2005 - My Single Best
Took me a couple of days to go through my photos. I finally decided to settle on this recent posted photo from late December 2005, "Sunlight Creeping In." People have commented that it looks "professional", though the funny thing is that I only used my point and shoot Sony to take it. Perhaps all of the elements are in the right place and to me it just says "Dad" since everything in this picture belongs to him.
Dad is a hard working man, even in his retirement. He thrives on keeping active. The items in this photo are some of the simple things he uses to stay active. His walking shoes, work boots, cap, old sweatshirt, a couple cans of bug spray (no he is not an exterminator but he uses these to zap the occasional roach or two) and the old wooden chair. He sits on this to change his shoes or sometimes read the paper.
The room this was shot in is at my parents' home... the 2 car garage. The morning I shot this, Dad's car was parked outside. The door to the right is a metal sliding door that allows each car to egress the garage one at the time. The screen door goes into my Dad's cluttered but functional little office, where he keeps his paperwork and an aging E-Machines PC.
Outside is a small bush of plants adjacent to the driveway. You may have seen pictures of these plants before... a ginger flower and some green ferns.
Overall the lighting and composition probably gives this photo its special charm. I especially like the tones cast upon the items and the slit of sunlight creeping in from under the sliding garage door.
Other pictures that I considered for "My single best" included the following (click on the titles to see them):
Sunlight Creeping In
The original post to this photo, Dec. 2005
Today's Ala Moana Sunset
This is one of my favorite sunset shots from 2005.
Kamehameha Schools Unity Rally & March
Someone saw this and may be using it in an upcoming book
Darah Dung
Beautiful Narcissus Queen shot in Honolulu's Chinatown last January
Whoosh!
A grab shot taken from my parked car.
