you have the best person for that job.

Now time for some tea while checking out all the other 365er on Twitter Tuesday.

Ja mata
Brain