Day 416 - Yard Sale - 07.10.12

I drove down San Fernando today near the airport in hopes of photographing a plane landing, but after waiting I while I got impatient and looked for other things to photograph.  These sings on this pole were interesting.  It was something I saw today.

Day 415 - Rose Portrait Flash Test - 07.09.12

This evening I did another experiment with my new flash.  Played with some more bounced light.  This portrait of my daughter is the result.  It was something I saw today.

Day 414 - Dying Flower - 07.08.12

Played again with my new flash today.  There were some dying flowers on our dining room table that I decided to photograph.  In this shot I played with bouncing the light off the wall and ceiling.  It came out okay.  It was something I saw today.

Day 413 - Pee Wee Portrait - 07.07.12

Today begins a new chapter for this blog.  I got a new flash for my camera which does all sorts of neat things so I will be experimenting with that new toy over the coming weeks and months.  My first experiment was with shooting Pee Wee and Chairy.  It was something I saw today.

Day 412 - Shopping Cart On The Lawn - 07.06.12

My neighbor is an older gentleman who is mostly home bound.  He has in home caregivers taking care of him.  They take him out for walks in his wheel chair.  One thing they do that is kind of annoying is that they walk to the store and bring the shopping cart home.  Then they leave it in the front of their house and many times like today it rolls down the driveway settling in front of my house.  Well today when I got home there it was, the trusty old shopping cart.  I took a boring photograph of it and then this evening after dinner decided to play with it on the computer giving it this rainbow color effect.  Makes it kind of fun, I think.  It was something I saw today.

Day 411 - ATM - 07.05.12

On my way home from work this evening I had to swing by this ATM to deposit a check.  It was something I saw today.

Day 410 - Stone Soul - 07.04.12

I spent half of my day at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank.  My daughter had to rehearse and then perform for in the Fourth of July celebration.  She can be seen just to the left of the lead singer of Stone Soul a fantastic R&B/Soul band.  They were great singing the classics and getting the crowd dancing.  This was something I saw today.

Day 409 - iPhone & iPad Repair - 07.03.12

Here is another photo in my series of photos taken from the car at stop lights on the way home.  You can see my car reflected in the window here.  It was something I saw today.

Day 408 - Wheel House Pilot - 07.02.12

The family and I went to Disneyland today and I finally was able to ride in the wheel house of the Mark Twain.  Our pilot was very nice.  Here she is "steering" the boat.  It was something I saw today.

Day 407 - Porch Light - 07.01.12

If you ever try to find our house at night, you'll have some trouble because our porch light doesn't work.  It isn't just because there isn't a bulb.  The actual wiring is messed up and needs an electrician's touch.  Anyway this evening when I realized I hadn't taken a photo I just stepped out the front door and snapped this photo of something I saw today.

Day 406 - One Way - 06.30.12

On my walk this morning I passed by a church I always pass by and I notices the "One Way" sign painting on the parking lot entrance.  It was something I saw today.

Day 405 - Mailbox - 06.29.12

At lunch today I took a stroll outside the gates at work.  This mailbox was just up the street.  It was something I saw today.

Day 404 - Parking Spaces - 06.28.12

When I left work this evening all the cars around my car had left.  This was something I saw today.

Day 403 - No Parking - 06.27.12

It is Wednesday and this is the no parking sign in front of my house.  When I got in my car this morning this was something I saw today.

Day 402 - Hallway - 06.26.12

This is a shot looking down a hallway at work that I walk many times each day.  It was something I saw today.

Day 401 - Emergency Phone - 06.25.12

I was in downtown Burbank this evening.  I noticed that this pay phone has been replaced with just an emergency phone.  It was something I saw today.

Day 400 - Portrait with Glasses - 06.24.12

My beautiful dollar with her new thrift store dress and her glasses.  This was something I saw today.

Day 399 - Tristan Rennie At The Pink Motel - 06.23.12

Spent all afternoon on into the evening at the Pink Motel in Sun Valley.  Saw and heard some great bands and watched some decent skateboarding all day.  One kid Tristan Rennie ripped the hell out of the pool.  He had skated there once before, but by looking at his lines you would have thought he skated there every day.  He was blasting airs, frontside and backside bonelesses, super stylish grinds and her threw in an invert every now and then.  He skated with style and ease.  This nice front side grind was something I saw today.

Day 398 - Coca-Cola In Ice - 06.22.12

Summer is here and at work they had Coke in ice.  It was something I saw today.

