365::107 - art

Spool Mfg. is an awesome art space in Johnson City, NY. It's run by some fantastic people.

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365::106 - empty

Our shelves are emptying out as we put stuff into boxes in preparation for the move.

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365::105 - laugh

We watched a Saturday Night Live special, and I really appreciated seeing some of the old sketches that I enjoyed. I also loved seeing the funny women that I love so much--Tina and Maya and Amy and Kristen are my heroes.

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365::104 - chocolate

It is dangerous for me to be alone in the same room as an open bag of M&Ms.

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365::103 - pretend

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365::102 - almost asleep

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365::101 - dazzling

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365::100 - sacred light

Clearly, I've been obsessed with sun flare lately. I saw the light glinting off the windows of the Everhart Museum in Scranton, and I just couldn't help myself.

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365::99 - up

This time the cat cooperated with the flash. (She sure has a lot of whiskers, doesn't she?)

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365::98 - summer is soon

Last summer, I became addicted to a little place called Joey's Italian Ice. On this day, Eric came home with a surprise for me--a cup of black raspberry Italian ice! It turned my tongue a crazy color, but it let me know that summer is on its way.

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365::97 - spring bird

It's a joy to see robins around these days!

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365::96 - too bright

Natalie is not a fan of the new flash.

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365::95 - more light

Eric took me to the local camera store, and I purchased a flash for my camera. I took a few test shots in the store....as usual, Eric was in direct line of my camera. (He's a good sport.)

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365::94 - brightness

Every year at Easter, Eric's grandmother puts kites in our Easter baskets. This year the weather was PERFECT for flying kites. Mine had trouble at first, but Eric's dad engineered it so it'd fly....and there it is, trying to catch the sun.

(I made another stop-motion film with the kites--if you want, you can watch it here.)

365::93 - we need poetry

I gotta be honest - I'm not sure how these words relate to the picture. It was just one of those things...

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365::92 - dance in the breeze

A beautiful day--the breeze tossed around our prayer flags, making them dance.

(I made a small stop-motion film of them--click here to see that.)

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16//52 (Test Shot #16--Grandma’s Sewing Machine)

(Saturday, 17 April 2010) This is the final image from my two packs of PX 600 test/reject film from The Impossible Project (some packs of the “real” stuff will be on their way shortly!) I removed the ND filter from the lens and dialed the exposure level all the way to dark. I’ve notice this film is a little more sensitive to temperature, so as soon as the photo ejected I did my usual routine of transferring the photo and dark slide to a cold clip (warmed up in advance), but did not stick it under my arm. Getting to experiment with this test/reject film has been a real privilege and a lot of fun.

600 test/reject film from The Impossible Project
No ND Filter
Exposure level all the way to dark

167.365 (Test Shot #14--Bright Spot on a Dreary Afternoon)

(Friday, 16 April 2010) I do enjoy an occasional rainy afternoon. Fortunately it gave me an excuse to stay inside and order some official PX 600 Silver Shade First Flush from The Impossible Project. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed fooling around with the test/reject version of it these last few days.

600 test/reject film from The Impossible Project
ND Filter
Exposure level in the middle

166.365 (Test Shot #13--Daffodils)

(Thursday, 15 April 2010) Most of the daffodils outside my house have wilted, but these two were still in full bloom. This is one of my favorite photos I’ve taken with the PX 600 test/reject film from The Impossible Project.

600 test/reject film from The Impossible Project
ND Filter
Exposure level half a bar toward dark

165.365 (Charlie and the Gang)

(Wednesday, 14 April 2010) Don’t tell my older brother or sister that their old Charlie Brown figurines somehow ended up in a box of my toys…

164.365 (Team 7)

(Tuesday, 13 April 2010) Tonka toys were among my favorites when I was a kid. I recently discovered that Paul Giambarba (of Polaroid design fame) also designed the Tonka logo. He writes about it here.

163.365 (On the Farm)

(Monday, 12 April 2010) Back to photographing some my childhood toys with PX 100 in my SX-70. Dialed to the first bar toward dark on the exposure wheel.

365::91 - thinking hard

We went to trivia this evening, and I was trying to take a cool photo of the Coca-Cola cup....and failed miserably. However, I noticed that in this shot, I accidentally captured a gentleman from another team thinking hard to come up with one of the answers.

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365::90 - ready to go

We stopped at a couple of stores to get some empty boxes so that we can start packing. We haven't got an official closing date yet, but we are raring to go!

