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Picture info: ISO 1600, 1/25, f/1.80, 50mm, Av

Not much to write home about. It's the cord to my headphones that I have on my desk. I flipped the photo over in post. I have the aperture wide open to let in light and because I just felt like it.

And I labeled it wrong. Oops.

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Picture info: ISO 100, 1/3200, f/2.80, 50mm, Av

I hadn't shot with the 50mm for a while so I busted it out today at the...

Target parking lot! Very creative, huh?

I thought the lines of the lot and the shadow looked cool.

I forgot how clear the 50 shoots. Love it.

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Picture info: ISO 250, 1/60, f/2.80, 50mm, Av

Today was pretty uninspiring. I spent much of the day washing clothes and linens as someone in the family got lice.

Not as gross as it sounds, as we (Marci) caught it early enough (if we had it at all!) that it wasn't nasty. A couple shampoos here and a bunch of clothes laundering there, and we're as good as new.

In other news, Bella has an infected paw and got sent home from the vet with the Cone of Shame©. That was going to be my POD, but I wanted the poor mutt to have some dignity today.

So, instead, I posted a picture of an art project Riley did at school. It's a robot of some sort and he was quite proud of it. I like it too!

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I gotta get out of the house more.

My friend Malcolm posted a great picture on his Facebook page. He tweaked it and it looks awesome. I felt pressure to deliver too, but I was inside all day and didn't want to take my gear in the rain anyway. Plus, with this new Speedlite, I've been messing around with it, trying to figure out how it works, etc, etc.

Needless to say, today's picture is all about lighting and goofing around. I am pleased with the results of the flash and have been scouring this website to learn more and more. I have already gleaned some tips and am looking forward to taking the camera out and about, specifically to clubs to catch some rock shows.

Anyway, my picture is of what will probably be a frequent model for me, my trusted G&L SB-2 bass. I won't rehash my history with this bass, but let's just say that it's one of my favorite things in the world.

The picture above was taken in my basement earlier this afternoon. I had the bass on a stand in front of a door. With the 50mm lens, I was able to shoot at f1.8 and get really thin depth of field, so the door worked as an adequate backdrop.

Picture info: ISO200 1/10 f1/8 with Speedlite