!DAILY UPDATES! January. 366 days: your 2016 in photographs

[Gary]

Gary, Seal Beach and Waki Sushi photos are beautiful.
Enchilada and sparkling wine look very tempting. 

LOL ... just some snaps of our dinner. Although tempted, we didn't eat at the sushi place ... I just like the Boss 302 Mustang convertible parked out front.  The driver and passenger were inside having dinner with Mom. 

The enchilada casserole paired nicely with the Roederer ... Mexican food and wine ... I love California, lol. Sparkling wines don't store well, I felt the need to start popping open some of my older stock before they start to un-sparkle.   

[Gary]

Nice pic, and thanks for your explanation about the 'Makar Sankranti'.  Must be a joy with those temperatures 

Well, here it's still grey, cold, rainy, and snow is expected...

Df   105/1.8

The tree strap photo captures your gray, cold, rainy with the expectation of snow ... Anirban's 84F is a summer temp here.  I miss the long daylight hours of summer.

[Gary]

@ Frank- Shark or maybe a crocodile ... in any case keep your distance as it looks menacing. 

[Gary]

@ Anirban- If you like kites ... I have the perfect kite spot ... maybe in the world, lol.  My kids and I would fly our kites at the Korean Bell in San Pedro (San Pedro is the Port of Los Angeles).  It is on top of a hill overlooking the port to the south, Catalina Island to the west and the cliffs of Palos Verdes Peninsula to the north. The mornings are calm but by noon the winds are always ... always blowing through. Perfect for kites all year long. I will take you there!

 

[Frank Fremerey]

@ Frank- Shark or maybe a crocodile ... in any case keep your distance as it looks menacing. 

yes. Everyday it looks different. But today it was near perfection.
I am a bit proud of the edit. Took me some time.


Hope to bring my kids to your place soon .... fly a kite ... cook ... shoot ... drink some wine ....

[Gary]

yes. Everyday it looks different. But today it was near perfection.
I am a bit proud of the edit. Took me some time.


Hope to bring my kids to your place soon .... fly a kite ... cook ... shoot ... drink some wine ....

That would be grand if you came by.

[Anirban Halder]

Nice pic, and thanks for your explanation about the 'Makar Sankranti'.  Must be a joy with those temperatures 
Well, here it's still grey, cold, rainy, and snow is expected...
Df   105/1.8

Thanks John. It's a joy but only for a while; frankly I miss real winter and weather here is monotonous. I like drastic change between the seasons.
Your photos and other nordic photos I go through, when I miss winter.  Reply #221 is a nice rainy day shot.

@ Anirban- If you like kites ... I have the perfect kite spot ... maybe in the world, lol.  My kids and I would fly our kites at the Korean Bell in San Pedro (San Pedro is the Port of Los Angeles).  It is on top of a hill overlooking the port to the south, Catalina Island to the west and the cliffs of Palos Verdes Peninsula to the north. The mornings are calm but by noon the winds are always ... always blowing through. Perfect for kites all year long. I will take you there!

That indeed sounds like a perfect spot Gary.  I'm looking forward to see your kite photos. Btw, I just googled "Korean Bell in San Pedro", it's a beautiful place.

[Anirban Halder]

Arniban: I'd love to try these sweets. I love  Chinese food ... not the European deviation ... the original ....
and I love dim sum preparations in sweet or hot or spicey with veggies or any meet ... chicken feet not so much
... some day we will meet!!!!

Sounds like we both appreciate good food, Frank. Coincidence - I just came back from dinner at a Chinese restaurant, Indian Chinese though.   Some day surely we will meet!

The enchilada casserole paired nicely with the Roederer ... Mexican food and wine ... I love California, lol. Sparkling wines don't store well, I felt the need to start popping open some of my older stock before they start to un-sparkle.   

Gary, now I'm more keen on coming to LA. 

[Frank Fremerey]

Sparkling wines don't store well, I felt the need to start popping open some of my older stock before they start to un-sparkle.   

I recommend high pressure sparkles (methode teaditionelle or champagnoise) to be consumed within 24 months after "Degorgier"...

Low pressure (like a typical Italian) within 12 months

I might help if we are at it...

[Frank Fremerey]

Sounds like we both appreciate good food, Frank. Coincidence - I just came back from dinner at a Chinese restaurant, Indian Chinese though.   Some day surely we will meet!

One thing I really want to do is to travel round China and try all food they offer. Why not eat snake or dog or cat?

I feel I could eat my way through India too.....

I general terms it is the quality of the cook that determines the quality of the food.
Second in line is the quality of the ingredients.
Best food is best ingredients prepared by the best cooks.

I strongly recommend "Chef's Table .... Netflix Original Series" .... the best cooks with the best ingredients
and some great photography too.

[Peter Forsell]

I'm glad my daughter still likes some oldskool board games in this era of ipads. The extreme perspective and keystoning give this shot a playful feeling that suits the subject matter, hence I decided against any "corrections."

D3S, 14mm, f/4, ISO 3200.

[John Geerts]

Thanks for your nice comments, Anirban and Gary. 

The 14mm gives a good overview, Peter !

[Bruno Schroder]

Noisy landscape. White noise in fact

[John Geerts]

Beautiful white noise, Bruno     

It was not all rainy gray today, later I found in a cul-de-sac this rose. Nice color, despite the weather

[Gary]

This has been an exhausting day. Too exhausting to make dinner. So we went and got pizza.
iPhone image