Central Square Color

Central Square Color [242/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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A tunnel of light and color. Shot at as three-image HDR, and then tweaked in Lightroom to bring out the color and light.

Taken Aug 29, 2012 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₅ sec at f/4.5, ISO400, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Os Gêmeos

Os Gêmeos [241/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Os Gêmeos, two Brazilian twins who are famous for being at the forefront of Brazilian street art, have their first US solo show at the ICA in Boston. As part of the exhibit, they converted an air intake structure into this whimisical and colorful character.


Taken Aug 28, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₃₂₀ sec at f/8.0, ISO100, no flash.
Lens: EF28mm f/1.8 USM @ 28 mm

Harvard Book Store

Harvard Book Store [240/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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In honor of the students returning to Harvard this week, a picture of one of my favorite Harvard Square institutions, the Harvard Book Store. In an age where physical bookstores are an increasing endangered breed, the Harvard Book Store is a welcome presence in the Square (+1 in comments).

Taken Aug 27, 2012 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₀₀ sec at f/7.1, ISO400, no flash.
Lens: EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 120 mm

Bookshelf, Filled At Last

Bookshelf, Filled At Last [239/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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As those of you who know me in real life or have been following my 366 project probably know, we recently moved to the (somewhat larger and nicer) upstairs apartment in the house we live in. However, because of ongoing renovations, the unpacking process has been painfully slow. It was only a few weeks ago we were able to finish unpacking our kitchen, and only just this past weekend that we could really finally unpack all our stuff. This bookshelf, a wall-to-ceiling unit in our dining that I love, was filled with boxes until this weekend. It is wonderful to have it filled with books and liquor instead.


Taken Aug 26, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at f/5.0, ISO100, no flash.
Lens: EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 13 mm

Splashing at Walden Pond

Splashing at Walden Pond [238/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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On Saturday, the painters came to do a final round of touch up and painting to take care of a bunch of things that required a fresh coat after recent renovations to our apartment. We decided to go for a swim at Walden Pond to get out of the way. Despite being a somewhat gray day, the water was perfect and we all had a great time. Lots of other kids enjoying the water there, too. An alternate, with a very different take on the day, is in the comments.


Taken Aug 25, 2012 in Concord, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₂₅₀ sec at f/6.3, ISO400, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Fence Bokeh

Fence Bokeh [237/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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The bright green and wavy black lines of this scene caught my eye out walking on Friday night.

Taken Aug 24, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₅₀ sec at f/3.2, ISO400, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Butterfly Glass

Butterfly Glass [236/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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A pair of stained glass butterflies hanging on our kitchen window caught my eye in the evening light.


Taken Aug 23, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₈₀ sec at f/6.3, ISO200, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Cookbooks

Cookbooks [235/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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I love cookbooks. Even though these days I cook from recipes probably less than half the time, I just like having a lot of cookbooks around, and really enjoy flipping through them looking for inspiration. As some of you might be able to tell from this photo, Mark Bittman is one of my favorites.

Taken Aug 22, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₆₀ sec at f/5.0, ISO100, flash @ 1/8 camera left, through a white umbrella.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Summer of Lager

Summer of Lager [234/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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A perfect late summer evening calls for a great summer beer. I'm not normally a fan of lagers, but this one, from Cisco Brewery on Nantucket, is great. Happy Tipsy Tuesday!


Taken Aug 21, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₅₀₀ sec at f/4.0, ISO100, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Memorial Hall, Summer Sun

Memorial Hall, Summer Sun [233/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Getting caught up with a few pictures from earlier in the week. Monday was a busy day, and I didn't have much time for a shot. Walking home from work I liked the light and the clouds and the blue sky framing Memorial Hall, so figured I'd add to my growing collection of photographs of this building in this 366 project.

Taken Aug 20, 2012 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₂₀₀ sec at f/9.0, ISO200, no flash.
Lens: EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 38 mm

Preserving Tomatoes

Preserving Tomatoes [232/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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I have to say, I am kind of obessed with tomatoes. Last weekend, my sister and I made and canned 27 pints of roasted tomato sauce. We also made and froze 17 quarts of tomato soup. I will be enjoying the delicious taste of summer all winter long.


Taken Aug 19, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at f/4.5, ISO200, no flash.
Lens: EF28mm f/1.8 USM @ 28 mm

Cousins Doing Puzzles

Cousins Doing Puzzles [231/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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On Saturday, most of my wife's family who live in the area got together at my in-laws house for lunch, for a (very, very belated) celebration of Isaac's birthday and a (slightly early) celebration of my wife's birthday. Isaac had a great time playing with a couple of his cousins whom we don't see all that often. Not my most spectacular work photographically speaking, but it was a nice moment to capture and there is no way I'd survive this 366 projects if I didn't use snapshots from time to time.

