housewarming guests

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We had a housewarming party for my birthday. Many friends with cute kids showed up.

Year 3, Day 332

rosemary

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I got extension tubes for my birthday. This is a typical, small (one-inch diameter) seasoning container. I was able to get about two inches away from it with my dSLR. So cool.

Extension tubes take a while to get used to. The depth of field is super shallow. I'll probably wait until I finish my photo-a-day project in December before I dive in head-first to the world of true macro photography.

Year 3, Day 331

the heart of

originally uploaded by billaday.

Lately, I've been surprised at how small downtown Los Angeles is. Small as it is, there's still plenty of new, interesting places left to walk around.

Year 3, Day 330

in case of emergency

originally uploaded by billaday.

If you haven't visited Zel Nunes' photostream, go! He's been a big inspiration and influence in my photography. Shots like this catch my eye, and might not have if I had not meet Zel on Flickr.

Year 3, Day 329

One shot locker

originally uploaded by billaday.

I only took one photo today. Here it is. I worked hard to get the row of lockers to show up on the left. I'm tempted to take just one shot every day, but I'm not sure. Some of my greatest shots are ones I didn't think much of at the time.

Year 3, Day 328

welcome home

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It's nice to be greeted at the door. Of course, Taylor doesn't know to stay inside, so that makes things interesting...

Year 3, Day 327

I hold the key

originally uploaded by billaday.

When this caught my eye, I thought stock image. Text can go on the left, the keys on the right. Yes? No?

Year 3, Day 326