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We made our way out to the Santa Rampage (our 2nd annual) this morning. This is an awesome Milwaukee event (kind of an underground idea that went viral) where a couple hundred people dress up like Santa (or elves or the like) and ride their bikes across town stopping at 5 or so bars along the way! Todd and Mark and I heard about it last year and had to check it out. It was so much fun to watch that it has now become an annual event. Maybe next year we will even ride in it! After the fun, we grab lunch at El Ray. That night we join up with Ray and head out to see the Miller Valley Christmas lights then down to Cathedral Square for more lights!
Exposure: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 102mm
ISO Speed: 320
We had the annual O'Leary-O'Neil Holiday Party tonight! It was, of course, a fantastic time. I picked up some fantastic new jokes (and I still remember them!) and had a wonderful time chatting with all the "regulars"! I also had an opportunity to get a few shot in - loved this one of their "Charlie Brown Christmas Tree". If you look close, you can see their entire living room!
Exposure: 1/8 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 47mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Put up my Christmas tree tonight! Not sure what I was doing exactly, but this pic is crooked as heck! But I thought it was kinda fun so I left it as is. I did an antique filter on this one as well.
Exposure: 1/8 sec
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 24mm
ISO Speed: 1250
It's a sad sad day for the little birdies in my yard. In the snow/rain/ice storm last night I had a limb snap off my tree. It was unfortunately the one that held the bird feeder. On an up note, the damn squirrels can't steal from me any more! I did have to risk my life for this picture as the branch had pulled down an electrical wire as well! Good times in Julie's backyard!
Exposure: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 75mm
ISO Speed: 400
I was driving from my house to Ray's and really wanted to get a picture on the way. We only live a mile apart, so the options are somewhat limited. This was taken down his block. I have to say it was a pretty horrible picture straight out of the camera. I took it from my car with the window rolled down. I was really dreading posting it, so I thought I would try a few filters on it. I have to say I don't hate this pic as much!
Exposure: 1/8 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 84mm
ISO Speed: 400
Another lunch time adventure to find a picture for the day. I liked the look of the smoke billowing out, but getting a perspective that worked well was a challenge. I like the end look of the smoke - but the composition of the smoke stack just shooting out of the bottom of the picture doesn't work that well.
Exposure: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO Speed: 400
I decided that I wanted to upgrade my camera strap from the boring Canon branded black version that came with my camera. I found a company that takes recycled seat belts and sews funky ribbon on them for some really cool combinations. You get to mix and match all of their options, in addition to the type of hardware it comes with. They were so cool I just had to order one for my BFF too!! This is a pic of mine!
Exposure: 1/80 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO Speed: 1000
Do you even know how excited I was to learn that there was going to be LIVE reindeer at a Christmas celebration while we were in Door County??!! Of course I'm the odd adult there with a camera but no children! Oh well - it was still fun. There were two adult females and one baby reindeer! The challenge was that they were inside a green fence and I was trying not to get that in the pictures.
Exposure: 1/25 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 55mm
ISO Speed: 400
We were driving up to Gills Rock in Door County and found this awesome road! I just had to stop and take some pictures. Luckily it was December in Door County and there were not many people on the roads, as I was standing in the middle of it to get the shots! I did a little adjustment to the colors to get the yellow lines to pop a bit more.
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO Speed: 400
During our annual December trip up to Door County I was taking some pictures in the lobby and realized that I had been capturing myself in the ornaments! I liked how they turned out so much that I used one as my Christmas card this year!
Exposure: 1/50 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 40mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Going through my huge backlog of pictures I'm finding that this must have been a cheater day as I skipped a day in my dates. This is one from my trip to the Domes, and ironically it kind of looks like the domes! I was pleased with how the green in the cactus stayed pretty true against the white of the prickers.
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 75mm
ISO Speed: 250
I finally finished my birthday present to myself - a refinished laundry room! Wild and crazy - I know! I had to have some plumbing work done in order to put my washer and dryer next to each other - don't they look so happy??!! The walls and floor are a shade of blue/gray. I thought I'd play with some color filters on this photo.
Exposure: 1/6 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 47mm
ISO Speed: 1600
While it was still warm enough outside, I was able to take my camera to work and leave it in my car so I could go out at lunch and take some pictures. This one is right across the street from my favorite soup spot! I edited it with a high contrast black and white preset. I have to say this was a pretty boring pic as shot, but I'm really loving the B&W application!
Exposure: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 35mm
ISO Speed: 250
For all intents and purposes, I've lived in the Milwaukee area my whole life. And until today, I have never been to the Mitchell Park Domes. For those of you not in the area, these are 3 huge greenhouses - for lack of a better word. One is tropical jungle, one is a desert oasis and the third is a seasonal flower garden. I spent a few hours wondering around an snapping some pictures. This was one of my favorites - I just loved the contrast of the background to the flower.
Exposure: 1/40 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO Speed: 250
As odd as it might sound, I had been wanting to take photos in a cemetery at dusk. It's really amazing how many beautiful things you can find, even in a cemetery. The diffused light and pink sky of dusk enhances everything.
Exposure: 1/125 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 100mm
ISO Speed: 250
We made our way out to the Santa Rampage (our 2nd annual) this morning. This is an awesome Milwaukee event (kind of an underground idea that went viral) where a couple hundred people dress up like Santa (or elves or the like) and ride their bikes across town stopping at 5 or so bars along the way! Todd and Mark and I heard about it last year and had to check it out. It was so much fun to watch that it has now become an annual event. Maybe next year we will even ride in it! After the fun, we grab lunch at El Ray. That night we join up with Ray and head out to see the Miller Valley Christmas lights then down to Cathedral Square for more lights! 
