Mar 30 - Spiral and Weave

I was out shopping today and came across this really interesting shape combination. Extra points to anyone who can guess what it is.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
35mm FL
F/4.5
Shutter 1/20

Mar 29 - Ticket to Ride

Another game shot. This time the great board game Ticket to Ride. One of our favorites where you build cross country railroads and finish specific routes.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor Micro 60mm
60mm FL
F/4.5
Shutter 1/4 sec

Mar 28 - Painting

Today I took a shot of a section of a painting I have hanging in my living room. I love the colors, flow, and movement of it.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 70-300mm VR
90mm FL
F/4.5
Shutter .6 sec

Mar 27 - Banjo Busker

My wife, Sistaer in Law and I went to Pike's Place Market this weekend and I saw this awesome looking busker. I tipped him a few bucks for his picture.

I have six alternates (including a B&W of the busker) on Flickr

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
35mmFL
F/4.5
Shutter 1/500

Mar 26 - Bellevue Park

I took a photowalk around Bellevue Park and got a few nice shots. This one was me fave due to the reflections in the water.

Two alternates up on Flickr

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
24mm FL
F/7.1
Shutter 1/500

Mar 25 - Chopsticks

Today's shot was of my collection of hand carved chopsticks I picked up in Singapore. I used the fabric holders for a bit of color. they are a bit worn from use so not as smooth and shiny as they used to be.

Stas:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
85mm FL
F/4
Shutter 1/2 sec

Mar 24 - Ferrari F430

Today at work I came across a Ferrari F430 in the parking lot. Not sure what it is with all of the sports cars lately. The sunny weathers seems to bring them out.

A whopping seven alternates on Flickr.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
35mm FL
F/3.5
Shutter 1/40

Mar 23 - Geocaching

I was walking in a local park looking for shots when I stumbled on a geocache cointainer hidden in a tree.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
80mm FL
F/4
Shutter 1/160

Mar 22 - Abandoned Truck

I came across the bones of this abandoned truck in a field near my house anf the field has done its best to start reclaiming it. About 8 years ago there was an antique truck in the same spot that started to rust a bit. I can only assume this is the corpse of that same truck. The contrast between the moss and rust was one of the selling points for me.

Alternate up on Flickr

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
32mm FL
F/5
Shutter 1/200

Mar 21 - Shoes

Today's shot is part of my wife's shoe closet. I thought the varying colors and patterns, as well as the symmetrical cubbies, made for a fun subject.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
62mm FL
F/4
Shutter 1/2 sec

Mar 20 - Sugar Nation Army

My friend Candice has the picture of one of these little marshmallow bunnies on her IM icon and it gave me an idea. What if all these inedible little guys became sentient and organized themselves.

Three alternates up on Flickr

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor Micro 60mm
60mm FL
F/4.5
Shutter 1/200

Mar 19 - Waxing

My wife suggested I go try tome shots of the night sky. There was a pretty cool waxing moon out tonight tso I thought I'd try these out. It was my first attempt at night sky shots. This was taken fairly close to my house from inside of a park with a little less light pollution than my neighborhood.

Two alternates up on Flickr
Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 70-300 VR
140mm FL
f /5
Shutter 6 sec

Mar 18 - WFH

I was working from home today and decided to use it as an opportunity to catch a shot. Behold my laptop, headset, and coffee mug.

Stats:Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
75mm FL
F/5.6
Shutter 1/2 sec

Mar 17 - Fountain

An apartment complex near my home has a funky fountain. I thought I would go try to grab a long exposure. Without a ND filter I was only able to get so much water smoothness. I was using my circular polarizer to reduce some of the light.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
56mm FL
F/25
Shutter 1/3 second

Mar 14 - Leprechaun

I went to lunch in the Commons today and there was a Leprechaun giving out chocolate for St Patrick's day. He was kind enough to let me take a few photos of him.