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365::89 - shimmering

Inspired by this photo, and the photographer's instructions, I thought I'd try it myself with a star shape. I think I made my shape a little too small, though, so it was trickier than I anticipated to get an okay shot. I will definitely be trying again, though!

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365::88 - something we have to do

Hopefully this will be one of the last laundromat photos....when we get our house, we'll be able to do our laundry AT HOME.

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365::87 - night can manipulate

The reflection of the stairs in the window made this one kind of eerie.

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365::86 - Catherine

We had a baby shower for Catherine, Eric's brother's fiancee. She's a sweet, lovely, down-to-earth person, and I'm glad that she'll be an official part of the family soon.

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365::85 - share

Our pastor, Steve, invited people who had participated in a book study to his home for dinner. Eric and I went, and we enjoyed spending time with some of the church members--they're a fun and smart and interesting group of people. As talking and laughing went on around the room, I noticed that Eric and Steve were in deep conversation across from me. They're both very passionate about social justice issues, and it made me so glad to see them able to share thoughts and ideas. Isn't it so great when people click?

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365::84 - air and water

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365::83 - not feeling it

Yeah. You know how it goes sometimes.

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365::82 - spill

Our cat decided it'd be a good idea to explore one of our shelves. What she didn't realize was that the coin jar at the front of the shelf was not secure. Whoops!

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365::81 - withered

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365::80 - life under the leaves

Eric and I went for a walk at a park that used to belong to IBM. It was a beautiful walk...so strange to think that it used to be that you couldn't use the park unless you were an IBM employee or invited by one.

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162.365 (The Gardener)

(Sunday, 11 April 2010) Some friends helped build new raised garden beds at camp today. Anne was enthralled with an earth worm discovered in the process.

15//52 (Electric City)

(Saturday, 10 April 2010) The famous “Scranton the Electric City” sign. This was my second attempt. The first attempt came out a little to washed out, so turned the exposure dial one notch toward dark for this one. Probably could have adjusted it down even more.

161.365 (Reflection of Photographers)

(Saturday, 10 April 2010) Visited Nay Aug Park while in Scranton with some friends. Eric was kind enough to let Sarah and I fool around with taking some photos of our reflections in his sunglasses.

160.365 (“Grrr,” Says the Analogue Dinosaur)

(Friday, 9 April 2010) This dinosaur was in the box of my old toys I brought home from my parents’ house tonight. I used a lightbox that’s been sitting on a shelf at work to provide some lighting from below.

159.365 (Peeps)

(Thursday, 8 April 2010) Found a good sale on Peeps tonight, so I bought a few packages to use as models for some photos.

158.365 (Door to Eternity)

(Wednesday, 7 April 2010) The door to the Cheney crypt in the Evergreen Cemetery, Owego, New York.

157.365 (Side Tracked)

(Tuesday, 6 April 2010) A grain car on the side track at Lebanon Seaboard Company in Binghamton, New York.

156.365 (Bright Monday)

(Monday, 5 April 2010) Here’s proof that I still use my dslr. In honor of what is referred to as “Bright Monday” in Eastern Orthodoxy, swung by St. John’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Johnson City, New York. In my opinion, these domes are the most brilliant of the many “onion” domed churches in the Greater Binghamton area.

155.365 (Easter)

(Sunday, 4 April 2010) I acquired this Infant of Prague vase a number of years ago. Kind of out of place for Easter, but it’s about the only physical representation of Jesus I own…

365::79 - vampire cat

Ok, I know that this is nobody's definition of a great photo, but it made me laugh so hard when I took it that I couldn't help but use it as my picture for the day.

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Niagara Falls...

Canadian Horseshoe Falls from our Hotel Room (4-7-10)



And the American Falls...



The sky over the falls on Wednesday Morning (4-7-10)



This is where the Horseshoe Falls should be...The shots above were the only real clear shots I was able to get before all the fog and mist rolled in.



Shot from the Skylon Tower



The Bridal Veil falls which is located right next to the American Falls



Behind the Horseshoe Falls on the Journey behind the falls.



Probably my favorite picture out of 128 pictures I took on our trip. That is the Skylon tower in the distance. This was taken from the highest point on the Niagara Sky Wheel.



Keeping with the theme of the trip this is Thursday Morning's fog from our Hotel Room. (4-8-10)



Again from our hotel room, which was on the 29th floor of the Embassy Suites Fallsview.