Hammer 365

365 consecutive days, at least 365 shots, just 1 camera, my iPhone.

Hammer365: 242/123 Cool Rolling In

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Nice drop in the temp tonight, likely bringing in storms.

App: ProHDR

Filed under  //   KCStorms   POTD   ProHDR   clouds   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography  

Hammer365: 214/151 Mile High Clouds

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App: CameraBag with Magazine filter.

Filed under  //   CameraBag   Magazine   POTD   clouds   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography   storm cloud  

Hammer365: 174/191 Good Morning David

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When I open the door in the morning and see this looking at me I know it's going to be a good day.

App: PS Mobile.

Filed under  //   POTD   PS Mobile   clouds   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography   sky   sunrise  
Posted June 25, 2010

Hammer365: 164/201 Head in Clouds

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Nothing really special about this shot it's just a place I keep my head must of the time. I do. I look up often just to see what's going on, to escape, to ponder, to get ideas and to pray. Is this just me or is this what most people do?

App: TiltShiftGen.

Filed under  //   POTD   TiltShiftGen   blue sky   clouds   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography   sky  
Posted June 15, 2010

Hammer365: 156/209 Southwest Wing Tip

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You either like them or you don't. I kinda like Southwest. I checked my bags to and from Cleveland just because it was free. Well, and because I didn't want to tote it through Midway. I don't quite understand the logic behind the boarding process as I am a first born and like to have control of my seating selection but I lucked out on all four legs of my round trip. I do like that the flight attendants are genuine even when one of the travelers is annoying them. Most of all I like the red wing tips their aircraft sport. They are just cool.

App. TiltShiftGen

Filed under  //   40000 feet   KCI   MCI   POTD   Southwest Airlines   aircraft   airline   clouds   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography   red wing   wing tips  
Posted June 7, 2010

Hammer365: 120/245 Storm Cloud Coming

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App: Cropulator then PS Mobile.

Filed under  //   Cropulator   KCStorms   POTD   PS Mobile   blue sky   clouds   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography   storm cloud  
Posted May 2, 2010

Hammer365: 096/269 The Thunder Rolls

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Wow, this one almost looks like an oil painting.  How about that contrast between the beautiful blue sky above to the blinding white with a hint of pink from a setting sun down to the depth of the heavy, thick black clouds below. In just a matter of minutes the sunny blue changed to the green ominous sky that just precedes a torrential Spring downpour filled with electricity.  This will make the grass grow 3 inches over night.

App: TiltShiftGen

Filed under  //   KCStorms   POTD   TiltShiftGen   blue sky   clouds   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography   storms  
Posted April 6, 2010

Hammer365: 094/271 Puffy White Clouds

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What a beautiful Easter weekend.  It was just perfect.

App: Live FX then TiltShiftGen.

Filed under  //   Easter   Live FX   POTD   TiltShiftGen   blue sky   clouds   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography  
Posted April 4, 2010

Hammer365: 082/283 Goodbye Bà Ngoại

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My mother's mother passed earlier today and I was trying to find a shot to commemorate her and I found it on my friend Wayne's photoblog. When I looked at his picture for today I saw an old tree, weathered and standing lonely but still reaching. You wonder what stories this tree could tell.  Then I see the other trees growing off in the distance and the new growth all around.

Most of us never will know what it's like to live and raise children in a third world country where all you know is war and poverty. Most of us will never know what it's like to loose your soulmate at a very young age and be so loyal and faithful to that soul that you would never even consider replacing him/her. Most of us will never know what it's like to leave your home land to a country where you don't even speak the language.

I have very fond memories of my grandmother. When I was very young she lived with us for a while. She was great at Rubik's Cube and Uno, she had the most wonderful laugh and could whistle a whole lot better than my brother.  I loved listening to her sing in Vietnamese even though I never understood what she was singing about.

I do remember so well playing the grandmother game. You know the one? Where when you didn't get what you wanted from your mom you'd go get it from Grandma? Oh yeah, where she could she would. And anytime I was in trouble (which was maybe twice) she would protect me and defend me. She and Mom would go full throttle in Vietnamese and I knew she was getting me off the hook.  

I remember sleeping in late on Saturday mornings and hearing her and Mom telling stories from the kitchen and the only thing I could understand was my name and the belly laughs that followed. I'm really surprised I didn't get a complex from that now that I think about it. 

App: shot of my laptop monitor then Cropulator and TiltShiftGen.

Chau thuong Bà Ngoại!

Filed under  //   Bà Ngoại   Cropulator   POTD   TiltShiftGen   Vignette   blue sky   clouds   grandmother   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography   trees  

Hammer365: 047/318 Through the Clouds

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It's just a matter of weeks now until this field will be covered with rows upon rows of corn and I can't wait!

App: Hipstamatic with BlacKeys B&W film and then processed in PS Mobile.

Filed under  //   BlacKeys B&W   Helga Viking   Hipstamatic   PS Mobile   clouds   field   snow   sun   winter