The Photo Bludger

Day 131 - May 11, 2010 - "Rainy Nights"

2010-05-11T19:38:00.001-07:00

Got a storm rolling through Denver tonight.

Day 130 - May 10, 2010 - "Don't Open!"

2010-05-10T19:33:00.000-07:00

Walking though the H-Mart and saw this ... just struck me as interesting/funny

Day 129 - May 9, 2010 - "Hermes"

2010-05-09T19:33:00.000-07:00

Attended a demonstration by a Hermes artist at the Denver Art Museum this weekend. Very very very cool stuff.

Day 128 - May 8, 2010 - "Fractures"

2010-05-08T19:28:00.000-07:00

Day 127 - May 7, 2010 - "Dam"

2010-05-07T19:26:00.000-07:00

Day 126 - May 6, 2010 - "Center"

2010-05-06T19:25:00.000-07:00

Day 125 - May 5, 2010 - "Cinco de Mayo"

2010-05-05T19:07:00.000-07:00

The best day on earth - my birthday. Heres my special dinner :)

Day 124 - May 4, 2010 - "Red Hot"

2010-05-04T19:06:00.000-07:00

Its been a busy week - my creativity is at a low - picture proves it

Day 123 - May 3, 2010 - "Attempt 2"

2010-05-03T18:37:00.000-07:00

Alright - a reboot from yesterday with focus stacking ... still not ideal but neat concept. Would work better in a macro setting I think.

Day 122 - May 2, 2010 - "Attempt 1"

2010-05-02T18:36:00.000-07:00

Read about focus stacking today ... thought I'd give it a try ... not till after I tried it did I realize that angle I choose wasn't ideal. Oh well - tomorrow another try.

Day 121 - May 1, 2010 - "キャンディ"

2010-05-02T17:23:00.000-07:00

Like I mentioned I would do - I would try to set up a better picture of the japanese KitKat bars a friend brought back from Japan for us. Wish the US division of Nestle would get into this - because some of these are downright delicious.

Day 120 - April 30, 2010 - Revisit Friday - "Electricity"

2010-04-30T10:28:00.000-07:00

Had a great view from one of my old apartments and when storms would roll over the mountain I could set up on my balcony and captures pictures of the storms.

Day 119 - April 29, 2010 - "A Little Culture"

2010-04-29T10:20:00.000-07:00

I'll admit this picture is just filler until I take a better looking one with this subject. But I'm thrilled to have these. Recently a good friend returned from a trip to Japan and brought us back some regional varieties of KitKats that are available in Japan. Crazy flavors like soy sauce, wasabi, green tea, etc. I must say I really really like the soy sauce flavor odd yes.... but delicious. Big thanks

You can read a bit more about these flavors here;
http://jenkenskitkatblog.blogspot.com/

Day 118 - April 28, 2010 - "Gadget Nerd"

2010-04-28T19:53:00.000-07:00

FINALLY! a new phone - and in other news ... what an incredible day (no pun intended)

Day 117 - April 27, 2010 - "Half Size"

2010-04-27T19:14:00.000-07:00

Go with what you know ... and do I know these things all too well. Not well enough yet - but that'll come.

Day 116 - April 26,2010 - "Almost Time"

2010-04-26T19:01:00.000-07:00

It's served me well for 5+ years ... but its time for a replacement.

Day 115 - April 25, 2010 - "Spiral v2"

2010-04-25T18:53:00.001-07:00

Day 114 - April 24, 2010 - "Stacks"

2010-04-25T18:51:00.001-07:00

Stacks and stacks of old stuff...

Day 113 - April 23, 2010 - "Veer"

2010-04-25T18:49:00.000-07:00

Day 112 - April 22, 2010 - "Silhouette"

2010-04-25T18:46:00.000-07:00

I'm falling behind on this blog - mainly just keeping it up to date. The pictures are there but the posting is lacking. Gonna try to keep that better this week.

Day 111 - April 21, 2010 - "Vegas again"

2010-04-21T19:46:00.000-07:00

Winding down on the Vegas pictures - but gotta get one more in

Day 110 - April 20, 2010 - "Vegas Timelapse"

2010-04-21T19:44:00.000-07:00

Only about 5-10 minutes captured in this time lapse but thought it was neat.

