False Start

Well, I made it a few months into this project and then a bunch of crap happened and I totally fell out of it. So, since there are only a few weeks of 2009 left, I'm going to restart it again on New Year's Eve. I'm looking forward to it, as I hope you are!

Dialog with the Past

Heather and I went to Elliott's house today. Heather, to help Lisa with some work, and I to work on some tunage with Elliott. I think I got the better deal. ;) In their kitchen/breakfast-nook area there's an intercom for corresponding with visitors at the door. Apparently it doesn't function any more, and maybe it's no wonder: It looks like it's been there since the house was built.

Slashed Concrete

Some sidewalk concrete with hairline cracks, shot through the slats on the back of a chair. I like the way this one turned out. :D

eleFANt

I thought it might be interesting to get a closeup view of the blades of this fan. When I got the front screen off and inspected it, I saw this little elephant design behind the blades. Is it a Honeywell logo or what?

A Different Perspective on Shopping

This a view down the sidewalk along some stores in the Encinitas Ranch shopping center.

Snail Rush

I've wanted to take a long-exposure shot of a snail for a long time. This was my first attempt, and it came out so-so. I think I should try it later in the evening, though. I'd like to get just a blur of snaily fury across the entire frame. ;)

Remedial Physics

I was really proud of myself for doing this today. I saw a good photo opportunity at school, what with framing and color contrast and all that. The hitch? It involved a person.*

A girl.

A cute girl.

But I managed to go up and ask her if I could take it, and she obliged. After snapping a couple I asked if I could post the result on Flickr and handed her one of my nifty little contact cards from MOO. Then we had a quick little chat about our majors and I was on my way. Unprecedented socialization!

The one bad part about the experience was that I squandered said opportunity by not properly framing or exposing the shot (learning to use the Force, aka manual mode). It didn't turn out anything like I had envisioned it. But I guess that's what practice is for... It sucks, though, because she'll probably stop by and witness the crappy-ness. Although hopefully she'll also browse and see the good work that I do.

*A small bit of background for any readers (are there even any readers?) who don't know me. I have pretty bad social anxiety, which prevents me from making much, if any, conversation with people. It's especially bad when dealing with women. I've been hard at work pushing my boundaries, though. Looks like it's starting to pay off. :)