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It's over!

I took this today on Vashon Island, right outside of their library. I had the kids go to the top of this hill while I stood below and told them to jump.

After going through the shots I took on this beautiful 12/31/10, I think their silhouettes really show how I feel about finishing this project.

For the past 365 days, I have taken at least one photo. Each one of those days, I have posted at least one photo to Flickr, Facebook, and my own P365 blog.

I did not miss a day and typically, I posted after 8pm.

I don't know how many thousands of photos I took this year, but over the course of them, I have learned a whole lot about photography.

Sad thing is, there is always so much more to learn!

I hope you had fun watching. I had fun shooting and learning and will continue, though probably not every day!

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One more day. This was the frost on my deck this morning. The sun came through the railing and I thought it would be coooooool.

See you tomorrow, and

GO HUSKIES!!!!

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Picture info: shot with BlackBerry 8900

One last BB shot for the year. 

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SO CLOSE I CAN TASTE IT.

This is a glass of jelly marbles that Haley got in a science kit for Xmas. We put these sesame seed size balls into water and, POOF, in hours, they turned into bubble tea jellies!

Only, they don't taste anything like them. They kind of taste like CHEMICALS.

That is, if I tasted one. Which I didn't. Not non-toxic, you know.

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Ridiculous hair. I have not had a hair cut for months. It is a mess and completely unruly. And going gray.

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Wow, that was a pain. Just for fun, I thought I'd download the free paint.net program, which is touted as an alternative to Photoshop/Elements.

Well, I'm sure it is, but hello, learning curve!

For a free program, it sure does appear powerful, but after using PSE7 for the past 12 months, I couldn't even find where the crop tool was without searching Google.

Anyway, Hay got an Easy Bake Oven yesterday and today it was all about cookies. I had to kept her occupied as her Papa (grandpa) had to make an unscheduled visit to the hospital for an appendectomy.

Good news is he's fine; bad news is he's got to stay here beyond what they had scheduled. We're happy to have them and hope to see him up and at 'em later this week.

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I keep meaning to stop here for a quick pic, but work has interfered. Today, after a run to get a light bulb for Haley's new Easy Bake Oven, I remembered this place. I went home, grabbed the camera and snapped a few.

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It's Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas, everyone!

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Picture info: ISO 400, f/2.2, 1/80, 50mm, Av

Marci made some molasses cookies yesterday. They were delicious.

As in "The Best Cookies She's Ever Made" delicious.

And they're even gluten free! Which for me, usually means crumbly and dry, but somehow she had some magic mix of flour that made everything Just Right.

So yummy, indeed!

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Picture info: shot with BlackBerry 8900

Late afternoon walk around the Goog. 

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Picture info: shot with BlackBerry 8900

Last minute Xmas shopping with Hay. 

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Picture info: ISO 1600, f/1.80, 1/40, 50mm, Av

It's the knobs on my dresser. Have I shot this before? I can't remember. 11 more!

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Picture info: ISO 1600, 1/80, f/2.00, 50mm, Av

Xmas tree. Gotta run. In-laws are here.

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Picture info: ISO 1600, 1/20, f/1.80, 50mm, Av

Bella is not a yellow dog all of a sudden. We are dogsitting our friend's pup, Barkley. He drove all the way over from Leavenworth, so, naturally, he doesn't understand, "Sit," or, "come," unless you say it in Bavarian.

So I'm told.

As Bella sleeps at the foot of Haley's bed, Barquley (as I like to spell his name) sleeps on Bella's bed. I will sleep in Riley's bed and Rye will sleep on the futon downstairs.

It's a mess here.

None of the above is true, except for the dogsitting thing.

Go Seahawks!

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Picture info: shot with BlackBerry 8900

We had a Christmas party tonight so I knew I wouldn't have time to shoot at home so I took a picture of the sun at work. 

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Picture info: ISO 800, 1/50, f/8, 55mm, Av

More lightbox fun. This is a little thing Haley made for me a few months back. I keep meaning to put it on my keys or something.

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Picture info: ISO 800, 1/40, f/4.50, 37mm, Av

I built myself another light box out of a cardboard box and some tissue paper. Then Marci went and got chocolates from Sweet Decadence and I thought to myself, "here's my POD!"