Day 109 - April 19, 2010 - "Vegas Part V" - Till Next Year

2010-04-19T21:30:00.000-07:00

Never get tired of this city. So as a farewell this was the view from out room

Day 108 - April 18, 2010 - "Vegas Part IV"

2010-04-19T21:28:00.001-07:00

Day 107 - April 17, 2010 - Vegas Part III

2010-04-19T21:27:00.000-07:00

Again more Vegas

Day 106 - April 16, 2010 - Vegas Part II

2010-04-19T21:25:00.000-07:00

More Vegas

and just because ... I liked it

Day 105 - April 15, 2010 - "Vegas Part I"

2010-04-19T14:58:00.000-07:00

I realize I'm late posting this - thats because I've been on vacation to Vegas and just got back and had a chance to look at the computer again. So instead of a "Revisit Friday" post I'm posting a picture from Vegas.

The Bellagio in HDR ... over the top because thats what Vegas is

Day 104 - April 14, 2010 - "Setting Sun"

2010-04-14T20:17:00.001-07:00

Day 103 - April 13, 2010 - "Down the Tube"

2010-04-13T20:12:00.000-07:00

Day 102 - April 12, 2010 - "Winds"

2010-04-12T19:44:00.000-07:00

It's windy out and my photo experiment for the night failed miserably = crap

Day 101 - April 11, 2010 - "Lunar Landscape"

2010-04-11T18:18:00.000-07:00

Lunar landscape or the inside of a candle jar?

Day 100 - April 10, 2010 - "Alien Eye"

2010-04-10T18:16:00.000-07:00

Day 99 - April 9, 2010 - "Dunes"

2010-04-09T17:59:00.000-07:00

Kure Beach, NC - gotta get back sometime

Day 98 - April 8, 2010 - "Not enough of this..."

2010-04-08T23:43:00.000-07:00

It's been the theme of this week ... too much to do ... not enough time to do it in. Luckily the weekend is coming and some much needed rest as well. Also one day closer to vacation.

Day 97 - March 7, 2010 - "Insides"

2010-04-07T19:10:00.000-07:00

On the opposite end of the lens this time - the inner workings

Day 96 - March 6, 2010 - "Looking Glass"

2010-04-06T07:34:00.000-07:00

Can you tell I have a thing for old brick buildings?

Day 95 - April 5, 2010 - "Sangwich"

2010-04-05T13:15:00.000-07:00

Alright truth is I nearly forgot to take a picture yesterday (bad week for that apparently) and this was all I got ... my dinner.

Day 94 - April 4, 2010 - "Forgot"

2010-04-04T20:09:00.000-07:00

I nearly forgot

Day 93 - April 3, 2010 - "Nosebleeds"

2010-04-04T19:42:00.000-07:00

Up in the nosebleeds - but still a good time

Day 92 - April 2, 2010 - "Talk to me" - Revisit Friday #14

2010-04-03T08:39:00.000-07:00

I absolutely never grow tired of going to the zoo. I could go every single day and never bore of it. Plus you get to meet interesting characters like this guy.

Day 91 - April 1, 2010 - "Incoming"

2010-04-01T19:25:00.000-07:00

I'm lucky to even have a photo for today that was outdoors. Been beyond crazy busy at work recently (a good thing). Today's photo was the last thing I saw before leaving work - literally a quick snapshot then ducked into the car.

Day 90 - March 31, 2010 - "Treats"

2010-03-31T19:29:00.000-07:00

Its been a chaotic week at work - leaving me burnt out or too busy to take pictures during the day. So I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel here. Mention 1 word around this guy and instant excitement.

Day 89 - March 30, 2010 - "Untitled"

2010-03-30T18:40:00.000-07:00

Day 88 - March 29, 2010 - "The Arrow"

2010-03-29T19:35:00.000-07:00

Noticed this drawn with chalk on a nearby building today ... slightly creeped out by it because the arrow just points to a inset doorway about 2 ft deep. It goes no where - its not hidden from anything.

Day 87 - March 28, 2010 - "Nerding Out"

2010-03-28T19:05:00.000-07:00

F1 season is here - time to start the near weekly nerd out sessions of watching the race live and following the live timing/scoring online.

Day 86 - March 27, 2010 - "Mix"

2010-03-27T22:49:00.000-07:00

Another one of those days where I realize much too late that I had no picture for the day. So I decided to learn a bit about the onboard flash on the camera. I'm usually one thats pretty quick to talk down about the onboard flash systems ... but I'm surprised at what you might be able to do it with.

Day 85 - March 26, 2010 - "Old Times" - Revisit Friday #13

2010-03-27T12:42:00.000-07:00

Another Friday another revisit Friday ... oh ok so technically its Saturday when this post is going up ... was too busy yesterday to post it up. But since it was a revisit day it works out ok. This picture wasn't taken by me, but I wanted to share it anyway. Its a picture taken of my Grand Dad's old service station, thats him standing in the doorway. I'm always entranced by these old pictures, hence why I volunteered to scan in every single family photo album we have (some 20+ of them) so I could have access to all these old pictures.

