310/365 - Jim - Quiet Bench

( f/4 38mm 1/250 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

After going out to dinner we stopped down at Alameda park so my wife could show me a little playground that she has taken my kids to. I had never been there and she said there were some photo opportunities there. I liked this simple shot where I made sure the sun was coming through the tree. As an added touch, I used Photoshop to insert the lens flare. I wish I had brought my SB-800 flash to add some fill, but I packed lite. There were some other interesting things there, so I'll have to go back sometime.

222/365 - Jim - Under My Favorite Tree with a Book

( f/8 50mm 1/250 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

It looks like I just came upon Jameson sitting there reading and took a snapshot. The reality is that I staged the whole thing and he sat there looking at his book for only a few minutes. He did enjoy sitting on his bench there and it does look like a nice place for it. Jameson and I went to Lowe's the other day and I thought this bench looked like a nice prop, so I got it. Plus Jameson loves to use it, which is a plus for trying to get his photo.