5D Mk IV – EF 100mm Macro – 640W Strobes (x2) – 1/200, f/6.3, ISO 100, Eval Meter Hmmm, this might be interesting or gross, depending on how you look at it. I was thinking of what to do for the PotD and I really wanted to put the Zerene Stacker software to the test. I happened to look at the hair brush upstairs and thought it might be a good test. It was long enough to have drastic changes […]

5D Mk IV – EF 100mm F/2.8 Macro – MT 24-EX TwinLite – 1/200, f/6.3-f/32, Spot Meter The Beauty of Nothing V. I was wondering around the house today and my eyes fell on this brick in my office. This brick and I go back 36 years – to 1986. You see, this brick came from the old Officers Club when I was stationed at Grissom AFB. I didn’t acquire it until many years later after the Active Duty Air […]

5D Mk IV – EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro – MT 24-EX TwinLite – 1/200, f/32, ISO 100, Spot Meter You’ve seen this guy before, notably on Day 229. That picture was a focus stacked image; this is not. This PotD is not that good of a macro shot. I say this to demonstrate a point. It was taken at f/32, the aperture giving that lens the greatest depth of field. The lens was about 8 inches from the cicada – […]

5D Mk IV – EF 50mm F/1.2L – 580 EX II SpeedLite – 1/160, f/5, ISO 100, Spot Meter It was really crappy weather-wise today. Cold, windy, and rainy. This PotD was a bit of an accident. I was looking out my studio window and thought I’d take a pic of the weather. The original intent was to take a pic from the perspective of my chair, with the window in the background. But then — -BORING! After looking at […]

Canon G7 X Mk II – On-Board Flash – 1/60, f/6.3, ISO 125, Eval Meter Today was a Nima and Beave Summit Day. We went down to their place and did target practice first. All my guns worked flawlessly! Later in the day, Beave and I were looking at a Browning 9mm handgun that he inherited from his father a few years ago. He originally thought it was a French manufactured gun but noticed a very small stamp near the […]

5D Mk IV – EF – 50mm F/1.2L – 580 EX II SpeedLite – 1/200, f/6.3, ISO 100, Eval Meter It’s the day after Thanksgiving and we have another food shot. Today’s PotD is a semi-closeup of a part of a salmon filet that I smoked today. It’s not really a macro shot – I didn’t use a macro lens or any extension tubes. I simply took the picture and cropped it. I also smoked some squid and shrimp. I […]

Canon G7 X Mk II – On-Board Flash – 1/100, f/6.3, ISO 125, Eval Meter Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Today, in honor of Turkey Day, we have food shots. First, let’s start with the potD. These homemade biscuits were the bomb (as was all the food)! All you need to know is they were coated inside and out with honey butter. Lot’s of honey butter. The shots itself was taken in Macro mode using the on-board flash. Nothing difficult about it. […]

Canon G7 X Mk II – On Board Flash – 1/200, f/6.3, ISO 125, Eval Meter This will be a quick post – cooking supper now and it’s been a very busy day. As you know by the date, tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I’ve been asked to smoke a turkey. Now, mind you, I’ve smoked a lot of meats, but I’ve never done a turkey. Here we have a 20 lb turkey sitting in the wet brine overnight. The brine is […]

‘The Mess’ 5D Mk IV – EF 50mm F/1.2L – 580EX II SpeedLite – 1/200, f/6.3, ISO 100, Eval Meter It’s been on my mind to take a pic of this ‘Mess’ in the garage; if only as a reminder that I need to clean it up. I mean, this is ridiculous! This Photo of the Day wasn’t technically challenging. I took several shots with the SpeedLite pointed at various angles, but liked the straight on flash the best. Normally, […]

5D Mk IV – EF 50mm f/1.2L – 1/60, f/2.8, ISO 100, Eval Meter Well this is not a double exposure. Nor is it a long exposure. This is a reflection of me standing in front of glass. I took the camera outside, and per usual, was walking around thinking about what I could take a picture of. I walked onto the top deck and noticed my reflection in the glass. The pic was harder to take than it looks. […]

