first of june [Day 2343]
- On June 1, 2015
- By Brian J. Matis
- In Photo a day
Had a tricky time deciding between two photos today for which should be the official photo of the day. Ultimately decided that the leaves were just a bit more interesting to me, especially due to the background. And besides, I’ve already had tons of rose photos.

first of june [Day 2343]
Photo-a-Day: Year 7, Day 152 – Total Days: 2,343
Canon 6D | ISO 400 | 230mm | f/7.1 | 1/800 sec
The runner-up:
brewing [Day 2342]
- On May 31, 2015
- By Brian J. Matis
- In Photo a day
Thanks to a long series of events that started last night, I ended up going over to Filipponi Ranch Cellers today for some wine tasting and to see a friend start brewing up a batch of beer. I got to learn much more about the process and checked out some of the raw ingredients. In the shot below, we see the malt being added in.

brewing [Day 2342]
Photo-a-Day: Year 7, Day 151 – Total Days: 2,342
Fuji X100s | ISO 200 | 23mm | f/2.8 | 1/1250 sec
And here are the hops:
And since this was all happening at a winery, I figured I shouldn’t let the beer steal the show — here are some of the wine barrels:
iFixit headquarters [Day 2341]
- On May 30, 2015
- By Brian J. Matis
- In Photo a day
My work, Experts Exchange, was one of the sponsors for a pretty cool local event this evening: the SLO County Bike Coalition’s Bikes and Beauty Fashion Show. It was held downtown at the headquarter’s for iFixit, which has a pretty cool building. Great event, and so glad that we were a sponsor for it!
bouquet [Day 2340]
- On May 29, 2015
- By Brian J. Matis
- In Photo a day
Some nice flowers spotted on an evening photo walk. Not sure what this flower is, but it’s like a naturally occurring bouquet.
planter box and ivy [Day 2339]
- On May 28, 2015
- By Brian J. Matis
- In Photo a day
Spotted this planter box on an ivy covered wall next to Splash Cafe and thought it was interesting.
wish you were here [Day 2338]
- On May 27, 2015
- By Brian J. Matis
- In Photo a day
Playing a little GTA V this evening on the PC and messing around with the in-game Snapmatic camera mode.
parking garage [Day 2337]
- On May 26, 2015
- By Brian J. Matis
- In Photo a day
Heading to the car after dinner and looking for some light sources to take a photo with. The parking garage — yeah, that’ll do!
stella artois [Day 2336]
- On May 25, 2015
- By Brian J. Matis
- In Photo a day
Had some friends over for a BBQ. Enjoyed a nice cold beer. Took a photo of it.
PC tower [Day 2335]
- On May 24, 2015
- By Brian J. Matis
- In Photo a day
This is my PC. I call it Phantom, after the name of its case, which is by NZXT. Although Stormtrooper might be a nice name for it too…
Benat Serat @ Arroyo Grande Strawberry Festival 2015
- On May 24, 2015
- By Brian J. Matis
- In Event / Photo a day
Went out to the Arroyo Grande Strawberry Festival with the Benat Serat bellydance troupe today, where they unveiled a new dance involving these silk covered fans. The silk would trail out, catching on the air and breeze, creating a gorgeous stream of color.

new dance [Day 2334]
Photo-a-Day: Year 7, Day 143 – Total Days: 2,334
Canon 6D | ISO 250 | 96mm | f/4.0 | 1/500 sec
While photo of the day is above, there’s really too much good stuff to not share, so plenty of bonus shots below:
The uni-cyclist juggler was also pretty fun to watch.