Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Quiet day on the photography front. Home, sick as a dog with a bad chest cold. I went out for a short walk, but the coughing soon forced me back home. I can’t complain, this past year I’ve beaten back almost every cold/flu. This one got me good.
It was this picture or one of a tissue box. đ Stay safe, everyone.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Tried pushing the iPhone (and my skills) to the limit on this one.
Birds in flight are tough enough, but with an iPhone, youâre mostly just hoping for the best. I fired off a lot of frames in RAW, knowing the sensor would meter for the bright sky and leave the bird in shadow. Shooting RAW at least gives you a chance to recover shadows and highlights.
Zooming in tight was basically impossible, so I shot wide and planned to crop later. This isnât a bad result, all things considered. Itâs heavily cropped, and I used maximum shadow recovery to pull out detail in the pelican, which gives it a slightly âcrispyâ lookâpretty much the classic sign of heavy shadow recovery.
Still, for a birdâinâflight shot on an iPhone, Iâm pleasantly surprised.
Monday, March 16, 2026
Sunday, March 15, 2026
This church/school has shown up before, but I canât resist its lines and how it looks in flat black-and-white. It ended up being the only photo I took today, grabbed during a 4-mile walk with the dogs. Trying to shoot while juggling two dogs is just about impossibleâespecially with my two unruly ones. The rest of the day has been all office work and no shooting, sadly.
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Friday, March 13, 2026
Long damn day. Long three-day trip. I’m tired. Exhausted. Ready to be home.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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Monday, March 9, 2026
Recently received a new lightbox and wanted to take some test photos. I used my iPhone and struggled to keep the neck and cap, along with the label, in focus. Did not get the results I wanted, but the experimentation will continue!
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Friday, March 6, 2026
Lucky to get a Palm Springs layover, beautiful evening, great walking, and outstanding food.
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Tough day on the photo front, really busy at work, and not much time to shoot. Had to get creative and go for some abstract shots.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Monday, March 2, 2026
After the hot, dusty hike yesterday, the gym pool was the way to go today.
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Friends don’t let friends shoot in the harsh noon sun. Lots of pictures today and nothing really to work with. Hard to recover overblown highlights and true colors. That harsh, high-in-the-sky sun just washes everything out. Yet, we try! When that’s what you got, you use it to the best of your ability.
Nice hike in the red dirt.
Saturday, February 28, 2026
A Zenza Bronica Zenzanon MC 75mm f/2.8 Lens in mint condition arrived from Japan. The first piece in a new project begins.
Friday, February 27, 2026
Not super happy with this shot. The concept in my head was much better than the picture I got. I took about 12 shots trying to get the right angle and exposure.
I needed my main camera to shoot two exposures, one for above ground and one for below, and combine them. As you can see, the upper portion is over-exposed. There are limits with an iPhone and walking a dog!
Hope it’s a great day!
Go take some pictures!!
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Echinocactus grusonii - Golden Barrel Cactus, sun-kissed by the morning’s first light.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Monday, February 23, 2026
On a walk today, I found this little guy guarding his turf. iPhone shot and processed.
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Saturday, February 21, 2026
I’ve decided to stick with my current format and just post all the days' extra shots under the Name “Stray Pixels”, since they’re strays or extras from the daily shot. I will also add the category stray-pixels to the post so they are easier to find.
I’ve struggled with how to handle the days' other photos, making a whole new blog, or making stray pixels a separate post, but this seems to be the cleanest, easiest answer. All the photos are automatically sent to Flickr as well.
Friday, February 20, 2026
Two legs to CUN. Not a bad place to spend 24 hours.
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Long day getting to LAS, itâs cold and rainy here. Got my shot in the hotel lobby. âșïž
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Monday, February 16, 2026
Finally back home.