For my Flickr friends, I know I am running a few days behind on posting and commenting, I hope to catch up tomorrow. Things have been really busy the past few days.

Taken Aug 18, 2012 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₀₀ sec at f/6.3, ISO400, flash fired.
Lens: EF28mm f/1.8 USM @ 28 mm

Greek Salad

Greek Salad [230/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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A simple greek salad - tomatoes, cucumber, feta - is one of my favorite August dinners.

Taken Aug 17, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/5.0, ISO400, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Charles River Reflections

Charles River Reflections [229/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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On Thursday night, I had to work quite late, and decided as I was leaving work to walk down to the river and see if I could get any decent night shots. I got a couple that I liked well enough to share (this one plus one in comments). This is looking towards Harvard's river dorms.

Taken Aug 16, 2012 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
38.0 sec at f/18, ISO100, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Orchid, Up Close

Orchid, Up Close [228/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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A macro shot of the orchid featured in my Day 198 shot, which is still blooming.

Taken Aug 15, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at f/18, ISO200, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm, with 56 mm of extension tubes.

Campari

Campari [227/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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This is a shot I've been meaning to revisit for a while. Michael Avina posted some very helpful advice on lighting glass in the comments to my Day 108 photo, which I finally got around to playing with. This is still a work in progress, obviously, but I think I'm heading in the right direction.

Now, for Tipsy Tuesday, today's cocktail is a Negroni variant I am particularly fond of:
1 oz Hendricks gin
1 oz Punt e Mes
1 oz Campari

Strobist: shot with a 430 EX at 1/32 power directly underneath the bottle, firing up through glass. Black background, improvised reflectors on the left, right, and top to fill in the front. Obviously I need glass that is less scratched. I also had to burn the background a lot to get it nice and black, so I think I need to move the subject further away to avoid accidentally lighting the backdrop, or add an improvised snoot to the mix.

Taken Aug 14, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at f/6.3, ISO200

Salt and Pepper Salmon Belly

Salt and Pepper Salmon Belly [226/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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We had dinner at one of our favorite local Chinese restaurants tonight. One of the specials was salt and pepper salmon belly, which I could not resist trying. Although I often see shrimp and squid done in this style, I've never seen salmon before. It was really good - the fattiness of the salmon was a perfect complement to the spicy-salty seasoning.

Taken Aug 13, 2012 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₃₀ sec at f/3.5, ISO400, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Black-eyed Susans

Black-eyed Susans [225/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Spotted these this evening while walking home from my brother's house after dinner.

Taken Aug 12, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₄₀ sec at f/4.0, ISO400, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Mugs on the New Shelves

Mugs on the New Shelves [224/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Those of you who have been following my 366 project (or know me in real life) will know that we moved to a new apartment (upstairs from our previous apartment) at the beginnig of July. Due to (still) ongoing renovations, a lot of our stuff is still stored in boxes. However, this Saturday we decided that even though the kitchen is not completely finished, since all the shelving and cabinents are done we should just unpack. It was quite a relief to get our kitchen fully unpacked and organized into the wonderful new shelving and cabinets we now have.

Taken Aug 11, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₀ sec at f/3.2, ISO200, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Hubway

Hubway [223/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Hubway, Boston's bikesharing program, is expanding into Cambridge and Somerville. Since they put in this rack of bikes in Harvard Square, I've been waiting for a day when they were all there to get this shot. This past Friday was a rainy, gray afternoon and provided the perfect opportunity for a photograph of a long row of bikes.


Taken Aug 10, 2012 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/4.5, ISO400, no flash.
Lens: EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 18 mm

Empty Halls

Empty Halls [222/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Had a very late night at work tonight. The line of lights in the empty hallway caught my eye as I was leaving the nearly deserted building I work in at 10:30 pm, so it became my picture for today. There is something about these long empty hallways that is kind of appealing.

Taken Aug 9, 2012 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₃₀ sec at f/5.0, ISO400, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

The Red Planet?

The Red Planet? [221/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Can't decide how I feel about this one, but it is time for bed so I'm going with it. This is a macro of a chili pepper (Tien Tsin), that to me looks a bit like a landscape. If I had more time and energy, I'd photoshop in the Curiosity lander. :-)

I was thinking about a spice shot for tonight, as lately my son has been really into smelling spices, and tonight we spent 15 minutes before bed looking at and smelling all our chili peppers. But could not come up with a composition that I liked, so decided to break out the macro and see what happened. This is the result.

