7-22-2012

84/366: Busy Bee

Camera: DSLR with zoom lens
Context: A bee in the backyard
Notes: When I got back from NYC, my spouse picked me up from the airport and gave me a wonderful present - a new zoom lens for my camera. This was one of my first shots with it. 

7-21-2012

83/366: Amazing Brunch

Camera: DSLR
Context: Brunch at Fig and Olive in the Meatpacking District with an old friend
Notes: Eat there! And drink their amazing fig and walnut juleps if you have a chance!

7-20-2012

82/366: Gel Manicure Day 14

Camera: Phone
Context: It was a rainy and windy day so I lacked the motivation to go out and seek other inspiration.Notes: I was impressed with how well my manicure held up. 

7-19-2012

81/366: Intermission at the Ballet

Camera: Phone
Context: At the intermission of Giselle at the Lincoln Center
Notes: My phone didn't capture this quite as well as I would have liked. The lighting was just brilliant. 

7-18-2012

80/366: Community Garden

Camera: DSLR
Context: A walk around Morningside Heights
Notes: My obsession with green spaces tucked into urban ones led me to take a few shots here. 

7-17-2012

79/366: Sculpture in the Gardens

Camera: DSLR
Context: In the children's and sculpture garden at Saint John's the Divine
Notes: I really love the angels in this photo. 

7-16-2012

78/366: Cleaning the Paintings 

Camera: Phone
Context: Periodicals Room of the New York Public Library
Notes: This was one of those times that I really wished I had brought my DSLR along with me. I do think there's something interesting about the quality of light in this shot, though. 

7-15-2012

77/366: Late Medieval Art in the Cloisters

Camera: DSLR
Context: In The Cloisters
Notes: I don't usually take pictures of art in museums anymore, because the lighting usually isn't very good for it and the pictures don't tend to come out very good. However, I was really struck by this processional piece, though. 

7-14-2012

76/366: New Vogs

Camera: DSLR
Context: Loot from the NYC Fluevog Store
Notes: I couldn't resist picking up my first pair of Fluevog sandals. 

7-13-2012

75/366

Camera: Phone
Context: Drinks with a friend at the Trailer Park Lounge
Notes: If I had only realized that I could get my settings back to normal by restarting my phone entirely, I could have captured the ambience of this fun bar even better. 

7-12-2012

74/366

Camera: DSLR
Context: Green spaces in the city
Notes: It took me several shots to get one where the butterfly was recognizable, but I'm still not happy with the shadow that Im' casting. Oh, well. 

7-11-2012

73/366: Community Garden

Camera: Phone
Context: Somewhere in the St. Nicholas and 150s area I stumbled across this little garden
Notes: I couldn't figure out why the colors seemed so muted in the shot, but it was because the settings on my phone camera were all screwy. 

7-10-2012

72/366: The Hudson in Black & Whitel

Camera: Phone
Context: Morning in New York
Notes: I don't know how it happened, but I bumped some button on my phone and it turned the setting to black and white. 

7-09-2012

71/366: The View from Above

Camera: DSLR
Context: An afternoon in the Guggenheim
Notes: I took some photos from below, but somehow I liked this one from above even more. 

7-08-2012

70/366 Bees and Flowers in Central Park

Camera: DSLR
Context: A quick stroll through the park
Notes: I was trying to capture the bees without capturing their attention. 

7-07-2012

69/366: Blurred Junior Bridesmaid

Camera: DSLR
Context: A friend's wedding
Notes: I'm not sure what setting the camera was on when I took this, but I wish that I did so that I could replicate this sort of soft blur. 

7-06-2012

68/366: Beer

Camera: DSLR
Context: Dinner and drinks with a friend
Notes: This was the Texas Speed Bump IPA which was delightful and a pretty color that was captured much better without flash. 

7-05-2012

67/366: The M-Shaped Chair

Camera: DSLR
Context: The goofballs in my life
Notes: Hilariously, the dog fell asleep in this position within 5 minutes and was snoring. 

7-04-2012

66/366: Almost Empty Closet

Camera: DSLR
Context: The packing of my closet
Notes: Not a very patriotic picture to document Independence Day, but this is what I spent much of my fourth of July doing. 

7-03-2012

65/366: Sockish Bun

Camera: Phone
Context: Using the mirror tool on the camera on my phone to document my sorta sock bun
Notes: I like that I have a reflection of a reflection going on in this shot, but the quality of the shot (and of the bun) are less than to be desired. 

7-02-2012

64/366: Crayontastic

Camera: Nikon D3000
Context: Playing with macro
Notes: I took some similar shots a while back (before I started the 365 blog). I decided to play around with the idea again. 

7-01-2012

63/366: Shaded Path

Camera: Phone
Context: Sunday morning long run
Notes: This has been my favorite path for the 2 years that I've lived here. Each time I've run along it, I've noticed something new or seen something different as the seasons changed. Today it was how the trees shaped a tunnel over part of the path. 

6-30-2012

62/366: Trendy Two Tones

Camera: Phone
Context: Waiting for my passenger
Notes: This was one of those days when I sort of lacked for inspiration. I do rather like how my quick home manicure turned out, though.