Writings & Photography of Derek Dysart, some dude you’ve never heard of.

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Brunch – Project 365/31

Brunch - Project 365/31

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I may upload another version of this photo at a later date, but we headed down to Villa Oliva in Bartlett, IL for brunch with the family. The little guy did not want to eat much except for a choclolate donut and some ice cream (which I think was actually sherbert). [Read more →]

January 31, 2010   No Comments

Gol!!!!! – Project 365/30

Gol!!!!! - Project 365/30

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I sat on the sideline on my son’s soccer game today and got some shots. This one here is actually a composit of a series of four shots. I like the whole series and decided to try and stitch them together. I ran them through Photoshop’s Photomerge and this was pretty much the result.

I adjusted the layer masks to sho the ball from all four frames. [Read more →]

January 30, 2010   No Comments

Wash your Hand – Project 365/29

Wash your Hand - Project 365/29

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Washing hands after using the potty. Still working on pulling his pants up all the way. [Read more →]

January 29, 2010   No Comments

Turntable – Project 365/28

Turntable - Project 365/28

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After quite a while without, I finally own a turntable again. A co-worker had an extra and sold it to me for $20. I still haven’t had time to hook it up, but plan to do so soon.

Playing with the 50mm wide open here. At f1.2, focus is really hard to nail, but the ulta-narrow DOF can be cool. B&W and film grain added in post processing. [Read more →]

January 28, 2010   No Comments

Headset – Project 365/27

Headset - Project 365/27

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The only frame I snapped today, these are my headphones I use to block out the environment and get work done. They are Klipsch Image s4i which I got cause they are the only aftermaket iPhone headset with three buttons. [Read more →]

January 27, 2010   No Comments

Steam- Project 365/26

Steam- Project 365/26

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Saw this marking on the sidewalk which is indicating where the city supplied steam heat enters the building. Not often you see this sort of marking, but a lot of the buildings near downtown Milwaukee enjoy heat from the excess steam from WE Energies.

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January 26, 2010   No Comments

Sliders – Project 365/25

Sliders - Project 365/25

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I picked up some of Miller Bakery’s pretzel rolls at the grocery store and the kids immediately recalled the sliders the had at Stack’d Bar and talked me into making some at home.

The verdict? Not to shabby [Read more →]

January 25, 2010   No Comments

Lighting – Project 365/24

Lighting - Project 365/24

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This is a halogen fixture that lights some art work in our house. [Read more →]

January 24, 2010   No Comments

Magic – Project 365/23

Magic - Project 365/23

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I really needed a new mouse to use with my laptop. As much as I try, I can’t use the touchpad 100% of the time.

So far, I really like Apple’s Magic Mouse. The multi touch surface is nice, and whatever material this thing rests on is super smooth, which making it a joy to slide around the desk.

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January 23, 2010   No Comments

Super Rope – Project 365/22

Super Rope - Project 365/22

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There was a "family fun night" funtion at school and the kids got some "super rope." This is a friend of ours who was deep in contimplation while enjoying his rope. [Read more →]

January 22, 2010   2 Comments