Apparently Christmas is over.
When the trees hit the curb, it is a sign that the holidays are over.
Random photos from walking the dog in the snow.
All the images were made with the camera on my Android phone and processed with the stock HTC gallery app.
A great BLTA
Tonight we had one of my favorite things for dinner: bacon, lettuce & tomato sandwiches with avocado. It may be rather simple, but man is it good!
Jade plants are one of my favorites
Why Do I Care
Just starting to process photos from our hometown adventure to City Garden and the first image I get to is the one above. (Well, just the one on the left. The one on the right is the “after” image.) I bring up the image in Lightroom and look at it. I want the sky to have a little blue and not be completely blown out and white, but that results in the lettering looking gray and rather blah. Easy enough to fix, just hit “k” to bring up the adjustment brush and brush in some increased exposure and brightness on the lettering. With Auto Mask checked, I don’t even have to worry too much about staying in the lines.
About half way through it hits me, “Why do I care?!?!?“
West Coast Reuben in St. Louis
Yesterday I went to Maria’s Deli (map) to photograph some of their great sandwiches. It was nothing fancy and I was shooting the sandwiches as they were being made. Unfortunately we did not have the time nor the budget to make a model of each item, place it just so, adjust all the lighting and get the perfect image. This was a run and gun shoot if I have ever seen one. Maria was taking orders, Jason was making the food and I was trying to get some shots while staying out of the way as much as possible.
While I think we got some good images that will be great to use on their soon to be released website, I have yet to process them all. However, I did experience their West Coast Reuben (spelling corrected) that was phenomenal! So I just have to share. It is pumpernickel rye, oven roasted turkey, smoked gouda, sweet & sour slaw and Jason’s killer mustard. Served hot and delicious. If you are ever near St. Charles rock Road and 170 between 11 & 2 Monday through Friday, stop in. The rubin is typically the Tuesday special, but follow @MariasDeli on Twitter for daily updates. Yesterday was National Milk Chocolate Day so in addition to having the rubin, cookies were two for one.