Tomorrow would’ve been Dad’s 70th birthday. Mom would make him a pineapple upsidedown cake for his birthday, and tonight, Darla surprised me by making one in honor of his birthday. He was such an influence on me, and I love that we still honor his memory every year. Seems fitting.
Today is Bailey’s 1st birthday! The other dogs in the house had a little party for her, which she got all dressed up for. It’s been a year full of fun and learning… can’t wait to see what her next year is like!
Sio’s birthday just passed, and we’ve been hiding a secret toy surprise for her — her own Mac! She’s ecstatic about it, and from all appearances, loves her iMac.
Happy Birthday, Sio!
After missing the last two days of photoposting due to illness, I got back in the swing tonight. Siobhan had a laser tag party tonight, and I took the 7D in for some very unusual shooting.
This is the first time I’ve opened up the high ISO end of the camera, pushing it ISO 12800. The photo for today is completely unretouched, shot in available light (which is a combination of deep darkness and black lights) with my 24-105/4L lens, handheld at 1/25 second. None of the images taken inside the place are what I would call sharp or brilliant, but the fact that I can record an image at all under those conditions really speaks to the sensitivity the 7D has in low-light conditions.
This is a remnant of one of my birthday balloons from my cube. This morning, it was time to deflate the balloons, and this one seemed to cling to life for a while. I liked how the printing on the balloon obviously was shrinking at a different rate.
For my birthday, Becky brought cupcakes to my cube. The chocolate cake ones were Star Trek themed, while the white cake ones sported Disney princess stuff.
My daughter has a theory about the Disney princesses. Some are princesses; some ain’t. Of the six portrayed on my cupcakes…
My daughter’s pretty strict about that sorta thing! 🙂
So, the point of Project 365 is to have me make photos every day. While I made a few photos today, I thought Becky’s capture of me blowing out the candles on my cake was more appropriate. A chocolate cake, half white icing, half chocolate, and 22 candles arranged symmetrically atop the cake… yeah, Sio and Beck know me pretty well.