31: Me, Again.

031: Me, Again., a photo by pvera on Flickr.

Camera on tripod? 10 seconds
Mirror to let me look at the LCD while I pose? 15 seconds
Enable remote control? 5 seconds
Fight the camera's tendency to go for very high ISO even when using flash? a long miserable hour.

This was the start of the end of my short ownership experience with the Nikon 1 system.

30: Nature.

030: Nature., a photo by pvera on Flickr.

That sad bit of lettuce is the only foliage I'll get to see today.

29: Inside your fridge.

029: Inside your fridge., a photo by pvera on Flickr.

28: Light.

028: Light., a photo by pvera on Flickr.

This is the business end of a Celestron USB microscope. I didn't expect this shot to be such a pain in the ass, but at the same time it was fun and forced me to make some weird choices. For example, using the 10-30VR instead of the 10mm prime (I needed LESS light, so I had to pick the worse of the two lenses), switching to Aperture priority instead of P, things like that.

27: Lunch.

027: Lunch., a photo by pvera on Flickr.

Good ol' meat, potatoes over rice.

26: Color.

026: Color., a photo by pvera on Flickr.

I was *this* close to shooting this one in black and white as a means to protest today's topic.

25: Something I made.

025: Something I made., a photo by pvera on Flickr.

24: Guilty Pleasure.

024: Guilty Pleasure., a photo by pvera on Flickr.

I like to watch The People Court because I get to watch a redhead latin woman judge, scream, nag, lecture and chastise other people, and it has NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.

Disclaimer: I am married to a redhead latin woman.

23: Something Old.

023: Something Old., a photo by pvera on Flickr.

Let's see:

• The dog tags are going to be 20 years old sometime this August.
• Two of those keys are 15 years old.
• My wedding band, which doesn't fit anymore, is 17 years old.

22: Your Shoes

022: Your Shoes, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

I wouldn't recommend Skechers to anyone for workouts, but they are extremely comfortable as general walking around shoes.

21: Reflection

021: Reflection, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

One of many mirror shots I ended up taking this year.

20: Someone You Love

020: Someone You Love, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

19: Sweet

019: Sweet, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

And yes, they were delicious.

18: Something you bought

018: Something you bought, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

Microsoft sells you the same item as just a wired controller for the Xbox 360, or a "combined" controller that works with both the Xbox 360 and Windows.

It's the same damn thing.

17: Water

017: Water, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

It's a pain in the ass to try to take these macro shots with mirrors while insisting on using autofocus. It's not worth the effort.

16: Morning

016: Morning, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

The bane of my existance: either scratch stubble off my face, or spend all day wondering if anyone will confuse me for a serial murderer. At least this hellish contraption won't punish me if I use it on a daily basis, unlike even the sharpest razor cartriges I could find.

15: Happiness

Couldn't find a warm gun, so I had to settle for warm coffee.
015: Happiness, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

14: Something You Are Reading.

014: Something You Are Reading, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

13: In your bag.

The bag is a custom made Timbuk2 messenger bag, it is about 8 years old, looks almost new on the outside and the liner is still in one piece.

Contents:
1. Amazon Kindle Fire 
2. Extra lens for Nikon 1 J1 
3. Painkillers 
4. Lens/body caps for the Nikon 1 J1 
5. Cell phone 
6. Table top tripod 
7. Capacitive screen stylus 
8. AC adapter for micro USB 
9. Keys 
10. Amazon IR remote for Nikon cameras. 
11. Spare wrist strap for camera.

12: Closeup.

Apple Airport card, circa 2005. The card itself is about 2" x 2".

The macro shot was done with the Nikon 1 J1, 10mm prime, the micro shot was done with a Celestron USB microscope.

11: Where you sleep.

In the bedroom, where else?

10: Childhood.

Whenever I try to take a photo of PJ he yells PAPARAZZI!

9: Daily routine.

Pills and bills. Those pillboxes look stupid until you get stuck with a prescription that doesn't taper out gently and missing just one dose is going to make you worse than before you started taking it. 

8: Your sky.

This shot is actually harder than it seems, especially if you pick the wrong time of the day to shoot it and you don't have a neutral density filter.

7: Favorite. Generous George's, Herndon, VA

This is our favorite restaurant, in Herndon, VA. Best family-oriented restaurant anywhere in the DC Metro area.

 

6: Makes you smile.

Coincidentally, this was actually the subject of my very first digital picture over 12 years ago:

5: Something you wore.

A pair of jeans, and Ivette's patience:

4: Letterbox

This is a very narrow foyer, the camera was actually lying flat on the opposite wall, it was the only way I could get enough coverage for what I wanted to do.

3: Something you adore.

This is the part where everyone goes and posts pics of their kids and wives. I went with my mistress: Caffeine.

2: Breakfast

Courtesy of my first cold of the year, which started as my last cold of 2011.

1: You

Angry Eyebrow and all.

January Topics List

I am going to kick off this year by using FAT MUM SLIM's topics list: