happy birthday, Westley! [Day 2222]

Photo-a-Day: Year 7, Day 31 – Total Days: 2,222

Fuji X100s | ISO 5000 | 23mm | f/2.8 | 1/40 sec

Westley had a robot-themed birthday. Considering how much he likes robots, it was only logical.

friday night [Day 2221]

Photo-a-Day: Year 7, Day 30 – Total Days: 2,221

iPhone 5S | ISO 500 | 4.15mm | f/2.2 | 1/15 sec

Friday night at Bang the Drum brewery as some live music got started up. Whole lot of people from the office came by after work to celebrate a bunch of January birthdays and the succesfull kickoff of a new style of running our sprint demos. Great time!

lion-head [Day 2220]

Photo-a-Day: Year 7, Day 29 – Total Days: 2,220

Fuji X100s | ISO 5000 | 23mm | f/2.8 | 1/350 sec

wood grain [Day 2219]

Photo-a-Day: Year 7, Day 28 – Total Days: 2,219

Canon 6D | ISO 6400 | 50mm | f/2.2 | 1/50 sec

Close up of my record player and its storage cabinet stand.

but first, wine… [Day 2218]

Photo-a-Day: Year 7, Day 27 – Total Days: 2,218

iPhone 5S | ISO 320 | 4.15mm | f/2.2 | 1/15 sec

Had dinner at a new place downtown this evening: the Foremost Wine Company, on a recommendation from a friend. Dinner was braised duck leg on a parsnip puree, paired with a nice Mourvedre. And for dessert, there was an olive oil cake with Meyer lemon, topped with crème fraiche and paired with a delicious Sauterne. Yum!

And the way they presented the wine pairings (by listing them on a sheet of vellum overlaying the menu) was pretty clever!

untitled [Day 2217]

Photo-a-Day: Year 7, Day 26 – Total Days: 2,217

Canon 6D | ISO 200 | 50mm | f/2.8 | 1/1000 sec

I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of photographing this bush. Especially not when the tiny little flowers on it start budding.

Terrace Hill [Day 2216]

Photo-a-Day: Year 7, Day 25 – Total Days: 2,216

Fuji X100s | ISO 200 | 23mm | f/8.0 | 1/220 sec | Panorama Mode

Did a nice little hike up to Terrace Hill this morning. Even though it wasn’t really the right time of day for a landscape shot, I still decided to try out the panorama mode on the Fuji.

BBQ planter [Day 2215]

Photo-a-Day: Year 7, Day 24 – Total Days: 2,215

Fuji X100s | ISO 400 | 23mm | f/2.0 | 1/220 sec

The juxtaposition of nature overtaking man-made elements will always captivate me.

keyboard light trails [Day 2214]

Photo-a-Day: Year 7, Day 23 – Total Days: 2,214

Fuji X100s | ISO 6400 | 23mm | f/2.0 | 0.5 sec

Sometimes, when you’ve got no idea what to do for photo of the day and it’s getting late, you manage to get a bit creative…

I did this one by aiming at my glowing computer keyboard, setting a slow shutter speed,moving the camera in a couple of different ways, and picking the one with the most interesting movement pattern.

selfie [Day 2213]

Photo-a-Day: Year 7, Day 22 – Total Days: 2,213

Fuji X100s | ISO 4000 | 23mm | f/2.0 | 1/90 sec