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      • 91/366
        03/31/08

        Day 91 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, L-bracket, tripod, cable-release
        Nikkor 105mm 2.8 VR Macro, 30 sec, f/16, ISO 200, 14-bit RAW

        More rocks, water and candles.

        Why Compelling
        I like the colors, shapes, water, rocks and square frami

      • 90/366
        03/30/08

        Day 90 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Nikkor 75-300 2.8 VR @ 102mm, 1/400 sec, f/8, ISO 200

        A simple shot for today. Sunset vista from my driveway in between passing storms.

        Why Compelling
        Always looking for the light that h

      • 89/366
        03/29/08

        Day 89 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 30 1.4 EX, 1/1600 sec, f/1.4, Auto ISO = 200,
        -1.33EV, SB-800 iTTL at -2/3EV. Lightsphere II diffuser, auto white-balance

        Another great wedding to shoot today. Hard to pick a favorite, but

      • 88/366
        03/28/08

        Day 88 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Nikkor 70-200 2.8 VR @ 70mm, 1/125 sec, f/8, ISO 200

        Storm came through today and dumped some snow. Not unheard of, but unusual at this time of year.
        Had to get out and take some shots when the clo

      • 87/366
        03/27/08

        Day 87 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 10-20 @10mm, 1/60 sec, f/8, ISO 200, polarizer, 9 exposures

        A vertical 180 degree panorama from one side of the sky, above, over to the other side. The sun is setting at the top in this case. Some

      • 86/366
        03/26/08

        Day 86 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 10-20 @10mm, 1/25 sec, f/11, ISO 200, 12-bit RAW, polarizer, 5 exposure brackets at 8fps

        Another scouting trip for subject matter. Today I took my mountain bike, one body, one lens, and a small b

      • 85/366
        03/25/08

        Day 85 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, L-bracket, tripod, cable-release
        Nikkor 105mm 2.8 VR Macro, 1 sec, f/11, ISO 200, 14-bit RAW

        Resized from the JPG shot with the RAW file

        Why Compelling
        I love the glow from the flame. The bubble

      • 84/366
        03/24/08

        Day 84 of 366
        Manual mode, spot metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 30 1.4 EX, 1/1600 sec, f/1.4, ISO 180

        Similar to Day 68, but with both kids this time. Toned in Lightroom, cold highlights and warm shadows for a touch more surreal.

        Why Compelling

      • 83/366
        03/23/08

        Day 83 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Nikkor 70-200 2.8 VR @ 80mm, 1/1600 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200

        Many, many shots today, but I chose this one because of the simplicity of the moment; object, subject and surroundings.

        Why Compelling<

      • 82/366
        03/22/08

        Day 82 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 30 1.4 EX, 1/50 sec, f/1.4, ISO 800

        Boiling some eggs. All this web site work has left little time for photography, back to more of that tomorrow.

        Why Compelling
        Hot eggs? I don&

      • 81/366
        03/21/08

        Day 81 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 30 1.4 EX, 1/40 sec, f/4, ISO 200, 12mm extension tube

        Should have cleaned the dust off the monitor, but after coding CSS for too many hours trying to make everything work in all browsers, I was j

      • 80/366
        03/20/08

        Day 80 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, L-bracket, tripod
        Sigma 10-20 @10mm, 1/200 sec, f/8, ISO 200, 12-bit RAW, Polarizer, 5 exposure brackets at 8fps

        Found some different foreground objects along the river today while out scouting for new sunrise lo

      • 79/366
        03/19/08

        Day 79 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, tripod, cable-release
        Nikkor 70-200 2.8 VR @ 70mm, 13 sec, f/16, ISO 200, 14-bit RAW

        More experimentation today. Cruddy weather this morning and gettting worse again. Cleared up a little in the middle of the day

      • 78/366
        03/18/08

        Day 78 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 30 1.4 EX, 1/320 sec, f/1.4, ISO 400, JPG as-shot (just resized)

        This really cute girl came by my office and asked me if I wanted to have lunch with her.
        How could I say no?

        My ado

      • 77/366
        03/17/08

        Day 77 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 30 1.4 EX, 1/2000 sec, f/1.4, ISO 200, 14-bit RAW

        Enticing.

        Why Compelling
        I like the different framing, shallow focus and lighting here.

        A few other shots in the series

      • 76/366
        03/16/08

        Day 76 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 30 1.4 EX, 1/4 sec, f/16, ISO 100, 14-bit RAW

        Long haul trucker heading South on I-5.