Day 84 - March 25, 2010 - "Crumbling"

2010-03-25T19:50:00.000-07:00

Heres a lawsuit waiting to happen - a step not far from the office. The winter freeze/thaw has taken its toll on this old sidewalk and its looking pretty bad.

Day 83 - March 24, 2010 - "Inner Workings"

2010-03-24T19:11:00.000-07:00

Coors Field is always interesting to me because of these things. A modern steel frame hiding behind a make believe historic looking brick facade that fits into the neighborhood. Great job of integrating the old with the new.

Day 82 - March 23, 2010 - "Adverse Weather Conditions"

2010-03-23T19:32:00.000-07:00

A lovely spring snow storm. Moved in quick and settled over the area. Makes the drive home interesting, luckily we beat the worst of it.
Today is a three picture post.

Day 81 - March 22, 2010 - "Underground"

2010-03-22T19:57:00.000-07:00

This place closed down a few years ago - always smelled good but never got a chance to try it.

Day 80 - March 21, 2010 - "Digitally Dead"

2010-03-21T20:03:00.000-07:00

This picture is brought on from a discussion I've been having with people lately. A year ago I made an easy mistake. I had a hard drive in an external enclosure sitting on top of my computer tower. I walked across the room wearing a pair of shoes with a known propensity to cause me to static shock just about anything. Stupid me forgot to discharge the built up energy prior to touching the drive ... and "POP" ... drive dead. Haven't been able to revive it since. Lesson learned? yes - back up - back up - back up.

Day 79 - March 21, 2010 - "Incredible Seats"

2010-03-20T22:51:00.000-07:00

My brother landed some amazing seats today, thanks to a friend of his who couldn't use them. Had to bring my tiny point and shoot for this (not lugging that big camera to the game), so I couldn't really get close up shots of the players. So I went with a panorama instead. Taken at halftime of the Denver Nuggets vs. Milwaukee Bucks game. Big thanks to Matt on this way - was a great game, too bad Lawson wasn't able to play.

(CLICK ON PICTURE FOR FULL SIZE)

Day 78 - March 20, 2010 - "Sin City" - Revisit Friday #12

2010-03-20T21:51:00.000-07:00

For the simple that I really really really wish I was there right now

Day 77 - March 18, 2010 - "More Lodo"

2010-03-18T18:54:00.000-07:00

I never seem to get tired of the re-purposed industrial buildings around LoDo.

Day 76 - March 17, 2010 - "Still Good"

2010-03-17T18:51:00.000-07:00

Could've gone with the token St. Patrick's Day photo of beer ... only one slight problem with that .. no beer at the house .. and no interest in a picture of it, if I had some. I squandered a perfectly good day outside today by working inside an office all day long. So I'm making due with something from around the house. An older Canon SLR (film!) that I still use from time to time. Now if I could just find the time to develop the few rolls that are finished up.

Day 75 - March 16, 2010 - "Gift"

2010-03-16T19:12:00.000-07:00

I received a really really cool anniversary gift today (early yes ...). A custom painted Louis Vuitton Keepall 55 - Mon Monogram. Completely made for me in France. I'm psyched, and even more so because my old luggage is officially broken and wouldn't make it another trip.

Day 74 - March 15, 2010 - "Pocket Change"

2010-03-15T20:15:00.000-07:00

Day 73 - March 14, 2010 - "Bubbles"

2010-03-14T17:07:00.000-07:00

Prepping some dinner

Day 72 - March 13, 2010 - "Painted Skies"

2010-03-13T16:59:00.000-08:00

Fantastic sunset today - and my cold is gone - win win

Day 71 - March 12 - "Bog Garden"

2010-03-12T19:29:00.000-08:00

This picture was taken in Greensboro, NC while I was there visiting family. Picture is sorta surrealistic which fits that location pretty well.

Day 70 - March 11, 2010 - "Better Days"

2010-03-11T19:54:00.000-08:00

Definately sick - which is a rarity for me - so I got to enjoy the joys of asking the pharmacist for sudafed like I'm a meth dealer looking for supplies.

