2013, Day 57 - Fishing for sunshine

This picture was taken at a silk farm outside Siem Reap.  These are the freshly boiled silkworm cocoons in their raw natural golden hue.  I love the contrast of textures between the woven basket, the aged metal of the spoon, and the rough texture of the raw silk.

Canon 1D X, Canon 100/f2.8L IS
100mm, f4, 1/125 sec @ 1600 ISO

2011, Day 356 - Crackled

It's amazing that you can walk past something time and again and not really see what it is.  This is the basement door to my neighbor's house, it is actually right at street level and I walk my dogs past, usually on the other side of the street, multiple times every day but I until a few days ago I never took note.  The colors and texture are great although it probably isn't good for the wood not to have any kind of protection but I suppose if they were more fastidious home owners it wouldn't be an issue.  Anyway, the moral of the story is to pay attention to your surroundings.

Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 100/f2.8L IS
100mm, f4, 1/160 sec @ 400 ISO

2010, Day 201 - Contrast

Worked another suggestion from The Daily Shoot for today's photo. I hate to admit it but it really helps to have a basic concept in mind and today's focus is a change in texture. This is the bottom of a bowl I bought last year by a local artist Michael Metz.

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 100/f2.8L IS

100mm, f11, 1/100 sec @ 100 ISO

2010, Day 27 - Wandering in SE Portland

Today's pictures were taken while wandering home in SE Portland.

Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 100/f2.8L IS

100mm, f4, 1/400 sec @ 100 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 100/f2.8L IS

100mm, f4, 1/250 sec @ 100 ISO