One photo per day throughout 2008

366/366- Rock On!

2009-01-02T23:21:00.001-08:00

Well, it's come down to the final day. I was hoping to get a picture of something saying "The end" or a picture of a fish or Caddie fin and have the title say "Fin", but it didn't quite work that way, but still ended on a fun note of Rock Band 2

Hope everyone had a fun and wonderful year, and hope you enjoied this trip that I decided to take one year ago, today. I've tried a few new things. Taken a few new angles. Shot objects I usually wouldn't shoot, and have trained my eye to see more photo opportunities that I usually would've missed as I've ALWAYS been on the lookout for cool shots, even though I may not have had my camera on me

Have a save and enjoyable year of 2009!

365/366- Rose Parade

2009-01-01T23:17:00.000-08:00

RCC was the final band in the Rose Parade today. Last time RCC when was in 03, the year before I came in. It was cool to end my 5yr run with the Tigers with the Rose Parade(and Indy in November). I even got a bit of airtime! :D

364/366- Kristy

2008-12-31T23:44:00.000-08:00

My friend Kristy at our band's New Years Eve banquet. She was getting restless and looking at the schedual

363/366- Rose Parade Floats

2008-12-30T23:16:00.000-08:00

Float viewing and a shot I messed up on(zoomed in and holding above my head), but turned out good. Float is a combo of Cal Poly Pomona and San Louis Obispo. Half is built at CPP, and the other half is built at SLO and is combined for the parade

362/366- The Haunted Mansion

2008-12-29T23:43:00.000-08:00

Pic of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion done up as Nightmare Before Christmas

361/366- Garland

2008-12-28T23:14:00.000-08:00

A garland we have hanging

360/366- Eggnog

2008-12-27T23:13:00.000-08:00

Yum, eggnog

359/366- Train

2008-12-26T23:12:00.000-08:00

Dad got us a Thomas the Tank Engine set last Christmas, plus my brother and I got our own car to go with it. Thought I'd take a pic of it

358/366- Merry Christmas

2008-12-25T23:08:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a fun and safe Christmas. Dinner at our house, and it even rained. Couldn't pick one today

357/366- Drops of Colour

2008-12-24T23:00:00.000-08:00

I was going for some reflection shots of the lights when it started to sprinkle. I like what I turned towards for my little shoot

356/366- Clouds

2008-12-23T22:59:00.000-08:00

Clouds were interesting today

355/366- Dreidle

2008-12-22T22:57:00.000-08:00

Dad made Latkeys tonight(background is recipe), and I thought I'd put a dreidle on top. We're not Jewish, but it's fun to culture ourselves

354/366- Vest

2008-12-21T22:56:00.000-08:00

Dad made a cool Christmas vest for Tuba Christmas

353/366- Ants

2008-12-20T22:54:00.000-08:00

Been rainy lately so the ants come inside and you can't drop any crumbs, or they find it

352/366- Fun Drinks

2008-12-19T22:54:00.000-08:00

Blockbuster had some funny energy drinks

351/366- Snow

2008-12-18T12:20:00.000-08:00

Our local mountains are too low to usually get snow. The snow levels around here get to around 5-6,000ft elevation, so the mountains across the valley(Big Bear area) get the snow. Now and then, the levels drop low enough to get the tops of our maountains, but it's been so cold, we got snow about half way down them. The one pictured is about 3K. We have a set that's just over 5K just ot the east of this peak, but because it's warmer here, it doesn't get much snow. These mountains may get snow every other year

Sorry it's a cluttered sort of image, but it's pretty amazing and worth being PotD

350/366- David Running

2008-12-17T12:19:00.000-08:00

Dave forgot his jacket in his car, so he made a mad dash through the rain to get it

349/366- Wet Garfield

2008-12-16T12:15:00.000-08:00

Went outside and found this Garfield toy sitting in our yard. Could be from the neightbours. I don't think cats like to be wet though. Rain from the storm passing through

348/366- Rain Fall

2008-12-15T11:15:00.000-08:00

Raining really hard all day. I thought this would be something fun. I tried to keep water off the lense, but I think the little bit that got on adds to the effect of it being torrential

347/366- Lights

2008-12-14T11:14:00.000-08:00

Took some pics of my GF's Christmas lights

346/366- Playing Games

2008-12-13T11:12:00.000-08:00

The marching band has been helping with a play. Came back to my house in between shows to play some games and hang out

