Category: Photography

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Snow Day!

Guess who didn’t have to go to work today?

But I did venture out this afternoon to capture some scenes of “the worst storm of the season so far” (as all the TeeVee stations are calling it) in the immediate neighborhood.







Anderson gets dusted even when he doesn’t go out to play in it.

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A Splash of Color

Although I am initially skeptical when he suggests it, I really do love it when Ben forces me to think outside of my usual monochrome box.

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Scenes from the Snowpocalypse

 It was at least ten inches. “That’s what she said.”

 I think one of the baristas must do this for their own amusement. Hard to tell from the photo, but the water’s frozen solid.

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12 for 12

Or is it 12 on 12? 12 of 12? Whatever. Let’s just call it the Untitled Chad Darnell Project.


Another Day Begins


Twigs


Chiclets


“How Bleak Was My Puberty” – Agnes Gooch


At the End of 4 Miles of St00pid


Fire in the Sky


Already Sick of the Shit


Sparkly Vampires Live Here


Lucky Recipient of one of the Verizon SIM Cards That Can’t Be Activated. Awaiting Replacement. FAIL.


Spot, My Faithful Companion for the Last 25 Years


Be Gone Before Someone Drops a House On You Too!


Why They’re Called Action Figures

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Photo

I’m really happy with how this turned out, considering it started as one of those “mistake” shots.

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Quote of the Day

“I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today’s existence.” — Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989)

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Unemployment, Day 49

Ben’s class started an hour later today, so in addition to sleeping in a bit longer than usual, we had breakfast together.

I’m now back at Starbucks, once again filling out applications and cruising job boards.  I took to heart a suggestion left by one of my readers, and also posted my resume on Craigslist.  I figure it couldn’t hurt.

I still have a feeling I’ll get called about the interview from last Friday. The fact that the hiring manager as well as my recruiter are both on vacation this week has got to be the reason I haven’t heard anything; or at least that’s what I keep telling myself to keep from slipping into a deep depression.

I know from previous experience that in order to keep from ending up in an blue unemployment funk, I need to keep busy while waiting for that phone call that puts me back to work.  And keeping busy in my case means doing something I love: taking pictures.

Gully Homestead
Delaney Farm, Aurora CO

Bridge
Delaney Farm, Aurora CO

Flower Garden
Delaney Farm, Aurora CO

Decay
Abandoned Property, Aurora CO

Bridge and Barn
Delaney Farm, Aurora CO

Daisies
Delaney Farm, Aurora CO

Bzzz…
Abandoned Property, Aurora CO

Bridge
Delaney Farm, Aurora CO
30mm, ISO 100, f5.0, 1/60 sec

Sunflower
Abandoned Property, Aurora CO

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Photos

While Ben was at class this morning, I took the opportunity to go downtown and wander with my camera.  It seems that whenever I’m about ready to give up on my DSLR, it surprises me:


Big Blue Bear
Colorado Convention Center, Denver CO


Union Station
Denver, CO


Dancing Aliens (aka “The Dancers”)
Denver, CO


RTD Light Rail
Denver, CO

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Photos

All taken with my iPhone and run through Camera+. I am seriously starting to wonder if I’ll ever use my DSLR again…

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Riding the Rails

Ben and I wanted to check out the light rail system in Denver, so today we hopped on the RTD and rode it downtown.

It was interesting. It wasn’t BART, nor was it the SF Muni. If anything, it reminded me more of light rail in Phoenix, although not quite as new and shiny.  It is definitely an easier and less stressful way to get downtown than taking the freeways; that much is certain.

I was hoping to begin my photographic journey of Colorado in earnest today.  I even brought out the “good” camera and lens, but I was uninspired and sorely disappointed with the results.  Perhaps I’m just a little out of practice with the heavy-grade equipment, but what does it mean when I get better pictures (or at least ones I like better) from my iPhone than I do from my DSLR?

One of the most interesting things downtown (at least from my very limited exposure so far) was the big blue bear at the Colorado Convention Center:

I love public art, and I’m thrilled at the prospect of all the new photo surprises that await me here. We haven’t even scratched the surface of downtown, much less the rest of the city and the mountains to the west.

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The Denver Apple Stores

Before we left Phoenix, Ben and I visited all of the Apple Stores in the Phoenix metro area to get a photo of each (it’s a Geek thing).  We had nothing scheduled or pressing that we had to do today, and wanting to decompress a bit from the events of the past week, decided to do the same thing now that we’re in Denver.  We didn’t make it to all the stores today, but we made a decent showing.

Aspen Grove

Park Meadows Mall

Cherry Creek Shopping Center

We’ll hit the remaining two over the weekend.

I am continually amazed at how good the pictures are that I get from the Sony DSC-W330 Point-and-Shoot camera that Ben got me for Christmas last year.  Granted, they don’t have the detail that I get with my DSLR (at least not when blown up), but for posting to the internet, they’re great. And the fact that the camera fits in a pocket makes it all the better.

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The Phoenix Apple Stores

One of the things I wanted to do before leaving Phoenix was visit and get a photo of each of the local Apple Stores.

Yes, I am an Über Geek.

SanTan Village

Arrowhead Town Center

Biltmore Fashion Park

Scottsdale Quarter

Chandler Fashion Center—where photography is not permitted!