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Introducing Luke McKinnley Martin!

Our third son (surprise!) was born March 17th at 3:43pm. That's right, we had a little St. Patrick's Day baby :D

Weight: 7lbs 5oz
Length: 20.5in

Labor and deliver was quite a bit different this time around, but everything worked out great and Shannon and Luke are doing well.

Camera: Nikon D90 | Nikkor 35mm(ƒ/1.8G) | ƒ/1.8 | ISO 400 | 1/50s

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I was playing around with some different lighting setups. I thought this backlighting turned out pretty cool.

For some reason, when doing SP's, I always end up with serious look. Probably because I'm thinking too hard about the shot ;)

Camera: Nikon D90 | Nikkor 18-105mm(ƒ/3.5-5.6G) @ 25mm | ƒ/8 | ISO 200 | 1/200s

Strobist:
- LumoPro LP120 @ 1/32, DIY grid, camera left, approx 4' from subject
- Nikon SB-24 @ 1/16, bare, approx 6' behind subject
- Triggered via Cactus v4's.

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Project 365: A daily collection of photos tagged "project365" on Flickr

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On my way home from work, I stopped by to take some pictures below Nimbus Dam. To the left, there are some cool green hills with oak trees on them. Perhaps those will make it into my 365 on another day.

The clouds were really neat, so I thought I'd try this in HDR. I wish it wasn't windy and the water would have reflected the dam, oh well ;)

Camera: Nikon D90 | Nikkor 18-105mm(ƒ/3.5-5.6G) @ 18mm | ƒ/3.5 | ISO 200 | 1/2000s

HDR:
- Auto bracketing; 3 exposures at -2, 0, and +2 EV respectively.
- Tonemapped in Photomatix using detail enhancer option

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Project 365: A daily collection of photos tagged "project365" on Flickr

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I almost didn't take a picture today, but I managed to get one right before midnight. I was busy working on the new Socialping website and realized at 11:30pm (way past my normal bedtime) that I hadn't taken a picture.

Camera: Nikon D90 | Sigma 150mm(ƒ/2.8) | ƒ/4.5 | ISO 200 | 1/200s

Strobist: LumoPro LP120 @ 1/32, DIY grid, above camera, approx 4' from subject, triggered via Cactus v4's.

Twitter: @ericmmartin

Project 365: A daily collection of photos tagged "project365" on Flickr

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Everyday I drive by this field that is covered with a variety of daisies. I keep wanting to stop, but I'm usually on my way to or from work. This weekend I had a chance to take Cooper out, so we stopped by the field so that I could get some shots.

There were so many neat pictures that I couldn't decide which one to choose for my 365, so I uploaded 2!

Less than 2 weeks before baby #3 is due and the house is bustling in preparation. I think it has thrown our other two off because they can probably sense that things are about to change :D

Camera: Nikon D90 | Sigma 150mm(ƒ/2.8) | ƒ/4.2 | ISO 200 | 1/320s

Twitter: @ericmmartin

Project 365: A daily collection of photos tagged "project365" on Flickr

Originally, I chose this as my photo for day 65, but I changed my mind and it's now this one.

Camera: Nikon D90 | Sigma 150mm(ƒ/2.8) | ƒ/5 | ISO 200 | 1/1600s

Twitter: @ericmmartin

Project 365: A daily collection of photos tagged "project365" on Flickr

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Can you guess what this is?

Choosing a title is one of the toughest parts of posting. I'm taking suggestions for a better one :D

Camera: Nikon D90 | Sigma 150mm(ƒ/2.8) | ƒ/4.2 | ISO 200 | 1/200s

Strobist: LumoPro LP120 @ 1/32 through 43" Westcott, approx. 3' above subject, triggered via Cactus v4's.

Twitter: @ericmmartin

Project 365: A daily collection of photos tagged "project365" on Flickr

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I really liked the way the leaves on this tree were glowing in the sun against the wonderful blue sky. So I aimed the camera up and took a few shots.

Camera: Nikon D90 | Nikkor 18-105mm(ƒ/3.5-5.6G) @ 18mm | ƒ/3.5 | ISO 200 | 1/640s

Twitter: @ericmmartin

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Got out my old Berol Prismacolor Colored Pencil set and organized and sharpened them. I used to draw a lot in my High School and early College days, but I haven't used these in years. Perhaps I should take pictures of my artwork and post them in my 365!

I took a variety of different shots and had a hard time choosing one. I picked out a couple ones that I liked and posted them below.

One of the sites I've been working on (UI development) was released today: SocialPing; one of the reasons I'm falling behind in posting my 365 shots ;)

Camera: Nikon D90 | Sigma 150mm(ƒ/2.8) | ƒ/4.2 | ISO 200 | 1/200s

Strobist: LumoPro LP120 @ 1/32 through 43" Westcott, approx. 3' above subject, triggered via Cactus v4's.

Twitter: @ericmmartin

Project 365: A daily collection of photos tagged "project365" on Flickr

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Another strobist--on-reflective-surface shot, but this time with bokeh balls :D

Taken for Assignment52 week 9 - Numbers

Camera: Nikon D90 | Sigma 150mm ƒ/2.8 | ƒ/3.5 | ISO 200 | 1/200s

Strobist: LumoPro LP120 @ 1/32, DIY grid, camera right, approx 4' from subject, triggered via Cactus v4's.

Twitter: @ericmmartin

Project 365: A daily collection of photos tagged "project365" on Flickr