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I've been doing some thinking about my photography over the past couple of weeks and what I want to do with it...I've noticed that similar to other hobbies if you don't practice you get rusty, and to say I'm rusty is a bit of an understatement...so we come to the point of this post...decision time another try at a 365, go easy with a project 52, or take it easy and look for something else to do with photography? Well, I've got time... t-minus 10-days and counting or is it 11?

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Crazy, has it really been six months since I last got around to posting? Can I get a mulligan on this 365? Yeah, everyone said it would be tough...if only I had listened... Life got a little crazy and I got a little burned out...at first I said I would take a day off then a week then a month and then next thing you know here we are 6 months later...Ohh well so be it... we'll try it again...next year...maybe...

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Day-one-hundred-fifteen...

iPod... So I finally took my iPod out of the car for once cause I was starting to lose songs, anyone have that same issue? I haven't sync'd it with the computer in probably 2+ years and all of the sudden last week playlists started disappearing then whole songs... ohh well time for a wipe and start over... till tomorrow... enjoy...

Photo Info
D300s | AP Mode | 35mm f/1.8 (f/2.0) | 1/40th@ISO1250

Day-one-hundred-fourteen...

T2-008... my favorite on-road RC car, but alas I don't play with it enough to justify keeping it in the house... too many hobbies not enough time, plus for such a little car it takes up quite a bit of space in terms of supplies and equipment required to keep it running... ohh well, it will be missed... but maybe a new lens will help get me through that... :)

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 35mm f/1.8 (f/5.6) | 1/320th@ISO400

Strobist Info
2-SBR200 background 1/8th power | SB900 behind camera though 43" umbrella 1/16th power | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-one-hundred-thirteen...

Above... hadn't gotten around to cleaning the office so I decided to use it as a backdrop for my toys, since I totally forgot about "Toy Thursday" this will have to make due in it's place... till tomorrow... enjoy...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 35mm f/1.8(f/3.2) | 1/320th@ISO200

Strobist Info
SB900 through micro softbox 1/32nd power | SBR200 CL rear 1/2 CTO 1/64th power | SBR200 CR rear full CTB 1/64th power | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-one-hundred-twelve...

Fishtank... I'm helping out Sarah tonight consolidate her fishtanks by taking photos of tanks that she wants to clear out by putting them up for sale. I figured I would put a little strobist spin on a simple photo of a fishtank... on to the next photo...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 35mm f/1.8 (f/5.0) | 1/250th@ISO400

Strobist Info
SB900 behind camera through 43" umbrella 1/16th power | SBR200 CR 1/2 CTO 1/8th power | SBR200 CL full CTB 1/8th power | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-one-hundred-eleven...

Tach... Returning movies at RedBox, word to the wise... don't wait till the last minute to return your movies or you'll be waiting. I figured since I've got some time on my hands I would take my photo of the day, this is the view from the car as I wait for my turn... till tomorrow... enjoy...

Photo Info
D300s | AP Mode | 35mm f/1.8 | 1/50th@ISO1600

Day-one-hundred-ten...

Ads... Who ever designed the layout of ads on things now a days have me wondering, like this cup for example why not space the ads out across each side of the cup... no its on the same side as well as right on top of the other... ohh well its their cup their design... I just know I wouldn't do it that way... next photo...

Photo Info
D300s | AP Mode | 35mm f/1.8 (f/2.0) | 1/50th@ISO1600

Day-one-hundred-nine...

Kitty... Cats are hard to photograph... this one is no exception... it started out as a simple portrait of Ty, and once the strobes started going off he was more interested in them than he was staying put for a photo. So when you get lemons... what else can you do other than make lemonade... next photo...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 35mm f/1.8 (f/2.0) | 1/160th@ISO200

Strobist Info
SBR200 CL 1/2 CTO -1.0EV | SBR200 CR full CTB -0.3EV | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-one-hundred-eight...

Candle... I'm having way too much fun with color gels on my strobes... now to work on balancing it with ambient light... on to the next photo...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 35mm f/1.8 (f/2.0) | 1/40th@ISO400

Strobist Info
SBR200 CL full CTB -1.7EV | SBR200 CR high full CTO -0.3EV | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-one-hundred-seven...

Failboat... Due to technical difficulties (had a SD card error) this is the only image that came out of the card today... doh...

Day-one-hundred-six...

Colors... So my subject for the evening was a no show, so "my little friend" had to step in, I know two days of toys... well nothing I could do, but I had to get my photo one way or another...

