Time and Space

Day 203



I wanted to have a moon in the picture to recognize the anniversary of Apollo 11 which was going on 39 years ago, or so I am told. I'm sure it was something to see. As amazing as it is that we went to the moon, what is more amazing to me is that we've not gone back in so long. It's about time.

Red Grid

Day 199



Remember that dead fly from Day 177? This might have been the last thing he saw.

Mutt on a Wire

Day 198

Midnight is fast approaching and I realize no photos yet taken this day. Time to goof around with stuff in my office, along with this minifig from my daughter's Lego Indiana Jones set. Like a true hero (or the son of one anyway) he manages to keep the dream alive.

Indiana Jones and the Fruit of the Doom

Day 196



I didn't want to have the only blog that did not talk about the new iPhone. This however, is the old iPhone. Despite the fact the Indy is discovering it, don't think it belongs in a museum just yet. Despite what it lacks from the new 3G model, it still has some gas in the tank.

Hold the Light

Day 190



I don't have too much to say about this one. This holds the light that illuminates it. There might be a metaphor in this.

Guardian of For Now

Day 189



I continue to bend the definition of "light fixture" for the July challenge, but so it goes. In case you were wondering, this is an illuminated mouse pad. If you look closely through the archives, you'll notice that it has showed up in several other shots this year.

Unamed Faucet Picture

Day 188



For this day I am back on the July light fixture challenge. The hardest part of this shot was trying to come up with a clever name. Eventually, I just gave up.

ReCap

Day 187



On July 5th 2007, I took a picture of an Ultimate Captain America statue, and posted it to my Zooomr account. A year later, that picture had been viewed over 6,000 times and been favorited over 50 times, making it far and away by most popular photo ever. To put that in perspective, that is more than twice the combined number of all of my 500+ pictures on Flickr.

Given this shot's popularity, you couldn't blame me for wanting to try again. So today's shot is the same statue from a different angle in which I went for a different mood in post-processing.

Let the Moonlight Take the Lid Off Your Dreams

Day 185



For more than six years this nightlight has been illuminating my children when they sleep and keeping the monsters safely contained under the bed or in the closet.

The Only Good Fly

Day 177



Living with two kids and a dog, the doors of our house are constantly being opened and closed. Because of this, we have more than our fair share of house flies. They don't call them bugs for no reason, and I do not feel sorry when one of these uninvited guests goes tets-up. They are also much easier to photograph that way.

Time Cubed

Day 176



I'd like to tell you that this image represents the past flying away. What it actually represents is the fact that I can't count, and thought today was Day 175. Can I get a "D'oh!"?

Wing Fighter

Day 170



One of the coolest things about having kids is the toys. Not only do you get to see the joy they have in playing with them, but you can also play with them yourself. This is some random mismash fighter (Imperial - since the pilot is a Storm Trooper) that my son is obviously quite pleased with.

My One Cent

Day 168



This wheat penny is from 1956. Nothing else in the room, including me, was even around back then. I wonder about old coins like this, where they have been, and the paths they've taken to wind up where they are. Back when it was minted, no one could have guessed that one day 52 years later it would be blogged about as the photo of day.

Hydrangea

Day 166



My wife just finished reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, which is apparently about how we should eat food that is grown locally. Because of this, we set out to some local farmer's markets. I was hoping to get some cool shot of stands full of colorful fruits and/or vegetables, or the like. There were none of these to be seen though, so I took this shot of these flowers that were on our counter. Good news is, they were grown locally - in our own back yard in fact.

Cooler Than You

Day 161



Taking a picture of a painting is cheating, but my mom was the painter, and I don't think she would have minded, especially for such a cool scene on a day as hot as this. This is an artistic view of what my backyard might look like in a few years when the trees have grown, and several neighbor's houses have burned down.

Next in Line

Day 156



Not much to say about this one. It is probably a bit too on-the-nose, but it has been a while since I've tried to incorporate the day number into the picture, so there you go.

Trooper Keeper

Day 154



Today's keeper is not just another shot of a Star Wars toy. It is also part of my attempt to better learn how to use my flash. On last weekend's camping trip, many failed attempts with the remote flash made me realize I did not know what I was doing, so I resolved to get better. This shot actually has very little post processing. The Trooper is standing on the counter in front of a red bowl, off of which I bounced the flash from the side.

Loose Screws

Day 149



These have sitting around on my desk forever. I think they go to a computer that is now in the basement being used by the kids. Glad I was able to get some use out of them.

Magnet

Day 147



I think of this wooden refrigerator magnet as a Tiki statue, not unlike the one that caused so much trouble for the Bradys on their trip to Hawaii. I may be completely wrong about what this magnet is, but even so, magnet + macro lens = today's photo.

Seven Silver Platters

Day 143



Four of these DVD+R's contain an archive of several months of RAW files. The other three are blank, but I used them anyway since it is not the Week of Four. The funky green light is thanks to my trusty Mini Maglite, which I shined onto the scene for some ambiance. Never say I didn't give you ambiance.