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Movin on up....

2008-01-09T22:41:00.000-05:00

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Slow as molasses in January...

2008-01-06T12:40:00.000-05:00

Life is spiraling back towards normality. I actually got a real night's sleep last night. This is pertinent because the last time this happened it was 2007. Mid December 2007 at that.

So here are some more shots that I pulled from my memory card. Some from New Year's, some from a park, and some from Tower Shops.

I hope to get a regular and more frequent schedule worked out for posting, and get the site looking less ugly one of these days. Until then, here is what I have ready to go before I run out the door. Enjoy...

HELLO!! KAI LOVE AMERICA!!

I can't be positive, but I am at least fairly certain that he just farted.

Staci, confused by the entire situation, tries desperately to discover how anything can sound THAT bad...

I think this pic turned out really well. (Get it, pic is a homophone with pick, olol, I am hilarious...)

Boring picture overall, but the sky was such an interesting shade of blue that it made the clouds look fake.

FLL tower. A very industrious looking structure.

One of the most fun go-karts that money can buy.

Cody, planning to make an escape attempt...

...and executing the plan. His plan was quickly thwarted by the stroller wielding gorilla, but he learned from the experience, and vowed not to fail again.

After extensive research in the area, this path, in fact, has the least resistance.

New Year's 2008!!

2008-01-04T16:16:00.000-05:00

I took 400+ exposures that night, and weeded it down to 106 that I will put my name near. I will be picking my favorites and posting them here, but the full dump can be found on Flickr (the system to upload images on Blogger is way too annoying for more than about 20 pictures).

If there are any that you want in a printable size or cleaned up for any reason, send me a message to kyle.lichtenberg@gmail.com with what you are looking for, and I will be happy to hook you up.

Whoops...

2008-01-03T00:00:00.000-05:00

I know my template is broken and the background image is missing. Expect the fix within a day or so.

A Whirlwind of Activity...

2008-01-02T23:17:00.000-05:00

The crazy hectic period is almost over. Here are some of the images I have ripped from my storage card during short visits to my terminal...

Emma really missed her calling as a model.

Smells like wood.

Every breath you take...

This lock makes one thing certain: No one is stealing this pole.

No, YOUR park is closed.

Jess's new toy.

Shadow Chad rockin' hard emo stylin' (no one understands Shadow Chad).

Supposed to be a picture of a guitar, but I can't stop looking at his nipple.

Window lickers and wall huggers, imo.

My baby's bag. I love this camera more than any person should love an inanimate object.

Not sure why this sign intrigues me, but it does.

One of several ventilation options on my new beastly grill.

A concrete plant smack dab in the middle of high priced Boca real estate.

It's just water under the grill.

The front of Chad's car. Not a third generation Camaro with a ten inch tach, but it will do.

Please note the dirt obscuring an otherwise sweet reflection.

Car.

This is the cover art for Dave's first album. Dave does not sing or play an instrument, so it will really just be him crying and reading laser related technical documents with flamboyant lyrical meter.

That which we call a salmon / By any other name would smell as sweet...

2007-12-27T11:25:00.001-05:00

Tracie (pictured below) was awesome enough to get us a gift certificate for sushi for Christmas! The three of us went last night, and, since I am a huge annoying nerd, I took pictures of everything.

The founder of the feast.

Zuly, still being gracious enough to smile while I learn my toy.

The waitress took one look at me and figured we must all be dirty. Warm towels and a delaucing were offered. We opted for the first part only.

The tuna tataki was awesome.

The JB roll is one of my favorite ones. Most notably due to the presence of cheese.

The only thing that survived the relentless assault was a single shrimp tail. It will live on to tell the story of the great white sushi beast, so that the legend may grow.

And in with the new...

2007-12-26T16:13:00.000-05:00

Under the Christmas tree, my wife saw fit to place a Nikon D80 paired with a Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED, and a huge high speed memory card, making me the happiest man on the face of the planet. I absolutely love it. Every time I press the shutter release, I grin like a kid in a candy shop. I am still not 100% in sync with its function and features, but here is what I have come up with so far...