Day 397 - Art Sale - 06.21.12

Brought the camera in the car again today on the way home from work.  This guy was really working that art sale sign.  He was something I saw today.

Day 396 - Where The Wild Things Are - 06.20.12

On the way home from work I got my camera out and had it in my hand as I drove with the plan to take snaps when I was at stop lights.  Well I saw this van this evening.  I took a picture of another van painted like the Mystery Machine a while back.  This van, though, was something I saw today.

Day 395 - Flowers - 06.19.12

These flowers are on our dining room table.  It was something I saw today.

Day 394 - I.Q. - 06.18.12

This is another little toy my mother brought me this last week.  After doing some research I learned that this toy was offered in a Burger King Kids Club Meal in the early 90's.  He was a character named I.Q.  The funny thing is that when I first saw him and was trying to figure out what he was I thought leprechaun because of the orange hair and green coat.  However he was just supposed to be the brainy kid.  I now have him sitting on my computer monitor next to my Ghost Obi-Wan Kenobi.  It was something I saw today.

Day 393 - Dancer On The Beach - 06.17.12

No sleeping in for Father's day today.  The family and I got up before dawn and drove down to Manhattan beach to take some photos of my daughter along the beach.  I took some ones of her dancing, but this one of her looking out to the ocean stood out to me as being simple, elegant and beautiful.  It was something I saw today.

Day 392 - One Jump - 06.16.12

Today was my daughter's showcase performance.  She was in many, many dances.  One of the cutest was a duet with her friend in which they danced to "One Jump" from Aladdin.  Here she is with her friend performing.  It was something I saw today.

Day 391 - Director - 06.15.12

Today was the dress rehearsal for my daughters showcase.  We were in the actual theater.  Before rehearsal started I took this photo of the director going over her notes.  It was something I saw today.

Day 390 - W.C. Fritos - 06.14.12

My mother came into town today and she brought me some little toys.  She brought a Gumby and a Pokey and a few other things.  This little toy she found at her sister's house.  He is W.C. Fritos from 1971 according to the writing on this side.  He must have been part of some Fritos campaign.  I have no idea and will have to do some research.  I think he's great.  It was something I saw today.

Day 389 - Little Girl Statue - 06.13.12

This statue of a little girl is on my wife's piano.  It was something I saw today.

Day 388 - Telephone Pole - 06.12.12

While bringing my trash can from the front of the house to the back I passed this telephone pole in the alley.  It was something I saw today.

Day 387 - Caution - 06.11.12

Can't believe I haven't taken a photo like this before at work.  There is constant cleaning going on at work.  This was something I saw today.

Day 386 - Tall Bike - 06.10.11

My family knows I have some definite opinions about people who choose to ride non-traditional bicycles.  Without getting too much into my opinions lets just say this photo a this man with his homemade bike, hipster mustache and suspenders confirms what I think.  The look on the older gentleman's face I think also expresses what I feel.  This was something I saw today.

Day 385 - Portrait Pink and Green - 06.09.12

Did some experimenting today with a portrait of my daughter.  I found a location in a courtyard where there was some nice soft light and white walls to bounce a flash into.  I then did some tweaking in Lightroom and this is what I got.  It was something I saw today.

Day 384 - Black, White and Red Dancer - 06.08.12

After my daughter's dress rehearsal this evening I took some photos for the studio.  This is one of the photos and is something I saw today.

Day 383 - Europe's Most Wanted - 06.07.12

Madagascar III is being released this week which means at work we have all sorts of publicity around campus.  This Marty with the clown wig was something I saw today.

Day 382 - Slow - 06.06.12

This little sign showed up in front of a house this past week.  It was out when I was driving home tonight and so I stopped for a photo.  It was something I saw today.

Day 381 - Bicycle Rentals - 06.05.12

Took a quick drive through Griffith Park this morning before work in search of something interesting to photograph.  Stopped in at this bike rental.  It was something I saw today.

Day 380 - Cupcake Painting - 06.04.12

Today at work there was a company toast to celebrate the upcoming release of Madagascar III.  In the morning I caught this young lady painting some cupcakes that eventually read "Madagascar."  It was something I saw today.

Day 379 - Yellow Cake - 06.03.12

My wife made a yummy cake today.  We had friends over this evening to eat it.  It was something I saw today.

Day 378 - Sprinkler - 06.02.12

It's sprinkler time!  It was something I saw today.

Day 377 - Mini Peanut Butter Cups - 06.01.12

When I got home tonight I found this tasty treat.  My wife had gone shopping at Trader Joe's today and picked these up.  They are the best.  It was something I saw today.