Sunday, August 15, 2010

The kids are back in town

My kids returned home from a week at camp today. They told me lots of great stories about their week and all the friends they met - odd feeling really not being their to witness it all. For the shot, I took one test snap, then this shot. From working a little more with flash recently, I dialed back the tone setting back to auto to reduce the chance of over-saturation, then used a 45 degree angled bounce flash and composed the shot. Oh yeah, and I'm lucky that I have kids that are pretty photogenic.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Fashion free Friday


Fashion free Friday - #272/365, originally uploaded by PJMixer.
Night was drawing on my day once again without a daily shot, so I grabbed the light from his shop while my wife and I were out walking the dog.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

The Marshes sculpture


The Marshes sculpture - #271/365, originally uploaded by PJMixer.
If you enjoy playing or watching golf on TV, you may appreciate the artistry of golf courses. This was taken from my hotel window early morning.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Lobby Porsche


Lobby Porsche - #270/365, originally uploaded by PJMixer.
This is the lobby of the hotel where I was staying in Ottawa. I thought the tropical greenery and large windows provided some nice lighting for the Porsche.

Brookstreet night colour

To get this night shot of the hotel where I was staying in Ottawa, I held my camera steady against a lamp post and used a high 1250 ISO setting.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Brookstreet pear


Brookstreet pear - #268/365, originally uploaded by PJMixer.
I usually stay at the Brookstreet hotel when I'm visiting our offices in Kanata. It's a wonderful, modern hotel and has very reasonable rates. They have complimentary pears often available at the reception desk and on each floor's elevator waiting area. Nice, classy touch which I always take advantage of !

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Eyes for home


Eyes for home - #267/365, originally uploaded by PJMixer.
I love my wife's eyes. I like the tone, her smile and the casual composition after a long day on the road. She was happy to be home.