        Why Compelling
        I like the movement, as that is what I was after. You never know exactly what

      • 75/366
        03/15/08

        Day 75/366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 30 1.4 EX, 1/400 sec, f/1.4, ISO 400, 14-bit RAW

        Rainy shopping day in Seattle, nothing new. I could have done without the white car, but that is what some people drive. I pulled a back muscle F

      • 74/366
        03/14/08

        Day 74 0f 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, L-bracket, tripod
        Sigma 10-20 @12mm, 30 sec, f/8, ISO 200, 14-bit RAW, ND400 filter, Polarizer

        Sun, storm, light on the clam beds along Chuckanut Drive at low tide. Rain came in moments later and changed the

      • 73/366
        03/13/08

        Day 73 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 30 1.4 EX, 1/250 sec, f/1.4, ISO 1000, 14-bit RAW

        Taken at a doctor's office today. Auto white balance.
        Today marks 20% of this project and this year complete already.

        Why

      • 72/366
        03/12/08

        Day 72 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, L-bracket, underwater housing
        Sigma 10-20 @10mm, 15 sec, f/11, ISO 200, 14-bit RAW, ND400 filter

        More playing with split view underwater shots.

        Why Compelling
        Nice day, blue sky, nice cloud sh

      • 71/366
        03/11/08

        Day 71 of 366
        "Driving Vertigo"
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, L-bracket, hand-held
        Sigma 10-20 @10mm, 1 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200, 14-bit RAW, ND400 filter

        I do claim to taking this shot while driving, but nobody was next to me. I just held it up

      • 70/366
        03/10/08

        Day 70 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, L-bracket, hand-held
        Sigma 10-20 @10mm, 1/100 sec, f/8, ISO 200, 14-bit RAW

        Just a section of sky from tonight.

        Why Compelling
        I like the texture, pattern and line.

        -Landon

      • 69/366
        03/09/08

        Day 69 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Nikkor 70-200 2.8 VR @ 155mm, 1/800 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200, 14-bit RAW

        I was not planning on having another puppy shot this weekend, but when I saw this one I knew it would be hard to top for today. I kep

      • 68/366
        03/08/08

        Day 68 of 366
        Manual mode, spot metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 30 1.4 EX, 1/4000 sec, f/1.4, ISO 280, 14-bit RAW

        Something a little different.

        Why Compelling
        Sun going down, placement of the subject (my son) and the way the out of focus features

      • 67/366
        03/07/08

        Day 67 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 30 1.4 EX, 1/50 sec, f/1.4, ISO 2000, 14-bit RAW

        Wild puppy play time. Her ears are getting bigger again. Fun to watch them change every week.
        Available light, auto-ISO, 14-bit RAW.
      • 66/366
        03/06/08

        Day 66 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, tripod, cable-release, exposure bracketing
        Nikkor 70-200 2.8 VR, 1/50 sec, f/11, ISO 100, 14-bit RAW

        Special light tonight. Broken cloud bank, haze on the Enchantments and light rays glowing through. I drove near

      • 65/366
        03/05/08

        Day 65 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, L-bracket, tripod, cable-release
        Sigma 10-20 @10mm, 19 sec, f/11, ISO 100, 14-bit RAW, ND400

        Red green and blue, in a more subtle hue.
        Found while out for a walk with the underwater housing today at lunch.
      • 64/366
        03/04/08

        Day 64 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, L-bracket, tripod, cable-release
        Sigma 10-20 @10mm, 50 min, f/8, ISO 100, 14-bit RAW

        Testing long exposures with and without long exposure NR. This is without and is very clean.

        Why Compelling
        I l

      • 63/366
        03/03/08

        Day 63 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, L-bracket, tripod, cable-release
        Nikkor 105mm 2.8 VR Macro, 1/125 sec, f/16, ISO 100, 14-bit RAW

        Something I thought of quickly tonight as I needed to make an image before the day ended and the shots from earlier

      • 62/366
        03/02/08

        Day 62 of 366
        Manual mode, matrix metering, Nikon D300/grip, L-bracket, tripod, cable-release
        Nikkor 85mm 1.8, 1/125 sec, f/8, ISO 800, 12-bit RAW, 8fps

        Setup a simple splash tank tonight for some photo ops I want to play with Started out with just water for some tests.
      • 61/366
        03/01/08

        Day 61 of 366
        Manual mode, spot metering, Nikon D300/grip, hand-held
        Sigma 30 1.4 EX, 1/125 sec, f/1.4, ISO 1250 (auto ISO), 0.66EV, 14-bit RAW

        Last night was my son's photo. Daughter's turn tonight. This is her new dress she picked out today. Available light w

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