I really shouldn’t nap after work. 9 times out of 10, I wake up feeling great, but the first person I come into contact with raises an aggravation that persists for the rest of the day. This usually doesn’t matter a whole lot, as I so rarely see any three-dimensional humans after work anyway, much …
Author Archives: James Cockroft
365.316 Serenity Now!!!
Earlier today, I remembered that I didn’t submit anything for last week’s Weekly Photographic Challenge (theme: Chaos), so I checked out the profile and found out this week’s theme: Serenity. My first thought, any time I see the word ‘serenity:’ SERENITY NOW! I went and watched the Seinfeld episode in which Serenity Now appears, only …
365.315 yep… they still need cleaning
I ran some errands after work, and by the time I got home, I’d lost any interest in shooting, so I laid down on the floor and started shooting random stuff: cat hair, a broken off belt loop that’s now a cat toy, the afternoon light on the blinds, the trees outside through the little …
365.314 encroach
Happy Election Day! This vine grows around the courtyard entrance, and it looks really beautiful in the afternoon. This is probably my 25th attempt to capture said beauty, but it’s not really particularly close. This—and all other attempts—lack the subtlety of it all. In other news, I think I have enough images for the Tokina …
365.313 what a difference an hour makes
I didn’t notice it yesterday, but then I went out shooting at my usual time (if not for the time change event) and so I wouldn’t have. But today, when I left work, Wow! What a difference an hour makes! Given the relatively flat landscape, the numerous houses, and very many rather old trees, the …
365.312 it’s sharp after all! (with bonus Outtake at f/4.5)
Above: the 365 pic, shot at f/8. Below: a similar composition wide open at f/4.5. After the photowalk yesterday, while editing pictures, I noticed that the subject of several shots was completely out of focus. This was somewhat bothersome, as my initial thought was that something was wrong with a) the lens; b) the D7000’s …
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West End Photowalk & Scavenger Hunt
Yesterday morning found me, once again, wandering around Downtown Dallas, alone, ostensibly as part of a Photowalk: this time a Scavenger Hunt with the North Texas Photography Explorers MeetUp Group. Good news: I didn’t have a full out panic attack and start frantically texting an old friend. Bad news: I had a constant, general, and …