They are building two houses across from my parent's place. This will be part of a wall or column at some point, but currently hangs off the side of a slab in all of its rusty glory.

A very happy man for this hour of the morning.

Ah, push it. Push it good.

Chad tried to obsure something I was photographing. Ended up looking pretty neat.

The vessel for our honey is the likeness of an animal unrelated to its production. Just odd.

My brother, excited to learn about razors and similar hair removal technologies.

The ogre looks upset, and his handler is keeping a close watch on him. We don't want another Christmas mauling... I can still hear the screams of the innocent...

Jess, being quite certain that the cat is the only one who understands her.

I don't know what they are smirking about, but I am certain it will not end well for me, or humanity on a whole.

I can't express how happy this shot makes me. It is not particularly good, but when I saw the birds overhead, my camera was in its case, turned off. I was able to draw, power, and snap SIX FREAKING EXPOSURES before they got out of range. (The fuji or my point and shoot would still be focusing by the time they were gone) The speed and power of the D80 is remarkable.

This one is mostly for my wife. Not a particularly great shot either, but they are baby birds, and a mommy watching over them. She will love it.

A single male bird, showing off of all of the hot chicks at the beach. (Get it, chicks?!?! OLOL!!!)

A little one broke off from the pack and started exploring on his own. Before he was herded back in, we bonded a bit.

An older bird, looking disapprovingly at the previously pictured bird.

This is a revisit of a shot I did long ago. Now with better hardware and a polarizing filter on my vastly superior optics. I am happy with the result.

Out with the old...

2007-12-26T15:59:00.000-05:00

I had already taken many, many exposures with the fuji, and transferred them prior to getting my beautiful new monster. Here is the last set of images that came from the SuperZoom that taught me so much...

Goody goody.

For Mr. Mc.

Same train, longer exposure.

Alice (in front) is actually the one making the funny face.

This is why you don't say 'just act natural' at my family gatherings.

This was supposedly an art project. I am fairly certain that it is actually a blood altar related to an ancient monkey god. Also remotely related to the blue meanie.

My brother's chest. One of my favorite pieces of his.

HOLY CRAP!!!

2007-12-26T00:05:00.000-05:00

I have the greatest wife in the world, and she got me the D80 and lens I wanted for Christmas. (I understand an ogre was involved, and I am quite appreciative there as well.) I could not be happier!! Also, I can not stop playing with it long enough to post images. I will try to get some up in the next day or two, but no promises.

And so this is Christmas (eve)...

2007-12-24T13:20:00.000-05:00

The day before Christmas is here. And, oddly enough, I found myself with some down time. Most of the presants are wrapped, things are ready for this evening, and I actually got to spend some time with my images. Here is more random stuff from the camera...

After missing the collar on Han Solo, Boba Fett had to expand his horizons and explore other business opportunities.

Whatever this is, it has seen better days.

A farmer's market on federal highway in Hollywood. Probably a good 75 miles from the nearest thing remotely resembling a farm.

Arwen, putting on her sexy face for the camera.

These paws belong to a great dane. This picture does not do the 1 year old puppy justice. I am quite certain he could pick up baseballs with those beastly appendages, if need be.

I honestly feel bad for the rest of the males roaming the earth, in search of the perfect booty. I have already found it, and you can't have it.

(Singing) And it seems to me, you lived your life like a candle in my crapper...

My super-awesome attack/navy rescue/space alien fighting/ninja transport helicopter.

Socks hanging in the kitchen.

Merry Christmas!

December pic dump

2007-12-22T10:24:00.000-05:00

Here are some more pics I dumped off the camera. Expect more regularity in posting in the new year...

I think these birds are conducting (get it, conducting) experiments with electricity and testing the limits of pressure on power lines. It is quite possible that they will soon take over the world... or pop when one bumps the other during takeoff... could go either way.

Not sure what this thing does, but it looked interesting and industrious.