Day 69 - March 10, 2010 - "Rickenbacker"

2010-03-10T18:56:00.000-08:00

Day 68 - March 9 ,2010 - "Eden"

2010-03-09T19:37:00.000-08:00

Day 67 - March 8, 2010 - "Spark"

2010-03-08T19:45:00.000-08:00

Was going to continue with the theme started yesterday ... but my idea didn't pan out like I'd hoped it would. So I might return to that theme another time. As I've said before ... when all else fails - fire.

Day 66 - March 7, 2010 - "Horror Flick"

2010-03-07T18:26:00.000-08:00

A random idea when you're short on ideas. Why not go for that nightmare look?

Day 65 - March 6, 2010 - "3D Test"

2010-03-06T22:43:00.000-08:00

Been reading about how these 3D photos work recently and been wanting to test something out, just hadn't gotten around to it. Now with 15 minutes of today left and no picture to show for it ... now is good I guess. Neat concept - something to try out again.

Day 64 - March 5, 2010 - "Treasures" - Revisit Friday #10

2010-03-05T08:15:00.000-08:00

While I was in grad school I was in a studio class about rural architecture. One weekend a semester we all went up to Steamboat, Colorado and work with an owner of a ranch to design a building for him, and also catalog the buildings the owner had on site. This particular ranch was a gold mine of really cool stuff. The owner was a collector of sorts - basically anything and everything that caught his fancy he bought. Now he didn't really have a place to store all these items so most of them just sat out all over his land.

Day 63 - March 4, 2010 - "First Base"

2010-03-04T18:28:00.000-08:00

Almost that time of the year again

Day 62 - March 3, 2010 - "Urban Art #2"

2010-03-03T19:20:00.000-08:00

Another ad that resides down in LoDo. Painted on the side of an old brick building. I'm sure its been restored many times over the years but I think its fantastic that they keep it around and keep it looking nice.

Day 61 - March 2, 2010 - "Bygone"

2010-03-02T18:43:00.000-08:00

Probably the #1 reason why I like LoDo as much as I do, the stories the buildings in this area can tell. You can find features like the below all over LoDo, little details that tell history of the building. This might become a running theme in this blog.

Day 60 - March 1, 2010 - "Curly"

2010-03-01T19:06:00.000-08:00

Watched them build these condos a few years back and love how each unit gets its own private staircase to their own private roof top deck.

Day 59 - February 28, 2010 - "Time Reflection"

2010-02-28T19:25:00.000-08:00

This clock has a bit of history to it - I made it during 8th grade wood shop class and gave it to my Grandma as a Christmas present. She put it on display above her fireplace for many many years. When she passed away last year it was given back to me. Now it resides over my fireplace.

Day 58 - Februrary 27, 2010 - "Fanboy"

2010-02-27T07:56:00.000-08:00

What can I say I like their products and I've drank the kool-aid.

Day 57 - February 26, 2010 -"Linn Cove Viaduct" - Revisit Friday #9

2010-02-26T18:04:00.000-08:00

Made a visit to the Blue Ridge Parkway a few years back with my dad, and happened upon this spot just off the roadway - up a large rock - and through a bush that gave me some nice scratches. But its a pretty view.

Day 56 - February 25, 2010 - "Sandlot"

2010-02-25T18:21:00.000-08:00

Just barely beat the snow today for this shot.

Day 55 - February 24, 2010 - "Pay the Toll"

2010-02-24T18:25:00.000-08:00

Trying out more techniques using HDR with other processes. Still trying to find my niche.

Day 54 - February 23, 2010 - "LoDo"

2010-02-23T18:39:00.000-08:00

Another day, another picture in LoDo. Been toying around again with HDR processing - then further processing until I get to the result I like. So its not strict HDR technically.

Day 53 - February 22, 2010 - "The Ginn Mill"

2010-02-22T18:50:00.000-08:00

Local place thats nearby in LoDo. Never seen the inside but the exterior signage is pretty cool.

Day 52 - February 21, 2010 - "Alien"

2010-02-21T18:16:00.000-08:00

Supposedly these lights were inspired from a fighter plane ... I don't know about that. They seem a bit more alien to me.

Day 51 - February 20, 2010 - "Meh"

2010-02-20T18:41:00.000-08:00

meh

Day 50 - February 19, 2010 -"Aruba" - Revisit Friday #8

2010-02-19T15:39:00.000-08:00

I really really really would like to go back here one day. I was lucky enough to have family living in Aruba a few years back and also luck enough that we took a trip down there to visit and see the island. Absolutely beautiful place, doubt I could ever get tired of it. If I could figure out a way to sell coconuts on the beach and make a living at it ... I'd do it.

This picture was taken from the western tip of the island looking east. While its not the prettiest photo I took on the entire trip for some reason its my favorite.

