30. January 31st

Pink peppercorn mahi mahi with pineapple salsa. I've been doing a lot of internet reading on food photography.

29. January 30th

We went to the local farmer's market this morning. I forget how much stuff is there. We must go back more often.

28. January 29th

More manatee action, this time with a polarizing filter. We got there late, and the sun was already pretty low. I'm hoping to try one more time during optimal daylight hours.

27. January 28th

I bought a polarizing filter yesterday. I went to a koi pond at a shopping plaza, and messed around with it. This guy was hanging out by the pond as well.

I'm loving the filter! I went for the cheapest one - costing about $35 at a local shop. Here is a comparison:

Without polarization

With polarization

26. January 27th

Van Gogh representation of an apple.

25. January 26th

Not a very good day photography-wise. I got a shot of the Dueling Dragons roller coaster at Islands of Adventure. I like this picture because a little part of the Hogwarts Castle is visible in the background. This is part of the Harry Potter-themed area that is opening in the park later this year.

24. January 25th

My baby has been very sleepy this afternoon.

I also wanted to include this one, because I'm loving back lighting right now. Sienna was an agreeable subject. I cropped this one a bit.

23. January 24th

22. January 23rd

We had lunch on a very cool patio today.

21. January 22nd

I took lots of pictures of food today...

20. January 21st

Autumn comes to Florida in January.

19. January 20th

Still messing around with back lighting.

18. January 19th

I read Bryan Peterson's Understanding Exposure over the weekend. I already knew a lot of the basics, but it was good to hear it explained again. I tried to capture the translucency of these back-lit leaves. Sorry about the screen.

17. January 18th

We went to see the manatees yesterday. They are at the springs in record numbers this year - their estimate was around 150. I wish I had a polarizing filter for the camera. All the gray blobs are manatees.

Probably 50 or so manatees in this shot

16. January 17th

I used the lightscoop and my macro lens to take this picture after an early morning feeding. I like how you can almost see my reflection in his eyes.

15. January 16th

I've been mostly playing with my new lightscoop, but I managed to duck outside and took this while running errands. I was attempting to get the neon lights to glow in the picture.

14. January 15th

I was messing around with shutter speed...

1/250

1/400

1/1000

1/2000

1/4000

13. January 14th

Trying to capture the reflection in the pool

12. January 13th

11. January 12th

10. January 11th

9. January 10th

I couldn't choose one, so here are two:

8. January 9th

7. January 8th

6. January 7th

5. January 6th

4. January 5th

3. January 4th

2. January 3rd

1. January 2nd