On a side note, for the next week I'm switching my post editing software from LightRoom 3 B2 to Aperture 3. This is a little scary as I've gotten quite use to LR3 and actually quite quick with it, but seeing as its only a beta and expires when the full version comes out and how I already own a copy of Aperture 3, I figured now would be a better time than ever to at least try it out and maybe make the switch... till tomorrow... enjoy...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 35mm f/1.8 (f/5.0) | 1/320th@ISO200

Strobist Info
SBR200 CL rear of subject gelled full CTO | SBR200 CR side of subject gelled full CTB | iTTL -1.0EV | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-one-hundred-five...

Theme... So I've been contemplating for a while about following a few others who are also doing project 365 similar to myself on doing a day theme like bokeh Wednesday, bench Monday, etc... then I thought why don't I just make up my own, this is my project after all... so I'm going to be trying out my own version of this and call it "Toy Thursday" I'll be taking a picture of some toy every Thursday and also possibly trying out a new post processing technique as well if I pick something up that week... so lets start this off shall we... till tomorrow... enjoy...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 35mm f/1.8 (f/5.6) | 1/320th@ISO400

Strobist Info
2 - SBR200 subject right/left | iTTL -0.7EV | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-one-hundred-four...

Testing... So I started playing with the lighting configuration I'm going to be using for an upcoming project, mainly small products... I still haven't figured out what kind of setup I want to do but this is an ok start...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 (80mm@f/5.6) | 1/320th@ISO400

Strobist Info
2 - SBR200 CL/CR bare bulb | iTTL -1.0EV | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-one-hundred-three...

Sunset... My relatives came up today to Austin today for a quick day trip to check out the sites... I hung out with them after work of course, they wanted to see Mt.Bonnell and I was more than happy to oblige their request and I figured why not get my photo of the day while I was up there. This is the view of the TV/radio towers above West Lake and I was lucky enough to be there right before the sun went down...

Photo Info
G11 | P Mode | 8.9mm@f/4.0 | 1/1600th@ISO80 | -2/3EV

Day-one-hundred-two...

Micro-105... One of the more useful lenses that I've purchased over the last year, I originally got it so that I could do macro shots of Sarah's fish tank. Then it evolved into a pretty sharp lens for product photography, and on a DX body it makes for a really sharp portrait lens.

After a month plus of using nothing but zooms I've decided its time to get back to basics so my primes come out, this being my favorite one, plus its time to put a few things I haven't been using up for sale and I can't think of a better lens for some product shots...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 50mm f/1.4 (f/2.8) | 1/320th@ISO400

Strobist Info
SB-R200 CL above lens -0.7EV | SB-R200 CR in front of lens -1.0EV | iTTL triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-one-hundred-one...

Bluebonnet... Every year I say I'm going to go out and photograph bluebonnets and every year I either can't find a safe field to photograph at (they grow on the sides of roads everywhere in Texas), weather doesn't cooperate, I'm just too busy, or I forget all together. Well not this year, I lucked out as I went on a small walkabout around the SEU campus playing my new geo-location game "My Town" on my iPhone and came across the area around the soccer field covered in bluebonnets, and luckily for me I had my G11 handy...

Photo Info
G11 | P Mode | 6.1mm@f/2.8 (macro mode) | 1/20th@ISO1600

Day-one-hundred...

Crazy... Wow, I've made it to day one-hundred, check that off on the mile-stone chart... I know I've been lagging in making daily posts, but its been a wee bit hectic, I promise to try harder to post something daily...

I guess I should line out some guidelines that I've been following for this project 365 so far, as people who know I've been doing this have been confused at why somethings get done but not others... again these are just guidelines not really rules as this is my project on my terms...

1. I have to take a picture daily, doesn't matter what camera, doesn't matter what style, it has to be a picture that I've created and somehow relates to something in my daily goings on...
2. I don't have to post daily, I try to post daily but some days are just better than others and lately its just been a wee bit crazy with work and all...
3. If I have an photographic assignment I'm allowed to use an outtake as my daily posting, but not the actual assignment...
4. I'm doing this to help me become a better well rounded photographer (techinally, graphically, etc.), and hopefully help me find my style and niche while I'm at it.
5. I also hope with the "Photo Info" sections I write up I'm able to share info with other photographers with learning something new...
6. Which brings up the question... why do people hide their exif metadata, just look at it the way I do "Imitation is the sincerest of flattery."