5D Mk IV – EF 50mm f/1.2L – 2.5 Sec, f/6.3, ISO 100, Eval Meter Don’t these look good?! I was in Meijer yesterday to pick up the new Top Gun movie when I meandered over to the tuna section. I was hoping they’d have some caviar – no such luck. But I did see these and made an impulse purchase. The photo was done in studio with all natural light coming in from the window just behind the cans. […]

Canon G7 X mk II — 1/200, f/6.3, ISO 125, Eval Meter I’ve told you before that the PotD can be quite controversial. Well, I think this PotD is the most controversial ever! Plus, the added shock value has the critics in an uproar! I went back and forth on whether I should post this. Remember, I’ve been struggling a bit to find good photos since returning from Florida. Today, while cleaning Mia’s cat pan, I thought this might make […]

iPhone 13 Pro Max – 1/690, f/2.8, ISO 32, Eval Meter (Photographer: Stephanie) Well, since the girls are in Seattle, and I’ve been struggling to get decent pics, I’ve decided to do another Guest Photo(s) of the Day! I gotta tell you, I really struggled with this one – so many good pictures to choose from. In all honesty, this was a toss up between the Ferris Wheel and the city with Mt Rainier in the back. Ultimately, I chose […]

5D Mk IV – EF 70-200mm f/2.8L – 1/2500, f/2.8, ISO 800, Eval Meter Another bird pic today. This is one slightly different – It’s from behind and in Black and White. Shot through the glass window. We also had what can be regarded as the first accumulating snow of the season. This photo was taken later in the day so some melted off. Roxie and Steph are still in Seattle, and I’m kind of still in a funk about […]

5D Mk IV – EF 70-200mm f/2.8L – 1/100, f/2.8, ISO 100, Eval Meter Since I’ve gotten back from Florida, I’ve been struggling a bit for pics worthy of the PotD. Today, I saw a bunch of birds eating on our feeder and put on the 70-200mm lens and took some pics. I had it set to Aperture Priority with it set to f/2.8. The shutter was set to high speed continuous. I shot through the window so there is […]

iPhone 13 Pro Max – 1/60, f/1.8, ISO 800, Spot Meter For the second time this week, we have another guest photographer PotD! What a treat! This time, the PotD represents a Mother – Daughter vacation to Seattle to see Zack and Izzy. The photographer is Steph this time, and the photo is what they are doing at the airport to kick off their week-long saga! No further explanation needed. These guest photos are particularly useful to me. Not only […]

Canon G7 X Mk II – 1/60, f/2.5, ISO 500, Eval Meter Sorry in advance, but this will be a quick write-up. I ended up working an almost 13 hour day with almost 5 hours of that driving to and from Indy – many road closures early, and at the end of the trip, added more time than necessary. Grabbed a Noble Roman’s Pizza and breadsticks for supper and this was the only thing I could think of to take […]

Canon G7 X Mk II – 1/250, f/4, ISO 125, Eval Meter Today we have a special treat! it’s the rare Guest Photographer PotD. I’ve done this before once with Steph, but this time, it’s Roxie who is the Photographer. It was a joy to see her working hard to compose and snap a pic, over and over, in search of that elusive ‘Perfect Photo’. In this case, I was mulching mega piles of dry, dusty, dirty, damn filthy leaves…sorry, […]

Canon G7 X Mk II – 1/400, f/5, ISO 160, Eval Meter Remember a few days ago when I said I had some pics I had wanted to use, but didn’t? Well these two pics were both strong PotD contenders on their respective days. Today’s PotD was taken on November 6. The drone pic of Clearwater Beach beat this one out. However, judging from Roxie’s reaction after seeing this pic, that drone pic might not have been the correct PotD […]

Canon G7 X Mk II – 1/250, f/4, ISO 125, Eval Meter Well today was the last day of this annual Florida Roadtrip. Dang, how time flies. We’ve seen ups, downs, and everything in between including a Tropical Storm. This afternoon we went to CK’s Bar and Grill and had a few buckets of beer. CK’s hadn’t been open the entire time here and today, we saw it was open. The coasters they were using seemed pretty unusual, especially for […]