(click the image to enlarge)

Day 49 - February 18, 2010 - "Iced"

2010-02-18T18:45:00.000-08:00

A snowstorm hit Denver during rush hour today, forcing us to drive through it. In reality the snow wasn't that bad, nothing stuck to the streets, it wasn't snowing hard, but that didn't stop people from driving like complete morons. Caught this on the way into the house.

Day 48 - February 17, 2010 - "Old Fashioned"

2010-02-17T19:30:00.000-08:00

Life keeps interrupting my ideas for this blog. I'll have a great idea for something I want to shoot ... then life comes up and throws my plans for a loop. We have a breakfast club at work and this is my contribution for tomorrow. Thought they looked like the old fashioned cinnamon rolls I ate while growing up.

Day 47 - February 16, 2010 - "Too much time"

2010-02-16T19:09:00.000-08:00

Spend way too much time in front of these things. I'm shooting 0 today - frustrating day and this is all my fried brain could come up with after my first attempt at another stair trail shot failed miserably.

Day 46 - February 15, 2010 - "Accident"

2010-02-15T18:35:00.000-08:00

Title says it all ... this picture is purely an accident, one of those random shots I didn't think would amount to anything ... and maybe it doesn't. But it looked more interesting than the other shots I had taken for today.

Day 45 - February 14, 2010 - "Valentines Day"

2010-02-14T17:33:00.001-08:00

Valentines Day = Heart shaped chocolates ... delicious

Day 44 - February 13, 2010 - "Blowin' By"

2010-02-13T18:08:00.000-08:00

Today's picture is a test for the future, trying out time lapse photography, now I just need a more interesting subject.

Day 43 - February 12, 2010 -"Z" - Revisit Friday #7

2010-02-12T18:00:00.000-08:00

Something that rivals for one of my most favorite pictures. This car is owned by a friend of mine - I've had the chance to see it progress over the years as he continuously made improvements to it, and had the chance to take pictures of it when I was just getting my feet wet again in photography. This picture came out and ended up being a catalyst. I still love to shoot these cars and I want to own another one, one of these days.

Day 42 - February 11, 2010 - "Safe...Out"

2010-02-11T18:16:00.000-08:00

Gotta make due with a transformer box sometimes for a tripod. This neon sign work is installed on an old building thats part of Coors Field. Thought it would make for a neat long exposure photo.

Day 41 - February 10, 2010 - "Details"

2010-02-10T19:00:00.000-08:00

Just one of those interesting yet overlooked details of a building facade. Thousands of these little details all over downtown.

Day 40 - February 9, 2010 - "Books, Books, Books"

2010-02-09T19:31:00.000-08:00

The day I'm able to afford a house is the day I create a room with wall to wall book cases and one of those rolling ladders to access the higher shelves, and just for the nerd/cool factor a hidden room behind the book cases, only accessible when you pull the correct book.

Day 39 - February 8, 2010 - "Snow Day"

2010-02-08T18:48:00.000-08:00

Snow is nice when you don't need to go out in it. Torqued my back so no going outside for me today.

Day 38 - February 7, 2010 - "Superbowl Sunday"

2010-02-07T17:26:00.000-08:00

Cheap beer, nachos, and commercials ... oh and a football game too I guess.

Day 37 - February 6, 2010 - "Hemi"

2010-02-06T18:51:00.000-08:00

"Does it have a hemi in it?" Think these cars look fantastic and happened to run across one today.

Day 36 - February 5, 2010 -"DAM" - Revisit Friday #6

2010-02-05T19:43:00.000-08:00

Suffice to say ... I'm pretty obsessed with this building, I took pictures of it all during construction, and have taken hundreds of pictures of it since it was completed. I'm a giant fan of Daniel Libeskind and deconstructivist architecture.

Day 35 - February 4, 2010 - "Bubbles"

2010-02-04T19:07:00.000-08:00

Day 34 - February 3, 2010 - "Night Scenes"

2010-02-03T18:36:00.000-08:00

Interesting stuff, right nearby

Day 33 - February 2, 2010 - "Long Gone"

2010-02-02T18:48:00.000-08:00

How can a club/bar thats closed ... has been closed for months ... and wont re-open, still have its neon sign plugged in and running? Seems the spiders don't mind the light and have moved right in.

Day 32 - February 1, 2010 - "Stay in the lines"

2010-02-01T19:05:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Kelly for today's suggestion - my brain was dead and had no clue what to do. Appropriate subject today considering this is about the depth of my mental capacity, stay within the lines and its all good.