Day 31 - January  31, 2025 "Sound Studio". Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, the recording studio that the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (Swampers) started in 1969.  Many famous rock-n-roll musicians recorded here with the Swampers (among other studio musicians) in the 60's & 70's including  Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Paul Simon, and Cher.  iPhone 15 Pro,  post processed with Lightroom Classic.

Day 31 - January  31, 2025 "Sound Studio". Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, the recording studio that the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (Swampers) started in 1969.  Many famous rock-n-roll musicians recorded here with the Swampers (among other studio musicians) in the 60's & 70's including  Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Paul Simon, and Cher.  iPhone 15 Pro,  post processed with Lightroom Classic.

Day 26 - January  26, 2025 "Soap bubble". A close up (macro) of a soap bubble illuminated with an overhead light. I'd seen this technique and had been wanted to try it for a while.  Sony A7 iii 24-105mm lens,    post processed with Lightroom Classic, Photoshop 2025, Topaz Photo AI.

Day 22 - January  22, 2025 "Lily".  Another image of the lily bouquet that I've been using as a subject during some extremely cold weather. I wanted to compare my iPhone focusing with the focus stacking I did on day 21.  iPhone 15 Pro,    post processed with Lightroom Classic, Topaz Photo AI.

Day 21 - January  21, 2025 "Lilies". A technique that I've been wanting to try for a while - focus stacking is the process of taking multiple exposures focusing on different parts of the subject to get all parts of subject to be in focus. This is a composite of 10 images with focus set on various parts of the flower and then blended in Photoshop.  Sony A7 iii 24-105mm lens,   post processed with Lightroom Classic, Photoshop 2025.

Day 20 - January  20, 2025 "Cat in box". One of the benefits of always having a camera with you (cellphone) is that you can capture moments that would be hard to get otherwise. This one is of "Maverick" enjoying the confines of a small cardboard box.  iPhone 15 Pro, post processed with Lightroom Classic.

Day 19 - January  19, 2025 "Will the real Paul please stand". A whimsical image created by taking multiple exposures and combining in Photoshop.   Sony A7 iii 24-105mm lens, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Photoshop 2025.

Day 18 - January  18, 2025 "Tablet reflections on spoon".  Another image using a tablet (iPad) displaying a background with common objects (spoons) reflecting the background image.  Sony A7 iii 24-105mm lens, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Photoshop 2025, Topaz Photo AI.

Day 17 - January  17, 2025 "Oil On Water".  A close-up (macro) of oil drops on water. Another technique added to my repertoire thanks to Google search and YouTube.  Sony A7 iii 24-105mm lens, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Photoshop 2025.

Day 16 - January  16, 2025 "Airport Carpet".  A close-up (macro) of carpet weave from a section of Nashville (BNA) Airport carpet. Sony A7 iii, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Photoshop 2025.

Day 15 - January  15, 2025 "Strawberry Plant".  A walk thru the garden to check its condition after the snowstorm, I saw this strawberry plant poking thru the snow.  iPhone 15 Pro, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Photoshop 2025.

Day 14 - January  14, 2025 "Harris Effect".  Inspired by the Harris Effect - taking 3 exposures and colorizing the movement of the smoke in each exposure - to show the movement of the smoke when a candle is blown out.  Sony A7 iii 24-105 lens, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Topaz Photo AI.

Day 13 - January  13, 2025 "Wolf Moon".  January's wolf moon. Taken same location as Day 12 (different camera) taken 45 minutes after sunset. Better to shoot the day before a full moon if you want to capture any details and sky color.  Sony A7 iii 100-400 lens, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Topaz Photo AI.

Day 12 - January  12, 2025 "Moonrise at Sleepy Hollow".  Taken one day before January's full moon (wolf moon) at approximately 25 minutes before sunset. I was photographing the sunset and turned around to see the moon and the last bit of the orange sunset light hitting the trees. Lesson learned: when photographing turn around and you might see other image opportunities.  iPhone 15 Pro, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Topaz Photo AI, and Photoshop 2025.

Day 11 - January  11, 2025 "Light Bulb Reflection". With the cold weather and snow I've been able to explore some new techniques including this one. Using a tablet as the light source and foreground I was able to capture the reflection in the light bulb.  Sony A7 iii 24-105 mm lens, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Topaz Photo AI, and Photoshop 2025.

Day 10 - January 10, 2025 "Birds on feeder with snow". Big snowstorm hit our area on the 10th and lots of birds active at our feeders during the snow. This was a good chance for me to practice my auto-focus settings and technique to freeze the bird's motion. Sony A7 iii 100-400mm lens, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Topaz Photo AI, and Photoshop 2025.

Day 9 - January 9, 2025 "Squirrel". Cold weather (and a forecasted snowstorm) has kept me close to the house so it's forced me to look for nearby subjects. I've seen squirrels "raid" our birdfeeders and I caught this one in action. He showed great agility in climbing up the pole to get to the sunflower seeds. Sony A7 iii 100-400mm lens, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Topaz Photo AI, and Photoshop 2025.

Day 8 - January 8, 2025 "Bismark". A stray german shepard that was rescued by my son and daughter-in-law in Texas. Usually timid and wary he stroke a perfect pose for me. iPhone 15 Pro, post processed with Lightroom Classic, and Photoshop 2025.

Day 7 - January 7, 2025 "Henry at play". Grandson, Henry, play with magnatiles one of his favorite toys. Children are easy subjects in a casual setting as most are used to having a phone pointed at them. iPhone 15 Pro, post processed with Lightroom Classic.

Day 6 - January 6, 2025 "Kitchen Drawer". Never know when a composition will appear ready to be photographed. In this case the disarray of a kitchen drawer was the inspiration. iPhone 15 Pro, post processed with Lightroom Classic.

Day 5 - January 5, 2025 "Type Tray". The dividers in an antique wooden type tray makes interesting shadows and patterns. iPhone 15 Pro, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Photoshop 2025, Topaz Photo AI.

Day 4 - January 4, 2025 "Abandoned House". This house sits close to Highway 100 just east of I-840 near Fairview Tennessee. I tried to make this image (in post processing) look like it was taken with a vintage pin hole camera. iPhone 15 Pro, post processed with Lightroom Classic.

Day 3 - January 3, 2025  "Crane and reflection".  I took a trip to the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama to see some of the Sandhill Cranes that come there as part of their winter migration. The refuge has a nice visitor center along with a photo blind and viewing enclosure. There were thousands of cranes there. Sony A7 iii 100-400mm lens, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Topaz Photo AI, Photoshop 2025.

Day 2 - January 2, 2025  A bright sunny day produced strong and interesting shadows on our patio floor. iPhone 15 Pro, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Topaz Photo AI, Photoshop 2025

Day 1 - January 1, 2025  "Sliced Cucumber" Happy New Year! I was cutting up veggies and thinking about this challenge when this photo idea came to me. iPhone 15 Pro, post processed with Lightroom Classic, Topaz Photo AI.