February 17: Winter Landscape

Canon 6D, f 9.0, 1/250, ISO 160

February 16: XC Skiers

Plenty of people out and about in Bradley Palmer State Park today... can't wait for this snow to be gone. Canon 6D, f 5.6, 1/3200, ISO 320

February 15: Behind Door #2

Wondering around an old building in Peabody... Canon G1X, f 5.6, 1/30, ISO 800

February 14: The Light

Not exactly a "Valentine" photo, but there's something romantic about the street light, right? Right? Canon G1X, f 9.0, 1/500, ISO 500

February 13: Enough

Mother Nature, please stop. Canon G1X, f 9.0, 1/320, ISO 500

February 9: Great Meadow

February 8: Twig

February 7: Winter Storm

February 6: tree

February 12: Untitled II

Untitled II (see the description for Untitled). Canon G1X, f 4.0, 1/50, ISO 5000 

February 11: Untitled

Untitled (it's what an "artist" does when he/she can't think of a title). Canon G1X, f 2.8, 1/250, ISO 100

February 10: Pounce

Gary! Canon G1X, f 6.3, 1/2500, ISO 320

February 5: Wishing we were in Costa Rica

February 4: Button, Button, who's got the Button?

February 3: Red Tailed Hawk?

February 2: Out with the girls

February 1: Breakfast

February 9: Cyclocross World Championships

You probably didn't know that I traveled to Hoogerheide in the Netherlands to check out the Cyclcocross World Championships. Well, I did, and the photo above proves it. Don't believe me? Check out the race video here on Velo News: http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/02/video/video-stop-motion-lego-recap-of-stybar-vs-nys_316117 Anyway, after going to the race last year, I certainly didn't want to miss it in 2014! Canon 6D, Macro Lens, f 2.8, 1/13, ISO 100.

February 8: Democracy

Today was the vote for the referendum affecting the Brimbal Ave interchange. The neighborhood simply wants a more thoughtful approach to development in the area without negatively impacting the quality of life. Up until recently, plans for commercial development have been behind closed doors and with an apparent bias towards developers rather than residents. Here, Dan DeAngelis braves the cold with many other volunteers to have their voice heard outside the voting at Beverly High School. See more at http://savebrimbalave.org/ Results are still pending while this is posted, but two "no" votes came from my house. Canon G1X, f 6.3, 1/640, ISO 200.

February 7: Ice Floe

I'm getting pretty sick of the cold weather, but these ice formations were kind of cool... Canon 6D, f 4.0, 1/160th, ISO 200.

February 6: A Day at the ICA

Jean and I ventured in to Boston to check out some of the exhibits at the Institute of Contemporary Art. We say lots of cool things, and there will be more pics forthcoming. For now, this is Jean trying to take in this Nick Cave sculpture. Again, more is coming. Canon 6D, f 4.0, 1/160, ISO 8000

January 31: Harborport

January 30: Icebergs

January 29: Tunnel

February 5: Snow Day

The dogs have a love/hate relationship with snow. They enjoy (I think) running around and frolicking, but then, they get a little fed up with dealing with it. Here, Luna is storming through the snow, on the prowl. See more here. Canon 6D, f 6.3, 1/125, ISO 200.

February 4: Internetus Interruptus

It seems like it's been months of road and utility work being done on my street. Well, it has been months... months of road closures, detours, and whacky traffic patterns. We've had our gas service interrupted, and every day there is some frozen police officer directing traffic. Today, though, inconvenience reared its ugly head in the form of my Comcast service (phone and Internet) being temporarily shut off. I got the shakes and jitters, but service was back up before I developed a seizure, and my iPhone got me through... Shot through my car window, Canon G1X, f2.8, ISO 200 1/1600sec.

February 3: Boba Fett Lunar Silhouette

This is what Dog The Bounty Hunter will morph into in the future. Canon 6D, f 4.0, 1/4 second, ISO 100.