The tank and double doors remind me of Half Life. Hillsboro inlet bridge, I think.

Hillsboro Lighthouse. I don't think it still does much of anything, but it still looks neat.

An awesome mailbox.

The silver tablecloth contrasted amazingly with the salad, cheese, and tomatoes. Also, that lasagna (under the foil) was epic.

Ryan, trying his best to keep it real.

Practice makes perfect (or less suck), and headphones keep everyone from getting angry at you for practice.

Since I took up photography, I knew it would only be a matter of time before Chad's knobs would end up on the internet.

I think he is playing Dashboard Confessional or something. Looks emo imo.

Axe.

Had to crank the shutter speed down to 1/39856973265872634857sec to capture him shredding this hard.

Please note: they do not got to 11.

Axe again.

Codie... or Codey... or something similar. Luckily it is many years before he can correct me.

Busy busy...

2007-12-09T23:56:00.000-05:00

Things have been getting hectic with the holidays upon us, I have been quite busy and a bit behind on posting. So, here is a bunch of pics that have been sitting in my lightroom. A few of frank's car, a few from holiday park, and a few randoms...

A sign near the dock out at Holiday Park offers sound advice.

I was stuck at a bridge, and the blimp was kind enough to draw my attention.

I was setting up the camera for the light out at Holiday Park, took a random frame, and ended up liking it.

The guts of our lighted polar bear on the front lawn.

This is either a set of lights for 4 different soccer fields, or one of the first of out digital overlords who will rule our minds with ruthless and unavoidable microwaves.

Another of our lawn decorations.

It is best to let sleeping ogres lie.

The ogre sled, in a bed of burnt rubber.

Goat.

It would be hard for a plastic grille to look any more aggressive.

Frank and his beast.

Tried a little High Dynamic Range magic.

Keeping it real in a business setting.

El Día de Acción de Gracias 2007

2007-11-26T16:33:00.000-05:00

Finally, an escape from city life and an trip into the woods for a few days. Good food, good family, good memories. And, of course, lots of pictures. Over 300 in total, but I narrowed down my favorites. If you want the rest of them, email kyle.lichtenberg@gmail.com and I will burn you a CD.

The Meadow. In the evenings, pigs and deer can be seen here.

Doing the right thing and helping to dispose of a fallen tree. :)

Canoe and slew rhyme. That is all.

Coffee around the fire in the morning is one of my favorite aspects of camping.

Kerry with a K, taking pictures with her Canon Digital Rebel XT. I like taking pictures of people taking pictures. It is funny to me.

Mike and Laura enjoying some of the finest cuisine that you will not find in a Johnson & Wales course book. I speak, of course, of the Pie Iron.

Sweet Pea, keeping herself busy.

This guy was hiding by the road, keepin it real.

Down in the meadow, a little bit to the west, there was an odd growth. Looks like it should be underwater.

A shot of the campsite.

The hardest parts of cooking Thanksgiving dinner in the woods are maintaining the proper temperature in the ovens, and keeping everyone out of it until it is done. Here, Bill is effectively doing both.

A parasol which has seen better days.

One of the grills, acting as a warming tray.

Pants, drying on the wood pile.

A night around the campfire.

A FINE specimen of pie iron production.

The moon poking through the canopy.

Mike again, enjoying what may be the perfect pie iron.

Most of the fuel used to cook thanksgiving dinner is wood, but the charcoal makes things a little easier to maintain.

Everglades seasoning, a Florida classic. This container, however, is quite empty.

Bill, in his element, coaxing the fire into a raging monster.

The easy-ups keep us dry during storms, and bug free during meals. This, is the heart of those beasts.

The camp on a shady afternoon.

Out on a walk, I found this guy lying in wait.

Mack.

Forged in the sacred fires, the dark lord made an additional pie iron, to rule over the others.

I think this is a baby pine cone.

Extreme heat peeking out of the side of the fire ring.

It was cold this night. The fire was quite popular.

We keep a pretty clean camp, but junk gets through some times.

The road to the promised land.

