Day 559 - Mouse Queen - 11.30.12

More Nutcracker rehearsals this evening.  This is a nice portrait of this year's Mouse Queen.  It was something I saw today.

Day 558 - Half-A-Nutcracker - 11.29.12

This evening at my daughter's dance studio I saw this half of a nutcracker and I decided to photograph it.  It was something I saw today.

Day 557 - Holiday Lights - 11.28.12

The holiday lights went up at work earlier this week.  Each night as I left I thought I needed to take a photo, however I knew I'd want a tripod for the shot.  Well today I planned ahead and brought a tripod so I could capture this long exposure shot of the trees lit up at work.  It came out pretty good.  It was something I saw today.

Day 556 - Santa Ornament - 11.27.12

I think I will be mining the photographic bounty of my Christmas tree a lot over the next few weeks.  There are so many things to photograph and it is an easy fall back.  So this little Santa ornament was something I saw today.

Day 555 - Ballerina Decoration - 11.26.12

I took advantage of the Christmas tree again tonight.  This ballerina decoration was something I saw today.

Day 554 - Fievel Mousekewitz Christmas Stocking - 11.25.12

Today was a lazy day.  I did quite a bit of reading.  As I sat reading in a chair next to our Christmas tree I noticed this Fievel Christmas stocking on our try and thought it worth a photo.  It was something I saw today.

Day 553 - No Parking - 11.24.12

Got up before dawn to drive back home this morning.  Loaded up on orange juice and Dr. Pepper which meant that a little over an hour on the road and I needed to make a pit stop.  It was also a good excuse to take some photos just before the sun came up.  These no parking signs were something I saw today.

Day 552 - Christmas Lights - 11.23.12

I went and saw Wreck-It Ralph this afternoon.  I enjoyed it quite a bit.  It was a little slow in the middle, but it finished strong.  We went in the afternoon and while at the outdoor mall I noticed the Christmas decorations and thought I should return at night for some photos.  So once it got dark I went back.  This light wrapped tree was something I saw today.

Day 551 - Church at Dawn - 11.22.12

My wife and I got up before dawn and went for a walk around my parents' neighborhood.  Maybe it was our way of getting a little exercise in before we packed on the calories of Turkey Day.  This is a Catholic Church that was built several years ago right next their neighborhood.  It looked great in the morning light.  It was something I saw today.

Day 550 - Dino at Dawn - 11.21.12

Drove to Arizona early this morning.  We got to the Cabazon Dinosaurs just before sunrise.  We stopped for breakfast and a quick photo session.  This was something I saw today.

Day 549 - Ang Lee - 11.20.12

Today at work we had Ang Lee visit to talk about Life Of Pi and to do a Q & A session.  It was pretty cool.  This was something I saw today.

Day 548 - Snow Globe - 11.19.12

We had a toast at work for the upcoming opening of Rise of the Guardians.  We also had this giant snow globe that people could get in for pictures.  It was something I saw today.

Day 547 - Dancer and a Red Wall - 11.18.12

This is one of the dancers my daughter dances with.  This afternoon's Nutcracker rehearsal was at another studio in North Hollywood called Independence Studio.  The studio we were in had a great red wall.  It was something I saw today.

Day 546 - Rainy Alley - 11.17.12

It was rainy for much of the day today.  During one of the breaks I stepped out to take a photo of our alley.  It was something I saw today.

Day 545 - Diwali Dancing - 11.16.12

Happy Diwali everyone.  Today at work we celebrated Diwali over lunch.  It was really fun.  A group of employees choreographed a Bollywood style dance to 3 songs.  It was very cool.  This dancer was something I saw today.

Day 544 - Railing - 11.15.12

Another railing from work.  Nothing too interesting.  I've just been so busy that my strategy this week has been to find something quickly in the morning and get it out of the way.  So this railing was something I saw today.

Day 543 - Switchback - 11.14.12

There is one walkway at work which zigzags like a mountain switchback.  This is one of the turns. It was something I saw today.

Day 542 - Campanile Building 1020 - 11.13.12

I passed this sign this morning leaving the parking garage.  I thought a shallow depth of field shot might be interesting.  It was something I saw today.

Day 541 - Caution - 11.12.12

Back to the photos at work after a weekend of exciting photo shoots.  These caution signs were something I saw today.

Day 540 - Sunset Pose - 11.11.12

This evening we did a family outing up the the Griffith Observatory.  I took photos of some friends and then right before we left we did a couple photos of my daughter.  She has a pose she wanted to capture.  This was something I saw today.

Day 539 - On Point At The Pier - 11.10.12

Got up before dawn and headed down to our favorite beach photo spot, Manhattan Beach.  This morning we spent all our time on the pier shooting.  This one is one of my favorites.  It was something I saw today.

Day 538 - Choir - 11.09.12

Went to my daughter's choir performance tonight.  All the acts were great.  It was something I saw today.

Day 537 - Ceiling Lights - 11.08.12

These holiday lights are up year round in this production office.  I walk down this hallway several times a day and have noted that there might be an interesting photo opportunity.  I finally remembered to bring my camera along to a meeting so I could snap a photo afterwards.  This was something I saw today.

Day 536 - Parking Alone - 11.07.12

Thought this one car in the parking garage this morning looked a little lonely.  It was something I saw today.

Day 535 - Fry's - 11.06.12

Had to swing by Fry's tonight looking for a hard drive.  Didn't find what I needed, but I did take a photo.  This was something I saw today.

Day 534 - 2 Maids Truck - 11.05.12

Noticed this van on the way home this evening.  I liked also catching the sun setting behind the building.  It was something I saw today.

Day 533 - Angel Hands - 11.04.12

More Nutcracker rehearsals today. When the little angels perform they have their hands together as seen in this photo.  These are the hands of one of the little angel dancers.  It was something I saw today.

Day 532 - Watching Rehearsal - 11.03.12

Nutcracker rehearsals today.  This is the Dolls rehearsal.  I stayed out of the room today, but caught this view of one of the girls watching the rehearsal through the window.  It was something I saw today.

Day 531 - Moonboy Topiary - 11.02.12

Another busy day and so I took a photo first thing in the morning.  As I sat eating some breakfast I noticed this view of the Moonboy topiary.  It was something I saw today.

Day 530 - Workers At Night - 11.01.12

It was a very long day at work and I didn't leave until late.  I snapped this photo of a couple men who I believe were part of the night crew.  It was something I saw today.