Day 151 Memorial Day 2010

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It's Memorial Day in the U.S. Make a photo that symbolizes today and what it means to you.

Beach days, BBQ's, Parades... all wonderful activities for the day, but may we always remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for us to enjoy these freedoms!

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture:     f/8.0
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     200
Exposure Bias:     0 EV

Day 150 Parade!

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Memorial Day parade

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture:     f/11.0
Focal Length:     105 mm
ISO Speed:     200

Day 149 Strawberry Fair

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Strawberry Fair Oceanport

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     1/4000 sec
Aperture:     f/5.0
Focal Length:     31 mm
ISO Speed:     560
Exposure Bias:     0 EV

Day 148 Decorated Brick

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The decor of the WP88 outdoor lounge.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     1/3200 sec
Aperture:     f/5.6
Focal Length:     55 mm
ISO Speed:     800

Project 365 Update Week Twenty

1. 137/365 In Black, 2. 138/365 New Berry, 3. 139/365 Blossomed, 4. 140/365 Moving on Up!, 5. 141/365 Hydrant at Night, 6. 142/365 Happy Box, 7. 143/365 Boardwalk Landscape

Day 147 The Listener

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Radio listener at WP 88.7 College Radio

Project 365 Update Week Nineteen

1. 130/365 Dust in Wind..., 2. 131/365 Tools of the Trade, 3. 132/365 Chips and Salsa, 4. 133/365 Bud, 5. 134/365 Skateboarding!, 6. 135/365 Spring Flowers, 7. 136/365 In the Mirror

Day 146 Disconnected

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Lose the rectangle today. Make a photograph with a square (1:1) aspect ratio and post it. Crop if needed.

“If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise.” Robert Fritz

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture:     f/2.5
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     800

Project 365 Update Week Eighteen

1. 123/365 Utility Rope, 2. 124/365 Anniversary Statuette, 3. 125/365 What's for Dinner?, 4. 126/365 Desktop Grids, 5. 127/365 Clinton Spring 2010, 6. 128/365 Uprooted, 7. 129/365 Mother's Gift

Day 145 I'm Your Puppet

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I'm just a toy, just a funny boy
That makes you laugh when you're blue
I'll be wonderful, do just what I'm told
I'll do anything for you
I'm your puppet, I'm your puppet

I'm Your Puppet

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture:     f/5.6
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     900

Project 365 Update Week Seventeen

1. 116/365 Seeing the Plastic Connection, 2. 117/365 Energizer, 3. 118/365 Mac Attack, 4. 119/365 How to Video Chat, 5. 120/365 Summer Drink, 6. 121/365 Derby Day, 7. 122/365 Evergreen

Monday with Maddox

Here's the little guy just sitting on the stoop, so alert and trying to avoid the camera. For such a friendly bundle of energy he sure is camera shy.

Day 144 Purple Afternoon

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Today's color is purple. Maybe you'll find it on a fruit. Maybe a flower. Or, maybe a sign. Make a photo and post it.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture:     f/5.6
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     200

Day 143 Boardwalk Landscape

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Sunday challenge time: Make a landscape photo (natural or urban). Create something that you'd want to put on your wall.

Not sure I'd put this on the wall, but it's the landscape I saw today!

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture:     f/3.5
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     400

Day 142 Happy Box

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Today's Daily Shoot: Baskets, bags, and boxes: containers often go unnoticed. Make a photo focused on the container rather than the contents. 

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture:     f/3.5
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     1400

Day 141 Hydrant at Night

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Fire hydrants come in many colors and forms. Make a dramatic portrait of your local fire hydrant.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.25 sec (1/4)
Aperture:     f/2.2
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     1600

Day 140 Moving on Up!

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Work the angles today. Make a photo that gives us a unique perspective on an otherwise ordinary scene. This may be a bit of a cliche though...

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture:     f/6.3
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     200

Day 139 Blossomed

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The bud from last week has blossomed.

Make a photo today that distills some simplicity from the complexity of the world.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture:     f/1.8
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     900

Day 138 New Berry

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I think it's official... I'm a Blackberry addict, just replaced my Curve 8330 with the Curve 8530. It helps that Verizon made me an offer I couldn't refuse... FREE.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture:     f/1.8
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     1250

Day 137 In Black

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Black can be dramatic. Go for as much black in a photo as you can with lots of oomph, character, and depth.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture:     f/1.8
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     800

Monday with Maddox

Day 136 Self Portrait

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Sunday Challenge: Make a self-portrait, with or without the camera in the frame.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.077 sec (1/13)
Aperture:     f/1.8
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     1600

Day 135 Spring Flowers

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Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture:     f/13.0
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     200

Day 134 Skateboarding!

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Yotsuba tests out her new skateboard...

