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Photo Challenge: H2O
Water, two parts hydrogen one part oxygen, steam, vapor, mist, rain, dew, moisture, wet. We have many names for the stuff of life. With a challenge from Lignum Draco to… “show H2O in a photograph” I had to go to … Continue reading
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Tagged California, cloud, clouds, D7000, Landscape, Nikon, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: H2O, Photography, water
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Photo Challenge: Nostalgia
The third quarter of 2016 draws to a close with Fall and Summer fighting for control. The end of summer used to mean the beginning of school and the end of lazy warm summer days. Growing up near the Atlantic … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, Coastside, Landscape, nostalgia, Pacific Ocean, photo challenge: nostalgia, seascape, summer
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Quest
Yesterday afternoon I took a walk after lunch. I like to carry along my old Olympus E-500 with a macro lens attached. I guess you could say I was on a quest. First, get some exercise. Second, capture an image … Continue reading
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Tagged #postaday, bee, bees, Image, macro, Olympus, Photo Challenge: Quest, Photography, Quest
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Edge
As my week stumbles to a close… Ben Huberman lays down a challenge to interpret Edge. Recently my daily routine has taken on an edge. I know I can find more than a few examples of my view on the … Continue reading
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Tagged #postaday, California, Edge, Image, Northern California, Photo Challenge: Edge, Photography
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Mirror
The end of the week rolls around so fast it makes you reflect on what you are doing. This week Jen Hooks challenged the paparazzi to, “…show us a mirror.” Here are some reflective views from my library. I will … Continue reading
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Tagged #postaday, architecture, grandkitty, mirror, Otis, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Mirror, reflection
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Frame (in Frame)
The concept of using a frame in a frame is an old one in photography. There are times it works well and then there are times that the inside frame may be superfluous. The first frame is your viewfinder (or … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, challenge, frame, frame in frame, Image, images, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Frame, Photography, Postaday, San Francisco Bay Area
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Rare
Where did Friday come from? Wasn’t it just Tuesday? My weeks have been like that lately. It’s rare to have a slow day. No summer slowdown this year so when Ben Huberman laid down the challenge to show something rare … Continue reading
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Tagged #postaday, California, carousel, grandkitty, Pacifica, Photo Challenge: Rare, rare, Rockaway, San Francisco
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Morning
If Cheri Lucas Rowlands offered up a photo challenge to share a selfie from the morning mirror it would scare a very large percentage of the population. Yet, I remain young at heart. My morning breakfast is pretty well unchanged … Continue reading
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Tagged berries, breakfast, cereal, fruit, Image, images, morning, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Morning, Photography
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Narrow
TGIF! This business week end we were challenged by Ben Huberman to focus on something narrow, something slender, something with a restricted view. Ben, please excuse me, it’s been a difficult week of spreadsheets and present value analyses and grinding … Continue reading
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Tagged Image, images, narrow, narrow tonal range, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Narrow, Photography, portrait, selfie
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All Over the Place
Updated June statistics on Bay Area Employment Trends Here and Bay Area Housing Trends Here. June saw a big jump in the Bay Area labor force with a small increase in employment resulting in a big jump in the unemployment … Continue reading
Posted in Images, SF Bay Area Employment Trends, SF Bay Area Housing Trends
Tagged D7000, Economics, employment, Housing Trends, images, median home prices, Nikon, Photography, Purisima Creek Redwoods, San Andreas Trail, San Francisco Bay Area economic trends, San Francisco Bay Area median home prices, unemployment
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