The Blerch [Day 2081]

Photo-a-Day: Year 6, Day 255 – Total Days: 2,081

Canon 6D | ISO 400 | 80 mm | f/5.0 | 1/125 sec

This weird little thing in my hand is “The Blerch”. It’s the creation of cartoonist Matthew Inman, a.k.a. “The Oatmeal”. Much like me, Matthew is a runner. Except he’s a bit more advanced than I, in that he’s what’s known as an Ultra-runner. Ulta-runs are technically anything over the marathon distance, but they’re typically in the 50 or 100 mile range. Pretty extreme, eh?

sunset through the McDonald’s window [Day 2080]

Photo-a-Day: Year 6, Day 254 – Total Days: 2,080

Fuji X100S | ISO 800 | 23 mm | f/2.0 | 1/1000 sec

I don’t usually eat at McDonald’s, but when I do, I’ve got my camera and there’s interesting light.

California Blvd and Monterey St. [Day 2079]

Photo-a-Day: Year 6, Day 253 – Total Days: 2,079

Fuji X100S | ISO 3200 | 23 mm | f/2.0 | 1/60 sec

Driving home from a haircut this evening, when I stopped at an intersection and enjoyed the light from the Splash Cafe across the street. Fortunately, I had my X100S in the passenger seat, so it was easy enough to quickly grab it, flip the switch and fire off a shot. Added bonus, the exposure settings from yesterday night worked pretty well for this one.

downtown SLO @ night [Day 2078]

Photo-a-Day: Year 6, Day 252 – Total Days: 2,078

Fuji X100S | ISO 3200 | 23 mm | f/2.0 | 1/60 sec

D&D 5th Edition Player’s Handbook [Day 2077]

Photo-a-Day: Year 6, Day 251 – Total Days: 2,077

Fuji X100S | ISO 800 | 23 mm | f/2.0 | 1/30 sec

I have been thoroughly enjoying the new Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. I’ve been running a game for over a month now and even though I started before the Player’s Handbook was actually out (been running the Starter Set) it’s so nice to actually have the PH. It’s a really fantastic book, with production values that are second-to-none.

For this photo, I used the Fuji X100S’s “Toy Camera” processing mode, which was extra fun.

Central Coast Cancer Challenge Race [Day 2076]

Photo-a-Day: Year 6, Day 250 – Total Days: 2,076

iPhone 5S | ISO 32 | 4.12 mm | f/2.2 | 1/120 sec

Today was the Central Coast Cancer Challenge Race. I did the 10K and managed a personal record, coming in at 56:07. It was a great race for a great cause.

And just look at that awesome sea of runners at the start line!

Central Coast Cancer Challenge Race T-Shirts [Day 2075]

Photo-a-Day: Year 6, Day 249 – Total Days: 2,075

Fuji X100S | ISO 1600 | 23 mm | f/2.8 | 1/420 sec

Tomorrow morning I’ll be running in the Central Coast Cancer Challenge 10K through downtown San Luis Obispo. Today was packet and shirt pickup., so I made sure to get a few photos. Photo of the day is above, but there’s a few bonus ones below.

The Yellow Pawn [Day 2074]

Photo-a-Day: Year 6, Day 248 – Total Days: 2,074

Fuji X100S | ISO 1600 | 23 mm | f/2.8 | 1/1000 sec

Taken at the historic Dallidet Adobe building in San Luis Obispo, CA.

flyer, sunlight, and brick wall [Day 2073]

Photo-a-Day: Year 6, Day 247 – Total Days: 2,073

Fuji X100S | ISO 500 | 23 mm | f/2.8 | 1/500 sec

The interesting thing about doing lots of photography is the way you start to notice light a lot more. Like the way the sunlight was coming down and hitting this flyer so perfectly. And the brick wall was such a fun texture as well.

Taken at The Sal Paradise sandwich shop in downtown San Luis Obispo.

down the road [Day 2072]

Photo-a-Day: Year 6, Day 246 – Total Days: 2,072

Fuji X100S | ISO 200 | 23 mm | f/2.0 | 1/180 sec