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One photo a day to continue the study of subject, composition, and light. Critiques are always welcome. Although I endeavor to create a photo to match the day shown in the caption, my "day" is the waking period between major sleep cycles.

This is my second year of the project. Click here to see the year 1 gallery. You may contact me at jeremy@winnick.net.
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Jeremy > May 19, 2009; Day 17. Of Course I Can Talk and Bowl. I joined 11 of my friends at the Stadium Tenpin in Manchester tonight. Looks like we’ll keep doing this all summer long. This is fine with me; I actually bowled a 163 tonight thanks to a little bit of coaching from my friend Chris. I was actually on track for a 200 game about half-way through so he quickly withdrew his support and I quickly faltered. It was just for fun. This is my other friend Chris who twice now has provided me with the best photographic material at this bowling alley. He literally bowled this frame without missing a beat on the phone. (The two red lights above his pins suggest that he doesn’t bowl quite as well as he might if he were concentrating. But again, it was just for fun.) I did have a shot where you can actually see the ball but by then, the phone was pretty much invisible. I should have shot this at more of an angle. Next time. Raw: Color Temperature: 3700K; Tint: +27 Raw: Exposure: +0.7 Raw: Blacks: 2 Raw: Brightness: +37; Contrast: +47 Raw: Saturation: +8 PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset PS: Lab a channel adjustment: “Soft light” at 50% opacity PS: Thom Hogan’s “1/3 graduated sky” action PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > May 18, 2009; Day 16. Starbucked Society. My friend Dennis tells me not to be afraid to channel Edward Hopper in my photography. This was the first time that I was deliberately thinking about it as I shot this scene. My lens choice is too wide to bring the eye to what’s happening inside the window, but I could not help myself in my desire to also capture the light and color of downtown Portsmouth at dusk, and of course, that lovely sky. Raw: Color Temperature: 2900K; Tint: -8 Raw: Exposure: +0.3 Raw: Recovery: 100 Raw: Fill Light: 30 Raw: Saturation: +10 PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > May 17, 2009; Day 15. A Nip for Your Heel. Today I wiped the dust off my road bike which hadn’t been in much demand since my ride last September. But I didn’t ride it; Peter did. He’s testing the waters for a chance to take on the 125-mile challenge himself. This was our first training ride, 14.2 miles today. Me? I’m testing the waters to photograph the ride. Being on a bicycle puts you past a lot of photographic opportunities that are here one moment and then gone the next, way faster than the fleeting light of sunset. That this dog is this more or less in focus (and in a third!) is sheer, blind luck. There were a few other good shots taken during our training ride, but mostly, as expected, a great many throwaways. Raw: Color Temperature: 4900K; Tint: +16 Raw: Recovery: 20 Raw: Saturation: +6 PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > May 16, 2009; Day 14. Babylon. This morning I chased after macro subjects for the week 4 assignment of my Joy of Photography class. Right now the ferns are unfurling in the spring sun and I was hoping to find some fractals. They’re everywhere. When focusing this shot, I kept my eye on the curls and hoped that the tiny aperture would allow everything to be in focus. It’s close, but the DOF is very shallow in macro-land, particularly when you attach extension tubes to your macro lens. I have 68mm of extension attached here. This makes the subject larger than life size (1:1) which subsequently shrinks the DOF. Hence the soft portions despite f/64. Diffraction is at work too, although less than I expected. Raw: Crop: 8.6MP Raw: Color Temperature: 5900K; Tint: -15 Raw: Recovery: 100 Raw: Blacks: 25 Raw: Saturation: +10 PS: Curves and Hue adjustments to produce a Kodachrome effect PS: Clone and Healing Brush tools to remove sensor dust and a strand of spider web PS: Curves: Medium Contrast preset PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > May 15, 2009; Day 13. Artist Accoutrements. I like to hang around people who know color, which is why I like to hang around Al so much. I also like his restful contemplative pose in the midst of activity. This was shot in incandescent floodlamp ambient light. Raw: Crop: 11.5MP Raw: Color Temperature: 2700K; Tint: +19 Raw: Recovery: 100 Raw: Fill Light: 20 Raw: Saturation: +8 PS: Curves: Medium Contrast preset PS: Burn Corners: 200 pixels at 50% opacity PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > May 14, 2009; Day 12. The Painter. Tonight was the shutter speed lesson in my Thursday photography class. I knew that this would be the fun class. Tonight she told us we’d be painting with light. Thankfully, I had my tripod set up before she turned out the room lights. Also luckily, I made a very good guess as to where to point and what focal length to use. Cool! The woman who’s being painted around is good sport Brenda, another student who’s camera does not have a bulb setting. I probably could have cropped this into a better vertical, but I was lazy tonight. PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > May 13, 2009; Day 11. Green Still Life. My friend Dennis is an alchemist of art. He takes a few raw materials and produces a living room accent piece like this that just grabs me. His house is a little busy, though, and I wanted to show this without much distraction. Enter the flash and some camera settings that kill off ambient light. The histogram for this shot suggests that it’s a badly underexposed shot, but I like it. In later shots the candles were lit but the shadows cast by the tall candles were bad. The flash's direct reflection on the leather ottoman/coffeetable bothers me a little, but it helps explain the faint light you see at the right of the photo. I definitely didn't work this subject enough, but hey, practice takes time. Raw: Color Temperature: 5500K; Tint: +20 Raw: Saturation: +10 PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > May 12, 2009; Day 10. Repulsed. Tonight was my monthly book club meeting, held at the home of my friend Bill. After the meeting, he wanted everyone to see this toy. The base is a battery-powered magnet that creates an attraction/repulsion well into which this dumbbell magnet rests. The other end of the dumbbell has a little metal pin that presses up against the little plane of glass. This provides a nearly frictionless environment in which to spin. The motion is slowed most by the fact that the dumbbell is not evenly weighted. I put this object into many positions. I wanted to show the dumbbell as weightless and in motion. The dumbbell has a pair of little red strobe lights that magically turn on when you give it a spin and turn off as the motion slows. I'm not sure how effective this shot is but I like it. Thanks to my friend Glenn who suggested that I simplify the background. Earlier shots were a little busy! Kashaaf asked me if yesterday’s shot was handheld. Yes indeed. I don’t trust myself to get the horizontal motion right on the tripod, and more importantly, this road is 3 lanes wide, so you can’t predict where the vehicle will be in the composition. You could go wide to cover this, but why? Judy says that I should have cropped even more to get closer. It did help that the D700 can fire 5 frames per second just holding down on the shutter. That’s what I was doing with this shot. I think I got 10 shots of him in all; luckily this shot had the right mix of background and focus. It’s always easy to get one or the other, so you really have to be willing to fill a card with throwaways when you go panning. Kashaaf also asked me about my camera’s timer. Its durations are 2, 5, 10, and 20 seconds. I only use it when I forget my cable release or am too lazy to attach it, so it’s usually set at 2 seconds. Raw: Color Temperature: 2850K; Tint: 0 Raw: Saturation: +8 PS: Curves: Medium Contrast preset PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > May 11, 2009; Day 9. Pandemic. I’m slowly catching up with my Joy of Photography class, submitting my week 2 photos this morning and finally getting the final shot needed for week 3 tonight. The missing piece in that assignment was a panned shot. I got two or three decent pans tonight after shooting for a half hour in Portsmouth’s Market Square, which made a decent background for panning. I submitted a separate shot of a motorcycle for the class. Whenever I set out to pan, I almost always notice a perfect car or bike while enroute to my spot. Tonight was no exception; as I entered the square a red Mini Cooper drove by. Drat! Raw: Crop: 8.1MP Raw: Color Temperature: 8000K; Tint: 0 Raw: Exposure: +1.0 Raw: Blacks: 11 Raw: Brightness: 0; Contrast: +50 Raw: Saturation: +6 PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
May 19, 2009; Day 17.

