New Year's Eve timelapse

New Year's Eve timelapse, originally uploaded by DC Products.

For my second timelapse (here's the first), I set up my camera in a corner of the living room on New Year's Eve. My wife and I were in the Boston suburb of Milton, Mass., staying with my college roommate, Bryan, and his husband for their annual party. Casey and I have gone up for several years now, so it's become a great tradition we both enjoy.

My first thought was to set up the camera in the kitchen to document Casey's preparations for the party (it's her thing), but there was no out-of-the-way place to set up the tripod. This spot in the living room was the next-best thing, because it shows the path to the kitchen through the dining room and also contains the TV, where we all gathered at midnight.

The music for this version is Frightened Rabbit's "Extrasupervery," chosen for the simple fact that it was the only song on my computer that came close to the 87-second length of the video. All the rest of my music was on an external hard drive at home, and I didn't feel like shortening a different track. (When I posted the video to YouTube, I just went with one of the tracks available on that site.)

Day 191 of 365

Sitting on the patio on a summer evening

Despite my heavy drinking at our evening barbecue, I managed to take this one from the steps of the back porch as everyone enjoys their drinks and conversation. No flash; the light is a pair of CFL spotlights on the corner of the house. Amazingly, I was able to hold the camera steady enough on this second (and last) frame.

Day 32 of 365

Football party

I was too wrapped up in the food, the football and the friends to remember to get up to take a photo of the crowded living room early in the game. This was near the end -- just before the Cardinals scored, I think, and the Steelers staged their great comeback.