Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Life & Love: Drum circle birthday (week 8,52/365,shinsato)

A friend who is part of a drum circle invited all his friends to his fortieth birthday party. The first two hours were just standing around eating and talking. The last two or three included a lively drum circle. We really rocked the house. People even danced. I had to leave but before I did, I grabbed this photo using infrared to not wreck the moment with flash. I used the posterization effect to spice it up a bit.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Light: This is temperature (week 8,51/365,shinsato)

It reads 64 degrees fahrenheit. The little colored balls of water and some other fluid sink as it gets warmer. I've found it a cheerful little display. How do the little balls get denser as the air heats up?

Light: Grapewood (week 8,50/365,shinsato)

My wife got this bit of grapewood and devised some cool shadow effects for it on top of a bookshelf in the corner of the room.

Light: Jelly glass (week 7,49/365,shinsato)

This little trophy from the Monterey Bay Aquarium that we picked out has a nice light base which rotates all different colors. The picture doesn't give anywhere near the full effect, and it's still no where near as cool as the real jellyfish in the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but it's still a nice piece of glass art work.

Life & Love: Flower portrait (week 7,48/365,shinsato)

My wife's been redecorating while I was away, which has brought new art into the house as well as relocated old art. My wife moved this drawing my mom made a few years ago for us into a more prominent position.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Life & Love: Back in the country (week 7,47/365,shinsato)

Ya, I live in a rural setting. This is cattle you can see from my back yard. These cattle forage on public lands for a small fee, and then they bring them to smaller fields where ranch hands feed them hay put up during the summer.

Light: Sunset at home (week 7,46/365,shinsato)

The old St. Mary's mountain from my front yard, finally home. Though it will take my brain probably another week to get back to the home front.