For those who have never been, I have to say, the New England Aquarium is actually quite a bit of fun. I purchased a Groupon for two and went with the significant other this past Saturday. It took about 40 minutes of waiting before we could get in, but once we did, the place wasn’t terribly packed. They had a number of  great exhibits, an acceptable little cafe upstairs, and some great photo-ops. I elected against bringing my camera that day, since I just wanted to enjoy the visit rather than be working the entire time, but couldn’t pass this shot up. Downstairs was the jellyfish room, with each tank lit up dimly in a different color. This particular tank, with the blue lighting, wasn’t very cluttered, so I snapped a frame with my iPhone. Did a little minor editing in Photoshop to bring up the contrast and expand the canvas a bit, and vola.

As part of a surprise 50th anniversary party for my grandparents this coming weekend, I’m taking a number of old photos of theirs and restoring / digitizing them. Most of them are pretty worn and damaged, so I’m going through, correcting the problems, and cleaning things up. I have a few hundred pictures to scan and edit before the week is up, so I’m trying my best to manage my time with each. Above is a great one I found of my great-great-grandparents from early 19th century. Love the clothing and rigid formality of pictures from back then.

Continuing on the automotive theme, I decided to try out a taillight shot as well. For this, I pulled the car in straight (worlds easier than trying to back it in), with the rear just barely out the garage door. I found a small piece of 2×4 and propped it between the seat and the brake pedal, pushing the seat just forward enough to get the lights to activate. Got out the fog machine, turned it on, and snapped a few shots. Got about 75 in all, most with varying amounts of smoke, angles, and exposures. Liked this one the best.