Thanksgiving

Abby

With my family out of the state visiting other family, I was invited to my friends house for Thanksgiving.  Here, I was able to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family and friends.  And one of those friends, is Abby, pictured here.  

What I like most about this image is the fact that she is going for the healthy food, bypassing all the scrumptious goodness within spooning distance.  This combined with her reflection in the spoon really send this image home for me.  

This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my family on island, my family off island and moments like this when it all makes sense.

Camera Stuff: Canon 5d Mark II, 100mm Macro lens at 2.8 for 1/90, ISO 800.

Smallest to Tallest

Smallest to Tallest

This image was created with the Canon 100mm Macro lens.  In the foreground is a small puddle, less than an inch deep.  This is the smallest representation of the geography on Oahu.  In the background is Koolau Mountain Range.  The tallest form of geography on Oahu.    

Beachfront

This image was created en route to the location of the image above.  What I like most about this image is it's separation from the normal beach front many have come to know.  In reality, this rock was in the splash zone for the Pacific

Camera Stuff: Canon 5D mark II with 100mm Macro lens.  

Status Update

So my wife and my son are home visiting family.  What does this mean for Billy?  It means I get extra time to catch up on all the 'nerd' type items that I have been neglecting since the middle of August.  The best / worst evidence of this was my recent purchase at a grocery store: 2 bottles of a drink refined by another Captain I know, plus cheese and sour cream.  I already had chips at home for my dinner tonight; nachos!

To my two favorite people, seeing you again will be awesome. Just barely a month until then...

Brick & Flower

G10 - Brick & Flower

Falling behind being so busy and we often lose sight of the little things.  It's those little things that make it worth everything else.  Especially when everything else is a lot harder, those little things are what make it worth while.

Camera Stuff:  Canon G10 set on macro.  

High Dynamic Range

HDR from a single file into three back into one.

Here is another shot taken while out with my family on a hike in the woods.  An experiment with the HDR has led me to this.  A simple shot in the woods.  Photoshop CS5 has some awesome effects and capabilities.  Standby for some more effects...

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Camera Stuff: Canon 5d Mark II with 17-40mm