Taken Aug 8, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₆₀ sec at f/14, ISO200, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

High Summer Feast

High Summer Feast [220/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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It has been a while since I've used a picture from my weekly CSA farm share for my 366 project. Today we got 3 pounds of tomatoes in our share, officially ushering in high summer. There is nothing like a simple tomato salad for dinner, night after night. Fresh, local tomatoes have to be up there among my all-time favorite foods. These particular specimens are Valley Girl (red) and Taxi (yellow), and probably destined for a salad with fresh mozzarella, basil, a splash of balsamic vinegar, and a generous drizzle of high quality olive oil.

Gift of the Wind

Gift of the Wind [219/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Public art in Porter Square, the "Gift of the Wind". I walk past this installation most days of the week and have been planning on taking a picture for my 366. Today, the contrast against the blue sky struck me as particularly nice.

Bedtime Smiles

Bedtime Smiles [218/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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One of the better portraits I've taken of my son Isaac recently, after a bath and just before bed. Sometimes you just have to go with something straightforward.

Kronosaurus

Kronosaurus [217/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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On Saturday, we headed to the Harvard Museum of Natural History, one of my favorite museums in the area and a big hit with my son. Photos from this museum have featured in my 366 project before, on Day 49 and Day 63. This is a 3-image panorama of the Kronosaurus fossil featured at the museum, a complete 42-foot long specimen, excavated on a Harvard expedition to Australia in 1931.

I know I should have taken the time to clean up the reflections in Photoshop, but who has time for that? As it is already past midnight, this will have to do.

Yet Another Fence

Yet Another Fence [216/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Not feeling super creative, and I noticed this fire hydrant in front of a nice fence this morning as I was walking to work, so figure it would work for today, as it has been a few weeks since I've done a fence shot. Still doing pretty well planning my shots as I take them, although this one I should have walked into the middle of the street (it is a totally deserted street), as I had to crop it a bit to get what I wanted. Happy Fence Friday, all.

Playing with Tools

Playing with Tools [215/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Ever since we converted our son's crib into a toddler bed (with his help), he has been really into looking at all the tools in the toolbox. Tonight we took everything out of both tool boxes and lined up all the tools, which became a good opportunity for me to reorganize and also gave me the idea for tonight's picture.


Taken Aug 2, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₆₀ sec at f/4.0, ISO100, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Corn Moon

Corn Moon [214/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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The naming of full moons turns out to be a quite interesting topic. Depending on who you ask, the full moon tonight could be the Dog Days Moon, the Sturgeon Moon, the Grain Moon, or the Corn Moon. Seeing as the beginning of August is when the summer corn really comes into its own, I went with Corn Moon.

I kind of broke my rule of only taking one or two pictures tonight, as it took some playing around to get a decent shot of the moon, but I followed it in spirit - once I got this one, I stopped shooting and didn't even bother to download the rejects. There are a few things I could have done better with this, but I am pretty happy with it for a first attempt at shooting the moon.


Taken Aug 1, 2012 in
¹⁄₂₅ sec at f/11, ISO200, no flash.
Lens: EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 300 mm

Sun for a Cloudy Day

Sun for a Cloudy Day [213/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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I've gotten into the kind of bad habit of taking way more pictures than I need to: instead of deciding exactly what I want to photograph, I usually shoot 10-15 takes on the same scene. It is so easy to fall into this habit with digital cameras, since the extra shots seem like they cost nothing. But in the end it means that I usually come home with 20-40 shots each day that I need to sort and decide which to keep, which takes a lot of time I don't have. So for the next week, I am going to practice being more deliberate with my photography. I'm off to a good start: I took only 2 photographs of this sunflower growing near the Tuesday farmer's market at Harvard, and this was the clear winner.


Taken Jul 31, 2012 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₂₅₀ sec at f/3.5, ISO100, no flash.
Lens: EF28mm f/1.8 USM @ 28 mm

Long Exposure Waves

Long Exposure Waves [212/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Our final day on Nantucket (a week ago tomorrow). We were leaving on the noon ferry to Hyannis, but still had time for a swim and some photography in the morning. I broke out my 10-stop ND filter to play around with some long exposure shots. This, and the first picture in comments, were the best of them. I still have a lot to learn about this style of photography, but it was a lot of fun to play with. A lot of times I found that a very long exposure gave less interesting results than something like this that is a 5 second exposure, as the very long exposure smoothed everything out too much. Any comments or tips are very welcome.


