Friday, July 23, 2010

200/365 - On the go!

A view from a moving bike.
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Lessons learned while taking this photo:

1. Thank goodness that digital photos are cheap. I spent at least 3 rolls trying to get this shot!

2. I apparently like to do not-entirely-smart things, despite not considering myself a daredevil. (Yes, I was wearing a helmet!)

3. I LOVE ultrawides!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

199/365 - Window in Window

Looking through a window in an abandoned building.
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A window in an old boiler house at Quincy -- in the later afternoon sun.

197, 198/365 - Gratiot River Camping!

A rocky beach scene.
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Today's photos come from my recent overnight camping and hiking trip to the mouth of the Gratiot River. It's a lovely little county park on the shore of Lake Superior, where the Gratiot River enters the lake. As you can see, the beach isn't sandy -- it's all big, rounded rocks in a huge variety of weathered colors.

Three red rocks on textured bedrock.
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Here is another look at those beach rocks. The background is the bedrock in the area -- a wonderfully weathered, textured slate-like stone.

The trip was a great way to unwind. There's nothing like camping right next to the lake, with the waves crashing and the stars wheeling overhead. I spend part of the night taking some long exposure photos, which I'll post later!

Monday, July 19, 2010

196/365 - Hardened

Red wood and a steel lock.
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A hardened steel lock. This guards something important... a bathroom.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

194, 195/365 - Everyday Objects

An eggbeater in B&W
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It's an EGGBEATER! That is all.

A window screen on a rainy day.
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My office's window screen on a rainy, blue-green day.

In other news, I'm almost caught up on blog posts!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

192, 193/365 - Flowers in Black and White

A flower in B&W
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"Onion flower?!", you say? "Certainly not!" Yes indeed it is -- this is the flower of the green onion which I left to go to seed in my garden. I'm having a ton of fun playing around with shallow depth of field.

A flower in B&W
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... and have I mentioned lately how I really like taking black and white flower photos?

191/365 - Coronet

A lighthouse under a starry sky.
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An abandoned Dodge Coronet, in the shadow of the cliffs, and covered in the shadows of leaves.