Anyway, the photo above is of someone who is really crazy (I'm going to be nice and not mention names)... don't mention her kids she's a little "pikon" (<---understatement, look it up its tagalog)about them... and this expression on her face fits the title ohh so well... Oh well another day... and almost caught up again... on to the next photo...

Photo Info
G11 | P Mode | 6.1mm@f/3.5 | 1/8th@ISO80

Day-ninety-nine...

Statue... I've been watching the series Life after People and this scene in the backyard reminded me of the primary premise for that show, that if left alone with out any disturbance of man, nature will come back to reclaim what is rightfully her's...

Photo Info
D300s | AP Mode | 35mm f/1.8 | 1/400th@ISO200

Day-ninety-eight...

Springtime... ahhh springtime is finally here, the days are getting longer, and the weather is nice enough that I'm actually more inclined to do my photo of the day outside... good bye cold winter (keep your fingers crossed)...

Photo Info
D300s | AP Mode | 35mm f/1.8 (f/16) | 1/30th@ISO200

Day-ninety-seven...

Wednesday... Sarah has class on Wednesdays' till late so till she gets home its just Dax and I, we usually sit around the living room watch shows I want to catch up on and Sarah is not interested in watching. As long as you're willing to pet him, Dax will just about watch anything you want...

Photo Info
D300s | AP Mode | 50mm f/1.4 | 1/20th@ISO1600

Day-ninety-six...

Drive thru... I've been seeing this type of photo on Flickr alot lately so I figured why not since I was waiting in line at Jack in the Box anyways...

Photo Info
G11 | P Mode | 6.1mm@f/2.8 | 1/20th@ISO1000

Day-ninety-five...

Control... Remotes, wireless mice and keyboards... everyone has one so I figured why not take a picture of what helps keep me firmly seated in my couch... till tomorrow... enjoy...

Photo Info
D300s | AP Mode | 35mm f/1.8 (f/2.8) | 1/30th@ISO1600

Day-ninety-four...

Youth... Ahhh to be young, this is Mykal, Sarah's nephew... we spent Easter Sunday with him letting him run around the backyard having his own personal Easter egg hunt... Happy Easter Everyone...

Photo Info
D300s | AP Mode | 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 (135mm@f/5.6)

Day-ninety-three...

Groups... This is my good deed for Easter... the RCIA group of 2010 at SEU... great work everyone...

Photo Info
D700 | M Mode | 24-70mm f/2.8 (44mm f/5.6) | 1/50th@ISO2000 | SB900 OC +1.0EV TTL fired behind at ceiling

Day-ninety-two...

Jumpology II...Philippe Halsman, was right when he said that to capture a true and natural look to people is to take their picture jumping and capture their expression in mid air... Another Friday and the last of the executive portraits this is the head honcho at my office, and when the boss says he wants to jump who am I to say no...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 (18mm@f/4.0) | 1/30th@ISO320

Strobist Info
SB600 CL @ 1/64th power | SB900 CR @ 1/32nd power through 43" umbrella | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-ninety-one...

Calm... What looks calm outside doesn't always mean it is on the inside, I heard this a long time ago from I don't know who, but as I looked outside my office window today it felt like it applied... as the wind blew the trees around and clouds looked like they were about to start storming I looked over at my blinds and saw well my blinds... not a movement, a sound, anything... food for thought... till tomorrow...

Photo Info
D300s | 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 (40mm@f/4.5) | 1/40th@ISO800

Day-ninety...

Tech... When working for a high-tech company you get to play with all sorts of toys... this sound equipment is all for just podcasts... I think its funny how much equipment is used for a simple podcast when I can create one on my iPhone, ohh well that's techno geeks for you... till tomorrow... enjoy...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 10mm f/2.8 (@f/4.0) | 1/15th@ISO800

Day-eighty-nine...

Aaron... This is Aaron, he works at my office, he's also a pretty creative guy... he was helping out while I was setting up for some executive portraits... another day of outtakes... till tomorrow... enjoy...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 (52mm@f/5.6) | 1/250th@ISO400

Strobist Info
SB80DX CR through 43" shoot through umbrella @ 1/16th power | 48" reflector left of subject | triggered by PWII

Day-eighty-eight...

Woops... Sarah had a little bit of an accident with a metal halide bulb... the only casualty was this bulb, she's doing fine didn't hurt herself and the tank is doing just fine... on an upside the tank is looking sweet with the new bulbs...