There is an alternate shot up on Flickr.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85
60mm FL
F/5
Shutter 1/15

Mar 15 - Lamborghini

It was a beautiful sunny day here in Washington. As I was making my way to one of the work buildings for a meeting I noticed someone drove his/her Lamborghini to work. I figured it was an optimal picture moment so I snapped off a few on my way in. I'm glad I stopped on my way to the meeting because by the time I left it was already gone.

Two alternates up on Flickr

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85
32mm FL
F/8
Shutter 1/640

Mar 14 - Wine

This is a bottle of wine I recently picked up from my Vintage Reserve club at the Chateau Ste Michelle winery.

Status:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85
50mm FL
F/6.3
Shutter 1/25

Mar 13 - Draw

We had some of our good friends over Saturday and played a game called Who What Where which is sort of a more advanced twist on Pictionary. Here are some of the fruits of our labor.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
40mm FL
F/22
Shutter 2.5 sec

March 12 - Mini Daffodils

While out for the afternoon with my wife, I took a shot of some mini daffodils. I tried overexposing slightly to create a different feel to the picture. Super bright, high contrast, plus a shallow depth of field.

An alternate up on the Flickr site.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
85mm FL
F/4.5
Shutter 1/60

Mar 11 - Sushi

After we got our taxes done tonight, my wife and I stopped by a local sushi place for dinner. I love the deep jewel tones and transluscent whites of good sushi.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
85mm FL
F/4
Shutter 1/15

Mar 10 - Give Life!

Today I made a trip to the local blood center. Donating blood is something that I feel strongly about and I think not enough people take seriously. I thought I'd try to capture the bright white of the tech and the sterile environment against the deep red of the blood for a very dramatic contrast. The lab tech working with me was a really good sport.

An alternate shot of the apheresis machine I was on is located on Flickr.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
66mm FL
F/5
Shutter 1/50

Mar 9 - No Diving

I went by Pine Lake today in the chilly afternoon and took this shot of the very lonely dock.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
24mm FL
F/5.6
Shutter 1/250

Mar 8 - Cold Rowing

It was a frigid spring day and I hoped to catch some birds fishing. Instead I came upon this rowing team practicing on Lake Sammamish. I can't imagine rowing in 45 degree weather.

Three alternates on Flickr.

Stats:
NikoN D700
Nikkor 70-300VR
180mm FL
F/9
Shutter 1/500

Mar 7 - Chateau Ste Michelle Wine Shop

I went to visit the Chateau Ste Michelle winery with a friend of mine today to take some photos and sample some wares. I really liked the colors in the layout of the wine shop display.

Three alternate shots up on Flickr.

Stats:Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
60mm FL
F/5.6
Shutter 1/15

Mar 6 - Rattlesnake Lake

I stopped by Rattlesnake Lake in North Bend, WA while I was visitng a freind out that way. I plan on going by again for sunrise or sunset one of these days.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85
26mm FL
F/14
Shutter 1/30

Mar 5 - River Rocks with Moisture

This is a shot of some river rock I have at my house with a little atmospheric moisture.

Stats:
NikoN D700
Nikkor 24-85
85mm FL
F/13
Shitter 1/6

Mar 4 - Paving Apparatus

The street next to us is being repaved butfor some reason they parked their enormous apparatus in front of my house. I took a couple of shots of it. I chose this one for the shot of the day.

Two alternates on Flickr.

Status:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85
56mm FL
f/4.5
Shutter 1/100

March 3 - I'm a PC - In Color!

I stopped by the store at work and noticed the metallic waterbottles in the glass and lighted display case. I figured their shape and color with the reflections would make a good shot.

Two alternates on Flickr - basically just different angles of the same shot.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
42mm FL
F/7.1
Shutter 1/80

March 2 - Haley

I stopped up to visit our neighbors and took some shots of Haley and Owen. I made this the shot of the day, but there is an alternate of Haley and a shot of Owen up on Flickr.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor 24-85mm
66mm FL
F/4
Shutter 1/15

March 1 - Tomato Starts

We started getting the first tomato tendrils poking up through our planters this week.

Stats:
Nikon D700
Nikkor Micro 60
60mm FL
f/16
Shutter 0.8 sec