Week 33 - A Mix.

This was an interesting week for me with regards to photos.  For some reason, each day was a challenge to create a decent photo.  One day I saw a great dawn, but by the time I got in position, it was over (seconds count!).   There were several rejected shots/situations that I'm going to revisit in future weeks.  As the week came to a close, however, I found myself repeatedly looking at my selections and enjoying what I saw.  Bottom line, I really like my selected photos this week.  It's an eclectic mix, I hope you enjoy them too (but if you don't, there's always next week).

Here they are:

Day 231/December 3 -  Purple Flower

Day 230/December 2 - Swoosh!

Day 229/December 1 - Nelson's Candy House

Day 228/November 30 - Lake House at Dawn

Day 227/November 29 - Designer Shoe High Rise

Day 226/November 28 - Chips!

Day 225/November 27 - Meadowbrook Farm 

Week 32 - Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving week featured a couple of self-portraits, a couple of pond shots, and a couple of cute kid shots.  I also revisited my "leave on the stream" theme.

This week, great weather and a few days off from work allowed me to take outdoor shots. Winter will be coming soon...

Here's the 7 for this holiday week:

Day 224/November 26 - Summer-like

Day 223/November 25 - Christmas Season Begins

Day 222/November 24 - Marissa

Day 221/November 23 - Rainy Fall Day

Day 220/November 22 - Reading 11/22/63 on 11/22/11

Day 219/November 21 - Self Portrait #3

Day 218/November 20 - Fall Treads Water

Week 31 - New Nikon 105mm Lens (Flower Week)

I bought a new lens last weekend: a Nikon 105mm micro f/2.8 lens which supports micro (very close up) shots as well as regular shots at 105mm.   I spent most of the week taking close-up shots of colorful flowers.  It's been a lot of fun, and I think I took some interesting (and colorful) photos.

Here they are:

Day 217/November 19 - Pink Flower Close-up

Day 216/November 18 - Red Flower Close-up

Day 215/November 17 - Rose #2

Day 214/November 16 - Indestructible Violets

Day 213/November 15 - Thanksgiving Guest

Day 212/November 14 - Kimball Farm Ice Cream

Day 211/November 13 - Rose #1

Week 30 - Two New York Trips

We've had very nice weather for the week, of course the clocks were turned back so it gets dark at 5pm now.  But at least the mornings are lighter.  A set of random photos this week - 2 are from two different New York trips, for example.

Here's the week's finalists:

Day 210/November 12 -
Japanese Maple Leaves #5

Day 209/November 11 -
VoltDB Snacks

Day 208/November 10 -
Fall Fog

Day 207/November 9 -
Wineglass Reflections

Day 206/November 8 -
Midtown Manhattan

Day 205/November 7 -
Last of the Hydrangeas

Day 204/November 6 -
Orient Point Ferry

Week 29 - 5 Days Without Power

We got walloped with a mere 6" of snow on Saturday night, but it was enough to knock out power through out the region.  It took 5 days until power was restored for us.  During that time we spent 2 nights in hotels and slept in a 45 degree house the other nights.  I took photos, of course, but didn't get a chance to post-process until late in the week.  Here's my selection for the week:

Day 203/November 5 - Paula and Willy's Wedding

Day 202/November 4 - "Illegal" Photo: The Port Jefferson Ferry

Day 201/November 3 - Makeshift Generator

Day 200/November 2 - Odd Eyes

Day 199/November 1 - Westford Closed

Day 198/October 31 - Long Sought For Pond at Dawn

Day 197/October 30 - Ancient Relic

Week 28 - Back Bay PhotoWalk

Last weekend Karen and I went on a PhotoWalk tour of the Back Bay.  This was a Christmas gift (actually, a Groupon) - a guided photography tour, 90 minutes, at a particular region of Boston.  It actually was very informative and a lot of fun.  One photo made my photo of the day, and I also included a bonus photo for that day below.  Check out my photo album of the day here: https://picasaweb.google.com/113659247702852198367/BackBayWalk?authkey=Gv1sRgCKzKwqfD8tazGg#

Here's my 7 photos of the week, plus the bonus photo:

Day 196/October 29 - Fall Floats Away #2

Day 195/October 28 - First Snow

Day 194/October 27 - Evening Snack

Day 193/October 26 - Breakfast Reading

Day 192/October 25 - Pumpkin

Day 191/October 24 - Mums

Day 190/October 23 - The Old South Church

Bonus Photo: Hancock Building Flag

Week 27 - Fall Colors

Fall is in full swing in Massachusetts, at least in the Merrimack Valley.  There's lots of colorful trees, leaves falling, and most importantly, some mostly great weather.  I'm dreading the dark winter soon to come, where I take daily "snow" photos.  I'm already trying to think of ideas for dead of winter photos...

Here's this week's photos, and the week isn't even finished yet.  Yup, I wasn't on Martha's Vineyard this weekend...

Day 189/October 22 - Fall Floats Away

Day 188/October 21 - My New Office

Day 187/October 20 - Blue Jeans

Day 186/October 19 - Cole Haan Shoes

Day 185/October 18 - Classic New England Fall Photo

Day 184/October 17 - Flying South

Day 183/October 16 - Oak Bluffs Outer Harbor