Sad day to be a soft box umbrella

Today was a very unfortunate day for my shoot through umbrella. While shooting my 365 day pic, the non-existent wind decided to come out of no where and take my light stand to the ground, breaking the mount for my umbrella. Didn't even get a chance to get my test shots done either...so now I'm stuck with bare and natural light for now. :(

PS: My SB-700 was fine, thank goodness!

So today is only day 9, and I've already missed 3 days...it's gonna be a long year. Anyway, saw the light coming from the window and loved the color tone. I wasn't sure if this shot was going to quite turn out but I actually really like the focus and feel, while trying to capture the feeling of stacked bills. Comment for any suggestions?


Nikon D300s
50mm 1.4
1/4 sec
f/2
Iso 100

Day 8 I'm sorry..who did you say you were?

I have been mucho busy lately and haven't had much time to get a shot for day 6..or 7..so finally I managed to get Day 8. While shooting this, I was simply playing with the strobe and soft box to learn the settings a bit more when I realized I forgot to turn auto focus back on resulting in the above. I didn't intend to use this for my 365 but it kinda reminded me of how a lot of the time people get so caught up in their life that when they meet someone new, this is just about what they get from it, a barely recognizable face and a "I'm sorry..who did you say you were again?"

Nikon D300s
50mm 1.4
SB-700 through soft box camera right @ 1/2
f/2
1/400 sec
ISO 100

5/365 Too Early

Day 5! This morning I woke up randomly and through foggy eyes noticed it was just past 6:30am and noticed the cool soft light coming through the window and for some reason thought Hey! That would make for a cool picture...so here it is! Not too much post processing went into this one, mostly just exposure with the highlights.

Nikon D300s
50mm 1.4
f/1.4
ISO 1000