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture:     f/2.0
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     200

Day 133 Bud

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From the garden, I believe this is a Cabbage Rose bud.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture:     f/2.8
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     800

Day 132 Chips and Salsa

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Chili's Lunch Express

The Daily Shoot assignment for 2010/05/12: Pick an everyday subject and get as close as you can to it.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.077 sec (1/13)
Aperture:     f/11.0
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     1600

Day 131 Tools of the Trade

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As a computer solutions provider and Troubleshooter I'd be lost without these tools!
What tools do you use and appreciate on a daily basis? Make an interesting photo of one such tool today.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.167 sec (1/6)
Aperture:     f/11.0
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     1600

Clinton in Spring

I've fallen in love with Clinton NJ... one of the beautiful, quaint towns that gives one a better view of the "Garden State" than the dismal NJ Turnpike could ever do. Hidden along the Raritan River, way out west past the Watchung Mountains is a gem I've been enamored with since my first visit last November.

Last week I had the great pleasure of introducing my brother to Clinton. He was quite impressed with the lovely little town in the NJ Skylands!

Across from the Red Mill on the east bank of the South Branch of the Raritan River, this stone mill now is home to the Hunterdon Museum of Art.

After taking a few shots we strolled Main Street and enjoyed lunch in a little coffee house right on Main Street. Tree-lined Main Street is home to many shops keeping the Victorian shops in order

With many shops maintaining the welcoming touches of potted plants adorning their store fronts

Spring in Clinton is as beautiful as Autumn and Winter, I'd recommend a drive to anyone in the vicinity for a relaxing, enjoyable afternoon!

Day 130 Dust in the Wind...

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Looks like we've picked up some sensor dust, see first comment.  I've tried to clean it with the kit I have, but I think it might need some professional help. Anyone have suggestions? What would you do?

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.125 sec (1/8)
Aperture:     f/11.0
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     1600

Monday with Maddox

One of my favorites from March 2009

Day 129 Mother's Gift

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Kate sure knows her Mom!

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture:     f/11.0
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     1600

Monthly 365 Update - April 2010

1. 91/365 Health Care?, 2. 92/365 Magnolia, 3. 93/365 Luggage Cart, 4. 94/365 Easter Loot!, 5. 95/365 Clip, 6. 96/365 Maddox Needing a Grooming, 7. 97/365 Sewing Kit, 8. 98/365 Branch Brook Park Newark NJ, 9. 99/365 Panchero's, 10. 100/365 Strategize, 11. 101/365 Give a Little Bit, 12. 102/365 Masquerade, 13. 103/365 Yotsuba Meets Night Fury, 14. 104/365 Training the Dragon Trainer, 15. 105/365 Train Your Dragon to Ride a Bike, 16. 106/365 Is it just me..., 17. 107/365 Crackers, 18. 108/365 Bird on a Fence, 19. 109/365 Simply a Watering Can, 20. 110/365 Today's Task, 21. 111/365 Yotsuba Rocks!, 22. 112/365 Happy Earth Day, 23. 113/365 Day at the Track, 24. 114/365 Pooped Pup, 25. 115/365 Rebel Hunter, 26. 116/365 Seeing the Plastic Connection, 27. 117/365 Energizer, 28. 118/365 Mac Attack, 29. 119/365 How to Video Chat, 30. 120/365 Summer Drink

Day 128 Uprooted

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Heavy winds have uprooted this tree in my neighborhood.

 
Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture:     f/11.0
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     200

Day 127 Clinton Spring 2010

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Return to Clinton for Spring, a nice day for fishing.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture:     f/22.0
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     220

Day 126 Desktop Grids

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Today's Daily Shoot Assignment: Find a grid pattern somewhere-maybe a brick sidewalk or ceiling tiles-and make a photo of an interesting slice of it.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture:     f/8.0
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     250

Day 125 What's for Dinner

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Quick and easy home-style dinner...
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Make a photograph of a yummy part of one of your meals today.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture:     f/2.5
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     1250

Day 124 Anniversary Statuette

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I didn't manage to get out for today's Dailyshoot Challenge, so I decided to use something around the house. This little Anniversary Statuette illustrates that a good marriage is built on Passion, Endurance and Hard Work!

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture:     f/2.5
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     220

Day 123 Utility Rope

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This rope and board are holding up the utility pole... Yankee ingenuity at it's best!

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture:     f/2.5
Focal Length:     35.6 mm
ISO Speed:     200

Day 122 Evergreen

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Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture:     f/2.5
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     200

Day 121 Derby Day

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Yotsuba is thrilled to meet Sweetie Belle, she thought maybe she was in the Running of the Oaks yesterday. But Sweetie said no she was too young, so maybe next year.

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture:     f/2.8
Focal Length:     35 mm
ISO Speed:     200