#32) Swings in Blue

The playground has a slight blue cast. Looks lonely and sad. It has the blues.

#31) Bamboo Wind chimes

We have these bamboo wind chimes outside our back door. I love its peaceful sounds.

#30) Lonely Boy

For some reason, I like this image which does not use the person in the image as its focal point. The person is really a compliment to the rest of the picture. I converted the color photo to B&W in the photo editor which comes with iLife's, iPhoto. I also adjusted the exposure and contrast levels to make it a bit more "moody."

I missed posting yesterday. All kinds of "events" were happening and I just didn't have time to even look at my email, much less post anything on any of my blogs. I will probably post another image today to make up for yesterday. For example, yesterday, one thing that happened, I had to buy a new printer. Right in the middle of trying to print out documents for my kids school work, the HP Photosmart (P.O.S.) printer, which has always been difficult to use, decided to stop working all-together. About a month ago, it started crumpling the paper as it went through the paper feed cycle and the paper would ball up in the rollers and yet, the printer would keep printing on a ball of paper. The ink for that printer is excessively expensive (even by printer ink price standards) and I had just replaced it ($60) so I wasn't really anxious to replace the printer. I decided to contact H.P. Tech support via their on line help. I know I was typing to a person in India. After about 45 minutes of trying all the fixes they had, it became obvious that it was a hardware problem. The person who was trying their best to help suggested I buy another H.P. printer and of course my printer was out of warranty. So off I went to Fry's Electronics (We have one about 1/4 mile from our house) and bought a Canon Pixma, all-in-one inkjet printer with wifi capabilities. I set it up in about 7 to 8 minutes and then my 11 year old son set it up to use the wifi in our house. It works like a charm- Oh, it also has a scanner built into it! I paid $60 plus $20 for a 2 year replacement warranty. (Fuck you H.P.)

#29) Bondage

This pipe apparently tried to escape at one time and had to be chained down. It was a naughty pipe.

#28) Dandelion

Dandelion Lawn by Pull Up A Chair

Soft, white lace-in-winter-bliss
Woven by sunlight
A child's kiss
The dandelion, a garden weed
simple
elegant
wind, blown seed.
Make a wish
Summers spent
The dandelion's
A lawns lament

#27) Metal Table

Sometimes shadows make or break a photo. I like the dark squares echoing the table shapes.

#26) Sliced Apple

An apple, sliced in half.

#25) A Walk in the Park

I missed a day. It was bound to happen. The truth is, I simply forgot to post yesterday. I took this photo Friday night in Balboa Park. I love it there and have spent a lot of time, over the years, walking its paths.

#24) Downtown @ Night

Okay - I didn't take this today but last night. San Diego @ night is a whole different world. It's edgy and almost mysterious.

#23) A Trip To the Guitar Store

We had an hour to kill before a scheduled guitar lesson and so we went to a local guitar store today. These are two of my favorite shots.

Jacqui

Ian

#22) Hose

Yep, it's a hose. Wish I could say something fascinating about it but come on, it's just a hose.

#21) Yard Flamingo- Fun With Effects

I altered this image using iPhoto effects. Sometimes an ordinary image can be made to POP when using these effects. Sometimes it is way over the top. Once in a while, I enjoy these effects.

#20) Bird of Paradise

It's amazing what you can find if you look closely enough. In this extreme closeup, of part of a flower, there are all kinds of things that go unnoticed to the casual observer.

#19) Little Green Apple

It's. A. Green. Apple.

#18) Salt & Pepper

I took this picture at a restaurant in Balboa Park that is lit mainly with candle and gas light so it is a very warm light.

#17) Shadows

I really liked this spiral shadow cast by playground equipment. It is its own, temporary painting.

#16) Dark & Light

I purposely over-exposed this shot in B&W. Going for a higher contrast. I liked the way the playground equipment stood out against the background and the shapes repeated themselves.

#15) The Nuts & Bolts Of It

“What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity, you are more likely to reach the viewer.”
William Albert Allard

#14) Pure Joy

Watching my kids swinging at the playground I realized how full of life and joy they are. I think this image reflects that pure happiness.

#13) Hoop Dreams

Got this shot today at the school playground --- Glorious day here.