Cloud Strips

DAY 44

13 FEB 09

On Day 44, my daughter and I were driving through town to pick up lunch for the family. "Look at those cool clouds!" she said. Sure enough, the sky above was filled with strips of bright white, fluffy clouds. My kid was right -- they were extremely cool.

Sorry for the blown-out sun in the upper-right of the photo; I quick-grabbed the shot through the windshield of the truck in stop-n-crawl traffic. In other words, not much time for proper framing.

Anyway, the day after this photo was taken, our high temperature fell by fifteen degrees.

In post-processing, this photo was cropped, sharpened, the noise was reduced, it received a curves adjustment, and the border was added.

Peek-a-Boo

DAY 15

15 JAN 09

On Day 15, I decided to see what kind of photos I might get in my backyard. I shot the woodpile. I shot the trees. I shot rocks and bricks and random debris. But this is the picture that was my favorite.

I played peek-a-boo with the sunlight through the branches of the trees. Yes, the sun is bright here, and somewhat blown out. Yes, the branches are very dark and pretty much silhouetted. But look at how blue the sky is. Look at all those little branches and twigs. One could almost imagine that tree is reaching out and trying to grab something.

It's nice to know I needn't go any further than my own backyard for a nice photo.

Post-processing includes sharpening and noise reduction, curves and contrast adjustments, a slight color boost, and the border addition.