Backlight Butterfly

I took this shot last night with my camera, the tripod and a flash light.

Camera: Lumix FZ20
Shutter: 4.0s
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 19mm
ISO: 100
 

Astro Orbiter

Just another fun shot from Disneyland. I was working on my panning.

Camera: Lumix FZ20
Shutter: 1/60s
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 10mm
ISO: 100

 

Sphere'd

Hard to explain this one, it's just a cool looking object from Disneyland.

Camera: Lumix FZ20
Shutter: 1/60s
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 13mm
ISO: 100

 

Reflections from a 57 Chevy Truck

So the other day I was sitting in the car and waiting for my Beautiful Wife and I noticed this reflection of our car in the bumper of a 57 Chevy Truck.

Camera: Lumix FZ20
Shutter: 1/400s
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 72mm
ISO: 80

 

Apple for your thoughts 

F-ride-day 

The Eyes Have it 

Parts is Parts

This is the collection of parts that I took off the carlton so I can restore/repaint the frame. I don't know why but I love the look of a box full of bicycle parts. So that the image was more interesting for everyone else, I made it black and white and enhanced the shadows.

Camera: Lumix FZ20
Shutter Speed: 1/60s
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO: 100

 

What's old will be new again

This is one of my current projects. It's a 60's Carlton 5 speed bicycle. It has a "flip flop" hub on the rear that will allow me to turn it into a single speed very easily. I got it last summer at a yard sale for 4 bucks. I know some people would look at it and tell me I over paid, but I think it is beautiful. It is now currently being lovingly restored to it's former glory. Hopeful when I am done I will have a brand new 40 year old bike!

Camera: Lumix FZ20
Shutter Speed: 1/60s
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 16mm
ISO: 100

 

Cool Cars

Yesterday I went to get a coke out of the refrigerator and what do I see? The Little Boy subscribes to the barter system. He left two cars and a rock for an apple. But he'll be back for the cars later.

Camera: Lumix FZ20
Shutter Speed: 1/60s
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 8mm
ISO: 100
 

self portrait

Well Almost Everyone on the web has a self portrait so heres mine.

Camera: Lumix FZ20
Shutter Speed: 1/25s
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 15mm
ISO: 200


 

shadows of laundry 

Spinning Lights

This morning the Little Boy and I where playing with the camera. He is always so cute in the mornings after a good nights sleep. So he was well rested and ready for some mischief. He was playing with his "Spinning Flashlight" that we got from disneyland a while back. He loves to climb under the covers and play with it. He suggested we take a picture of it, so we got the tripod out and took a couple of shots.

Camera: Lumix FZ20
Shutter Speed: 1/4s
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 19mm
ISO: 200
 

Wired

I don't know why, but I really like this shot. Something about the hard lines from the wires and the pole with the contrast of the soft lines of the clouds.

Camera: Pentax Spotmatic II
Shutter Speed: 1/250s
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: NA
ISO: 400
 

Old Guard/New Guard

I was asked what I meant by Old Guard and New Guard. Old Guard would be film cameras, and New Guard is digital cameras. Since I used my Pentax Spotmatic II which is completely manual, to take a picture of my Lumix FZ20 digital camera, that has some amazing point and shoot features as well as letting you adjust settings manually.

Camera: Pentax Spotmatic II
Shutter Speed: 1/30s
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: NA
ISO: 400
 

Seeing Stars

This is a award I got from work a while back, and it just sets on my desk at home. I really liked the way the light was bouncing off the stars through the blinds

Camera: Pentax Spotmatic II
Shutter Speed: 1/60s
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: NA
ISO: 400

 

Attic Window

My brother asked me to take a couple of pictures of his job site. I loved this attic window.

Camera: Pentax Spotmatic II
Shutter Speed: 1/250s
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: NA
ISO: 400

 

Sundown

sundown 


The rains made a mess of the traffic in the morning, but the clouds left over from the rain made a beautiful sunset.

Camera: Lumix FZ20
Shutter Speed: 1/100s
Aperture: f/3.3
Focal Length: 58mm
ISO: 80
 

A Pirates Life For Me!

Pirates of the Carribean is one of my all time favorite rides ever. Even now is "adult" it still makes me feel like I did the first time I rode it.

Camera: Lumix FZ20
Shutter Speed: 1/60s
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 13mm
ISO: 200
 

A different view of disneyland

I think it's nice to see a different view of disneyland. Not the pictures you see in the brochures, but the ones that you see when you look around and taken mentally.

Camera: Lumix FZ20
Shutter Speed: 1/500s
Aperture: f/5.2
Focal Length: 24mm
ISO: 80