February 29, 2012: At the Library

I spent my Leap Afternoon at the Library. I sat and read the Mirage most of the day.

February 29, 2008: Gerry and Ex

On the last Leap Day We went out to dinner for Sushi with Gerry and his girlfriend of the time.

February 28, 2012: Fluffy Clouds

It is going to rain tomorrow. Some days the skies are beautiful the day before it rains.

February 28, 2011: Exposed

I just love this picture.

February 27, 2012: Morning Flower

Photography has taught me to look for beauty everywhere.

February 27, 2006: First Street

This was a rainy day in San Jose. I look at this picture and can see I am a better photographer.

February 26, 2012: Etta May on the Couch

When I try to take pictures of Etta May when she is active, she comes right up to the camera and lick the lens.

February 26, 2007: Flickr Meetup in Black and White

I love the expression on her face.

February 25, 2012: Close Up

I really had no inspiration today. This was the easiest way to go.

February 25, 2008: Wirehead's Lifeblood

Ken got a big batch of film and development gear that night.

February 24, 2012: The Partridge

I was having a hard time coming up with something to photograph today. I was worried I would have to depend on an arms length photo. The light hit the bird in the afternoon and I knew I had something.

February 24, 2009: My trunk is a mess

My trunk never seems to get better.

My old Archive Photos

When I got my MacBook Pro I found a stash of Old Photos. Over the last few months I have been sorting though the photos to post them on Flickr. Right now I am in the pre-Flickr era of early 2004. I got a new camera in December of 2003 and I was taking photos of everything in 2004. I can tell I was just looking for things to take picture of.

This is not the first time I have tried to post some of these photos to Flickr. The difference is that my ideas about Flickr have changed since then. Right now my idea is to post the maximum number of photos to Flickr. Any photo I took that is not on Flickr is not on my mind. It will not make a blog and I will never think of it again.

In the past I wanted Flickr to highlight my best photography. Now I want Flickr to be a place where all my photography can be seen. It makes Flickr a memory place more than an artist place. I have no problem with that.

When I look at this photos lots of things come to my mind. One think is I am a better photography now. I have learned something about composition and framing. I also know the limits of my camera. I have learned by looking at my photos to put them up on Flickr and by looking at other photos on Flickr.

I want to go back to some of the places I took photos in the past and take photos now. I feel that I could do a much better job.

February 23, 2010: Us

I love the smiles on our faces.

February 22, 2012: Big Wheel

I wonder how old this sign is. I have no idea how old the Wheel Works chain is. I wonder if it goes back to the 50's.

This is on El Camino Real. I wonder if I passed this when my family traveled California when I was 13 months old.

February 22, 2005: The Door

February 21, 2012: Early Spring

The Cherry Blossoms are popping in Fremont.

February 21, 2011: Holga Parrot

This sign is great with the Holga 135 bc camera.

February 20, 2012: The Freshly Washed Dog

Juanita got washed today. The dogs are never happy when they get washed. They act like we did something wrong to them.

February 20, 2006: Makeup

I like the remix of the Girl with the Pearl Earring.

February 19, 2012: Devilish Toyota

I think in March I will take all my photos with my Android Phone or my iPod Touch.

February 19, 2007: Metal Detector sign

I have always loved signs. I remember seeing all the pictogram that was being used for the 1984 Olympics. I just wanted to understand all those pictograms.

February 18, 2012: Juanita Looking at me

February 18, 2008: The bowl

You got to clean the dishes all the time. It is a never ending battle.

February 17, 2012: Western Motel

After looking at this sign for 12 years, I finally took some pictures of it.

February 17, 2009: Great day for a bicycle ride

This was a few hours before the Tour of California 2009. I am not sure how the race was that year.

February 16, 2012: listing

Something caught me about the paper. I think I captured it.

February 16, 2010: Strong Face

I wonder how many people look at this statue. He was the founder of Foster City. I love people who name cities after themselves.

February 15, 2012: Facebook Like

I finally stopped by the new Facebook HQ and took a photo of the sign.

February 15, 2011: Mustache face

Kate was playing around here.

February 14, 2012: For Kate

I bought some sweets for my sweet Kate today.

February 14, 2008: St. Valentines Day Roses

February 13, 2012: At the Post Office

I saw this eagle a few weeks ago and I knew I had to come back to take a photo of it.

February 13, 2006: Life

It was a good day.

February 12, 2012: Ears Up

Every once in a while Juanita does this with her ears. It is really cute when she does it.

February 12, 2007: Cafe

I spent a lot more time in coffee houses before I had a wife to come home to. Now with dogs I spend a lot of time at homes.

What is your Pinterest?

I started using Pintrest a few days ago. You can check out my account here and look at my boards. I can best describe Pintrest as a visual social network site. It is kind of tumbler meets a dream board.

Right now Pintrest seems like an interesting too with limited uses. I can see it be useful to a graphic designer or an artist. I can see it be useful to someone doing crafts or putting together a wedding. I just cannot see it be useful to a wide audience.

That being said, maybe this is a new kind of social network. It does not go head to head against Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, or Google+. It does something that none of these other sites can do without changing. It could be an interesting road map for the future.

Facebook is about finding people you know and keeping up with their life. Pinterest is about finding things that are visually interesting and people who have interesting posts. It breaks away from the social networks where you know the people. It is not about the social graph but the interest graph.

If you use Pintrest, let me know what you think.

February 11, 2012: Rainy Day

Today is one of those days that you just want to stay inside and under a blanket.

February 11, 1995: Me and Ryan as a baby

The baby in this picture is trying to decide where he wants to go to college. Time flies.

My first flickr photo

Above is the first photo I ever up loaded to Flickr. I bring this up because today is the 8th anniversary of Flickr. It was introduced to the public on February 10th, 2004. I signed up to flickr May 14, 2004. I only uploaded 6 photos in 2004. I need to go back to my stash of 2004 photos and public more.

I regret not being more active with flickr in 2004. I know I have been active with flickr longer than most people. I just wish I have been active even longer. It is a funny thing.

February 10, 2012: The Morning Sky via Holga Lens

The sky was just amazing this morning while I was walking the dogs. It is just kinda grey now.

February 10, 2008: Sad Kate

I thought this face is funny.

February 9, 2012: Coffee House Art

I saw this at Barefoot Coffee Roaster. The artist is Geovanni Cortez. I think it is pretty cool. The contact info is Geovanni.Cortez@yahoo.com

February 9, 2009: Roy's Station

I miss living this close to a coffee house. I want a Roy's Station to open up in Fremont.

February 8, 2012: On The Map

I have been looking at this logo my last few trips to the Google Campus. I love the real life Google Map marker.

February 8, 2011: Casseroles

I love Casserole.

February 7, 2012: The Kitchen

February 7, 1999: Goodbye Drive In

I used to love this Drive In. I had lots of great memories there as a child and as a teenager. Now it is a Target and other big box stores.

February 6, 2012: Pitch It

I loved the rust on the trash can

February 6, 2010: Dino eating Jesus Fish

I think this funny. I like it because it pokes gentle fun at a public declaration