One/Day Project, Year 2: shoot-edit-upload one photo every day, always with the goal of improving my photography skills. Feedback is welcome and appreciated!
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/14/09_ BJ's
This is a restaurant in Westwood that I went to with about 30 of my coworkers. We ate delicious pasta, salad and pizza. Since we were such a large group, they stuck us on the 2nd floor, so this was my view. It was a pretty boring photo to begin with, so I did a little playing around in Photoshop.
I'm preparing for another test tomorrow morning, otherwise I probably would have tried to get a better source photo for today.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-12-14-BJs/741140373_BmXyU-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/14/09_ BJ's
This is a restaurant in Westwood that I went to with about 30 of my coworkers. We ate delicious pasta, salad and pizza. Since we were such a large group, they stuck us on the 2nd floor, so this was my view. It was a pretty boring photo to begin with, so I did a little playing around in Photoshop.
I'm preparing for another test tomorrow morning, otherwise I probably would have tried to get a better source photo for today.
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/13/09_ Sunset
This, my friends, is a sunset. They are often seen when the daily rotation of the Earth takes the sun out of our view and it begins to get dark, since it is the sun that provides us light. I imagine most of you are familiar with this phenomenon.
This shot was taken from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in LA. My intention was a downtown LA photo with snow-covered mountains, but it was very cloudy - it's not the first time that's happen to me. Instead I turned toward the ocean and setting sun, having to climb a pile of mulch to shoot over a fence. The spots in the foreground are just puddles. I corrected the distortion from shooting wide at 18mm in Photoshop and did a little contrast adjustment back in Lightroom.
Hope you have a great week!
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-12-13-Sunset/740101736_6p9qA-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/13/09_ Sunset
This, my friends, is a sunset. They are often seen when the daily rotation of the Earth takes the sun out of our view and it begins to get dark, since it is the sun that provides us light. I imagine most of you are familiar with this phenomenon.
This shot was taken from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in LA. My intention was a downtown LA photo with snow-covered mountains, but it was very cloudy - it's not the first time that's happen to me. Instead I turned toward the ocean and setting sun, having to climb a pile of mulch to shoot over a fence. The spots in the foreground are just puddles. I corrected the distortion from shooting wide at 18mm in Photoshop and did a little contrast adjustment back in Lightroom.
Hope you have a great week!
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/12/09_ Unoccupied Space
Between Thursday night and Friday morning, a man died in this spot. We saw the police working the scene as we left for work on Friday. He was a local transient and his death was not malicious, but it hits home because this spot is just a couple hundred feet from our condo building.
As you go about your business, don't forget that the holidays are the toughest time of the year for some people, and there are many fellow human beings that need help all year long.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-12-12-Unoccupied-Space/738852857_vnFhW-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/12/09_ Unoccupied Space
Between Thursday night and Friday morning, a man died in this spot. We saw the police working the scene as we left for work on Friday. He was a local transient and his death was not malicious, but it hits home because this spot is just a couple hundred feet from our condo building.
As you go about your business, don't forget that the holidays are the toughest time of the year for some people, and there are many fellow human beings that need help all year long.
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/11/09_ Straws, Napkins and Lids
To end a truly uninspired week of daily photos, I offer you the one and ONLY photo I took today. I took it at the Mexican food place we grabbed dinner this evening - Tacos Por Favor. It was much better than the place across the street called Burritos? No, Gracias. I liked how the straws appeared to be exploding out of their container. I probably could have gotten a cooler shot of just the straws, but I was in peoples way and felt awkward taking this photo.
And for the sarcasm-challenged, there isn't really a place across the street from it. The food was good though, we'll definitely be back. We miss the familiar Mexican fast food joints in Tucson.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-12-11-Straws-Napkins-Lids/738514756_e2Kxc-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/11/09_ Straws, Napkins and Lids
To end a truly uninspired week of daily photos, I offer you the one and ONLY photo I took today. I took it at the Mexican food place we grabbed dinner this evening - Tacos Por Favor. It was much better than the place across the street called Burritos? No, Gracias. I liked how the straws appeared to be exploding out of their container. I probably could have gotten a cooler shot of just the straws, but I was in peoples way and felt awkward taking this photo.
And for the sarcasm-challenged, there isn't really a place across the street from it. The food was good though, we'll definitely be back. We miss the familiar Mexican fast food joints in Tucson.
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/10/09_ Poinsettia
What's that you say? Poinsettias are red? Well, I didn't like the way the iPhone captured the saturated red color, so I modified it a bit. I think it looks cool, although a bit unnatural. I wish I had more time to shoot something interesting, but I'm pretty tired.
Also, I passed my test this morning! I have another one on Tuesday...
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-12-10-Poinsettia/737692067_uaoNk-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/10/09_ Poinsettia
What's that you say? Poinsettias are red? Well, I didn't like the way the iPhone captured the saturated red color, so I modified it a bit. I think it looks cool, although a bit unnatural. I wish I had more time to shoot something interesting, but I'm pretty tired.
Also, I passed my test this morning! I have another one on Tuesday...
