I have so many things to be thankful for this year. This is our first Thanksgiving up in Maryland. I've got my family with me and and we're all healthy. Most of all today, I'm happy that the power has come back on. Originally we thought our Thanksgiving plans might be dashed when the power went out at 830 this morning. It came back on though as I was heating the oil up for the turkey and we're back on with plans.
I hope everyone is having an awesome Thanksgiving out there. It's about time to pull my bird out of the oil. Cheers!
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Deep Fried Goodness
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Duckula!
Count Duckula to be precise. This little guy decided to take a break from some light reading to pose for the camera.
The camera also managed to nab a shot of me at my command center.
As I'm posting this I'm jamming out to the song The Ikon by Todd Rundgren's Utopia. If you've never heard before and you're into prog rock, it is definitely worth checking out.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
The camera also managed to nab a shot of me at my command center.
As I'm posting this I'm jamming out to the song The Ikon by Todd Rundgren's Utopia. If you've never heard before and you're into prog rock, it is definitely worth checking out.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
New Sharing Options
Just a quick post to let all of you out in internet-land that there are new ways to share this blog out to your friends, twitter followers, etc. Gone are the Tweetmeme and Share This buttons at the top. They've been replaced with an Add This toolbar down at the bottom of the post. Among the features of this new toolbar is the ability to now share via Google + for those that use that site. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Archway
It has been a little while since I have processed my photos for High Dynamic Rage (HDR) so I thought it was time to try my hand t it again.
The photo above is of the entranceway to St. Dennis Catholic Church in Galena, MD. I had taken this shot along with a few others back in August, but somehow I had only processed half the set and this photo was forgotten. I thought that running it through my HDR software would be a fitting way to resurrect it. I hope you enjoy!
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Creative Sparks
Lately it seems that the creative moments with my photography have been few and far between. Today though, I seem to be full of creative juices. The first photo up is something I've been wanting to try for some time. It did not come out quite as good as I hoped, but for a first attempt I'd say it's not bad.
For the next two photos, I pulled out my extension tube. I haven't used it in a few months, but it is my cheap way of doing pseudo-macro photography. First up is the badge I used to wear as a volunteer firefighter in South Carolina.
The opening lines of the essay Heroism by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Here's hoping I can keep the creative sparks going throughout this coming week!
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
For the next two photos, I pulled out my extension tube. I haven't used it in a few months, but it is my cheap way of doing pseudo-macro photography. First up is the badge I used to wear as a volunteer firefighter in South Carolina.
The opening lines of the essay Heroism by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Here's hoping I can keep the creative sparks going throughout this coming week!
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Long Vacation Ahead
There's a few things I want to write about today. None of them are related, but they're not necessarily long enough to warrant their own postings.
First and foremost, today is Veteran's Day. It's hard to believe that I have now been a veteran for almost 13 years now. Even with all the frustration that the Air Force causes me these days, I'm still just as proud to wear my uniform now as I was back in 1999. This day causes me not only to reflect on my own service, but on the service of others. I reflect on the service of my grandfather, Thomas T. Warshaw who served in the island hopping campaigns of the Pacific Theater with the 77th Infantry Division. Then there was my grandmother's (on my mother's side) late boyfriend, Kenneth Fitzpatrick. This person, who was just like a grandfather also participated in the Pacific island hopping campaigns with the 27th Infantry Division. I think about the services of my friends as well. My good friend Jason Viglione, a 9/11 survivor who enlisted in the Air Force following the sad events of that day. I also reflect on anyone who's worn the uniform past and present, but most especially those of my brothers and sisters who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. For those who did not have to work today, I encourage you to take a little time today to reflect on your own.
In addition to being off today, I'll be on leave all this coming week. We were originally supposed to go to Virginia, but that had to be moved to next month. Since I already had leave on the books, I decided I'd take the time off and stay home. In almost 13 years, I've never once taken a significant amount of leave without traveling. I think that a week spent with my ladies at home will be awesome. Now this doesn't mean that we'll be sitting around the house the whole time. We'll be taking a day trip up to Baltimore one day and a trip down to DC on another. In between I plan on doing a lot of photography with a variety of subjects this weekend and coming week. It is going to be nice to get a long rest and recharge after events at work the past few weeks.
Next up are some photos of Layla. After yesterday's rain, it turned out to be a beautiful, albiet windy fall day. I took Layla out to toss her ball around for a little bit and decided to snap a few photos of her while we played.
Last, but not least I've been on a funk kick lately. I've always enjoyed the genre, but after hearing some Parliament playing in the shoppette earlier this week, I just can't seem to get enough. Thankfully Pandora has been great for helping me to get my fix. They've been playing some kickass tunes from Parliament, Zapp, Average White Band, The Gap Band, Cameo and others. I dunno what it is. That music just gets me moving.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
First and foremost, today is Veteran's Day. It's hard to believe that I have now been a veteran for almost 13 years now. Even with all the frustration that the Air Force causes me these days, I'm still just as proud to wear my uniform now as I was back in 1999. This day causes me not only to reflect on my own service, but on the service of others. I reflect on the service of my grandfather, Thomas T. Warshaw who served in the island hopping campaigns of the Pacific Theater with the 77th Infantry Division. Then there was my grandmother's (on my mother's side) late boyfriend, Kenneth Fitzpatrick. This person, who was just like a grandfather also participated in the Pacific island hopping campaigns with the 27th Infantry Division. I think about the services of my friends as well. My good friend Jason Viglione, a 9/11 survivor who enlisted in the Air Force following the sad events of that day. I also reflect on anyone who's worn the uniform past and present, but most especially those of my brothers and sisters who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. For those who did not have to work today, I encourage you to take a little time today to reflect on your own.
In addition to being off today, I'll be on leave all this coming week. We were originally supposed to go to Virginia, but that had to be moved to next month. Since I already had leave on the books, I decided I'd take the time off and stay home. In almost 13 years, I've never once taken a significant amount of leave without traveling. I think that a week spent with my ladies at home will be awesome. Now this doesn't mean that we'll be sitting around the house the whole time. We'll be taking a day trip up to Baltimore one day and a trip down to DC on another. In between I plan on doing a lot of photography with a variety of subjects this weekend and coming week. It is going to be nice to get a long rest and recharge after events at work the past few weeks.
Next up are some photos of Layla. After yesterday's rain, it turned out to be a beautiful, albiet windy fall day. I took Layla out to toss her ball around for a little bit and decided to snap a few photos of her while we played.
Last, but not least I've been on a funk kick lately. I've always enjoyed the genre, but after hearing some Parliament playing in the shoppette earlier this week, I just can't seem to get enough. Thankfully Pandora has been great for helping me to get my fix. They've been playing some kickass tunes from Parliament, Zapp, Average White Band, The Gap Band, Cameo and others. I dunno what it is. That music just gets me moving.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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