Photo-a-day 2016: December...
1/4/2017
Day Three Hundred Thirty Six
I've been doing lots of driving lately (I wasn't driving when I took this pic, though), so haven't had lots of time to take photos. Later in the evening on Thursday this last week, I got to be the passenger, so set up some long exposures on the dash. This one was the intersection at Central and San Pedro, 20 seconds.
Day Three Hundred Thirty Seven
Once again, not much time for photos. This was late evening, waiting to get dinner out. Restaurant from the drive-thru; on my hand, on the dash - 16 seconds.
Day Three Hundred Thirty Eight
Wasn't overly impressed with any of my photos from today, so here's a fractal image I made instead ;p
Day Three Hundred Thirty Nine
First time "rollerskating"
Day Three Hundred Forty
Papa plays the guitar and sings, little guy dances with his toucan broom
Day Three Hundred Forty One
Playing around with some Hwy 550 panoramic shots; ended up with this weird insect/alien face
Day Three Hundred Forty Two
Visited one of my old schools to do some presentations. It looks pretty creepy in this pic, haha. In all fairness, this is back behind some of the less used buildings. It really hasn't changed much since I was there last, though they are in the process of building a new school to help with the increased number of students they now have.
Day Three Hundred Forty Three
It's beginning to look a lot like... Rainbow BEETS!
Day Three Hundred Forty Four
Day Three Hundred Forty Five
New House
Day Three Hundred Forty Six
Metal Mantis Christmas
Day Three Hundred Forty Seven
Messy Hair, Slippers on Hands kind of day
Day Three Hundred Forty Eight
Outreach today at my old school! The school is now only Pre-K thru 3rd grade. I did fractal presentations for the K-3rd graders, about 40 in total. The 3rd graders pictured here were discussing comma usage on my slide... haha
Day Three Hundred Fifty
Duck Face, Cow Chair
Day Three Hundred Fifty One
You won't find me taking landscape photos within the city often... too many buildings, power lines, signs, etc, but I couldn't NOT take this shot, despite the houses in the foreground. Spotlights on the Sandias
Day Three Hundred Fifty Two
Batman's newest transportation: the fierce Bubble Dog Cruiser
Day Three Hundred Fifty Three
... And Batman's new sidekick. They met while shopping for boots (turns out they shop at the same store) and decided to team up to fight crime.
Day Three Hundred Fifty Four
"The white place", Plaza Blanca near Dar Al Islam mosque, Abiquiu
Day Three Hundred Fifty Five
Icicles at dawn
Day Three Hundred Fifty Six
Little dude has been practicing yoga with his papa; no one likes getting snapped in savasana, but I couldn't help it.
Day Three Hundred Fifty Seven
Visited the aquarium. Just in time for the feeding session in the big tank. The diver was feeding the stingrays and petting them just like huge, oddly-proportioned water puppies... cute :)
Day Three Hundred Fifty Eight
Steampunk Family Portrait 2016
Day Three Hundred Fifty Nine
Christmas Eve bubbles
Day Three Hundred Sixty
Took some long exposure, trailing images of the lights on the way home, then messed around with the pics. This one looked like an illuminated photo frame. I'll probably use it as such in the future.
Day Three Hundred Sixty One
Trying to get my old Nikon working again so the guys can use it on our upcoming trip. (I'll probably want to use it, too - the zoom is great, though I'm pretty spoiled using cameras with non-fixed lenses now.) Got the shutter working again, so took some of the shots and make kaleidoscopes out of them, though the aspect ratio is different than on my Sony, so the Photoshop actions didn't work quite the same, leaving spaces in between each quadrant. Still excited that the old camera is working again!
Day Three Hundred Sixty Two
Phone shopping...
Day Three Hundred Sixty Three
A little under the weather today, so just getting caught up on things in between resting. Didn't really take many photos today. Here's a modified 'White place' pic
Day Three Hundred Sixty Four
Winter Meditation
Day Three Hundred Sixty Five
River of Lights
Light Birds enjoying the Laser Snow
Day Three Hundred Sixty Six
"Mama, it's raining popcorn! Let's eat it!"
2017, Day One
Welcome, New Year!
I'm going to be honest, I'm quite happy that the 2016 Photo-a-day has come to a close. I enjoyed the project. The biggest challenge most days was actually getting around to posting the images. These days, it is more important to me to spend time with my family than to get online and post stuff. While I'll more than likely be carrying my camera around with me mostly every day this year, I'm not going to post photos from each day. I'm going to focus on quality rather than quantity for 2017. I'm planning on pursuing my creative interests to a greater degree this year (hello, neglected painting materials...).
I feel like this year is off to a great start: I got to hang up my new calendar that has some of my photos in it (and I didn't make this one :p), and we have a real family vacation planned for this month - celebrating both Mike's and my birthdays out of the country. My new, professionally designed photography service website will be ready to share very soon (!!!). I'm looking forward to trying out new culinary adventures throughout the year, and started it off right by making some mini avocado quiches for dinner tonight. I look forward to spending time with family, friends, and creative people this year, getting together and working on some great projects!
-Emma