January 28: Artifact #1

February 2: Good vs Evil

Many epic battles were waged today after the negotiations between the forces of good and evil broke down. Some conflicts can only be solved through force. Canon 6D, f 22, 5 seconds, ISO 100.

February 1: Space Traveler

Yeah, this little guy is flying through space, just past a nebula. Canon 6D, f 4.0, 1/25, ISO 4000. 

January 31: Big Bear Black Stout

Friday night... after a good movie at the Warwick in Marblehead (Philomena), Jean and I stopped off at Soma for a drink. As a dark beer aficionado, I approve of the Big Bear Black Stout. Canon G1X, f 2.8, 1/6, ISO 800. 

January 30: Peppers

Peppers. I don't like peppers. In fact, I don't even like the smell. But, it seems like peppers end in just about everything. I pick 'em out. Annoying? Maybe, but it's my food, right? Canon G1X, f 2.8, 1/30th, ISO 800.

January 27: Tulips

January 26: Fruitopia

January 25: Stems

January 29: Home Plate

This was a plate with a small piece of marinated chicken, green beans, carrots and turnips. My wife is a good "cooker-upper." I am a good plate cleaner. Canon 6D, f 4.0, ISO 10000, 1/50th.

January 28: Winter Sky

Damn, it was another c-c-c-c-cold day. I think it was about 10-degrees out... I gotta get back to my indoor studio. Taken with my nearly frozen Canon G1X, ISO 100, f 22, 1/125

January 27: The King

Okay, it's not really Elvis, but it's as close as I'll come unless I get captured by aliens (because he lives in outer space ya know). Canon 6D, f 4.0, ISO 400, 1/125

January 26: Iris

I am watching you. Canon 6D, f 4.5, 1/200, ISO 20000. Yeah, maybe a bit grainy, but damn, being able to shoot at a super-high ISO certainly brings more low-light possibilities... 

January 25: Broke My Mother's Back

"Step on a crack, break your mother's back." WTF does that mean? What's the correlation? I don't get it! 

I did a little Googling, and among other things, here are some other things that can occur as a result of stepping on a crack:

Stepping on cracks also had significance for children. In the mid-20th Century it was popular to tell children that if they stepped on the cracks in the street, they would be eaten by the bears that congregate on street corners waiting for their lunch to walk by. 

Also, the number of lines a person would walk on corresponded with the number of china dishes that the person would break, later in the day.

Anyway, I did like the pattern on the ground and the way that the pavement appears different due to the road salt. Canon G1X ISO 200, f 2.8, 1/500th.

January 24: Portrait Studio

I have never really been into portrait photography, but I guess I had just never met the right model. That's all changed. I'm not going to lie, her body was very a-peel-ing, although, at the end of our photo session, she was a little bruised. Canon 6D, f 4.0, 1/50th, ISO 2000

January 24: banana babies

You know its been a long winter when you start looking at tropical fruit for inspiration.

January 23: strange fruit

A tomatillo, basking in the sun.

January 22: Dean

January 23: A Tired Photo

While out on a walk this afternoon, with my wife, my dogs, and my Canon G1X, ISO 200, f 2.8, 1/640th.

January 21: Winter beach

January 20: Sherlock

January 19: Modes of transport

January 22: Fashion Foto

Jean and I went to the Peabody Essex Museum today... one of the exhibits, called Future Beauty, had some very interesting Japanese fashion, from the ridiculous, to the bizarre, to almost wearable. All in all, it was cool to see, and worth the price of admission. However, I was really interested in Toshio Shibata's photography. Amazing work, and I bought the book! This shot, above, was a one and done opportunity, before museum security rushed over to point out the "No Photography" sign. Canon 6D, ISO 20000 (yes, 20K), f 4.0, 1/40th.

January 21: A Ballsy Photo

It takes a lot of balls to post my "photo of the day," a day late. Deal with it. 

Canon G1X, ISO 400, f 2.8, 1/15th.