Day of the Dead

 Short trip to Nacogdoches Texas last fall to see their Dias de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration.  This is an annual Mexican celebration honoring the deceased, it is celebrated on November 1 or close to that date.  

Houston Air Show

 Trying to get back in the swing of things and still behind.  Been wanting to add to this blog on a more frequent basis. Bear with me life keeps interrupting, but here is a little add.  Posting dates to show when this happened not the date it was added to the blog.

Last fall I went to the Houston Air Show and did get some pretty decent shots (at least I think so). Here are a few ;

US Coast Guard 

Tara Tara Pearl Harbor Reenactment

Tara Tara Closing Bomb Run

F16

F16 and P51 

US Navy Blue Angels

Challenge Week 30

The heat continues 

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Challenge: Meaningful Location

The heat continues so Still Life is an viable option. With the theme of Meaningful Locations my mind went back to my Air Force days and then the assignment I had in Japan at a Field Training Detachment (FTD). Lots of coffee and good living and great fellowship/

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Challenge: Backlight

Week 29 Challenge

 Yep I'm still on the trail. It seems to be getting harder with the temps staying iun the triple digits. BUT it is getting done.

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Challenge: IN THE CENTER

Used this shot for two challenges this week. See below for the entry.  Shot this using my Sony A7 III again tethered to my mobile phone.  Able to see the image on my phone so I was sure it was centered.

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Challenge: MACRO

A little whimsical with my Hot Wheel toys in the backyard.  Used my Sony A7III with the FE 28-70 mm lens with a macro +1 filter.  Some mote whimsical playing with my bud "Rocky" and some toys.

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Challenge: FROM WHERE I STAND

Same image different crop from 52 Frames

Week 28 Challenge

 Been keeping up on my challenge just behind in posting to the blog.  Getting real lazy in this heat wave.  In triple digits every day.  But i have been submitting my images each week  

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Challenge: ABSTRACT

Just a little ICM (Intentional Camera Movement), I prefer to do as much as I can in camera ad not do the twisty thing in post processing.  This was shot with my Sony A7III, and the 24-70 lens at 35 mm. 1/3 sec at f/5.6.  And rotating the camera.  A little trick to this is to trip the shutter after you start rotating the camera. I wasn't real good at this thus the solid brown in the lower right side of image.  

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Challenge: LOW PRESPECTIVE

Using my tripod with the legs at their lowest and the camera "tethered" to my mobile phone so I don't have to get down low to focus, etc., as i make the adjustments.

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Challenge: FROM WHERE I STAND

Sot with my mobile phone camera.  As I was on my morning walk through the mall saw this at the cookie store.  Using my feet as a basis on "From Where I Stand" I thought this was whimsical image.

This is the second go around of DPS becoming a biweekly challenge,  But I plan on keeping the weekly genre just shoot the same challenge for two weeks.  Let's see if I can continue.

Week 27 Challenge

 Well, I am still going.  It has been rougher each week to keep motivated for mw.  I have had some down days this week and it is HOT here in Houston.  But I did make it out and for some images.  Basically I went out one evening at Golden hour and got images for all three challenges from one outing to John Paul Park, came back post processed and submitted - BAM done.

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Challenge: Reflection

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Challenge: Starburst

Not one of my better "Starburst" but I met the requirement

(In case you cannot find the Starburst , look into the branches of the tree at the top and see the bright spot (sun) bursting through the branches)

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Challenge: Golden Hour Landscape 

Remember this is now a bi-weekly challenge but I want to keep on the weekly idea as long as I can last. So this is repeat challenge from last week.

Again all images from one short evening outing to John Paul Park.  

See you next week.  Right now I do not anticipate any outing into the heat of the week but who knows? 

Week 26 Challenges

Late in posting.  Got lazy but I did make the challenge in time for all three.

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Challenge: Morning Routine

I came up with a mediation theme for the morning routine

My friendly meditating yoga in my backyard

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Challenge: Think in Threes

Images with couplets of three are always preferred but still a challenge to try and find them when not posing in my studio.  Well on my morning walk in the airconditioned level ground mall I found something - Aha!  Pulled out the trusty mobile and captured "The Cool Stuff!"

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Challenge: Golden Hour Landscapes

Cheated a little here and mined one out of my archives and here was my image