345/366- RCC Quad Pano

2008-12-12T11:11:00.000-08:00

Panorama of my school's Quad. My brother is leaning against the light pole

344/366- Tools

2008-12-11T23:10:00.000-08:00

Had to get some tools tonight

343/366- Dragon

2008-12-10T18:08:00.001-08:00

This is my dragon. He guards my computer

342/366- Light

2008-12-09T17:57:00.000-08:00

Blue Christmas light on our tree

341/366- French Horn

2008-12-08T17:45:00.000-08:00

We have some instrument lights that light up the notes when the music plays

340/366- Lights

2008-12-07T17:43:00.000-08:00

Again, can't decide

339/366- MORE Holiday 400

2008-12-06T17:40:00.000-08:00

Desert race today. A pretty good day that turned out lots of good photos. I can't really decide on ONE photo, so here's a couple that I like the most(in no order)

338/366- Cal Poly Pomona Parking Structure

2008-12-05T17:37:00.000-08:00

Had to go to CPP for orientation. Liked the archetecture for the parking structure and thought I'd make a panorama

337/366- Scooper

2008-12-04T17:35:00.000-08:00

Used this bucket loader for a CAD assignment a yr or so ago

335/366- Mini RCC

2008-12-02T14:03:00.000-08:00

Thought I could use RCC's unlevel campus to my advantage for this. An ok shot, not many other places to shoot really. Lighting wasn't good today

335/366- Miniature Intersection

2008-12-01T23:16:00.000-08:00

This week I'll be playing with a tilt-shift effect to give the impression you're looking at a model. Have done a few the last couple days and will give it a go. Need to find some more suitable places to shoot

334/366- Lights

2008-11-30T23:14:00.000-08:00

Well, I guess it's time to take the Hallowe'en lights down. We don't go on the roof for this. We just whip the strand and it usually comes off the nails. We had a tree trimmer to coax the stubborn ones though

333/336- Racing

2008-11-29T15:41:00.000-08:00

My brother playing Need for Speed: Underground. A fun game. Shot the same way as 246/366- Playing a Game

Exposure for the computer and for my brother. Combined and erased layers

332/366- Leaf and Moss

2008-11-28T15:41:00.000-08:00

This leaf was reasting on our cabin's deck table. Oh, the drops of water are frozen

Liked this shot of moss also. Like the puffiness of it

331/366- Outlook and Meadow

2008-11-27T15:40:00.000-08:00

Can't decide which I like more. First is an outlook on the way into the Yosemite valley

Standing in a meadow in the valley. Half Dome is just to the left of the lit up mountain and partialy covered by clouds

330/366- Game Boy Color

2008-11-26T15:30:00.000-08:00

The first game "console" I've ever had. Got this back in 98. I got a Game boy Advance later when they came out and thats pretty much all I had until the beginning of the year when my friend gave me his N64. Man up with the times, haha

Family left for Yosemite today for a family gathering. I was looking for things to take and came across my GBC. Didn't really get anything better today on the way up or up there as it was dark

329/366- Hangers

2008-11-25T15:27:00.000-08:00

Some shirt hangers

328/366- Dishes

2008-11-24T15:25:00.000-08:00

My slave driver of a mom made me do dishes :P

327/366- Garage Wall

2008-11-23T15:23:00.000-08:00

Dad's been working on insulating the south wall of our garage and then putting up drywall. It has to be 10-15º cooler in there now. A lot better to work in now

326/366- Crime Scene

2008-11-22T15:21:00.000-08:00

Crime scene, double homicide it seemed. However, I think the students who were investigating this "scene" knew more than I do. Must be for a Criminal Justice class

325/366- Skyline Pano

2008-11-21T16:12:00.000-08:00

Dad and I took a bike ride up Skyline Dr. It's a fun dirt road and a few single tracks. I want to make a plate so I can get some pics as I ride. Also want to take some videos somehow. Prob with dad's P&S

324/366- Sewing Kit

2008-11-20T16:08:00.000-08:00

Have 2 patches from BOA functions to sew onto my RCC jacket

323/366- Drivin'

2008-11-19T16:08:00.000-08:00

Just liked the angle even though it's blurry. On the way to school

322/366- Doorknob

2008-11-18T16:04:00.000-08:00

Just didn't get much to do today, so took a shot of my bedroom's doorknob. As you can see, it has 22yrs of wear :)

