Big Sky (146/365)
Another great day of biking through some spectacular nature.
Shot and processed on iPhone.
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What A Day (145/365)
Great day out exploring and mountain biking. Not very many pictures today, I’m really out of shape, it took all my energy just to stay on the bike. Add in an elevation of 7300', and I was toast.
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Power To The People (144/365)
A little road trip up to Flagstaff, AZ, for some hiking and biking to escape the already oppressive heat in Phoenix. Shot and processed on iPhone. Summer is filling me with dread. I need to move North. Way North.
It’s always been a fascinating topic for me: where you live a...
Thoughtful (143/365)
Home from a good three day trip. Caught River outside looking thoughtful.
A Little Walk Around Seattle (142/365)
Beautiful day in SEA, a short walk and halibut fish & chips make for a nice day.
iPhone shot and processed—more pics down in Stray Pixels.
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Final shot in IND this morning at 4 A.M.
A Little Walk Around Indianapolis (141/365)
On the road, I had a few hours to wander around downtown Indianapolis before bed—another early morning ahead.
Shot and processed on iPhone. More photos down in Stray Pixels.
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A shot from PHX this morning at 4 AM.
Daisy (140/365)
Trying to get a good shot of the dogs is harder than it should be. They really dislike having something pointed at them. I have to be really fast before they turn away.
Here is Daisy, looking a little perturbed that she’s being subjected to all these photographs.
Aperture (139/365)
What a day with this shot. I originally took it with the iPhone, tweaked it, and just never liked the results. I almost posted it, then thought, come on, you can do better.
So I got the OM-1 out and used the 60mm f/2.8 Macro lens. I shot it handheld on a table outside, where there was plenty of light. I had to clean up some dust in the image, convert it to black and white, and make a few more tweaks. I’m much happier with these results.
There’s something about a close-up of a lens, where you can see the aperture rings, that I really like. I’d love to spend more time finding a better angle for this shot, using a tripod, and getting all the dust off the lens!
I hope it was a good day for you and you were able to take some pictures too.
Thanks for stopping by.
Asahi Pentax Analog Spotmeter V (138/365)
The very slow but steady march toward my film experiment continues with this absolutely beautiful Pentax Analog Spotmeter. I think it’s simply beautiful, and I love bringing it up to my eye, pulling the trigger, and getting my EV.
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Mockup (137/365)
What a day. The alarm went off at 3 A.M. Dallas time, which is 1 A.M. local time for me. Talk about painful. I was main-lining coffee until I was vibrating. Good day in the training center, then a completely full flight home. I’m still amazed that everyone is still flying. Planes are packed. Which, on the bright side, is good for my job. (but, I’m still going to complain, it would be nice to have center seats open…)
Another tough day for pictures. I got what I got.
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4 A.M. Tree
WTF 🤬
Architectural Lines (136/365)
Busy day today, just a few shots to pick from.
iPhone shot and processed.
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Glass Clouds (135/365)
Flare! (134/365)
Tough day on the photo front. Lots of airport time and deadheading. Finished another book, though, and got a good start on another. All is not lost.
Another three days at the training center ahead of me.
iPhone shot and processed.
100mm f2.8
48MP RAW
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Red-Edged Agave (133/365)
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Flame Skimmer (132/365)
Flame Skimmer Dragonfly (Libellula saturata)
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Blue Dasher Dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis).
Blue Dasher Dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis).
Ok, the 10-year-old boy in me had to ask the internet if the Blue Dasher had a long penis, hence its scientific name. Well, it turns out my Latin is just really rusty. Longi is Latin for long, and Pennis is winged/feathered. Talk about a let down 😆
Tribute To My Friend Richard (131/365)
My friend Richard died this morning in his sleep.
Today’s pictures are dedicated to him. I took them yesterday—Richard’s last day, at least here on Earth. These pictures are for him. Richard may have commented on one or two of them on Flickr. I will miss that.
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Wing Reflections (130/365)
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Concrete & Sky (129/365)
Hot Box (128/365)
Work. Work. Work. Lots of training.
Airport Lines (127/365)
Pretty skinny day on the photo front. Got up this morning at 1 am my time. Overnighting East of home is hard on the body. Hard to be creative when you’re this rummy tired.
Hope everyone had a good day!
Talking Heads (126/365)
Fun fact:
Tina Weymouth learned bass because the band needed one. She wasn’t originally a bassist.
Chris Frantz basically said:
“You’re smart, you can learn bass.”
She did, and became one of the most distinctive bass players in New Wave history.
Desert Aster (125/365)
Desert Aster (Xylorhiza tortifolia), sometimes also called Mojave Aster.
I just call it beautiful.
Spring is in full swing, and it will be sad when the heat ramps up and all these beautiful flowers and fruits start to fade.
White-Winged Dove (124/365)
White-Winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica).
The birds are out in force with all the cacti fruiting. You can see what I think is a Gila Woodpecker in deep on some fruit down in Stray Pixels.
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Green LIfe (123/365)
KSBA (122/365)
KSBA - Santa Barbara, CA.
Well, the mini-vacation and all the extra time for shooting pictures have come to a close. Long day back at work, short overnight to do it all again tomorrow. Couldn’t ask for a nicer place to spend 10 hours, though.
Hope you had a great day, thanks for stopping by.
iPhone shot and processed.
Flight II (121/365)
Pictures are from yesterday, hopefully you can forgive me!
You know, I persevered yesterday with the “Bone Leveler” and “Tissue Puncturer” after all!
I experimented with some new denoising software and was pretty happy with the results. Most of the time, it was a toss-up be...
Flight (120/365)
Tough day at the dentist, you can see the “Bone Levelers” in Stray Pixels below. Glad I didn’t look until after it was done. Never fun.
Being numb and lethargic gave me a good chance to shoot/edit pictures, nothing spectacular; the lighting was all wrong for really good shots. Don’t pixel-peep, because there is heavy shadow/highlight recovery and denoising going on!
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Bone Levelers!
Aftermath
Take Time To Sit By Little Streams (119/365)
Take time to sit by little streams and simply watch. It’s good for the soul.
I sat here for over an hour, just observing—the sun on my face, the birds and insects moving about, the water flowing, one little trout holding steady in the current. It was glorious.
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Flowers of the Sun (118/365)
We had so much fun with our guests. Lots of good late-night talks, food, hiking, and photography. I’m behind in processing pictures, but hopefully I will get caught up soon. I’ll do a random photo dump in the Stray Pixel section within a day or two.
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FLW - Taliesin West (117/365)
Frank Lloyd Wright - Taliesin West 1937 - 1959
(Wikipedia)
Named after Wright’s Taliesin studio in Spring Green, Wisconsin, Taliesin West was Wright’s winter home and studio from 1937 until his death in 1959. The complex is the headquarters of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundat...