Well, I think I’ve reached the limits of what my macro gear can accomplish in the world of bug photography, and I’ve definitely hit a point where my fitness level has become an additional impediment. I could’ve stopped down to f/8 and gotten a slightly sharper eye. In fact, I did stop down about 15 …
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365.309 late bloomer
I picked up a really tasty loaf of bread in Arkansas, and I’ve been having a couple of pieces of toast for an afternoon snack this week. I haven’t eaten much bread of late, and I think the sudden addition of these sorts of carbs to my diet has had an effect on my mood, …
365.308 Ohne Titel (something appropriately spooky)
I made an HDR version of this, tweaked it heavily in Photoshop, and titled it “HDRifying,” but this one looked better to me: everything lines up better and more graphically. I tweaked this a bunch, but ended up going with a rather simple cocktail: reduce saturation by 30% or so and pump vibrancy to bring …
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365.307 wantwantwantwant needneedneedneed
Almost as soon as I pulled out of the driveway to start the 7 hour drive back to TX yesterday, I began to crave cigarettes something. In Atoka, OK, I bummed a cigarette from a nice lady at a gas station where I stopped to get a bottle of water. It was nasty, and I stubbed it …
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365.306 Golden Hour on an Arkansas Farm (with Bonus Outtake!!!1!)
Well, today was the last day to wake up in the Arkansas mountains for awhile. I woke up early, finished packing, sipped coffee for awhile, said goodbye to Momma, and headed back home just as the sun crested the horizon. The first hour or so of the drive was beautiful, and I snapped about 150 pictures—out …
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365.305 1976 called, it wants its postcard back.
Well, it took me a few thousand tries, but I think I captured the forest, maybe. And I had plenty of battery power… just popped in the spare today, and still have ~75% charge after over 600 pictures. And given the volume of shots this trip, it’ll be a bit before I get everything processed. …
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365.304 pretty lazy
So here I am, vacationing in the mountains of NW Arkansas, surrounded by colorful fall foliage, wide varieties of wildlife, and virtually limitless scenery, and I’m submitting a macro flower shot that could’ve been taken pretty much anywhere for the 365 picture? Yep. It’s not that I didn’t take any landscape pictures—rather, it’s not that …