‘Hurricane Party’ Canon G7 X Mk II – 1/30, f/1.8, ISO 800, Eval Meter Today was spent primarily cooped up indoors in a small condo because of the hurricane that hit Florida’s east coast. It was a Tropical Storm by the time it hit us, but it brought heavy rains and winds. In fact, we watched the place Guba and I stayed at last year, Pelican Pointe, take roof damage. The PotD is of the 5 of us enjoying our […]

Canon G7 X Mk II – 1/80, f/3.5, ISO 400, Eval Meter Well, we are starting to feel the effects of Tropical Storm Nicole. Wind is about 20 mph and rain has started. The PotD is in contrast to 5 days ago when we went to John’s Pass. This is a pic on the boardwalk but from a slightly different location. Note the absence of people. Normally at 3pm, this place would be packed. Today it was like a ghost […]

Canon G7 X Mk II – 1/60, f/2.8, ISO 125, Eval Meter Believe it or not, there wasn’t much in the way of photo opportunities today. Guba’s son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter arrived late last night. We mostly stayed around the condo today except to walk to Crabby’s for lunch. On the way, the PotD opportunity presented itself. This is a stupid, but fun photo. Probably the most of a smile you’ll ever get out of him. The next few days […]

GoPro Hero 10 Black – 1/3800, f/2.5, ISO 100, CWA Meter Today we went to downtown Tampa and toured the American Victory Ship. SS American Victory is a Victory ship which saw brief service in the Pacific Theater of Operations during the final months of World War II, Korean War from 1951–1954, and Vietnam War from 1966–1969. Built in June 1945, she carried ammunition and other cargo from Los Angeles to Southeast Asia, then ferried cargo, equipment and troops back to the U.S. after the war ended. She survived two typhoons […]

DJI Mini 2 – 1/800, f/2.8, ISO 100, CWA Meter Lot’s of photo opportunities today. In fact, this PotD may not be the best of those I took. I’m not going to talk about the other photos as I may use them later in the week. I know what your thinking – that’s cheating. Pffft is what I say to that! My site, my rules. Anyway, I took the drone up today and got a couple of cool shots. This […]

Canon G7 X Mk II – 1/200, f/8, ISO 125, Eval Meter This PotD is taken from very close to the same spot and direction as yesterday’s Pirate Ship PotD. The big difference is this is an actual rescue taking place from a capsized boat. The accident happened right in front of me about 50 to 75 yards offshore. I didn’t have my phone on me so I asked a person close by to call 911. I snapped this quick […]

Canon G7 X Mk II – 1/200, f/2.8, ISO 125, Eval Meter Today was a busy day. Went to John’s Pass first. I (we – Roxie, I and kids) started going there about 27 years ago. However, let’s talk about the PotD first. This was an impulse pic. I’m not a big fan of sunset pics; everybody does them. However, I saw the ‘Pirate’ ship and did take a pic. As it turned out, this made the PotD. Over time […]

GoPro Hero 10 Black – 1/290, f/2.5, ISO 100, CWA Meter Today was a fishing day. Two George’s Deep Sea Fishing in Tarpon Springs. There were about 30 people on the boat so it wasn’t too crowded. Guba and I only caught a few Grunts with one exception below. However, several people did catch nice sized groupers. This 8 pounder in the PotD was caught by a 13 year old girl – it was her first time fishing. Her grandfather […]

Canon G7 X Mk II – 1/80, f/5, ISO 125, Eval Meter This PotD came about late in the day. I had anticipated a panorama and have two below. However, upon walking to Crabby Bills for dinner, I came upon this sailboat majestically placed in front of this very large cloud. I took several shots and finally settled on this one. Very little post-processing in Lightroom. Welcome to Florida! Here’s two panorama’s of Clearwater Beach. One from the beach itself […]

Canon G7 X Mk II – 1/1250, f/6.3, ISO 125, Eval Meter We left Lake City, Florida at 7:27am and hit the Tampa area around 9:55am. We were way early since it could be as late as 4pm until we could check in. We wasted a bit of time around Busch Gardens, then drove on to Clearwater Beach. We got here around 11am and went to a local bar and grill on the beach to eat lunch. That led to […]