Taken Jul 30, 2012 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
5.0 sec at f/9.0, ISO100, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Little Red Wagon

Little Red Wagon [211/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Our fourth day on Nantucket: my parents found and cleaned up this old red wagon from my childhood or possibly even older for Isaac to play with in Nantucket. He thought it was just about the best thing ever, and had a blast riding in it down the dirt lane to the beach.


Taken Jul 29, 2012 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₃₂₀ sec at f/6.3, ISO200, no flash.
Lens: EF28mm f/1.8 USM @ 28 mm

Beach Picnic

Beach Picnic [210/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Our third day on Nantucket was a bit gray and cloudy, but that did not stop us from a beach picnic on the south shore of the island at one of our traditional picnic and swimming spots. These are beef kebabs with a chili rub (based on a Mark Bittman recipe), grilled directly over hot charcoal.

Beach Macro

Beach Macro [209/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Our second day on Nantucket started cloudy, but turned into a glorious sunny day at the beach. We spent the entire morning on the beach, having a great time. I brought all my camera gear, and spent a very enjoyable 45 minutes taking macro pictures of shells. This is a scallop shell at slightly more than 1:1. Another shot, of a barnacle shell, is in the comments.

In the afternoon, while Isaac napped, I went with my dad to dig some clams for dinner, and took a few shots from the boat that are also in comments. All in all, a wonderful day. More pictures coming tomorrow.

Cloudy Day at the Beach

Cloudy Day at the Beach [208/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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My family has had land in Nantucket, a small island off the coast of Massachusetts, since the late 1800s. My great-great grandfather (a schoolteacher in Medford) bought some land on the island well before it became a trendy vacation resort, and somewhat miraculously the land has remained in the family for the past 100 years. Although the influx of the rich and the famous, and the proliferation of large manisons that now surround our little summer house have changed the character of the island a lot in the past 30 years, I still have many fond memories of summers spent here in my youth and have managed to go for at least a weekend every summer of my life. This year, of course, was no exception.

Our first day on the island was rather gray and cloudly, but that is no deterant to a day at the beach, especially when the beach is only a 5 minute walk away. Isaac had a great time collecting shells and playing in the sand, as evidenced by the picture in comments, and we all enjoyed swimming and relaxing and reading.

Leaving for Nantucket

Leaving for Nantucket [207/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Heading out for a long weekend on Nantucket, an island off the coast of Massachusetts. Perhaps somewhat foolishly, we decided to take the late ferry, departing Hyannis at 8:45 pm. Despite being stuck in traffic for a while on our way through Boston, we made the boat and arrived safely just before 10 pm. This was shot as we were departing from Hyannis. More shots from this little mini-break coming soon.

Out of Time

Out of Time [206/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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One of those days with no time for a picture. Snapped this with a few minutes to spare.

Memorial Hall, Stained Glass

Memorial Hall, Stained Glass [205/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Working late tonight, so I figured I'd bring my mini-tripod to work in the hopes of getting some decent night shots at 9 pm on my way home. Memorial Hall, one of my favorite photographic subjects, called out to me, so here is another shot of this building (but I think the first one of the stained glass I've used for my 366 project). Not the most inspired shot, but after a 12 hour day at work I'll take whatever I can get.


Taken Jul 23, 2012 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
15.0 sec at f/8.0, ISO400, no flash.
Lens: EF28mm f/1.8 USM @ 28 mm

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star [204/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Sunlight through the trees has been on my mind lately after seeing this masterpiece from .avina., so when I saw this scene through my son's window while starting bedtime, I had to run and grab my camera.


Taken Jul 22, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₃ sec at f/9.0, ISO400, no flash.
Lens: EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 85 mm

Let's Dance!

Let's Dance! [203/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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Every summer the Somerville Arts Council organizes a street fair in Davis Square (where we live), with artists vending their art, food, and lots of live music and fun kid's activities. We met one of Isaac's friends from daycare there this morning. They had a great time together, running around and playing and especially dancing and listening to the music.


Taken Jul 21, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₀₀₀ sec at f/5.6, ISO100, no flash.
Lens: EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 17 mm

Rusty Fence Bokeh

Rusty Fence Bokeh [202/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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It's been a while since I've taken a Fence Friday shot, so today I decided to keep my eye out for likely fences. This one caught my eye this evening. Happy Fence Friday!