I'm now officially caught up on this project 365... the toughest thing about this project is finding time to process and post daily which with my busy schedule is getting tougher and tougher, I always carry a camera with me where ever be it my DSLR, a P&S, or my iPhone... so finding something to take a picture of is never an issue... till tomorrow... enjoy...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 35mm f/1.8 (f/5.6) | 1/250th@ISO400

Strobist Info
SBR200 CL aimed at bulb | SBR200 -1.3EV CR aimed at wall next to bulb | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-eighty-seven...

Cats... So I've been told that I've got to work on pet photography, so this is my attempt at it... so just a few tips from someone who has tried and come out with some decent shots like this... high-iso if you're shooting indoors, run motor-drive as they like to move around alot, try to preset your focus point on where you think they're going to go, and treats are a good way to bribe them to stay in place or at least a general area... so get out there an shoot some photos of your pets...

Photo Info
D300s | AP Mode | 35mm f/1.8 | 1/80th@ISO800

Day-eighty-six...

Message... We had visitors in town today so decided to go for a little walk about in SoCo... saw this bag in at MonkeySee MonkeyDo, kinda a scary message eh but ohh so true... hmmm food for thought...

Photo Info
iPhone | edited by BestCamera app

Day-eighty-five...

24-70... This is currently the most used lens on my D700, I know that a lot of folks think this a pretty boring range, my thought on this is that this range makes you a lazy photographer, and honestly I usually used the far ends of the zoom at either 24mm or 70mm if not that it was at or around 50mm... still a fairly useful lens for my purposes as I only carry one lens instead of 3, but it does make you think eh...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 35mm f/1.8 (f/4.0) | 1/250th@ISO200

Strobist Info
2 - SBR200 CF/CR | iTTL -1.3EV | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-eighty-four...

Self... I haven done one of these in a while so I figured why not, playing with CLS and trying out mixing flash with ambient light... till tomorrow... enjoy...

View On Black

Photo Info
D300s | AP Mode | 35mm f/1.8 (f/2.0) | 1/125th@ISO400 -2.0EV

Strobist Info
2 - SBR200 gel'd full CTO | iTTL +1.0EV | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-eighty-three...

Round About... I'm just having too much fun with this R1C1 kit...slow shutter and a fisheye... LoLz...

View On Black

Photo Info
D300s | AP Mode | 10mm f/2.8 | 1/13th@ISO800

Strobist Info
2 - SBR200 | iTTL -2.0EV | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-eighty-two...

Raindrops... new toy alert, not the Dunny the two flashes you see in the picture, two SB-R200 speedlights, Sarah saw the R1C1 kit at Precision Camera and decided that we should have it as they use it on CSI... awesome reason to get it as far as I'm concerned... LoLz... and now back to your regularly scheduled program...

Photo Info
D700 | M Mode | 24-70mm f/2.8 (60mm@f/8.0) | 1/250th@ISO200

Strobist Info
SB900 CR through micro softbox | 2 - SBR200 behind subject CL/CR | iTTL | triggered by SU800/CLS

Day-eighty-one...

Beautiful Day... well kids I'm not much of a flower shooter but it was such as nice day today I figured why not...

Photo Info
G11 | 6.1mm@f/2.8 | 1/2000th@ISO80 | natural light

Day-eighty...

DJ... early morning, downtown Austin, final hoorah for SXSW 2010... its been fun, a little hectic at times but here is my final assignment a DJ showcase... how exactly do you photograph someone who stands behind a table mixing music from a laptop (LaZy)... yeah no one could answer that one for me either, so I decided to get a little creative with slow shutter and rear flash... also I just noticed that my time stamps on my photos aren't correct... ooops...

Photo Info
D700 | M Mode | 17-35mm f/2.8 (28mm@f/4.0) | 1/10th@ISO1600 | SB900 OC w/ diffuser bounced off wall behind and over left shoulder

Day-seventy-nine...

Japan Nite... the one showcase at SXSW 2010 that I actually want to shoot at and it isn't on my assignment list... whatever better for me as I'd rather be there to enjoy than working... next slide please...

Photo Info
D700 | M Mode | 24-70mm f/2.8 (24mm@f/2.8) | 1/50th@ISO4000 | available light

Day-seventy-eight...

Escalator... a sight I'm all too familiar with at this point, I can now officially make my way around the Austin Convention Center with no assistance from a map... is that a good thing or bad thing, no time to worry about it... and next...

Photo Info
D700 | AP Mode | 24-70mm f/2.8 (66mm@f/8.0) | 1/60th@ISO1250 | natural light

Day-seventy-seven...

