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December 23, 2006

New Hampshire Graveyard

A black and white conversion from a graveyard in New Hampshire.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 23, 2006 10:38 AM Permalink

December 22, 2006

Pano Crop

When I returned from my trip to New Hampshire I found I was drawn to this particular photo. Ilike several elements from this particular shot but the rushing stream in the foreground of the original just seemed to get in the way. I had some time last night and played around with various crops. I settled on this panorama style crop and I like how it came out.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 22, 2006 10:27 AM Permalink

December 21, 2006

Sword Form

I recently took a Tai Chi class during the fall. At the last session our instructor demonstrated the sword form.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 21, 2006 10:04 AM Permalink

December 20, 2006

Front Row

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 20, 2006 10:51 AM Permalink

December 19, 2006

The Winter Concert

On Monday night we attended Emma's 5th grade winter concert. This shot was taken as an exposure test while we waited for the concert to start. While I was reviewing the pictures, I decided I liked it for the empty feeling. Somehow it gives me a sense of anticipation.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 19, 2006 10:18 AM Permalink

December 18, 2006

Self Portrait

One final Christmas ornament shot that Michele made me put up here.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 18, 2006 10:33 AM Permalink

December 17, 2006

Snowman

I think this is the last of the Christmas ornament photos for this year.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 17, 2006 10:31 AM Permalink

December 16, 2006

Frog

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 16, 2006 10:29 AM Permalink

December 15, 2006

Schluss Painting

This past weekend I was happily shooting Christmas stuff around the house. In our front room I have several paintings by David Schluss and I noticed that the Christmas lights were making some interesting patterns on the glass.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 15, 2006 10:24 AM Permalink

December 14, 2006

VW Bug

VW Bug ornament for the Christmas tree.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 14, 2006 10:21 AM Permalink

December 13, 2006

Lights

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 13, 2006 10:17 AM Permalink

December 12, 2006

Christmas House

Driving home from work last week I noticed a small sign that said to stop by the Christmas House. So this weekend we went to check it out. I must say it was fairly impressive, but nothing compared to some of the homes in California.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 12, 2006 10:12 AM Permalink

December 11, 2006

GLT

I have been going back through my archives recently and I have found photos I wanted to post, but never got around to doing it. This is one taken in August of this year.

During the summer months, the National Zoo lets the Golden Lion Tamarin's (GLTs) roam free in the trees during the day.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 11, 2006 09:55 AM Permalink

December 10, 2006

Jacks

A couple of months back I was taking some product shots for a friend that is setting up an ecommerce website. So, I built myself a light box out of foam core and tracing paper. I was looking back at some of my test shots of the light box and found I like this one.

This was taken with ambient daylight on one side, and I fired my 580EX flash into the top of the lightbox at 1/4 power.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 10, 2006 08:42 AM Permalink

December 9, 2006

Butterstick

Several weeks ago I went to the National Zoo to check out the new Asia Trail. Here is a photo of Tai in his new habitat.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 9, 2006 10:22 AM Permalink

December 8, 2006

Work Holiday Party

This week I took photos at my office Holiday party. For the past couple of years we have had a casino night. I took this photo while everyone was setting up.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 8, 2006 08:47 AM Permalink

December 7, 2006

Winter Morning

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 7, 2006 08:30 AM Permalink

December 6, 2006

Campfire Hot Dogs

On our final night in New Hampshire, we cooked hot dogs over a campfire. Here is a shot of Jeff stoking the fire.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 6, 2006 08:38 AM Permalink

December 5, 2006

Frozen Leaves

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 5, 2006 08:25 AM Permalink

December 4, 2006

White Birch

Jeff had been clearing some of the trees around the pond and they were stacked very neatly, just waiting for me to take a picture.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 4, 2006 08:21 AM Permalink

December 3, 2006

Merrifield Pond

Early one morning I explored our friends property. They have a small pond that was starting to freeze over. What I like about this shot the idea that it shows the transition from Fall to Winter. The heavily saturated Fall leaves on the left and the transition to the frozen blue ice on the right.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 3, 2006 08:15 AM Permalink

December 2, 2006

Contoocook River

This Thanksgiving we traveled up to New Hampshire to visit some friends. I was able to get out with the camera several times to take pictures of the local sites.

This is the Contoocook River next to a paper mill in Antrim NH. This river happens to share one unusual characteristic with some very famous rivers like the Nile and the Amazon, they all flow North.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 2, 2006 08:07 AM Permalink

December 1, 2006

Hermit Crab

Last night Emma wanted me to take some quick photos of her hermit crabs. She was bringing them in for a show and tell presentation for today. She included several handouts that included handling of crabs, molting, and the anatomy. So I provided several photos for the handouts.

I took the opportunity to do a little off-camera flash work using the Strobist style. I hand held the 580EX flash in my left hand at roughly 1/4 power and manually dialed in the exposure on the camera. The flash was fired via PocketWizards. The exposure came out great on most of the shots. I just wish I would have chosen a different lens. I think the macro style depth of field is a little distracting for this particular purpose.

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 1, 2006 06:33 PM Permalink

Christmas 2006 Wishlist

Its that time of year again. So for friends and family here is a handy dandy list of items I would love to receive this Christmas. Once again mostly photo items. Obviously I don't expect all the big ticket items. Just some wishful thinking :-)

Posted by Mark Anderson on December 1, 2006 10:21 AM Permalink

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