Taken Jul 20, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₆₀ sec at f/4.0, ISO100, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Cinnamon

Cinnamon [201/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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It has been a while since I've posted a true macro shot, so tonight I decided to break out the full set of extension tubes and add to my collection of macro shots of food with this shot of a stick of cinnamon.

Strobist: 430 EX camera left and slightly above the plane of the lens, about 6 inches away, at 1/32 power, firing through the built-in diffuser. A silver metal sheet pan as a reflector camera right for a bit of fill.


Taken Jul 19, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at f/11, ISO100.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm, with 54 mm of extension tubes.

The Storm Breaks

The Storm Breaks [200/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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I had some ideas for a picture to commemorate the arbitrary round number of 200 pictures, but when I saw this scene from the 5th floor of the building where I work this evening I immediately ran to get my camera and all my other ideas went out the window. We finally had a torrential downpour that cooled things down considerably, and just after the storm passed I was rewarded with this scene.

Still, to commemorate Day 200, I thought some reflection on the past 200 days would be appropriate. So here are some stats on my pictures:
1) By far my most used lens for this project are my 50mm prime (100 pictures exactly) and my 28mm prime (71 pictures), with only a handful of pictures with each of my other lenses (9 with my 10-22mm, 10 with my 17-85mm, 7 with 70-300mm, and 3 with a 17-55mm f/2.8 I borrowed from my brother).
2) I have taken pictures in 18 cities in 5 countries (France - 4, Ireland - 6, Italy - 8, Vatican City - 1, and United States - 181).
3) Not surprisingly, most of my pictures are taken near either my home or my work: 74 at home, 18 in my neighborhood, and 39 around where I work. Another 34 are in Boston and the inner suburbs, with only 9 in more distant parts of Massachusetts and 7 from out of state.
4) I mostly post color pictures, but 18 of my shots have been black and white (plus possibly a few more I forgot to tag as such). In addition, 5 of my shots have been HDR (but of the naturalistic kind), and 5 have been triptychs or collages of some kind.
5) 42 of my shots have people in them; of those, 7 are selfies, 25 are of my son, 6 are of other family members, and 4 have strangers in them (although none of those are portraits, all are candid shots usually from a distance).
6) Besides people, I've shot a lot of buildings (53, 6 of which are pictures of Memorial Hall at Harvard University), food (51, 11 of which are of booze of some kind), and plants (17), but I've also taken 9 pictures of sculptures, 4 pictures of animals, 7 pictures of fences (but no benches), and 3 pictures of my computer.
7) I mostly shoot in landscape orientation (149 shots); of the remainder, 32 are portrait and 19 are square.
8) The widest aperture I've shot at is f/1.8 (18 photos); the narrowest is f/22 (3 photos); the most common is f/3.5 (20 photos, but there are lots with 10-20 photos).
9) I've taken 10 shots with a shutter speed slower than 1 second, and 14 shots with a shutter speed faster than 1/1000 second.
10) I have learned more in the past 200 days about photography than in the entire previous four years I've owned a DSLR. Thanks, everybody, for sharing the journey with me and teaching me more than I ever expected to learn. No time for commenting tonight, but I'll be back tomorrow to catch up. Onto the final 166 days!


Taken Jul 18, 2012 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₀₀ sec at f/6.3, ISO400, no flash.
Lens: EF28mm f/1.8 USM @ 28 mm

Hot

Hot [199/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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It was hot, hot, hot today - already uncomfortable outside in the sun when I was getting into work a bit after 8 am. I wanted to try to capture the feeling of the oppressive sun. This isn't quite what I had in mind, but I think it works okay.

Edited to add: Thanks to djwtwo for pointing out that I had mistakenly originally posted this as 199/200. I am not stopping at 200 - I blame the heat! :-)

Taken Jul 17, 2012 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at f/7.1, ISO100, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Orchid in Thirds

Orchid in Thirds [198/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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My wife got an orchid of some kind from a friend a few years ago, and it has finally bloomed again this summer. Obviously I couldn't resist a shot. I played with a bunch of things, but in the end I really liked this strong rule of thirds composition.

Strobist: 430 EX angled up just below the flower, 1/32 power through the built-in diffuser.


Taken Jul 16, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₀₀ sec at f/7.1, ISO200, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm

Grilled Peaches

Grilled Peaches [197/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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The peaches are just starting to show up at the farmer's markets around here. What better way to celebrate than a salad of arugula and grilled peaches to go with grilled tofu?


Taken Jul 15, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₅₀ sec at f/5.6, ISO200, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm