Day 13: That Darn Cat

On January 14, 2011 By LindyIn photography

After at least 30 minutes of trying to shoot my cat, (with the camera, of course) I started to lose patience. Words like, “Sit still!” and, “I hate you!” began flowing from my mouth. Jerod started cursing her too once she broke the skin in four places on his hand. Of course I don’t really hate her. She’s really a very sweet cat, most of the time. She just doesn’t like to have her picture taken. I’ve learned my lesson – next time I’ll wait until she’s sleeping. This is one of the few decent photos I ended up with.

1/125 sec, F8, ISO 200
52mm wide-angle lens, external flash fired

I was originally going to post this photo to show you all the ridiculous amount of ice on the inside of our windows. But it’s not the greatest photo, which is why I spent the evening chasing our cat. No wonder our heating bill is so high!

Day 12: Speaking of Icicles…

On January 13, 2011 By LindyIn photography

On Tuesday there was one icicle about 3 inches long hanging from this roof at work. This was the scene the following day. They were dripping a lot throughout the day, but it’s hard to say if they were melting or growing.

Side note: I’m already learning from this 365 day project. I’ve learned that I don’t always like the aperture open as far as it will go. Looking back, I think this photo would’ve looked better if all the icicles were in focus, not just those in front. What do you think?

Day 11: Snow is Here to Stay

On January 12, 2011 By LindyIn photography

I didn’t spend much time outside in the sub-zero temperatures yesterday, so I just snapped a few quick pictures of the pretty snow outside my work. The icicles that started forming in the morning got much bigger throughout the day – it was interesting to watch them grow.

Day 10: Peaceful Snowfall

On January 10, 2011June 20, 2012 By LindyIn nature, night photography, photography

Before the 6 inches of treacherous snowfall, before the morning commute with dozens of car wrecks, before the school cancellations and the worrying, was a peaceful snowfall. I’m glad I could capture the beauty of it rather than the danger.

Day 9: Evergreens

On January 10, 2011January 10, 2011 By LindyIn photography

On Sunday we took our Christmas tree to a city park for recycling. It’s always fun to see the huge pile of trees.

Day 8: Rough Sport

On January 9, 2011January 9, 2011 By LindyIn photography

Last night we went to our first Missouri Mavericks hockey game. Three good fights broke out; I sort of captured one of them in the photo below. It was kind of like watching soccer and boxing on ice. We had a great time!

Day 7: Dirty Jobs

On January 8, 2011June 20, 2012 By LindyIn photography1 Comment

Every couple of months we have the joy of cleaning out our turtle tanks. I say “tanks,” because they started biting each other a few years ago so I had to separate them. Now I have two of everything, so it’s double the work to clean the tanks. What a fun way to spend Friday night, right? P.S. If you’ve never seen my turtles before, check out the April 2010 archive.

Photo 1: I begin by scraping the algae off the basking ledges.
Photo 2: Next I get to clean out their water filters.
Photo 3: Last night we had a little accident. We had the water heaters laying on the floor with the power strip off, but someone (ahem, a turtle or cat) walked over the switch and turned it on. A few minutes later I smelled something burning and ran into the room to find the carpet burned all the way to the mat. Anyone know how to repair this? If not…there goes our deposit.
Photo 4: About 2 hours later, we finally finish filling the tanks. (And of course we have to thoroughly clean the bathroom.)

Day 6: Helpless

On January 6, 2011 By LindyIn photography, selfportrait2 Comments

Today marks the one-month anniversary of someone stealing my wedding ring. Here is my first attempt at a self-portrait, attempting to portray the emotion I felt when I realized my most valued possession was gone.

Day 5: Urban Commuter

On January 5, 2011January 5, 2011 By LindyIn photography

It’s funny the things you start noticing when you carry your camera everywhere. I’ve walked past this Vespa near work every day for months, yet I never really thought twice about it. But now that I think about it, wouldn’t it be fun to have one to buzz around town?

Day 4: Holiday Leftovers

On January 4, 2011January 4, 2011 By LindyIn photography

I subscribe to a photography blog that has weekly photography “assignments.” I’ve never done them before, but I may start now that I’m taking photos every day. This week’s assignment is holiday food. So here is our holiday food – a fridge full of leftovers!