Day 341--Unchained

This feels like album art, but I can't say in what capacity.

Dave

Day 340--Snow Dog

I do like my cats, but you can't really expect this kind of thing from them. Yesterday was a snow day, which is pretty rare in the world of the library. I couldn't very well do sledding, since I did that on my last snow day. So this was a nice alternative.

Dave

Day 339--By Yonder Window Light

See, I can do Shakespeare, too.

It was hard to tell if Chip was looking at me or out the window. Turns out she was watching me. I'm amazed she sat so still.

Also, please enjoy that unplanned alliteration.

Dave

Day 338--Dawn of a New Season

It feels like I just posted my farewell picture for baseball not that long ago. And, while REAL baseball is still some time off, the idea of Spring Training is nice.

(or I was desperate to shoot something last night, and this is what I went with.)

Dave

Day 337--The Barrow Downs

Only my second LotR reference, if memory serves. The other was exceptionally vague, but sharp-eyed viewers might have caught it. Anyone who DOES find it will win....something.


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Day 336--Night Moves 4: Clayton

I imagine I only looked a little suspicious standing on top of a mostly deserted parking garage with my tripod. No visits from The Man this time, though.


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Day 335--Mo Willems (and friends)

He made a comment whilst signing books about wishing he could be invisible, since the characters in his books are more important than he is. I wonder if other authors feel that way.

Dave

Day 334--Happy Feet

Kelly Sullivan does this a lot better than me.

(by the by, the last two images were edited in Photoshop CS4. can you tell?)


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Day 333--Eat at Joe's

Neon and incandescent lights. Together at last.

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Day 332--You've Got to Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em

There are many things in life I can do pretty well. Playing poker is not one of them.

Dave

Day 331--Escape These Caves of Ice

If it wasn't for the bridge, this would look pretty desolate.


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Day 330--Marshall Stack

Not really. But if my computer was hooked up to a Marshall stack, it would make gaming a lot more exciting.

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Day 329--A La Cart

Admit it: you all come here for the puns as much as the pictures.

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Day 328--Clues

Always nice when we can get the teens in at work.


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Day 327--Curtains

Was I desperate for an idea?

Yeah, yeah I was. Sorry.


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Day 326--I Think I'm Going Bald

That's a Rush song, by the by.


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Day 325--What's So Funny? Bonus edition!

Erica asked if I had done a self-portrait for my laugh series, and I had thought about it, but forgot along the way. So when she asked, it reminded me, and, well here we are. As I've said before, I'm nothing if not flexible.

So it was a bit of a challenge to do this one, since I had to be laughing at something AND messing with actually taking the picture. Thankfully, auto-focus made life easier, and I was able to keep one hand on the shutter, and the rest of me focused on being amused by the most consistently funny thing out there (to me, anyways): MST3K.

And this might be the most normal picture of myself throughout this entire project.


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Day 324--Cosmic Hippo

Lit by nothing more than a laser pointer.

Cool, huh?


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Day 323--A Horse is a Horse, of Course

Sharp-eyed viewers might recognize Tobey from my alphabet series last year. I liked the contrast of his whiskers against the rest of his body. And the odd proportions inherent to being a horse.

Dave

Day 322--What's So Funny? Part 7

When push comes to shove, you can always count on your family.

I was a little worried, because I knew it can take a lot to get a good laugh out of Mike. I forget what he found so amusing, but it was after the "main" session of shooting. You just have to be ready for these things.

Dave

Day 321--What's So Funny? Part 6

Desiree and Austin were nice enough to come to my house, since time didn't allow for anything else. My favorite thing about this is (if you can spot it) the tear on Austin's cheek. So he wins the award for most intense laugh. Yay?


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Day 320--What's So Funny? Part 5

I finally managed to have people facing each other for this pair! Stacey was the first person this week to succumb to tickling, mostly because I've had people too far apart for that to be an option. But she was close enough to Randy for him to grab her feet. And he took full advantage of that option. He proved to be a bit more stoic, but Stacey's attempts at silly faces did him in. The faces weren't funny, apparently, but TRYING to make faces was amusing.

Whatever works is fine by me.

Dave

Day 319--What's So Funny? Part 4

I was excited at first, because I had a picture of Vince from the other side, so it gave the appearance that he and Kathy were laughing at each other (which, basically, they were). Sadly, it was just out of focus enough for me to scrap it. Oh well. But rest assured that there was some good interaction going on.

One of the best parts of this is that I've enjoyed myself as much as anyone else (well, I hop they've had fun). Laughing seems to be pretty contagious. And that's a good thing.

Dave

Day 318--What's So Funny? Part 3

More pets were used for humor, in this case, an unsuspecting beagle. I'm sure Penny (the dog) will be thrilled to know she helped get a good laugh or two out of Sara and Julie.

So now that I've had cats and dogs utilized in this little endeavor, which critter produces the bigger laugh? I think I'll have to give a slight edge to the cats. But only just so. I mean, in the right hands, a pet rock could be just as effective.

Dave

Day 317--What's So Funny? Part 2

One of the advantages of owning cats is that they can be used for comic purposes. Erica knows that first-hand (assuming she didn't know it already). And Dave? I think Erica was doing something amusing with her lip. I could be wrong.

I'm messing around with b/w conversions for this project, so if any of them look a little funky, that's why.

Dave

Day 316--What's So Funny? Part 1

Waaaaaaaaaay back in March of last year (I think it was March), when I first solicited ideas for theme weeks, The Brother suggested 'people laughing.' Well, it took me almost a year, but I finally got around to it. So I get to add some pictures of people to the site, and I can work on my portraits, too. Such as they are, anyways.

So since it was his idea, I figured he should be first in the firing line. Worked out well, since he's moving to Minnesota tomorrow.

I decided that it would be easier to get natural reactions from people if they weren't focused on me. So I'll be working in pairs this week--one person poses while the other makes them laugh. Then we switch 'em out and do it all again and I post them side-by-side.

So along with The Brother, we have The Fiance. I'm sure if they need engagement pictures, these will do just fine.

And one last thing--I'll be out of town for a couple days this weekend, so in order to keep the theme intact, I shot another couple today, and will double up one other day this week. I figured I earned a little bit of leeway over the course of the project.

Dave

Day 315--Special Guest Star...

I was really excited to see that Frank Zappa came back from the grave to visit our work holiday party last night.

Turns out he's a pretty good dancer.


Dave

(also excited that 'Zappa' is recognized by the spell check)

Day 314--Diamond in the Rough

I drive by this sign every time I visit mom, and today is the first time in 5 years I've actually remembered to stop and take a picture of it.

Dave

Day 313--Key Goes Here

Just look at how often I've missed!

Dave

Day 312--Steamy Grates

I used to have a blog where I collected names for bands that I or friends came up with. It didn't last all that long, but I do remember 'Steamy Grates' being one of the first names I posted.

I guess this could be an album cover for them or something.

Dave