I am out of fire captions.

Smoke wafting up to the canopy.

Well used grill grate.

Almost etherial path.

I drove past this sign a few times on the way to and from camp. Please note, this is not a cow crossing sign, just a cow sign.

Berries and Carnies

2007-11-18T19:22:00.000-05:00

This set starts out with some shots from one of the parks near the house, in which I found some berries, very neatly placed on a picnic table.

It was odd.

I took pictures.

The rest of the images are from the Broward County fair, which was largely an exercise in shutter speed research. I didn't bring the tripod, so I got to brace against trees, poles, and such for anything over 1/50sec... which was everything. This camera's vibration reduction is based on shutter speed, so it was the only option.

The bright purple berries definitely didn't seem to fit in woth the surrounding flora.

Though they looked delicious, I could not bring myself to try them. I remember too little from the boy scouts to call it safe or stupid.

I believe this was a pirate inspired ferris wheel.

Bazooko's Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing Saturday nights if the Nazis had won the war. This was the Sixth Reich. </Thompson>

All of the rides are in spectacular shape. Also: creepy guy looking at camera.

This beast swung you on more axises than I think it is even possible to manipulate.

This ride does not look too bad... until you view a 1/5sec exposure of it.

The pirate wheel from the bottom.

Traci and my wife are in there somewhere... anyone's guess where.

This was the most amazing grill I have ever seen. It has 2 axels. Not typically the best method to use to judge a grill... but undeniably cool.

Days of Camelot

2007-11-12T15:03:00.000-05:00

AKA: The Crappy Renaissance Festival.

We headed down to TY park on Sunday for an incredibly mediocre renaissance festival. If it hadn't been blesses with near perfect weather, and decent vendors, it would have been an incredible bust. However, its few saving graces made it a decent afternoon. Plus, there was a photograph contest, so there were lots of really nice hardware to sneak peaks at.

A slightly dirty and well used maypole by the entrance.

One of my favorite aspects of any fair or festival is food. These little slices of heaven will kill you fast.

Dear lord, not the bunnies.

Best shoes I saw all day.

A company claiming Norse god involvement sold beverages tasting much like A&W products in cool bottles.

Great weather... finally...

2007-11-05T14:58:00.000-05:00

The temperature is slowly coming down from broil in Florida. This means outside is far more enjoyable. So, here are a few shots from a park, and a party where much of the mingling happened on the back porch.

A little lake with a nice, calm reflection. Beautiful day.

Imo, she would buy it. (Thin Zepplin Reference)

A gaggle of costumed gatherers at Alice's Halloween party.

Guitar hero between Chad and Alice, who appears to be lookin at old JD's pooper.

Shortcake, on vacation from Strawberryland, having a beer and a cigarette on the porch.

Can't wait for Thanksgiving.

2007-10-30T14:53:00.000-04:00

My favorite holiday of the year is Thanksgiving. Being a fan of food, and having a great family, this is a natural fit. To add to that, we have a tradition of partaking of this holiday in the middle of the woods for several days, shedding as much technology as possible, and enjoying nature and simpler things.

Excitement for the upcoming event and the weather starting to cool off a little has put me outside more frequently, and here are a few pictures that reflect that.

Not starring Mel Gibson or Goldie Hawn.

The back yard and a few puppies. Both of the girls appear to be in the witness protection program.

An active silhouette and interesting shades of pink.

This tree had seen better days, but its willingness to sharply contrast the sky for me makes it a winner in my book.

Waiting at the airport

2007-10-22T10:56:00.000-04:00

My wife went to New York on a shopping trip recently. Waiting to pick her up at the airport, I got a few interesting shots of the underpasses and such at the 'Cell Phone Waiting Area' at FLL.

I am fairly certain that is some sort of bird poo on the sign. What I am not sure of, is how the birds are able to get it on there.

An unexciting and well illuminated underpass.

The east parking garage. Looks really cool at night.

The bottom side of departures drop-off. The lights are really bright, and make a nice contrast to the unlit areas.

