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Stories Day 2: Lunch Winner
Stories Day 2: Lunch Winner
socalsteve


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Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: My office
Date: May 2, 2008
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/5
Galleries: Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: May 2, 2008

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 What is Steve thinking? A picture of two awesome lunches, with limited DOF, questionable oversharpening and overhead lighting? Let me a tell you a story of how we got to this place:

Once upon a Thursday Steve fell in love with his office building's Daily Thursday Special of Lasagna (pictured above). He liked it so much that yesterday, when he arrived late to the office, he asked the deli-lady to set aside a serving for him on Friday, to which she happily agreed. However, not until he arrived home later that evening, did Steve find out that his wife had booked them for "Pasta Night" the next evening.

Being the kind of guy to uphold his commitments, Steve purchased the Lasagna on Friday. Let's all say it together: "Carboverload." Now what to do?

Catching the office manager in the hall, Steve put in an order for chicken, straight-up no carb's, and into the 'fridge the lasagna went.

Not forgetting about the poor picture quality, Steve realized too late that he had packed the light meter this morning and not the flash unit on his way to the office, so he had to make do with not-enough office lighting, a compromised aperture and hand-holding at a slow shutter-speed.

How's that for a story?

:-)

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 05/05/2008 09:50:06 AM
Your story is hilarious - thanks for the smile on an early Monday morning.
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 05/04/2008 02:31:47 PM
haha, nice story, and interesting photo.
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 05/03/2008 12:40:20 PM
LOL... sometimes the best laid plans just don't seem to work out!!
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 05/03/2008 11:36:58 AM
LOL! You might not want to tell that as a good-night story - could bring on nightmares, with the tomato sauce and all.
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 05/03/2008 09:50:19 AM
Too many carbs for me. Cool story though
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 05/03/2008 05:23:18 AM
Good story - not sure about that lunch though
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 05/03/2008 02:15:49 AM
Not to ruin your love for the lasagna, Steve, but I think I just saw somethign moving around in there. ;-) Fun story!
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 05/02/2008 09:43:01 PM
ROFLMAO! Don't know what to say about the picture, except maybe, I've taken worse.
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 05/02/2008 09:31:27 PM
he he he .... nice yummy picture
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 05/02/2008 09:30:27 PM
Funny story to go along with your image...I'd still have to pick the lasagna. I just love Italian food! :)
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 05/02/2008 07:16:41 PM
Yes yes yes.... but what does it mean????? It's like listening to Homer Simpson's father who's stories are long and go absolutely nowhere ;) "And we wore onions on our belts, because that was the style at the time"
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 05/02/2008 06:16:38 PM
Thanks. I agree with the comments on the photo - it looks worse every time I bring it up. I'm about "this far" away from pulling it. I've got to get the stories in though because a friend and I have a practice shoot on Sunday and that should yield me a bunch of portraits.
 05/02/2008 06:06:14 PM
lol .. LOVED YOUR STORY .. !!
i think you've taken better photographs tho .. !!!..:)
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 05/02/2008 05:57:46 PM
I LOVE this story - along with the image is FABO! This is why side challenges rock!
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 05/02/2008 04:52:19 PM
hmm after that story I don't know what to say except nice plastic plate. :)
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