So, here's my POD. Try not to eat your screen.

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Picture info: shot with BlackBerry 8900

Driving into work this morning. What a mess. 

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Picture info: ISO 200, 1/50, f/2.80, 6mm, Manual

Shot with our PowerShot SX110IS at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens. We went after the deluge for Girl Scouts. The lights were nice and the evening wasn't too wet after all.

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Picture info: shot with BlackBerry 8900

Peeping Bella. If I don't shut the door, this is what happens.

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Picture info: ISO 800, 1/40, f/5.60, 250mm, Av

Rye, Bella and I went for a walk today. We saw a bird. This is said bird.

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Picture info: ISO 1600, 1/125, f/5.00, 42mm, Action

I took Riley ice skating today for a Cub Scout activity. It was a lot of fun and he tried really hard to get the hang of it. He didn't get more than 3 feet away from the wall, but he still loved doing it.

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Picture info: ISO 200, 2 sec, f/22, 55mm, Manual

I put the camera on a tripod and zoomed after pressing the shutter to get our Xmas lights to streak.

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Picture info: Shot with my Blackberry 8900

I had band practice with my other band, The Scheme, tonight. We have a show coming in January and recording in February.

This is David and he's playing a new song for us to hear.

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Picture info: ISO 200, 1/50, f/1.80, 50mm, Av

Wine corks. Don't know why we have so many, but we do. Used a flashlight to set the mood. I had a shot I liked better, but it wasn't sharp enough, so here you go.

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Picture info: ISO 400, 1/60, f/2.00, 50mm, Av

Marci was reading Haley something from her kid's Bible. Haley cracked up, but it wasn't because of the reading, but because of Bella licking Haley's foot.

The girls in my life. What hams!

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Picture info: ISO 1600, 1/60, f/2.80, 50mm, Av

Santa has invaded our house in full force. The kids had their pictures taken with Santa today. SANTA IS EVERYWHERE.

Unfortunately, it looks like Santa is is hanging in this picture. He IS actually hanging, but not in the execution style of hanging that I'm talking about.

:S

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Picture info: ISO 200, f/2.00, 1/320, 50mm, Sports mode

I took Bella out this morning and since it was nice, I brought the camera. I tried to get her jumping as she loves to get air when I hold the Chuck-It over her head, but couldn't get the timing right.

Instead, I shot her standing still after playing fetch for a few minutes.

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Picture info: ISO 1600, 1/10, f/1.80, 50mm, Av

It's my laundry basket. I was going to take some shots of the Xmas tree, but saw the light falling from upstairs into the basket. Plus, I'd just done 3 loads of laundry. That's my Friday night for you.

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Picture info: shot with BlackBerry 8900

My car in the parking garage. Exciting.

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Picture info: ISO 100, 1/4, f/5.60, 50mm, Av

We put up Xmas stuff today. Or, more accurately, Marci and the kids did while I was at work.

Anyway, I closed down the aperture to make sure the shutter would be open a bit longer, then moved the camera. The ones with longer exposures were busier, but I liked this shorter one. The lights look like neon chilis.

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Picture info: ISO 800, 1/80, f/0.00, 50mm, Av

This is our Xmas tree. I shot it with a style called "freelensing" where I detached the lens from the camera, held it at a slight angle, and clicked away.

Maybe not the best for the equipment, but it can lead to some nifty effects.

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Picture info: ISO 100, 1/15, f/3.20, 50mm, Av

This is a lamp that stands behind my desk. I turned it on and shot it, then inverted it in PS.

WOW.

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Picture info: shot with BlackBerry 8900

Crossroads with the kids to sell "sell" some books to Half-Price Books.  We took a bunch of kids books, maybe 40 in total and were offered a whopping $3.75 for the lot.

Of course, we took the cash.

This shot looked cool in my mind. Via the BB, though, not so much. That trail of white in the top middle are those hideous icicle lights that were so trendy a few years ago. It may have looked cool in the shot had I not shot them straight on, but I felt geeky enough holding the phone up that I just took the one shot and split.

