This picture brings back memories of Krispy Kreme donuts, good friends, the Bay Area and doggles. That was the day I learned that Kehoe, one of the dogs pictured here, was a geologist. I’ve never seen a dog go totally nuts over a rock. Very interesting.

I processed this shot as taken under a bright blue sky, black and white and settled on the ever nostalgic sepia. I also added excessive blur because the original shot was out of focus. Somehow, massive fuzziness works better than slightly out of focus.

This shot is for ewee for her enthusiasm for all things creative, sketchy (both drawings and otherwise), and doggle related. Cheers!

Or more precisely I miss my daily dose of photoweenie. This Sunday, I strolled with my camera thinking I’d capture some street shots of Brooklyn. I got some crappy snow pictures and a so-so shot of my beer. I refrain from externalizing self-critique over at Photoweenie, but am thinking it may help my technique if I articulate some of my deficiencies in this precinct of Lunamania.

My biggest beef here is the lack of primary focal point. Shooting with one of the sharpest lenses on the market, the fuzziness of the beer foam in the foreground is a technical failure. A reminder to 1) finally set my vision impaired compensation settings on my camera, or 2) wear my frakkin’ glasses when focusing. Lame.

Secondary annoyance is the way blown out window in the background. I tried adjusting in PS, but there’s only so much I can do.

On the upside, I like the curves in the foreground and the skewed reflections in the coffee beer.