Meet Sasha

From 2010 Blog

This is Sasha the newest member of our family. She is a 3 1/2 month old natural point Tonkinese kitten we adopted today from Jean and Ed Delano in Warsaw Virginia. We have never had a cat before but she is winning us over pretty quickly. Canon 7D, 1/320 sec @ f/1.8, ISO 800, 50mm prime lens.

A Fixture

From 2010 Blog

I take a lot of pictures of light fixtures. Something about the way the light and geometry of the fixture work together. This one was at a Homearama 2009 house we visited this past October in Culpepper Landing, Chesapeake Virginia. Even though it was a brand new house, the fixture already has a dead fly. Canon G10, 1/2000 sec @ f/3.2, ISO 400.

Need an Outlet?

From 2010 Blog

I've got a couple for you. These are Type B, NEMA 5–15. The 5–15 outlet is standard in all of North America. It is also used in Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, Japan, Taiwan and Saudi Arabia. The 15 means it is rated for 15 amperes at 125 volts. Canon 7D, 1/160 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 800, 50mm prime lens.

MoMAjuice

From 2010 Blog

We visited the MoMA during our trip to NYC this past November. The new Tim Burton exhibit wasn't open yet but I was able to take a few photos of the entrance. The featured picture points the way but you must click here to see the "Nightmare" entrance. I hope to get back and see the exhibit before it closes on April 26th. Canon 7D, 1/40 sec @ f/3.5, ISO 800.

Skeletool

From 2010 Blog

The pliers are neatly tucked away in my folded Leatherman Skeletool. Between yesterday's photo experiment with the green laser and today's shot of one of my favorite tools, you can tell that once a geek - always a geek. Canon 7D, 1/60 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 400, 50mm compact macro, Litepanel Micro LED.

DPSSFD

From 2010 Blog

DPSSFD (diode pumped solid state frequency-doubled) or better known as a green laser pointer. This photo was inspired by my friend Jeff Carr and his blog post entitled "High Energy" from last week. I experimented with firing my green laser at the camera and capturing the image. Because a green laser is much more powerful than a red laser, I waved the laser at the lens at a sharp angle while firing the shutter multiple times. I didn't want the laser shooting straight at the camera's sensor because of the intensity of the light. I certainly wouldn't recommend this technique because the risk to eyes and camera. The circles of green result from the beam refracting off the many glass elements inside of the lens. Canon 40D, 1/60 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 800, 17-55mm zoom lens at 17mm.

Table Light

From 2010 Blog

Regular followers of this blog know that I like taking pictures of glass and capturing the ways different kinds of light are refracted. This is a macro shot of the small oil lamp on our dinner table tonight. We visited Burton's Grill in the Hilltop section of Virginia Beach for dinner tonight. The food and service was great but so was the chance to get a cool photo for the day. BTW - It's Restaurant Week in Virginia Beach this week so who knows, more dining and photo ops await. Canon G10, 1/20 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 400, in macro mode.