Project 365 - Day 224 - Found a peanut

Today, a macro shot of a peanut.  I used an off camera flash pointed at the peanut, and my 60mm lens with an extension tube.  Brought up the contrast a bit in lightroom and fixed the white balance.

Project 365 - Day 223 - Batteries

We're installing a new battery bank at work.  I saw the way that the patterns of black and red worked together.  But what's a guy to do when he didn't bring his camera to work?  Well, he gets the station Nikon D40 with the 18-105mm lens, that's what!

Nice little lens for the cost.  Much better than my 18-55mm kit lens that came with the D50 years ago...

Project 365 - Day 222 - Big Dipper

My Niece got married yesterday.  The ceremony and reception was at her parent's place in Erin.  The really cool thing about Erin is the lack of light noise.  I saw an old friend.

This is the big dipper above the trees right above their property.  I took some time out of shooting the wedding to get this shot.  And yes, this was technically shot today - albeit only a little after midnight ... :-)

Project 365 - Day 221 - Sunrise in Port Credit

Went back down to Credit Village Marina today.  I saw something the other night that I wanted to shoot.  There is this barge that has been beached to act as a wavebreak in fromt of the marina, and I thought it would look cool at sunrise.

I was surprized that it was only me and a bunch of fishermen on this beautiful Saturday morning...

Project 365 - Day 220 - Really Cool Sky

Shot over Burlington as I was coming home from a hair appointment this evening.  Very cool sky - would make for a cool sunset if it was still around.  Unfortunately I don't have that kind of time to wait around for the sun to set tonight ... :-)

Project 365 - Day 219 - Very cool and unexpected ....

Went down to Credit Village Marina tonight.  It was my first time down there, and it won't be my last.  Spoiler alert, you will see a sunrise from there very soon ... :-)

I was set up to take a shot of the curve of the pier, and I had my camera set up for f/22 with a 30 sec shutter.  I took a couple of shots and then opened the shutter for this one.  Just as my shutter opened, a guy rode by on a bike.  His back light was white instead of red like a usual tail light.  He was weaving in and out of people along the way too - actually kind of obnoxious about the whole thing.  When he got to the end, the shutter closed and this is what I had ...

Project 365 - Day 219 - Gladiolas

These glads popped up in our garden this year.  We're pretty sure we planted them, but not sure when that happened.  This guy is yellow/orange which is pretty cool.  I really like the way the petals on the bottom of the flower are rimmed with orange.