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Picture info: shot with BlackBerry 8900

Marci and I had a hot date tonight which consisted of pho and a trip to Southcenter, or whatever fancy name they call it these days.

Basically we were kid free for a few hours, bought some gifts. This shot is of 3 copies of a book called The Redbreast, by the Norwegian author, Jo Nesbo. I was lucky enough to come across one of his other books, The Devil's Star, at our local library a few months ago and, after reading that, had to seek out Nesbo's other books.

Do yourself a favor: check out Nesbo if you're into mystery/thrillers (think Michael Connelly, Steig Larssen). I would even venture to type that Nesbo's books are better than those by the aforementioned.

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Picture info: ISO 1600, 1/30, f/1.80, 50mm, Av

It's Grandma's rocking chair. If Grandma was a doll that lived in Haley's doll house. Or, if Grandma was alive and was a doll that lived in Haley's doll house.

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Picture info: ISO 100, 1/320, f/3.50, 18mm, Av

After the wet snow this morning, we all went outside and made some snowmen. The snow rolled great and cleared these wide green paths of grass. It was quite the workout too, rolling those huge snowballs.

This here is Haley's snowperson. The mittens were her little touch.

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Picture info: shot with BlackBerry 8900

The kids had another snow day today so Marci busted out the big guns. 

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Picture info: ISO 1600, 1/31, f/1.80, 50mm, Av

Our neighbor, he of the blue bicycle, gave us two sleds like this today. I didn't get to play with them, but the kids sure enjoyed them.

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Picture info: ISO 100, 1/60, f/5.60, 55m, Av, flash

Tonight is the end of the world as we know it. Snow has arrived, so let the pain in the butt everything commence.

Luckily, it's a short week anyway. Let's just hope our power stays on.

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Picture info: ISO 1600, 1/15, f/2.50, 18mm, Av

This is a marble track Riley got for his birthday. It sat for months before he realized he liked it and has been obsessed with it since last week.

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Picture info: ISO 1600, 1/100, f/3.50, 18mm, Av

We signed up for rock climbing classes at the South Bellevue Community Center. After working on knots and learning how to belay, it was the kids' turn to climb. Haley motored right up the side of this wall (33 feet!) like it was a ladder. I belayed her for a bit, then Tom the proprietor took over while I snapped pix.

This shot was taken from a landing about 1/3 of the way up the wall. If I'd shot from the floor, it'd be hard to see her at all.

A friend of mine from HS works there and she said that a lot of kids get up there and then freak out and cry. Hay? Nope.

She...

Rocked it.

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Picture info: ISO 800, 1/15, f/1.80, Av, 50mm

It's my neglected Xbox racing wheel. I busted it out last week, attached it to a kitchen stool, and had some fun racing cars I'll never own around a track on my TV screen. Still fun, a little pathetic, but I'm too old to care anymore.

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Picture info: shot with BlackBerry 8900

I have a gig in Tacoma. Here is the nearby library. 

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Picture info: shot with BlackBerry 8900

It's Bella, resting after a long day of resting. 

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Picture info: ISO 200, 1/60, f/4.50, 37mm, Av, flash

I tried to take a picture of the shower in the dark but couldn't find the water through the viewfinder. This picture originally had a shower head in in it but I didn't like how it looked so I cropped it out. After a few tweaks, here's what you get.

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Picture info: ISO 1600,m 1/125, f/3.50, 18mm, Av

I took 2 pictures today before the batteries in the camera died. This is one.

I was having a think the other day and realized that our washer looked like a face.

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Picture info: shot with BlackBerry 8900

Me and Rye playing checkers.

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Picture info: ISO 100, 1/60, f/2.20, 50mm, Av

I was about to pork out on these peanut M&Ms. Instead, I took some pictures of them. I used Riley's new Cub Scout Popcorn Sales earned flashlight for, well, light, and snapped away.

I liked the shadows behind the M&Ms.

They ended up in my belly shortly after this photo was taken.

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Picture info: ISO 200, 1/50, f/4.50, 29mm, Av, flash

Riley and his pals at our Pack meeting tonight. I don't remember why he's cheering, but put Rye on stage and he just has to ham it up. He's a funny dude.