40/365 Redjected, originally uploaded by Kirk Howard.

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The other day I woke up and I saw these sitting on top of the of the closed dumpster. I guess someones romantic night went horrible wrong.

After several days these roses were still on the dumpster, so I took a photo of them before I tossed them in the compost been. “Happy Valentine’s Day.”

39/365 Spicy BBQ Ribs, originally uploaded by Kirk Howard.

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I cooked some Spicy BBQ Ribs in the slow cooker. It required for them to be in the cooker for 6-8 hours. If I would have left them in their for 8 hours, the meat would have been totally off the bone. As it was all you had to do is pick up the end and the meat slid off.

Strobist Info:
SB600
Pocket Wizards II
Lasolite 24in. EzyBox
3/16 White Core Foam Board

Image 38/365 Shot from my Sister-in-laws roof top. She recently moved to a new place in San Francisco. She now lives in a snow globe. When sitting on her couch she has a view from Yerba Buena Island to Russian HIll. This view includes the Bay Bridge, Coit Tower, Cathedral at Washington Square and Transamerican building.

37/365 Orpheum Theatre, originally uploaded by Kirk Howard.

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I really think I should have named this where’s Waldo. My wife and her sister went into San Francisco to see the Play Wicked at the Orpheum Theatre. I was there only to meet them for dinner.

I snapped this image as I saw my wife, she is the short blonde that is looking at me.

36/365 Oak Gall Art, originally uploaded by Kirk Howard.

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My wife is a 3/4 grade teacher. This term they are doing a study of the local indians that lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. One of the things they do is create a piece of art from a “Oak Gall” or “Wasp Gall”. These were the best among and my wife asked me if I would photograph them.

Strobist Info:
SB600
Pocket Wizards II
Lasolite 24in. EzyBox
(2) 3/16 White Core Foam Board

My Passport Studio Ultra-portable Hard Drives

I have blogged several time about backing up my photos and Hard Drive. I use mostly Western Digital external hard drives. Wester Digital has recently released a new series of “My Passport” and “My Book” HD with a new feature called E-label.

Camera Dojo’s, Kerry Garrison shared a blog post written by Maurice Naragon. Here is the link to the blog post written by Maurice Naragon, My Passport Studio for Mac from Western Digital.

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35/365 Urban Mushroom, originally uploaded by Kirk Howard.

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I found these mushrooms on a tree just down the street from my house. I waited until the afternoon light. Since the light was fading I used a 12 inch silver reflector to get light under the mushrooms.

34/365 Corned Beef & Cabbage, originally uploaded by Kirk Howard.

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This is another meal I cooked in my Slow Cooker.

Strobist Info:
SB600
Pocket Wizards II
Lasolite 24in. EzyBox
3/16 White Core Foam Board

I will let you got to the link above to view the entire post. But, here are my quick thoughts on the Lightroom vs. Aperture. First, any program that makes my life easier is a good program. When I first got my MacBook Pro, I was given a trial version of Apples Aperture 1. It was a step up from iPhoto, because it offered more post processing control over the current version of iPhoto at the time. I knew I wanted to go the Adobe Lightroom way, because of the workflow is designed to work better with other Adobe products i.e. Photoshop. Another reason I chose Lightroom over Aperture, is the fact that most plug-ins a free, and more user presets.

Aperture has one major benefit that I looked into to help me make a decision to go with Apple Aperture. In the early days I really used the iLife programs especially iWeb and iMovie/iDVD. Aperture works seamless with these programs. However, as my needs grew beyond what these programs offered, my interest in Aperture diminished. I nolonger use iWeb for my web publishing, I use Adobe Dreamweaver CS4.

In conclusion, any program that makes photo post processing easier for anyone whether it is Lightroom, Aperture, iPhoto, Adobe Bridge or one of the other web 2.o programs available, I think you should use the best one for your needs.

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Matt’s Final Thoughts:

Final Thoughts
If you’re a current Lightroom user, you’re among the group of the most used photo management/processing software in the world. There’s a reason why when you do a search for buzz, news, tutorials, presets, etc… on Lightroom vs. the same for Aperture, you find much more about Lightroom. It’s an awesome program and like anything out there, will just get better with time. Be happy with it. If your curiosity just has to get the best of you then by all means, download the free trial of Aperture and give it a try yourself. Maybe you’ll switch. If that’s the right thing for you then go for it. Just don’t do it because it’s new and different. As always, leave a comment. I welcome your thoughts on the topic (just be nice)

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