Big thanks to my brother in law for being willing to shut off most of the lights in the tent so I could take this photo. Everyone but me was working hard to get the tent set up for the next day’s wedding, but the guy with pneumonia just had to get “this one really cool photo,” and the groom totally rolled with the request.

Congrats to the bride and groom – your wedding was the most fun I’ve had in a long time.

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Yes, it’s a tick.

Millions of years of evolution, and they haven’t really changed. These creepy crawlies have been doing it the same way since before mammals climbed to the top of the food chain. They crawl up on something, wave their arms around, and wait for anything with blood to walk by. Ten legs worth of all out nasty… they’re built to eat and breed, and they are exceptionally suited to the task. And if they happen to give you a disease that kills you while they feast on your blood, the tick doesn’t care. It’s busy laying eggs to create hundreds more of the evil little things.

Yuck.

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I drive past this transfer station most days, and recently had the chance to stop for a few photos while the family was doing other things. The image isn’t exactly what I had in mind, so I may need to try again some day. Night time photography is tough, and so far, I’m making up techniques as I go along. For this image, it’s a 20 second exposure, tripod mounted.

For those of you who might have seen my previous post, thanks for your kind words. I’m starting to heal now… pneumonia’s tough!

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This is something I need to do more of. I’ve been sick as a dog for about two and a half days. Unfortunately, my symptoms regularly keep me from sleeping.

I’m actually feeling a small amount better right now. It was a pretty rough day, but for the last twenty minutes, I’ve felt all right.

About the photo: That’s Sumo, who has graced these pages before. He’s one of the best kitties ever. The blanked is a denim quilt my Mom made. Thanks, Mom! That’s an awesome blanket.

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A young deer leaps into the underbrush in this image.

I don’t normally post photos I consider a bust, but every time I look at this I like it a little more. While I’m not a fan of images with blur added by camera movement, in this case, it works well with the young deer rushing into the forest.

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Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas.

Complete with glass robot Christmas tree ornaments.

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Today’s photo is obviously a little more abstract. Some sort of alien antenna? Nebulous growth under a microscope? Malformed unicorn horn?

What do YOU think it is?

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I combed the archives for today’s photo. Regular readers might recognize this from my post on Labor Day, where I showed a slightly different view.

This image is available for purchase via Getty Images; click here to view the J. Ronald Lee collection.

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Want to bowl a perfect 300? You should probably start with a good bowling ball.

This is a nice starter ball – getting prepped at Striker’s East, where the pro shop has limited hours, but an incredibly friendly staff and reasonable prices. If you’re going to buy a ball, find a local pro-shop and buy it there. DON’T buy on-line. You probably don’t know enough about bowling balls to make that a savvy move… and in the end, you still have to have the ball drilled, so you need your local pro anyways.

This ball cost more at the pro store than it would on the Web, but it came with free drilling. The ball you buy on-line? You’ll have to pay someone to drill it. All of the sudden, it’s not that great a deal anymore.

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We went walking in the woods this weekend, and I brought my camera along. Luckly, I brought my flash, too. In this shot, I held it in my left hand as far away from me as possible when I took the picture, and set the camera to underexpose the image slightly. I like the way the colors turned out, and the shadows are filled in by the flash.

Not sure what kind of fungus this is. Certainly not your typical mushroom!

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