Day-off... no SXSW madness today, consider it the calm before the storm as I've got the day-off from shooting... spent it at home which I haven't seen much this week except for when I come home to sleep and backup the day's photos... and we keep rolling...

Photo Info
D700 | AP Mode | 24-70mm f/2.8 (55mm@f/2.8) | 1/60th@ISO4500 | available light

Day-seventy-six...

Random... I think its funny how people just want their picture taken at the most random times, take this picture for example... I was waiting for the first act getting my equipment ready for a showcase at the Encore patio for SXSW 2K10 and these two girls just came up to me and asked me to take their picture. No info on where it would be posted if even or who they even are, just they wanted their picture taken. This happened to me three or four times daily so I've now got a bunch of pictures of people I don't know from the different venues I photographed... ohh well mass update as I've been shooting alot and been totally lazy about posting... so on to the next pic...

Photo Info
D700 | AP Mode | 24-70mm f/2.8 (31mm@f/4.0) | 1/60th@ISO1800 | natural light

Day-seventy-five...

Cameras... While I was cleaning and prepping my gear for tomorrow's shoot, Sarah decided to break out her P&S camera and we played around taking pictures of each other... cute eh? Anyways back to charging batteries and packing gear for 8 hours of shooting tomorrow... till later... enjoy...

Photo Info
D700 | M Mode | 24-70mm f/2.8 (42mm@f/2.8) | 1/30th@ISO250 | SB900 OC fired over right shoulder bounced off ceiling -0.7EV TTL

Day-seventy-four...

SXSW2K10... Another double post day, I'm shooting SXSW all week so some days may have double posts some days may not have anything, and depending on how the music portion of SXSW goes there might not be anything till Sunday or Monday even... on to the next picture...

Photo Info
D700 | M Mode | 24-70mm f/2.8 (60mm@f/3.2) | 1/50th@ISO1800

Day-seventy-three...

Legos... this is the lego display in the Screen Burn Arcade @ SXSWi... if you're in Austin this week SXSW is going on just in case you've been in a cave for the last three months. And on that note, this week's posts might be a bit late as I'll be photographing events at SXSW and a couple of them are going to run into my normal project 365 time, but not to worry I'll have something to post just might be a bit late uploading... till tomorrow... enjoy...

Photo Info
D700 | M Mode | 24-70mm f/2.8 (70mm@f/4.0) | 1/40th@ISO1800

Day-seventy-two...

Taking a break... Look I'm outside... This was my view this morning as I was taking a break from walking around the convention center... I should have a bigger SXSW gallery on both flickr and picasa fairly soon when I finish sorting through all the pics... on a side note I'm finally on twitter, it was hard keeping up with all the panels I was at considering that they all referenced twitter... till tomorrow... enjoy..

Photo Info
D700 | AP Mode | 24-70mm f/2.8 (48mm@f/2.8) | 1/800@ISO200

Day-seventy-one...

Swag... Here's the swag bags from this year's SXSW conference. Picked up my badge today and the swag bags too... gotta cut tonight short as I've got to prepare for a full two days of shooting... might have extended posts for the next few days... till tomorrow... enjoy...

Photo Info
D300s | M Mode | 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 (28mm@f/5.6) | 1/250th@ISO400

Strobist Info
SB80DX CL through 32" umbrella | 1/8th power | triggered by PWII

Day-seventy...

Corals... I was helping Sarah out with a project she had going on. We drove around town taking pictures of dying corals in people's tanks, so I figured that I would get a picture of something interesting in the process... till tomorrow... enjoy...

Photo Info
D300s | AP Mode | 105mm f/2.8 (f/8.0) | 1/60th@ISO800

Day-sixty-nine...

Setup... Busy night #2 for me, after a full day at work spent the whole evening at the SXSW volunteer bag stuffing. With all that's going on I haven't had time to clean up my make shift studio setup from the other night so I figured why not share the info... plus its an awesome excuse to use the fisheye... till tomorrow... enjoy...

Photo Info
D300s | AP Mode | 10mm f/2.8 (f/4.0) | 1/25h@ISO800

Day-sixty-eight...

Lightspeed... A day late in posting this, took this photo last night in keeping with the whole 365 thing on the way home from a last minute meeting with IBM in San Antonio. Just too tired after a full day at work and then afterwards driving to downtown San Antonio for a meet and greet with IBM and Intel... on to the next photo...

Photo Info
G11 | P Mode | 6.1mm@f/2.8 | 1sec.@ISO200