Took out my camera to snap a shot of my plane for the first leg of my trip from inside the airport.
When I took the photo, I knew I would be desaturating the photo and simulating film grain.
Archive for February, 2010
Day 59: Waiting on the Tarmac
Sunday, February 28th, 2010Day 58: Back-lit White Rose
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
More photos of the roses, this time the white one.
It was a complete accident that I ended up putting a lamp behind the rose for back lighting. I was just trying to throw more like on the white backdrop when I noticed that the lamp behind the rose and the light that shone through the petals made it a little more interesting.
I threw in my fuzzy red blanket (which made its first appearance in my Valentine’s day photo) in the background to add more color.
Day 57: Red Rose Close-up
Friday, February 26th, 2010
I forgot all about the roses I bought earlier. I put them in the fridge to prolong their freshness. I grabbed something to eat and noticed that they’ve opened further. I thought I’d take more pictures of them to maximize the money I spent.
Day 56: Day 56 Onwards
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
I’ve been seeing these kinds of subjects for a while. I started shooting my calculator, but then noticed my keyboard’s keypad and how there’s a right arrow on the 6. Couldn’t quite get the arrow into the field of focus, though.
Found it interesting that adjusting the curves made the 5 and 6 stay white and the rest off-white.
Day 55: Indian Figurines
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
I had a craving for chicken curry since this afternoon, so after work I went to have dinner at a local Indian restaurant.
In a glass display, among copper pots and plates, were these porcelain figurines. It was very dim in the restaurant and I had to turn up the ISO to get a decent shot. I wanted to brighten the image up some more, but it made the ISO noise too conspicuous.
Day 54: Missing Tooth
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
I was pondering vanity one morning as I was combing my hair in front of the mirror while getting ready for work. As soon as I began thinking about it, my comb slipped from my fingers and fell on the sink, breaking one of the teeth off.
I then wondered if the universe was trying to tell me something.
Day 53: Hallway
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
One of the office building hallways. I took the shot on my way to my car.
I’m surprised how making the photo black and white and adding a little grain to simulate film makes it look a little creepy. I’m glad the hallway doesn’t look this ominous in real life because I walk through here late at night almost daily.
Day 52: Chinese Roast Ducks
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
I seem to be shooting a lot of subjects that have “Chinese” in their names.
I went out to have a late lunch of Dimsum with two of my good friends. I knew there was a good chance that the restaurant would have Chinese roast ducks on display in the usual way–on metal hooks behind glass, but the display at the restaurant wasn’t very impressive. Just three ducks, and the glass had greasy streaks. I thought I’d have to shelve the idea for another day yet again.
Then it turned out that my friends were going to the Asian market afterwards. I was out of rice and a few other Asian condiments, so I came along with them.
This is what they had on display at the Asian market.
Day 51: Chinese Golden Fire Pig
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
I made a DIY lightbox following by following these instructions from the Strobist blog.
I thought I’d try out my new creation on a gift from my Chinese friend. 2007 was the year of the Golden Fire Pig. Three years ago he gave me this small keychain of a pig holding on to a Chinese gold ingot.
I didn’t notice until post processing that the light sources reflected off of the dome portion of the gold ingot.
Day 50: Office Atrium
Friday, February 19th, 2010
I didn’t have too many ideas for today, and I was ready to go home from the office hours before I did. I thought I’d just snap a photo of the office building’s atrium and call it my photo for the day.