comforting my mother

It was a long day. I'm glad I was able to be there and that everything went as well as could be expected.
(ISO 100, f/2.2, 1/60s, eV -0.33)

the florida version of an ivy-covered wall

I'm not sure if this is ivy or not. The shot was similar; I had to try it with the new lens. Good bokeh on this lens, yes?
(ISO 200, f/1.8, 1/400s, eV -0.33)

welcome to tampa

It's been a few months since I've been to Florida. Laying on my stomach with a camera isn't what I used to do by the pool's edge. I forgot my board shorts anyhow.
(ISO 200, f/14.0, 1/30s, eV -0.33)

reading a classic

I'm doing everything I can to avoid finishing my reread of A Tale of Two Cities. I'm a hundred pages in with little recollection of anything that's happened thus far. Playing with my new lens was much more exciting.
(ISO 200, f/1.8, 1/30s, eV -0.33)

watching leaves die

Or so Kevin Nealon would tweet, "Ah, Autumn...there is nothing more beautiful than watching the slow death of leaves."
(ISO 200, f/4.5, 1/100s, eV -0.67)

from the creekbed

Pretty, ain't it? You'd never know that this drainage creek is clogged with empty beer cans and malt liquor bottles. Well, except that I just told you.
(ISO 200, f/20.0, 1/40s)

flickr advised

Del verano en mi barrio nuevo. Una caminata de la manana con la luz perfecta. Te gusta?
(ISO 100, f/4.0, 1/320s)

gazing up at the roof

I've tried and tried to get a decent shot inside a Metro station. This is the latest in what may have been several dozen photos deleted previously.
(ISO 400, f/6.3, 1/5s, eV -1.00)

nostalgic

Last summer, I sold my pickup truck. Every time I see an old one around town, I daydream about the day when I can get a new (old) pickup truck. I often drive past this one outside of Stalcup Farms in Vienna. It sets my mind a-wandering.
(ISO 200, f/8.0, 1/80s)

a rusty old bike

I'm sure this was purposely placed in this manner. I'm probably not the only person to snap a shot of it. I tried many different angles; few were great.
(ISO 200, f/5.0, 1/100s)