Doggle Beach

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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!

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I miss my camera

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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.

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Year of the Tiger

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To be precise, this is the year of the white tiger. According to Western science, white tigers are a genetic anomaly. The lunar calendar deems them a jinx and portends a year long shit storm. Making matters worse, this is my third cycle (36 years) and I’m not sure what exactly is supposed to happen, but it’s apparently no good.

Thanks to the beauty of the internet and suspension of my general rule that all information is not equal, I’ve convinced myself of veracity of the following:
“Being the Tiger’s own year, 2010 holds great promise for those born under this sign, with exciting developments happening for them both personally and professionally. Some Tigers may be feeling disappointed and disheartened after 2009 and it will be important to leave the past behind and concentrate on the future, which is looking so bright!”
Thank you, Web Source of Unverified Credibility!

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