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) > _11/13/09_ Lamps
This trio of lamps is at Buddha's Belly in Santa Monica. I moved the camera around while taking the shot to get some interesting motion.
Tomorrow we're going to the USC homecoming game (vs Stanford) with some friends from out of town that are staying with us. We did our favorite Santa Monica food circuit - Buddha's Belly, followed by Xooro for dessert. So tasty...
[last year]](http://jawsnap.smugmug.com/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-11-13-Lamps/712571749_qkWpP-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/13/09_ Lamps
This trio of lamps is at Buddha's Belly in Santa Monica. I moved the camera around while taking the shot to get some interesting motion.
Tomorrow we're going to the USC homecoming game (vs Stanford) with some friends from out of town that are staying with us. We did our favorite Santa Monica food circuit - Buddha's Belly, followed by Xooro for dessert. So tasty...
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/12/09_ Ethical Drugs
Tired of getting your drugs from morally questionable, dishonest and corrupt sources? Then this place is for you!
It's a place in Korea Town in LA. We ate at a nearby restaurant with our friend Charlie, a coworker who is leaving for another job. We'll miss him!
Sadly, taken with an iPhone, so sorry about the noise.
[last year] brother!](http://jawsnap.smugmug.com/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-11-12-Ethical-Drugs/711847598_jsCD3-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/12/09_ Ethical Drugs
Tired of getting your drugs from morally questionable, dishonest and corrupt sources? Then this place is for you!
It's a place in Korea Town in LA. We ate at a nearby restaurant with our friend Charlie, a coworker who is leaving for another job. We'll miss him!
Sadly, taken with an iPhone, so sorry about the noise.
[last year] brother!")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/11/09_ Blue Agave
I gotta say it looks pretty green and yellow to me. I grabbed this desperation shot after the day's iPhone shots were a bust. We bought this little agave plant earlier today, along with another succulent that will hopefully flourish on our patio.
Also, Happy Veteran's Day! Thanks to those who serve(d).
[last year] a more themed photo for the holiday](http://jawsnap.smugmug.com/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-11-11-Blue-Agave/710871109_K8jLN-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/11/09_ Blue Agave
I gotta say it looks pretty green and yellow to me. I grabbed this desperation shot after the day's iPhone shots were a bust. We bought this little agave plant earlier today, along with another succulent that will hopefully flourish on our patio.
Also, Happy Veteran's Day! Thanks to those who serve(d).
[last year] a more themed photo for the holiday")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/10/09_ Oscar
Yes, it's a real Oscar, and yes, I got to hold and touch it. It's pretty heavy, which is not all that unexpected.
This one belonged to Dorothy Jeakins, who won it for costume design in The Night of the Iguana (1964). After reading the IMDB page, I have determined that it is not, in fact, a horror movie about giant lizards. Although showing off an Academy Award is pretty cool in itself, the Library also has a large collection of costume designs from Jeakins.
Sadly I only had my iPhone with me to get the shot. I opened up the image in Photoshop to mask the figure and blur the background so it popped out a little more and got rid of some of the distracting noise from the high ISO.
[last year]](http://jawsnap.smugmug.com/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-11-10-Oscar/709696234_iDKFp-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/10/09_ Oscar
Yes, it's a real Oscar, and yes, I got to hold and touch it. It's pretty heavy, which is not all that unexpected.
This one belonged to Dorothy Jeakins, who won it for costume design in The Night of the Iguana (1964). After reading the IMDB page, I have determined that it is not, in fact, a horror movie about giant lizards. Although showing off an Academy Award is pretty cool in itself, the Library also has a large collection of costume designs from Jeakins.
Sadly I only had my iPhone with me to get the shot. I opened up the image in Photoshop to mask the figure and blur the background so it popped out a little more and got rid of some of the distracting noise from the high ISO.
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/09/09_ Circular
Today's sunset provided some pretty nice light and some amazing cloud patterns. I ended up driving home during the best time for the clouds (shucks), but before that happened, I was walking around campus with my attention pointed upwards to the nicely lit buildings. This one is the Orthopedic Hospital Research Center and Biomedical Sciences Research Building, which I also shot for my 5/26/09 daily.
[last year]](http://jawsnap.smugmug.com/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-11-09-Round-Building/708699351_ErNP8-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/09/09_ Circular
Today's sunset provided some pretty nice light and some amazing cloud patterns. I ended up driving home during the best time for the clouds (shucks), but before that happened, I was walking around campus with my attention pointed upwards to the nicely lit buildings. This one is the Orthopedic Hospital Research Center and Biomedical Sciences Research Building, which I also shot for my 5/26/09 daily.
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/08/09_ Copper
When my family went through my late grandfather's house I claimed these copper cups, which are shotglass-sized. I'm not sure what the little platters are for, but there's 8 of them, and also 8 pint-size cups. There's also 2 trays, which apparently are ash trays. My grandfather probably picked them up when he was stationed in Chile during WWII. The following is stamped on the bottom of everything:
"Enrique Avalos, R M - Hand Made - Chile"
Anyone know what R M means?
I spent a good portion of the day polishing them to what I assume is their former glory. It was a lot of work, and I didn't get to everything, as shown in this photo. I thought a polished and non-polished version would be an interesting juxtaposition. I positioned them on some black leather for the background and lit them from the side using a reflector on my flash unit.