321/366- Airplane

2008-11-17T05:49:00.000-08:00

Well, our fun excursion must come to an end. Shot at Chicago Int'l

320/366- Fun Day

2008-11-16T15:57:00.000-08:00

Had a break today. No more bands performing, so we all had from when we got up until 1145pm to do whatever we wanted. I really can't decide which photo I like best. Air hockey table was a fun shot, yet blurry. The faux 10mm was fun looking as well, so today, I have a tie I think

Shot of the street from the Mall

319/366- Bright Colour and Dark Alley

2008-11-15T15:51:00.000-08:00

Saw the side of the torn down building on the left from the street(at right) and when I got there, I saw the yellow tree right in the middle. Looked very nice for a splash of colour. The white spots are water drops on the lense as it was sprinkling

A tweak to a previous shot I got that helped convey the darkness I was going after a little better

I liked this faux 10mm as well

318/366- View Outside

2008-11-14T08:45:00.000-08:00

The view from my hotel room. The Hard Rock was right across the street as you can see. Never got to eat there though. Sprinkling at the moment

317/366- Airport Window

2008-11-13T06:49:00.000-08:00

Liked the colour and shapes

RCC Marching Tigers left for Indianapolis, Indiana to play at the Bands of America Grand Nationals in the Lucas Oil Stadium. I'm excited

I like to take takeoff pics as well as I find them fun

316/366- Truck

2008-11-12T15:25:00.000-08:00

Lighting looked interesting

315/366- Donut

2008-11-11T16:39:00.000-08:00

As Homer would say, "Mmm, dooonuuut..."

314/366- Brett

2008-11-10T16:29:00.000-08:00

We climbed the tallest mountain that was near Outlet Center Drive(about 2,920'). This is Brett looking back at me. Barstow is in the background

313/366- Yamaha YFZ 450

2008-11-09T16:26:00.000-08:00

Headed out to barstow with my friend, Brett, to do some riding. Took some pics of his toys and such and I really like this one. I love the clouds and the sunset helped with the low lighting

312/366- Plane

2008-11-08T16:25:00.000-08:00

Had to be at East LA College for Bands of America Regionals. Liked the plane and contrails

311/366- Vacuum

2008-11-07T16:23:00.000-08:00

Vacuum cleaner

310/366- Cops

2008-11-06T16:21:00.000-08:00

Cop across the street

309/366- Cereal

2008-11-05T16:21:00.000-08:00

Cheerios

308/366- Rain

2008-11-04T16:20:00.000-08:00

Rain this morning on mom's car windshield

307/366- Water

2008-11-03T16:18:00.000-08:00

Playing with the water when doing the dishes

306/366- Pumpkin

2008-11-02T11:05:00.000-08:00

Two days after Hallowe'en and some pumpkins are starting to loose their magic. Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas

305/366- Big Orange Classic

2008-11-01T10:57:00.000-07:00

The Riverside Community College Marching Tigers hold an annual marching competition. Lots of bands show up and the Tigers work all sorts of jobs to keep things running smoothly. I liked the sense of movement in this picture. 9x16 crop to tighten it up and remove some negative space off to the right

And I love the composition of a picture I took of my friend, AubrEy, so I will put it up as well

304/366- Hallowe'en!!!

2008-10-31T10:50:00.000-07:00

Finally, it's my favourite day of the year!

Had some extra eyes and a bowl. Grabbed some red food colouring and went with it. I think it came out great

Some other shots

303/366- Doorbell

2008-10-30T10:48:00.000-07:00

Doorbell we have, and when you push the button a spider comes down

302/366- Candy Bowl

2008-10-29T10:48:00.000-07:00

Spider candy bowl

301/366- Wind Chimes

2008-10-28T10:46:00.000-07:00

Some wind chimes. I've been messing with the Auto Colour Balance a lot due to taking lots of pictures indoors with a yellow caste. Have done some manual adjustments here and there, as well as on this one. Something new to play with

300/366- Ghoul

2008-10-27T10:44:00.000-07:00

Ghoul that watches over Boot Hill

299/366- Graveyard Skeleton

2008-10-26T20:04:00.000-07:00

We set up some stuff around our house today. This is Boot Hill and we make it a graveyard. WIll have a better one later as there's lights supposed to be on around it

