Dusk

Dusk, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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Three months! 90 days!

Wanted to do another low-light shot. This is the huge Liberty Mutual complex in Dover, NH shot from 6th street. I love the stone wall in the foreground. It was just starting to sprinkle when I shot this but I guess we're in for snow overnight.

Exit 8E

Exit 8E, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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My first highway light-trails shot of the Spaulding Turnpike at Exit 8E which is one of the Dover, NH exits.

Around the Bend

Around the Bend, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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Just a shot from Central, Ave down the railroad tracks toward the East.

Barn Revisit

Barn Revisit, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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The afternoon light was so nice I knew I wanted to come back and shoot this barn. A lot of the structure was in the shadow of some big trees so I decided to go with this view but you can still see the big shadows at the right.

Olivia's Sunpatch

Olivia's Sunpatch, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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Olivia in a sunpatch from the bedroom window. She has such long (and unruly) whiskers!

Freight Train

Freight Train, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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I was walking on a section of the new Dover community trail - the part that bridges the Cocheco river - and the freight train just happened to be coming through.

Boots

Boots, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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I walk by this pair of boots everyday and I've been waiting for interesting light. Today was the day. The contrast between the overcast sky and the sunlit wall works nicely to add more interest to the shot than just a pair of dangling boots.

Contrast

Contrast, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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Coolers

Coolers, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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I don't know exactly what these are but I think they are coolers for the power plant in Newington. I'm quite sure that is all water vapor coming out the top.

Un café

Un café, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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Shamelessly stole the idea of a coffee shot from one of my flickr contacts but my execution is different. As I'd accidentally bought some decaf k-cups I had no problem wasting a cup of coffee for the shot :)

Onion

Onion, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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I always like the tangled roots on onions. My camera doesn't have a great macro focusing distance but I like how this shot came out.

Compressed

Compressed, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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The less picturesque side of Portsmouth? A ratty old seagull, an overburdened telephone pole and the crooked rooftops of old brick buildings. There are 3 streets worth of roofs in this, culminating in the government building. The perspective is compressed due to being nearly fully zoomed.

Durham Falls

Durham Falls, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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The falls on Rt 108 heading toward Newmarket. I'm sure there was a sign with the official name but I didn't think to look. Taken using the bridge railing for support due to the slow-ish shutter.

Colorful Clapboards

Colorful Clapboards, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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Three old houses in Portsmouth painted in distinctive colors. This area has a specific name but I forget what it is.

Still sick, but well enough to have gone to work and the chiropractor. Took this on the way back.

60 Degrees

60 Degrees, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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Sick: Day Four. Took this while walking back from the pharmacy for nasal spray. This might be the first day it has be 60 degrees at 6pm since last year.

Fabric Landscape

Fabric Landscape, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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Sick: Day Three. In my fevered mind this looks like a hill, blue sky, and a ray of sunshine.

Regimen

Regimen, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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Sick: Day Two. Went to doctor and was put on antibiotics for strep.

Sick: Day One

Sick: Day One, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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This is where I spent most of the day yesterday. I thought I felt bad then, but its nothing compared to how I feel after a night of splitting headache and zero sleep.

Plenty of Salt

Plenty of Salt, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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This photo brought to you by daylight savings. This is the salt pile in Portsmouth, NH as shot from the docks of the Thomas Leighton. Looks like we've got plenty left.

Bonfire

Bonfire, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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I attended the annual bonfire of friends in Durham, NH last night. This was probably the largest pile of brush they've ever lit. That sapling you see bent over right in front of the flame was around 8 feet tall when straight and probably still 5 to 6 at the time of the photo.

Portrait with Hands

Portrait with Hands, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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This wasn't my original idea but it is the same vein. I wanted to do something like a double exposure using a slow shutter speed and moving during the exposure. Some people will probably find this creepy but I like it.

Red Cart

Red Cart, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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Why would someone throw a shopping cart off the bridge and onto the ice? I cannot say but I do like the contrast between the red and the ice.

Hidden Message

Hidden Message, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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I had a creative writing teacher who was loathe to tell you how to spell something but this one phrase for spelling a word has stuck with me for years. Can you find it?

Ice Covered Tree

Ice Covered Tree, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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This ice covered tree is right beside the Cocheco River falls in downtown Dover (which you can see rushing by in the background)

Orange and Blue

Orange and Blue, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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Colorful Clips Revisit

Colorful Clips Revisit, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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I got a set of assorted color straws when I bought the clips and decided today that they would work nicely together. Shot this on my refrigerator because the clips have magnets on back. I shot this with the straws pointing down and then rotated in Aperture as I think it has more interest this way.

Typo

Typo, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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I had the idea to base a photograph on a typo and soap/soup is an easy typo to make. So I decided to photograph a bowl of soap in a food photography style (with limited depth of field and the focal point at some portion of the food being shot). I've added shampoo, a toothbrush, and a towel as props.

Olivia Profile

Olivia Profile, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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This may or may not be Cat Day 2011 so I figured I'd play it safe by taking a photo of Olivia today. Here she is engrossed in one of her favorite activities: watching the exciting reality program we call a window.

Knife Edge

Knife Edge, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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I've had an idea for a knife edge shot for a while but this was the first time I've tried it. What I really wanted to do was have the camera looking down on it very close but the tripod put it too far away so this isn't really the effect I wanted.

Prescott Park Pier

Prescott Park Pier, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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This probably has an official name but I don't know it. I took this just after a snow squall. Aside from a slight crop this is SOOC.

Colorful Clips

Colorful Clips, originally uploaded by srcleaves.

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When I saw these clips I knew I had to get them. I needed some clips for the kitchen anyway and these have magnets on the back so they can brighten up the refrigerator too.