The 365 Photography Project

Photography in 2011

Ben O'Brien Smith — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:19:07 +0000

Though my 365 Project has come to an end, I will be posting at least once a week with polished photos on my new Photojournal Blog. Subscribe to it, tweet it, post it on Facebook. Thanks again for following along throughout 2010! Here’s to another year of great photos.

“365″ | 12.31.10

Ben O'Brien Smith — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:49:09 +0000

Today is the final day of the year and, sadly, the end of my 365 project. I would like to extend a huge thanks to everyone who has followed along with my project over the course of the year. The support and interest that you have shown has inspired me to stick with it and follow through on my goal. I truly believe that my photography and my skills for observing the world around me have improved because of this challenge.

As for 2011, I am starting a new blog reviewing music, music technology and music philosophy. I’ll certainly be posting some live photos from any performances I attend (the first being the Winter NYC Jazz Fest next Friday/Saturday!) and possibly some videos as well. Some content will be things I’ve come across online and felt the need to share. Though I won’t be posting everyday, I will try to get in a couple of posts per week at minimum. I hope you’ll join me in my exploration of music beyond the mainstream at my new blog, “Binaural Banter.” The first post goes live at 12:01am tomorrow morning!

Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f4.0
Focal Length: 200mm
ISO: 800
Post Processing: None
Taken at 3:51pm EST

“Together At Last” | 12.30.10

Ben O'Brien Smith — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:36:08 +0000

Alice is finally here! She brought her gorgeous Martin acoustic/electric guitar with her (for which I gave her an acoustic guitar amp for Christmas). Our guitars sit in the corner of my living room now, when they aren’t being played.

Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f2.8
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO: 100
Post Processing: None
Taken at 11:18pm EST

“Partners in Grime” | 12.29.10

Ben O'Brien Smith — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:36:21 +0000

Alice is coming down tomorrow to spend the weekend here and celebrate New Years. What does this mean? The apartment is SUPER clean right now. Behold, my partners in grime…killing.

Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f2.8
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO: 100
Post Processing: None
Taken at 11:18pm EST

“Zen & the Art of Mixing” | 12.28.10

Ben O'Brien Smith — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:54:21 +0000

I got this book for Christmas and it’s definitely the latest addition to my favorites. The first Mixerman book was hilarious. This one mixes humor with great education. I recommend it to anyone interested in audio recording.

Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f2.8
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO: 100
Post Processing: None
Taken at 11:39pm EST

“Deep Tracks” | 12.27.10

Ben O'Brien Smith — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:49:34 +0000

Today was a very interesting day. We were greeted by deep, drifted snow from the blizzard this morning. The office shut down for the day. I saw more vehicles stuck in snow than I’ve ever seen before. I decided to take a walk early in the afternoon to see how the snow removal was going. I wasn’t too impressed with the towns inability to clear roadways in a timely manner.

Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f8.0
Focal Length: 70mm
ISO: 200
Post Processing: None
Taken at 1:37pm EST

“Blizzard in Progress” | 12.26.10

Ben O'Brien Smith — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:42:26 +0000

Very heavy winds and snow made it and interesting challenge to take this photo. The drifting outside is incredible. In some places, it looks as if we barely got any snow. In others, it’s piled up knee deep. Should be an interesting Monday morning…

Exposure: .8 sec
Aperture: f5.6
Focal Length: 10mm
ISO: 100
Post Processing: None
Taken at 10:10pm EST

“Merry Christmas!” | 12.25.10

Ben O'Brien Smith — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 22:48:17 +0000

Nothing beats Christmas with the family. I had just enough time to take this quick photo of us before we dug into all of the gifts under that tree. I’ve got lots of CDs to listen to on the long ride home tomorrow. There’s a blizzard warning in effect for NYC/Long Island- should be an exciting drive…

Exposure: 1/50 sec
Aperture: f5.0
Focal Length: 15mm
ISO: 400
Post Processing: None
Taken at 10:05am EST

“Christmas Eve” | 12.24.10

Ben O'Brien Smith — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 05:00:21 +0000

Ah, the night before Christmas! I spent the evening wrapping gifts and watching “A Charlie Brown Christmas” – Classic! Looking forward to celebrating in the morning.

Exposure: 13 sec
Aperture: f9.0
Focal Length: 11mm
ISO: 100
Post Processing: None
Taken at 11:13pm EST

“Gathering of Friends” | 12.23.10

Ben O'Brien Smith — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:20:38 +0000

Went out to the Scuffer Steakhouse in Burlington this evening. Had some very tasty food with some good friends. Couldn’t resist a photo involving numerous one dollar bills. It’s a long story.

Exposure: 1/4 sec
Aperture: f4.5
Focal Length: 10mm
ISO: 400
Post Processing: None
Taken at 9:04pm EST