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/09/09_ Yellow Bloom
Dunno what this yellow flower thingy is. Dunno what the tree behind it is, either. But I thought they were pretty together!
I'm studying for a certification exam tomorrow morning, so I haven't been spending much time on photography. I'll let you know how it went in tomorrow's daily.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-12-09-Yellow-Bloom/736749656_8PdpN-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/09/09_ Yellow Bloom
Dunno what this yellow flower thingy is. Dunno what the tree behind it is, either. But I thought they were pretty together!
I'm studying for a certification exam tomorrow morning, so I haven't been spending much time on photography. I'll let you know how it went in tomorrow's daily.
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/08/09_ Steam
Another steam photo in front of my green tile wall. Here's the one from last Thursday. For this shot I centered the flash behind the boiling pot and pointed it towards the steam. I like how the green tiles have a dark to light gradient from the bottom up, but the steam is pretty evenly lit.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-12-08-Steam/735941562_spJRN-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/08/09_ Steam
Another steam photo in front of my green tile wall. Here's the one from last Thursday. For this shot I centered the flash behind the boiling pot and pointed it towards the steam. I like how the green tiles have a dark to light gradient from the bottom up, but the steam is pretty evenly lit.
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/07/09_ Lotion Dispenser
Or something...
Desperation shot of a lotion dispenser in front of my computer screen. Did a lot of tacky editing in LR to make the strange pixel patterns stand out more.
[last year] holding fire!](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-12-07-Lotion-Dispenser/735054896_Nk9M7-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/07/09_ Lotion Dispenser
Or something...
Desperation shot of a lotion dispenser in front of my computer screen. Did a lot of tacky editing in LR to make the strange pixel patterns stand out more.
[last year] holding fire!")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/06/09_ Wilshire Theater
So... I kind of cheated. I already took a photo of this sign last August. I try hard not to take my daily photos of subjects I've already done. Of course, this is the opposite side of the theater marquee, so it's OK, right?
Anyhow, it's a quick iPhone shot as I was walking down the street. The interior of the theater has been cleaned up and has real doors now (instead of a chain link fence) but they still haven't touched this sign.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-12-06-Wilshire-Theater/733706674_t5ngm-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _12/06/09_ Wilshire Theater
So... I kind of cheated. I already took a photo of this sign last August. I try hard not to take my daily photos of subjects I've already done. Of course, this is the opposite side of the theater marquee, so it's OK, right?
Anyhow, it's a quick iPhone shot as I was walking down the street. The interior of the theater has been cleaned up and has real doors now (instead of a chain link fence) but they still haven't touched this sign.
[last year]")
_12/14/09_ BJ's
This is a restaurant in Westwood that I went to with about 30 of my coworkers. We ate delicious pasta, salad and pizza. Since we were such a large group, they stuck us on the 2nd floor, so this was my view. It was a pretty boring photo to begin with, so I did a little playing around in Photoshop.
I'm preparing for another test tomorrow morning, otherwise I probably would have tried to get a better source photo for today.
[last year]
This is a restaurant in Westwood that I went to with about 30 of my coworkers. We ate delicious pasta, salad and pizza. Since we were such a large group, they stuck us on the 2nd floor, so this was my view. It was a pretty boring photo to begin with, so I did a little playing around in Photoshop.
I'm preparing for another test tomorrow morning, otherwise I probably would have tried to get a better source photo for today.
[last year]
![> _12/14/09_ BJ's
This is a restaurant in Westwood that I went to with about 30 of my coworkers. We ate delicious pasta, salad and pizza. Since we were such a large group, they stuck us on the 2nd floor, so this was my view. It was a pretty boring photo to begin with, so I did a little playing around in Photoshop.
I'm preparing for another test tomorrow morning, otherwise I probably would have tried to get a better source photo for today.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-12-14-BJs/741140373_BmXyU-S.jpg "> _12/14/09_ BJ's
This is a restaurant in Westwood that I went to with about 30 of my coworkers. We ate delicious pasta, salad and pizza. Since we were such a large group, they stuck us on the 2nd floor, so this was my view. It was a pretty boring photo to begin with, so I did a little playing around in Photoshop.
I'm preparing for another test tomorrow morning, otherwise I probably would have tried to get a better source photo for today.
[last year]")
_12/14/09_ BJ's
This is a restaurant in Westwood that I went to with about 30 of my coworkers. We ate delicious pasta, salad and pizza. Since we were such a large group, they stuck us on the 2nd floor, so this was my view. It was a pretty boring photo to begin with, so I did a little playing around in Photoshop.
I'm preparing for another test tomorrow morning, otherwise I probably would have tried to get a better source photo for today.
[last year]
This is a restaurant in Westwood that I went to with about 30 of my coworkers. We ate delicious pasta, salad and pizza. Since we were such a large group, they stuck us on the 2nd floor, so this was my view. It was a pretty boring photo to begin with, so I did a little playing around in Photoshop.
I'm preparing for another test tomorrow morning, otherwise I probably would have tried to get a better source photo for today.
[last year]
Camera: Apple (Iphone 3gs) |
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Original size: 2048px x 1536px |
Current: 400px x 300px |
filename: 2009-12-14 BJ's |
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