Day 185: Happy Birthday Mom and 'Merica

Went home today to surprise my mom for her birthday (which was yesterday) and have a cookout with the fam. Here are a few photos from the day.

1/800 sec. exposure at F/4. ISO 100.
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1/20 sec. exposure at F/5.6. ISO 100.
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1/100 sec. exposure at F/3.5. ISO 800.
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1/640 sec. exposure at F/4.5. ISO 100.
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Day 184: Flowers in the Dark in the Daylight

I took this photo today while I was out and about. I've been trying to do something like this one for a while now. It's still a little darker than I want, but it's the best I've gotten so far. I wish I could get the flowers to stand out more vibrantly, while the rest remained dark, but I haven't quite figured that out yet. Maybe soon.

1/2000 sec. exposure at F/9. ISO 400.
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Day 183: Quick and Scaredy Bunny

There are always so many rabbits running around our house. Unfortunately, with my minimal zoom capabilities, it's hard to get any great photos of them. Here's the best I could do with what I've got.

1/1000 sec. exposure at F/5.6. ISO 800.
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1/1000 sec. exposure at F/5.6. ISO 800.
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Day 182: It's All Downhill From Here...

Today is the official beginning to the second half of the year. Which means two things: one, I've made it six straight months taking photos every day; and two, I've still got a ways to go.

Here's me holding up a picture frame, but not really (sorry for the noise; low light and I needed a quick shutter and small aperture (to make the frame look in focus in my hand, and not out of focus since it was really on the wall away from me).

.3 sec. exposure at F/20. ISO 3200.
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Day 181: Walking Back

Took a stroll around Indiana after work today. Hit some of my favorite backside-of-Philly-St. photo spots, and found a new one. I really like taking pictures of the backs of buildings that are on a main street like this. On the front, you see this clean, perfect facade, but then looking at the backs of the same buildings--at the parts that aren't normally seen--it's a view of decay and crumbling. Anyway, here are my photos.

1/60 sec. exposure at F/9. ISO 100.
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1/15 sec. exposure at F/9. ISO 100.
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Day 180: And the Clouds in the Sky

Went for a walk today around good ol' Elderton. The clouds were really cool today, so I wanted to make sure to get some shots of them. Fluffy and many.

1/125 sec. exposure at F/9. ISO 100.
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Day 179: Oh Good. You Can Count.

Tried to take some photos of the night sky tonight, but wasn't having much luck. Since it was getting so late, I just came inside and snapped a photo of some geek counters. We use this for such geeky things as Magic and D & D. Yep. I just went there.

.4 sec. exposure at F/5.6. ISO 1600.
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