Daily Photo 2022: Dec. 01-15
Most people wait until the first of January to refresh things, but I skipped ahead by a month. I replaced my camera (which failed in November), got back into my daily photo effort, and have rededicated myself to my daily 15000-step goal.
2022 December 01
The first photo I took with the new camera was of my keys; they were sitting on the table beside where I sat to open the box as soon as it arrived. While it's a decent photo, I figured I would start this entry with something a bit more festive.These candy canes were destined to participate in my entry into a potluck at work.
Olympus Pen-F, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f5, 1/60 sec, ISO 800
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 02
Here's a tip: Don't make pudding for a potluck. It's difficult to entice coworkers into trying something goopy. I might have had better success if I'd brought in just the candy canes!
Olympus Pen-F, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f5, 1/60 sec, ISO 1000
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 03
It had been a while since I'd gone for a walk to Point Pleasant Park, so I decided to take advantage of some warm weather to do so. I snagged this photo of the gazebo from the hill behind it.
Olympus Pen-F, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f9, 1/200 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 04
The Pen-F can pull off a photographic style I have always really liked. I don't care if it's cliché, I think it's cool to have a monochrome photo where one colour remains. There are several available colours the camera can isolate, in three different strengths.
Olympus Pen-F, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f5.1, 1/8 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 05
You didn't think I was done, did you? To be honest, I felt a little bad about not selecting my photo of my keys from the first, so I did it again on the fifth. Isolating the blue in the carabiner was a fun experiment.
Olympus Pen-F, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f6.3, 1/15 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 06
During the summertime, these yellow posts behind the libraryhold cloth sunshades. As we get closer and closer to winter, they seem to look more and more forlorn.
Olympus Pen-F, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f3.5, 1/60 sec, ISO 400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 07
Here's a closeup of a memory card. Looking at it in this way, I'm thinking it might make for good inspiration for a building; the contacts could be analogous to windows.
Olympus Pen-F, 60mm macro lens
f2.8, 1/8 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 08
One of my colleagues found a piece of art crafted and discarded on a construction site. We took its photo and left it for the next worker to find. I doubt it will make it into our site report, but for me it was a highlight of the inspection!
Olympus Pen-F, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f5.4, 1/8 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 09
Despite some efforts, I have been unable to acquire a taste for espresso. On the upside, I have found that espresso cups are just perfect for a nip of nog!
Olympus Pen-F, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f5.8, 1/6 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 10
This is another project by the architecture firm where I work, though not one to which I am contributing. I happened to be nearby while attempting to do some gift-shopping. I did not find what I was seeking, but at least I got a shot of the building. It will be Nova Scotia's tallest modern-style mass-timber building.
Olympus Pen-F, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f5, 1/125 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 11
This is a fig. I have eaten them on occasion before, but this was the first day that I ever purchased one in a grocery store. They are very tasty! I think it is fascinating to live in a time of so much development in the discipline of produce production... Fresh cherries, mangoes, figs; it's remarkable the things which are available now that were rarities when I was a kid.
Olympus Pen-F, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f5.9, 1/20 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 12
This image may appear strangely dystopian at first glance, but the setting is actually meant to bring cheer. It's the "Light Maze" at the annual Evergreen Festival, photographed in the daytime.
Olympus Pen-F, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f6.3, 1/200 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 13
This is a macro look at my favourite scarf. We are looking at the spot where the edge fringes out.
Olympus Pen-F, 60mm macro lens
f22, 1/15 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 14
The finest camera in the world cannot save you if you've got a dirty lens! I didn't notice the awful smudge on this one until I had taken all my photos for the day. This is a shot of the connector end of a blood glucose testing strip.
Olympus Pen-F, 60mm macro lens
f5, 1/60 sec, ISO 1000
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 December 15
The Evergreen Festival is meant to be enjoyed at nighttime. I took this photo in the Public Gardens. Alas, the festival is one of the few times that the gardens are open after dark, and even then they only open one gate. I hope the city comes around to the value of keeping the park open late. Regardless, the lights are quite pretty.
