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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

77 - Torsion Pendulum

From 365 Project
The torsion pendulum on our anniversary mantel clock spins away night and day. Anniversary Clocks got their name because they were designed to run for over a year without being wound. Sometimes they are referred to as 400 day clocks. The idea was that by giving one as a wedding present, it could be wound again on each and every anniversary of the day it was given. Canon G10, 0.8s at f/4.0, ISO 100, 88mm equivalent focal length in macro mode.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

76 - St Patty's Day

From 365 Project
A green laser and my antique glass telephone insulator helped to create this image. I have had this insulator for over thirty-five years. It was originally on a telephone pole serving the long abandoned oceanfront community of Wash Woods, Virginia. Now a part of False Cape State Park all that remains of the town are some graves and the ruins of the church steeple. Canon 40d, 2.5 second exposure at F/2.5, ISO 100 with a 50mm lens.

Monday, March 16, 2009

75 - Cloud Light

From 365 Project
Virginia's tallest building, the 38 story Westin at Town Center in Virginia Beach lights the low hanging clouds on a rainy evening. I tried unsucessfully to make this photo on February 28th but the rain and wind was just too strong. Captured in a light rain with a Canon G10, 2 second exposure at f/8.0, ISO 80, 34mm equivalent focal length mounted on a tripod.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

74 - Step Pyramids

From 365 Project
Light fixtures near the central elevators on MacArthur Center's third floor. Image made with Canon G10, 1/160s at f/3,5, ISO 200, at 59mm equivalent focal length. The image has been inverted and converted to black and white using Hidden Power Custom B&W conversion tools in Photoshop Elements 6.0.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

73 - Cherry Blossoms

From 365 Project
Cherry blossoms on a cloudy day. The sky was like a giant soft box so lighting was perfect for this macro shot. Canon G10, 1/640s at f/4.5, ISO 200, 150mm equivalent focal length in macro mode.

Friday, March 13, 2009

72 - Big Al

From 365 Project
Al Doumar "Big Al" at his Uncle Abe's "world's first cone machine". Al still make's ice cream cones by hand every day using his uncle's original vintage 1905 machine at Doumar's on Monticello Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia. Canon 40D, 1/125s, f/3.2, 50mm focal length.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

71 - Campanile Sunrise

From 365 Project
Virginia Wesleyan College's icon campanile, a free standing bell tower, is silhouetted against the early morning sky. Made with a Canon 40D, 1/50s, f/8.0, ISO 400, 28mm focal length.