298/366- Cups

2008-10-25T20:04:00.000-07:00

Some cups

297/366- Sewing Project

2008-10-24T20:02:00.000-07:00

Dad's making a Ferrari cap and Jest for Tuba Christmas

296/366- Stamps

2008-10-23T13:52:00.000-07:00

Some rubber ink stamps

295/366- Glowing Ghost

2008-10-22T13:51:00.000-07:00

We have 2 light up ghosties

294/366- Hearse

2008-10-21T16:05:00.000-07:00

Hearse decoration

293/366- Lights

2008-10-20T16:05:00.000-07:00

Hallowe'en lights

292/366- Haunted House Lantern

2008-10-19T16:03:00.000-07:00

Turned the background B&W and like how there's a yellow caste on the roof

291/366- Death Roses

2008-10-18T16:02:00.000-07:00

Death roses I believe. Converted to B&W

290/366- Skeleton

2008-10-17T16:00:00.000-07:00

Ceramic skeleton

289/366- Tree

2008-10-16T15:58:00.000-07:00

A cool tree mom had bought. Used two paper plates as reflectors

288/366- Pins

2008-10-15T15:57:00.000-07:00

Mom has a lot of Hallowe'en pins

287/366- Witch

2008-10-14T13:01:00.000-07:00

This witch is on our fan and flies around. We also have a scary ghost pumpkin

286/366- Skeleton in Lamp

2008-10-13T20:59:00.000-07:00

I found this to be humorus. In our computer room

285/366- Toys

2008-10-12T20:57:00.000-07:00

McDonalds use to make killer toys. We also have some buckets that we hang in our tree. Also have some toys that look like a cup, fries, hotcakes, and a few other foods and transform into dinosaurs. Now all fast food places make cheap toys.

284/366- Kitty

2008-10-11T20:56:00.000-07:00

A wooden cat

283/366- Black Bird

2008-10-10T21:10:00.001-07:00

A black bird decoration I put on a stump outside our house

282/366- Spider

2008-10-09T21:09:00.000-07:00

Spider decoration

281/366- Smoking Pumpkin

2008-10-08T21:07:00.000-07:00

A pumpkin with a device inside it that makes smoke. We used it in a small cauldron the last few years. The pumpkin's eyes now light up a few different colours

280/366- Skeleton

2008-10-07T21:06:00.000-07:00

Too much TV

279/366- Pumpkin

2008-10-06T17:28:00.000-07:00

Cleaning out the garage on Sunday and was going to throw out a welding mask. Took the glass plates out and liked the glass(nowadays made of plastic) and kept it for photo reasons. Had this idea to play with. I also have another idea for another time

278/366- Eyes

2008-10-05T15:38:00.001-07:00

Eye's light up now :)

277/366- Pumpkin Pen

2008-10-04T15:36:00.000-07:00

Lightup pen. As shot

276/366- Watching Eyes

2008-10-03T16:47:00.000-07:00

Some eyes watching dad cook. Didn't turn out exactly as I thought, but still was a fun looking shot

275/ 366- Spooky Tree

2008-10-02T16:26:00.000-07:00

Glad mom has bought a few new decorations for Hallowe'en. I'll have many objects to shoot and play around with and got a few ideas today. This is a purple looking tree that also has some orniments that can go on it(we'll, mom decided it'll have orniments on it, haha. Picture for another day). It has a velvet look, but a sandy texture

274/366- 31 Days of Hallowe'en

2008-10-01T16:22:00.000-07:00

It's time for my favorite month, October. I LOVE Hallowe'en. This month, I will be focusing on capturing the 31 days of Hallowe'en... sort of like the 25 days of Christmas. What better way to start of the month than with candy corn ;)

273/366- Hearts

2008-09-30T16:21:00.000-07:00

Saw this when I was getting ready to leave home. The strap parts of my flip flops looked like hearts

272/366- River of Fire

2008-09-29T19:30:00.000-07:00

Same spot as yesterday, different angle

271/366- Water

2008-09-28T19:40:00.000-07:00

Draining the pool. Took a bunch and when the streetlight kicked on, it was pretty cool looking so kept going for the best shot. Got tired of shooting as I was laying on the ground handholding this, and was shooting about 2sec exposures

270/366- Leafs

2008-09-27T14:37:00.000-07:00

Leafs at sunrise

269/366- Circut Board

2008-09-26T14:36:00.000-07:00

Throwing out a circut board from one of our calculators

268/366- Pool Sunrise

2008-09-25T14:35:00.000-07:00

Shot of the sunrise over our pool

267/366- Pour

2008-09-24T14:34:00.000-07:00

My brother made Mac and Cheese for lunch. Yum