Night View

On 03.31.07, In Photos, By mattp9

The view west from the 4th floor where I work.

We finished our workstation swap soirée (first of 3 sets) around 10PM.

Long week.

Leaving, I decided to capture a view from the western window.

A mix of the night light.

I enjoy night photos, with lighting that is completely different from the sun. It exposes a whole other side to the ordinary.

Turn in a circle to find the right lighting on your subject, is a photo tip. When you cannot find the right light falling on your subject, walk around them to find the right light.

Many times, just a change in my perspective is all that’s needed to see things differently, perhaps even in a better light.

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On Hold At Work Darn IT

On 03.30.07, In Other, Photos, By mattp9

I work in IT – As in Information Technology, or Computer Geek Stuff.

Since Thursday evening, we’ve been trying to swap out a bunch of old workstations for new ones. Bunch meaning if I rounded up it would be 300. Actually slightly less.

This is the view I’ve had for a while.

The speaker phone connecting me to hard fighters on 2nd and 3rd level support.

The good outcome, is that the folks at the other end of my support line, are good, and persistent. I’m glad they are there in times like these.

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Charlie Rocks

On 03.29.07, In Family, Gatherings, Photos, By mattp9

Well, I made it. This is for 3/29/2007 and it’s just after Midnight of the 30th. Still at work, swapping workstations and configuring the new ones for folks to work on tomorrow at 7AM.

This is Charlie – One of my great-nephews. I have several.

One of the advantages of being the last of 8 siblings is having a big extended family!

The guitar that Charlie is playing is my old 6-string Applause (made by same folks, and looks like an Ovation).

The neck on this beast is made of cast aluminum. including the frets as I found out. I wore grooves into the frets. Wore them down so far, that the strings started buzzing against the fingerboard. I tried to fix it myself with epoxy and that didn’t work. I guess I could have ordered a new neck from somewhere, but the prices I was seeing were more than the original cost of the guitar.

So.. I bought a new one, and had this one sitting around.

Charlie’s dad and mom, Chris and Katherine, are musicians first in their hearts.

I saw that Charlie would love to come over and play this guitar, even when it buzzed. He didn’t know the difference.

I decided to give it to him as a play toy.

Not wanting his fingers to be accidentally cut, I took the strings off.

Uncles are good for some things.

Old guitars being one of them.

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Kilauea Lighthouse

On 03.28.07, In Buildings, Landscape, Nature, Photos, By mattp9

From our 25th Wedding Anniversary vacation in 2003.

Taken with my dearly beloved Olympus C2100UZ, taken from me before it’s time by a sticky-fingered airport employee (can you tell I still miss it?).

This is one of the windiest places that we visited while on the garden island of Kauai. I really had to hold onto my hat just walking around!

The lighthouse is known as the northernmost point of the main Hawaiian islands. It is built on a narrow outcrop of the island, accessed by a narrow road.

My imagination took me on a trip, seeing what it might be like in the midst of a tropical storm. It seems to have weathered the elements well.

I re-cropped the original photograph with a 16 by 9 ratio to give it a cinematic feel. I also played around with saturation, contrast, and added a layer of Gaussian blur with about 46% of Multiply effect for that layer (simulating the Oorton Effect).

I like the result.

I loved our trip there.

We’d go again and plan on doing so!

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My Moo Cards

On 03.27.07, In Collage, By mattp9

I love Moo cards!

I use them as business cards.

Different is better. These get noticed!

The surface is so smooth, they are thicker than ordinary cards, and the photo choices are endless.

I have my contact information on the back, along with my picture.

All taken from my Flickr photo collection.

Moo!

Warms this Mid-West, Central-Illinois, Corn & Soybeans heart. =)

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Hanging Wash

On 03.26.07, In Photos, Portrait, By mattp9

Seeing flapping shadows on my desk, I looked up and saw two window washers, plying their trade by cleaning our windows.

Photo tip: Carry your camera everywhere.

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Companion & Friend

On 03.25.07, In Animals, Friends, Photos, Portrait, By mattp9

Quick grab to put up a new photo.

I put my camera into wireless master mode and my external flash on the sun room table pointing up at the ceiling.

I tried for an over head point down shot, but I had my 50mm on and it’s no macro.

Even though Johanna’s eyes are out of focus, there’s enough in focus on her that I picked this one.

I love when she lays her head on my feet. She’s almost there in this shot.

She got tired of the flash, and scampered off to less flashy confines.

Oh, by the way, it’s World Pentax Day and this is my contribution!

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