Cooking

Glow

Orange Ceramic

Mystery #3

Try to guess what this is, and post your guesses in the comments. I'll post the answer a week from today on August 4.

See the original post for the answer to Mystery #2.

Answer:
This is a shot of two plastic whistles given to me by my 3 year old nephew.

Red & Green

Bug

Light

Jogging Trail

Bahia de Banderas

I'm transitioning to a new computer right now and didn't have time to post anything new.  This is a shot from a whale watching boat in Banderas Bay off the coast of Puerto Vallarta in Mexico from a trip in January 2008.

Victoria Peak in Hong Kong, China

I'm transitioning to a new computer right now and didn't have time to post anything new.  This shot is from Victoria Peak in Hong Kong from a trip in December 2007.

Mystery #2

Try to guess what this is, and post your guesses in the comments. I'll post the answer a week from today on Monday, July 28.

See the original post for the answer to Mystery #1.

Answer:

You guys guessed it! This is a shot of the cables wrapped around an Xbox controller. Here's a shot of the whole controller:

Tea

Mmm, there's nothing like a hot cup of Irish breakfast tea in the morning.  

I took this shot with my new 50mm f1.8, Nikon's least expensive lens.  This lens made it to the top spot on Ken Rockwell's list of the 10 best Nikon lenses.  I really like it so far, even though it won't autofocus on my D40.

Pet Bed

Where the previously introduced kitty usually naps.

Burner

Holly

I needed a break from close-up shots. Meet Holly.

Colors

Fresh Basil

Mystery #1

Ok, this is my first mystery photo. This is not an original idea. Rick Lee is the first I know of to do mystery photos, and he's quite good. And Josh from Josh in Real Life suggested that I try my hand.

Try to guess what this is, and post your guesses in the comments. I'll post the answer a week from today on Monday, July 21.

Update: See the comments for the answer!

Tea Set - Black and White

I thought I'd see how my tea set shot looks in black and white. I used the GIMP's desaturate feature based on luminosity. Which do you think is better: the color version, or this black and white version?

Woodwick Candle

Remote

This is my official entry for Project Black. I also think this previous post counts.

Dead Vines

This is another older shot taken with the Pentax K1000 35mm and scratched 50mm lens, the same camera used for this shot.

Nighttime in the Suburbs

I took this hand-held using a wall as support. This is the image after a crop and some levels adjustments in GIMP. Is it still too dark?

2 sec exposure, f/6.3, ISO 200, 18mm


Here's the original:

Candle Flames

Bicycle Chain

Tea Set

This is a tea set from Hong Kong, China. I took this shot in December of 2007 with an old Pentax K1000 35mm film camera and scratched 50mm lens. You can find the K1000 and 50mm lens used here.

Bluebonnets

Texas Capital

This shot was taken in 2005 during a trip to Austin, Texas. I think the capital building with the United States and Texas flags makes a good post for the 4th of July.

Chess Board #2

Chess Board

Blue Tiles

I found this sign on a building in Sundance Square, downtown Fort Worth. It reads:

Tarrant County
Historical Society
First Bank
1872
Tidball & Wilson
Established by Thomas A. Tidball
And John B. Wilson

I liked the tiles.