I got this idea from Kevin Spencer for a 100-day recap of my yearlong photo escapade that I have dubbed Insty365, yanno, because the rule is that all the photos have to be processed through the Instagram iPhone app.
Of course, also like him, I'm a bit late. By my quick calculations (31+28+31+10 = 100) so the 100-day recap really should have occured back on April 10. Not that I'm not always late, so why change that now?
So what I'm doing is featuring four photos I really like that I took, one from each month that the 100 days was a part of. Enjoy!
This was a really simple shot of a three-dimensional cardboard display at my local theater for TRON: Legacy. I didn't really think much of it when I took the shot, but the filter really made the red background pop and I somehow managed to tilt and crop the photo pretty nicely. Don't expect this to happen often. I don't. Heh.
I was actually getting pretty desperate for a photo and just thought, "oh why not take a picture of the speaker on my desk at work with the iPod dock connector in the corner?" That's really it. The filter bleached out a majority of the photo giving it this eerily sterile feeling. It also now serves as a tribute to my speakers since they died earlier today. Sniffle. For 11 years, you were damn fine speakers, Cyber Acoustics.
I captured this one hazy morning on the way to the gym. I was just really happy with how the light burst due to the moisture in the air and the glare from my windshield.
There's nothing special about this in terms of filters as I merely applied a black and white one to it. It's a view from behind of a diecut awning near a shopping center in downtown Naperville called Main Place. I just really liked how it turned out.
Well, I hope you've enjoyed checking out these photos as much as I've enjoyed taking and sharing them.
Okay, not totally unrelated.
As stated above, my desktop speakers have died a horrible, buzzy, impedence-filled death. And now I need replacements.
I don't have a lot to spend and would like to keep it well under $50 if at all possible. What recommendations would you make? They can either be standalone speakers like the ones I had or they can be some kind of incorporated iPhone dock/speaker system.
I'm not looking for high-quality audio as this is for work and I'm not really an audiophile. I just need something that will allow me to listen to music while I work. Please let me know.