[last year]](http://jawsnap.smugmug.com/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-11-08-Copper-Cups/707717797_vHSeb-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/08/09_ Copper
When my family went through my late grandfather's house I claimed these copper cups, which are shotglass-sized. I'm not sure what the little platters are for, but there's 8 of them, and also 8 pint-size cups. There's also 2 trays, which apparently are ash trays. My grandfather probably picked them up when he was stationed in Chile during WWII. The following is stamped on the bottom of everything:
\"Enrique Avalos, R M - Hand Made - Chile\"
Anyone know what R M means?
I spent a good portion of the day polishing them to what I assume is their former glory. It was a lot of work, and I didn't get to everything, as shown in this photo. I thought a polished and non-polished version would be an interesting juxtaposition. I positioned them on some black leather for the background and lit them from the side using a reflector on my flash unit.
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/07/09_ Bricked Cans
Now with half the calories of regular bricks.
Saw this on a building (apartments?) near the service station where we got the oil changed in our car today. I can't tell if it's recycling or art. Maybe both? Quite a variety of drinks in here, though, it was fun to look at.
[last year]](http://jawsnap.smugmug.com/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-11-07-Can-Bricks/706448845_9PUhs-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/07/09_ Bricked Cans
Now with half the calories of regular bricks.
Saw this on a building (apartments?) near the service station where we got the oil changed in our car today. I can't tell if it's recycling or art. Maybe both? Quite a variety of drinks in here, though, it was fun to look at.
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/06/09_ Spider Dinner
This spider was patient. I mean, I'd be pissed if I was eating dinner at home and some guy with a camera comes up to me and starts taking photos, flashing this bright light in all eight of my eyes. This one was cool with it and didn't stop eating the whole time.
Here's a setup photo for you.
[last year]](http://jawsnap.smugmug.com/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-11-06-Orb-Weaver-Spider/705477560_kj9Wy-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/06/09_ Spider Dinner
This spider was patient. I mean, I'd be pissed if I was eating dinner at home and some guy with a camera comes up to me and starts taking photos, flashing this bright light in all eight of my eyes. This one was cool with it and didn't stop eating the whole time.
Here's a setup photo for you.
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/05/09_ Antenna
Of course, the photo is less about the antenna and more about the awesome wispy clouds. I took my camera for a walk around sunset, hoping the clouds would light up, but... they didn't. I upped the clarity to make the clouds more defined, and raised the black levels so the antenna was a pure black silhouette.
[last year]](http://jawsnap.smugmug.com/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-11-05-Antenna/704629690_XxDTr-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _11/05/09_ Antenna
Of course, the photo is less about the antenna and more about the awesome wispy clouds. I took my camera for a walk around sunset, hoping the clouds would light up, but... they didn't. I upped the clarity to make the clouds more defined, and raised the black levels so the antenna was a pure black silhouette.
[last year]")
_11/13/09_ Lamps
This trio of lamps is at Buddha's Belly in Santa Monica. I moved the camera around while taking the shot to get some interesting motion.
Tomorrow we're going to the USC homecoming game (vs Stanford) with some friends from out of town that are staying with us. We did our favorite Santa Monica food circuit - Buddha's Belly, followed by Xooro for dessert. So tasty...
[last year]
This trio of lamps is at Buddha's Belly in Santa Monica. I moved the camera around while taking the shot to get some interesting motion.
Tomorrow we're going to the USC homecoming game (vs Stanford) with some friends from out of town that are staying with us. We did our favorite Santa Monica food circuit - Buddha's Belly, followed by Xooro for dessert. So tasty...
[last year]
![> _11/13/09_ Lamps
This trio of lamps is at Buddha's Belly in Santa Monica. I moved the camera around while taking the shot to get some interesting motion.
Tomorrow we're going to the USC homecoming game (vs Stanford) with some friends from out of town that are staying with us. We did our favorite Santa Monica food circuit - Buddha's Belly, followed by Xooro for dessert. So tasty...
[last year]](http://jawsnap.smugmug.com/Daily/OneDay-Project-Year-2/2009-11-13-Lamps/712571749_qkWpP-S.jpg "> _11/13/09_ Lamps
This trio of lamps is at Buddha's Belly in Santa Monica. I moved the camera around while taking the shot to get some interesting motion.
Tomorrow we're going to the USC homecoming game (vs Stanford) with some friends from out of town that are staying with us. We did our favorite Santa Monica food circuit - Buddha's Belly, followed by Xooro for dessert. So tasty...
[last year]")
_11/13/09_ Lamps
This trio of lamps is at Buddha's Belly in Santa Monica. I moved the camera around while taking the shot to get some interesting motion.
Tomorrow we're going to the USC homecoming game (vs Stanford) with some friends from out of town that are staying with us. We did our favorite Santa Monica food circuit - Buddha's Belly, followed by Xooro for dessert. So tasty...
[last year]
This trio of lamps is at Buddha's Belly in Santa Monica. I moved the camera around while taking the shot to get some interesting motion.
Tomorrow we're going to the USC homecoming game (vs Stanford) with some friends from out of town that are staying with us. We did our favorite Santa Monica food circuit - Buddha's Belly, followed by Xooro for dessert. So tasty...
[last year]
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