OMG PICS!

2007-10-15T16:05:00.000-04:00

I guess I am gonna go to a once a week update. This seems way more achievable goal than daily. I will just put more pictures in them. I recommend scrolling down slowly to prolong the experience.

Back behind an electronics store in the area, I found a compelling wall.

Alice at his birthday party. He has had a few.

Alice thinking taking pictures is hilarious and cracking up. Ok, maybe he has had more than a few.

A grill at a park. I liked the way it looked askew with some negative space to compliment it. Also, I was hungry.

Frisbee golf is an odd sport. Even odder is this contraption which is somehow related.

Same odd device from another angle. I like the grainy chaotic look of it.

A water spout looming over the road at Esterland Park.

New Beginnings

2007-10-03T10:44:00.000-04:00

Somehow I fell out of the habit of taking a few pictures every day and putting them up on the website. This is partially a schedule issue, where I have not had a lot of time to take pictures during periods with favorable light, partially frustration, where I get angry every time I snap a frame on the equipment I have, while thinking about how nice it would be on the equipment I want, but for the most part I would blame laziness.

I do still take pictures. I have a bunch in storage that I just haven't posted. Mostly boat themed or related, as that is where much of my free time has been spent lately. Taking pictures effectively from a platform that bares no resemblance to anything that could be called stable has been a learning experience, but I think pretty much have it down at this point, and the quality of the image produced is on the rise.

New month, new season, new outlook on my hobby. Basically, due to an inability to get too far ahead financially without life cropping up and taking its cut, and the addition of the constant money drain known as 'a boat' (the hole in the water you throw money into), it would seem that my dreams of owning a prosumer DSLR can get stored with my dreams of riding a dragon, wielding a lightsaber, traveling by stargate, and exploring Middle Earth with a Dunedain ranger as a guide (I am a huge nerd, fyi).

I am going to appreciate what I have to work with more (Dad's camera is really sweet, all things considered), take the 20 min to snap some pictures on a daily basis, and stop dragging my feet on the posting. Please hold me to it.

So, without further adieu, here are some recent shots...

One of the many container ships that come in and out of port everglades.

Not sure why I like this shot, but I do.

Chad navigating a speed zone.

At John Lloyd (where we stopped so the girls could use the bathroom), this little guy was chasing the crap out of a lizard that he never caught.

We were floating at the sand bar by the Haulover inlet, and the dash caught my eye.

Sunset at port.

Snapped a shot of a plane overhead, then poked at it in Photoshop a while at Kai's behest.

Another shot of the sunset at port.

Chad and kai, keeping it real.

I had a dream...

2007-09-21T09:08:00.001-04:00

That I was taking pictures. I should really start doing that again...

Back in gear

2007-09-05T15:03:00.000-04:00

Got the camera out today, checked the batteries, and remembered that there were still shots on it from when we picked up the boat. None of the boat itself, but the dock, pier, and surrounding area. I was apparently having a vertically oriented day.

The first pier we strapped The Filthy Maiden to as a team.

I liked the way the water rippled slightly around the pole.

Pier in Daytona Beach.

Back in the saddle

2007-09-04T09:18:00.000-04:00

New computer built, life back in drive (out of the little used 'drive in every direction randomly and spastically' gear. I have accepted the loss of all of my images, and I am going to start snapping photos again. Here is one of our boat to get you started.

The Filthy Maiden

KABOOM!!!

2007-08-21T19:54:00.000-04:00

My computer blew up a few days ago. Ordering new parts, but no pics until things are back up and running. 8^(

The beast has arrived!

2007-08-16T19:52:00.000-04:00

After many years of driving what was available, and what would get him where he was going, Frank has finally purchased himself a new vehicle. Not just any vehicle, but a GTO. It is comfortable, it looks sexy, and is quite fast. I am sure there will be more pictures to follow, but here are the first ones...

It is a sexy beast.

3 characters which which can also be read: 400hp.

So the engine is bigger than the one on my truck... I am not bitter...