Project 365: March 30, 2008

Song Sparrow, originally uploaded by phlyersphan.

A visit from the Song Sparrow

Project 365: March 29, 2008

Here it is - my new darkroom! Now, all I have to do is try it out...

Project 365: March 28, 2008

Downy Woodpecker, visiting my feeders

Project 365: March 26, 2008

I haven't had my first $60 tank of gas yet, but I have a feeling it's not far off in my future.

Project 365: March 25, 2008

Tonight's sunset as seen from a road construction detour. It was a nice detour :)

Project 365: March 24, 2008

Developed and printed this one in photog class today. It's part of my "Action" assignment, depicting blurred action.

Project 365: March 23, 2008

Common Grackle - don't mess with this guy!

Turn off the lights for an hour

Turn off your lights for an hour on Saturday, March 29th, from 8-9pm.

Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.

This simple act has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world. As a result, at 8pm March 29, 2008 millions of people in some of the world’s major capital cities, including Copenhagen, Toronto, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane and Tel Aviv will unite and switch off for Earth Hour.

On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour. If the greenhouse reduction achieved in the Sydney CBD during Earth Hour was sustained for a year, it would be equivalent to taking 48,616 cars off the road for a year.

This year, Earth Hour is a global event.

Make a difference. Turn off your lights. Support Earth Hour.

Happy Easter!

Project 365: March 22, 2008

Driving home from Easter Saturday

Project 365: March 21, 2008

A monkey for the monkey. The chocolate is hiding :)

10 Legal Commandments of Photography

Found at Photojojo via Lifehacker:

Photography and the Law: Know Your Rights

Great to know. This covers the basics of what and where you're "allowed" to photograph, and what to do if you're confronted while taking photos.

I got a kick out of Commandment VI:

VI. The following can almost always be photographed from public places, despite popular opinion:

• accident & fire scenes, criminal activities
• bridges & other infrastructure, transportation facilities (i.e. airports)
• industrial facilities, Superfund sites
• public utilities, residential & commercial buildings
• children, celebrities, law enforcement officers
• UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster, Chuck Norris

Worth a read!

Project 365: March 19, 2008

A red-tailed hawk, perched across the pond. He's (she's?) pretty far away, so it's a bit of a grainy shot, but he didn't sit still long enough for me to get the scope on him. I just love their tails, and their dark faces. Just gorgeous!

Project 365: March 18, 2008

Learning about supercell thunderstorms at tonight's Skywarn Severe Weather Spotter Training from the National Weather Service. I'm officially now a trained spotter :) w00t! Bring it on, spring!

Adobe Recalls Lightroom 1.4 Update

From the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom update site: Mac - Windows

The Lightroom 1.4 update has been temporarily removed from the Adobe.com web site in order to allow time for additional investigation into several bugs that were discovered after the update was released. At this time, we recommend uninstalling Lightroom 1.4 and installing Lightroom 1.3.1.

The following download links have been redirected to link to the Lightroom 1.3.1 download regardless of the version number indicated. Additional details regarding the Lightroom 1.4 update will be posted to http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/.

If you've already installed the update, uninstall it, then download version 1.3.1 (available under the 1.4 link on the update site) and install 1.3.1.

My question is, how do such major bugs make it through QA?

Project 365: March 16, 2008

Happy Birthday, Julie!

Julie's 4th Birthday Dirt Cake. Yummy!

Project 365: March 15, 2008

The Mutant Sickness: Art Deco Rendition

AKA What I Did Today.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right? Oy.

Project 365: March 14, 2008

Drove down to Springfield for a meeting today. The state capital building is a regular fixture downtown.

Project 365: March 13, 2008

The ducks are back! Though the official temperature looks like it was in the 50's, at one point my car's thermometer told me it was 61 degrees outside. w00t!

Project 365: March 10, 2008

This photo ended up being my best in today's critique session at my photography class. It was taken at Pilcher Park in Joliet.

Project 365: March 8, 2008

The Lone Ranger. The parking lot seemed to be empty for miles... who on earth goes to work on a Saturday?

Project 365: March 7, 2008

What I did today. (Played Ultima Online)

Project 365: March 6, 2008

Look who stopped by today!

Woohooooo!! C'mon, spring!!!

The first robins of 2008!

Project 365: March 5, 2008

Hard Time

I'm going with the print dates of these photos from my b+w film photography class, since there's so much time between when I take them and when I print them.

This was taken down at the old pioneer settlement along the I&M Canal in Lockport.

Project 365: March 4, 2008

The ride home from work, westbound on Interstate 80.

Project 365: March 2, 2008

The first red-winged blackbird of 2008! Spring must be on its way!