Of Course I Can Talk and Bowl.

I joined 11 of my friends at the Stadium Tenpin in Manchester tonight. Looks like we’ll keep doing this all summer long. This is fine with me; I actually bowled a 163 tonight thanks to a little bit of coaching from my friend Chris. I was actually on track for a 200 game about half-way through so he quickly withdrew his support and I quickly faltered. It was just for fun.

This is my other friend Chris who twice now has provided me with the best photographic material at this bowling alley. He literally bowled this frame without missing a beat on the phone. (The two red lights above his pins suggest that he doesn’t bowl quite as well as he might if he were concentrating. But again, it was just for fun.)

I did have a shot where you can actually see the ball but by then, the phone was pretty much invisible. I should have shot this at more of an angle. Next time.

Raw: Color Temperature: 3700K; Tint: 27
Raw: Exposure: 0.7
Raw: Blacks: 2
Raw: Brightness: 37; Contrast: 47
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset
PS: Lab a channel adjustment: “Soft light” at 50% opacity
PS: Thom Hogan’s “1/3 graduated sky” action
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
> May 19, 2009; Day 17. Of Course I Can Talk and Bowl. I joined 11 of my friends at the Stadium Tenpin in Manchester tonight. Looks like we’ll keep doing this all summer long. This is fine with me; I actually bowled a 163 tonight thanks to a little bit of coaching from my friend Chris. I was actually on track for a 200 game about half-way through so he quickly withdrew his support and I quickly faltered. It was just for fun. This is my other friend Chris who twice now has provided me with the best photographic material at this bowling alley. He literally bowled this frame without missing a beat on the phone. (The two red lights above his pins suggest that he doesn’t bowl quite as well as he might if he were concentrating. But again, it was just for fun.) I did have a shot where you can actually see the ball but by then, the phone was pretty much invisible. I should have shot this at more of an angle. Next time. Raw: Color Temperature: 3700K; Tint: +27 Raw: Exposure: +0.7 Raw: Blacks: 2 Raw: Brightness: +37; Contrast: +47 Raw: Saturation: +8 PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset PS: Lab a channel adjustment: “Soft light” at 50% opacity PS: Thom Hogan’s “1/3 graduated sky” action PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
May 19, 2009; Day 17.

Of Course I Can Talk and Bowl.

I joined 11 of my friends at the Stadium Tenpin in Manchester tonight. Looks like we’ll keep doing this all summer long. This is fine with me; I actually bowled a 163 tonight thanks to a little bit of coaching from my friend Chris. I was actually on track for a 200 game about half-way through so he quickly withdrew his support and I quickly faltered. It was just for fun.

This is my other friend Chris who twice now has provided me with the best photographic material at this bowling alley. He literally bowled this frame without missing a beat on the phone. (The two red lights above his pins suggest that he doesn’t bowl quite as well as he might if he were concentrating. But again, it was just for fun.)

I did have a shot where you can actually see the ball but by then, the phone was pretty much invisible. I should have shot this at more of an angle. Next time.

Raw: Color Temperature: 3700K; Tint: 27
Raw: Exposure: 0.7
Raw: Blacks: 2
Raw: Brightness: 37; Contrast: 47
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset
PS: Lab a channel adjustment: “Soft light” at 50% opacity
PS: Thom Hogan’s “1/3 graduated sky” action
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Camera: Nikon Corporation (Nikon D700) |
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