Ideas

Which it would seem I am in short supply of at the moment...

Backstory on this shot:
I have a large display cabinet I picked up in Germany, so of course it's wired for 220v and we are 110v here in the states. I just rewired it to accept 110 bulbs (so I can display my cameras of course) and this is a left-over 220v bulb.

I wired a cord directly to this bulb (attached with electrical tape) and ran a trickle of 110v to it. It was barely on, so I had to keep the shutter open quite a while (over 30 seconds). So, that's it. That's my big idea for today :)

[Cassandra Hoffmann]

Ha.... you used your "short supply" well!! I like this, Aaron... PS.... I COMMENTED... hahah :P One of the 10%... damn, I rock!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

This is a great shot. I know what you mean about running out of ideas. It happens to me, too.

[Terry R]

I like it too. I'm a bit lacking in the ideas dept. at the moment as well.

[Lisa]

This is very creative!! Ideas are definitely hard to come by at times :)

[Lara Zinn]

hey... I see my letter there... Z... twice!!!

[Aaron]

@ozziehoffy Haha Cassandra, and you were the FIRST one, so you didn't have to add another "awesome" or "cool" or "well done" LOL. Thanks!
@mittens Thanks Marilyn, I just hate it when it happens; so frustrating! I shot a stupid strawberry dripping stupid chocolate syrup a stupid three dozen ways for two stupid hours today for the theme and got ZIP! LOL

[Patty]

You too huh.... I do love this capture though, very creative for one who claims to be lacking in inspiration... :-)

[Aaron]

@terryvet92 Thanks Terry!
@mummarazzii They sure are Lisa, thanks! :)
@carrapeta00 Haha, those "Z's" represent what my imagination is doing right now! :)

[Aaron]

@socalgal Haha, see my "Strawberry" post just above yours; it's been a bit of a frustrating day... :) Thanks Patty!

[Terry R]

@grizzlysghost I just read Brendan's thread. Does that mean I'm one of your 10% ? :) You are definitely one of my 10%! Thanks!

[Elizabeth Youngs]

Very creative! Love the caption and tags....lol

[Leonie Mogridge]

:)

[Aaron]

@terryvet92 Haha, I guess it does Terry! :)
@lyoungs1023 Thanks Elizabeth! :)
@onie Haha, love it Leonie, that's the spirit! :)

[Brendan Maunder]

What a very interesting shot.

[Rick Schies]

I know the feeling. These past few weeks have been terribly busy, and then the weather hasn't been the best either.

[Dana]

Great idea !!! :-)
Very clever and fitting.

[Cassandra Hoffmann]

@grizzlysghost Who said anything about "awesome", "cool", or "well done"....?? *rolls eyes* now you're just taking it too far :P LOL.

[Cassandra Hoffmann]

@onie PMSL... love ya work!

[Aaron]

@agima Thanks Brendan, I just filled in the backstory in the description if you (or anyone else) is interested :)
@digitalrn Ugh, don't get me started on the weather Rick! :)
@danacarruthers Thanks Dana! :)
@ozziehoffy Haha, sorry about that Cassandra! :)

[Lyn]

I don't believe you, Aaron (the short supply of ideas part, that is). . .

[Aaron]

@lyno Haha, oh it definitely happens; more often than I would like to admit! But I just take a look through 365 and ideas start to surface; so it's just a temporary thing :)

[Sheri]

Very clever shot! I'm in the same place, with such bad weather keeping me in, I think I've photographed everything in my house!

[Aaron]

@groovygirlrn Haha, that is exactly what I did; I even took the back off of an old clock of mine today to take a shot of the gears but wasn't happy with ANY of it!

[Jesse Hurler]

regardless of the subject, i love all of your work, and you certainly never seem to be "out of ideas" :)

[naladka]

Your idea made a fab shot! A whole cabinet full of cameras sounds pretty awesome too.

[Aaron]

@luvthyclassics Haha, thanks Jesse; but today was pretty grueling idea-wise! Nothing I tried was working out, and that's frustrating!

[Aaron]

@naladka Thanks Naladka! It is still coming together but it's looking pretty cool :)

[Sabrina]

You say you run out of ideas?? I think this is a quite thoughtful shot and very creative ... really! And since it is related to something German I like it of course :) Cool pic!

[Aaron]

@sabrinaromahn Haha, danke Sabrina! :)

[Rob]

You always come up with something! Nicely done!

[Aaron]

@jdr4690 Thanks Rob! :)

[Sandra]

Very interesting shot, i like it Aaron. Well done!

[Aaron]

@sanfil Thanks Sandra!

[Maggiemae]

I just wonder what happened to that stupid chocolate dripping on those stupid strawberries?

[Katherine Ann Klinck]

neat!!

[Tracy]

A great idea, especially because you went to all that effort lol I would have been lazy and photoshopped it in :D

[Brendan Maunder]

Thanks for the background. I was wondering how you did it.

[Aaron]

@maggiemae Haha, the berries went into the bin and the chocolate down the drain; I was that pleased with the results! :)
@harley84 Thanks Katherine!
@tracywilliams Ugh, don't get me started Tracy! :)
@agima You bet Brendan! I still have the bulb rigged up so I might use it in some other shots later down the road.

[Bankmann]

As ideas go - not a bad one. ;-) Love the result!

[Aaron]

@bankmann Thanks Bankmann!

[Shanne]

that's very cool, great idea and effort _ and yes, I'm back, so I'm commenting - not sure how long for

[Aaron]

@shanne Thanks Shanne, great to have you back!

[Jo Ann Bellone]

If I tried any of the above, the house would burn down. Great shot

[Aaron]

@jolefont Haha, you crack me up Jo Ann! Thanks :)

[Sue Wilde]

Not for the non electrical among us...I burn the furniture when I use a flashlight

[Jennifer Ruge]

What a great idea for a photo! I'm glad you didn't blow a fuse using a 220 bulb.

[Lisa]

Cool shot! What a creative idea.

[Marie]

How did you just pick up a large cabinet and bring it home?! If I pick up a large cabinet, it would probably be just 2 streets down on someone's lawn lol Nice capture and very clever rewiring all those thingys :D

[Humphrey Hippo]

Love the warm glow. Difficult to buy these sort of bulbs anymore. :(

[Princess Fairlane]

Brilliant idea Aaron! very creative :D

[Aaron]

@swilde Haha Sue :)
@jenniferruge Thanks Jennifer!
@traeumerlein87 Thank you Lisa :)

[Aaron]

@marieooi Haha Marie, I think it just followed me home! Thanks :)
@humphreyhippo I think they are hard to find; I think this one is pretty old; and it has a very curious shape too. Thanks!
@princesicita Thanks! :)

[Brian]

lol... I like the idea about not having an idea for photography shot. I've having the same challenge.

[Aaron]

@brianl Haha, it happens more than I would like Brian :)

[Paul Myers]

Nicely done.

[carol white]

Super creative idea!!

[Aaron]

@webfoot Thanks Paul!
@carolmw Thank you Carol!

[Teri]

The tones are great!

[Aaron]

@iimage Thanks Teri!

[Lindy]

Always thinking outside the box Aaron.

[Aaron]

@lwain Haha, I try LIndy :)

[Bugik]

And that is such a cool idea!

[Aaron]

@bugik Thanks Bugik!