I hate to post this so close to the opening of the movie of the same name (which is in absolutely no way related to this photo), but so it goes.



Date: December 2008
Where/What: a clementine
Camera: Fuji S700
Shutter: 1/350
Aperture: f 6.3
ISO: 64

Listening to: Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson)
Thankful for: dogs that fit on your lap :)

This is the backdoor entrance to Monmouth Mall's Boscov's. The awning used to belong to Sterns, and before that to A&S.

And, while I'm on the subject of department stores coming and going, this location of Boscov's has announced that it will be closing, too. I don't think its replacement has been figured out yet.



Date: December 2007
Where/What: hanging around the back door of a large shopping mall in Eatontown, NJ
Camera: Fuji S700
Shutter: 1/50
Aperture: f 6.3
ISO: 100

Listening to: It's Only a Paper Moon (Nat King Cole)
Thankful for: people who'll walk you to and from el stations at night

ba-nal (bayn' le, beh nal', -näl', ban' le), adj. devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite. See also sunsets.



Date: July 2007
Where/What: sunset over Sandy Hook Bay (out the back of a moving car window)
Camera: Fuji S700
Shutter: 1/210
Aperture: f 4.0
ISO: 100

Listening to: Mad World (Tears for Fears)
Thankful for: clean, fresh water!

O Chicago. How your days do go by.



Date: April 2008
Where/What: Chicago by sunset, nighttime, and sunrise
Camera: Fuji S700

Listening to: L-O-V-E (Nat King Cole)
Thankful for: Toilets that work. I may have said this before, but seriously, man, every time I don't have to plunge a toilet I am SUPER-THANKFUL.

Man. It's been, like, a whole WEEK since I posted a sunset. Can't be having THAT.

This was taken from the passenger's side of a moving car, so, y'know, cut it some slack. :)



Date: March 2008
Where/What: Sunset in Millstone or Monroe Twp.
Camera: Fuji S700
Shutter: 1/320
Aperture: f 3.5
ISO: 200

Listening to: Victoria (the Kinks)
Thankful for: sunsets! Have I already said that? I probably have.

Somewhere over Ohio or Indiana. Or Pennsylvania, maybe.

I booked my flight online; I had a choice of exactly which seat to sit in; I chose this one because it was far enough behind the wings that I knew I'd be able to get some photos.

And the sky was clear! Though the window was smudged. (Don't look too closely for smudges or over-GIMPing or else YOU'LL GO BLIND)



Date: April 2008
Where/What: Flying to Chicago
Camera: Fuji S700
Shutter: 1/280
Aperture: f 5.0
ISO: 100

Listening to: White Room (Cream)
Thankful for: sunny days

I went for a road trip to North Carolina last spring (to the International Whistler's Convention, no less!). On the way back to Poughkeepsie, we were stuck in Bridge traffic for about 3 hours. Three hours! To cross one measly bridge! Once we'd finally finally FINALLY crossed it, I took a celebratory photo of the bridge behind us.

Whew. I hope I never have to do THAT again.



Date: April 2007
Where/What: George Washington Bridge, New York
Camera: Nikon E3200
Shutter: 1/3000
Aperture: f 5.6
ISO: 50

Oh man. I know they're cliches. But they're SO DAMN PRETTY. Which is probably why they're cliches.



Date: June 2008
Where/What: Sunset over Fletcher Lake (between Ocean Grove and Bradley Beach)
Camera: Fuji S700
Shutter: 1/210
Aperture: f 4.0
ISO: 64

Siiiiiiiigghhh. I know it's overdone and trite and redundant and everything else that an amateur photograph can possibly be, but I never seem to get sick of sunsets.

Of course, if the sky were that peculiar shade of pinkish-orange all the time, I'd probably care less.


Date: December 2007
Where/What: Sunset over Joe Palaia Park (formerly Deal Test Site), Ocean Twp., NJ
Camera: Fuji S700
Shutter: 1/125
Aperture: f 3.5
ISO: 200