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Did someone say "selfie?" I figured I would do one with one of my favorite subjects for the month.

Sitting on a Park Bench (with apologies to Jethro Tull) Plaza Palmer, Caguas, Puerto Rico.

The carrousel at Plaza Palmer in Caguas.

Dereliction Too much prettiness in the SIJ. Time to get a little dirty. This is a derelict property very close to where we live. In its heyday it must have been a gorgeous piece of property.

Somebody Santurce, Puerto Rico.

Recinto Sur Street, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Drove to Old San Juan for a slightly extended lunch break. This was shot from the parking garage across the street.

Yet another Caguas urban night scene.

Diptych Plaza Palmer, Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Guard house at Caguas Botanical Gardens. The night guard was actually quite perplexed at the sight of a guy wearing a tie (came straight from work) pulling a camera, tripod and flashlight in the darkness to take a photograph. Didn't dare asking him to pose for fear he would ask me to leave...

Time Still feeling lousy, so I figured I would take care of today's shot early and put it out of mind. Shot through a Canon TX body and 50mm 1.8nFD.

Zulma Still feeling under the weather, so my wife suggested a portrait at home. Again, two Canon 580EXIIs fired from my Lumix G3 with an ST-E2 transmitter. Not insignificant amount of post processing.

Feeling very much under the weather, this is all I can do without getting out of bed.

El corillo de Caguas (The Crew from Caguas) As I went on my nightly sojourn desperately looking for photo ops in the darkness, I came across this happy bunch. They were thrilled to pose. A very long exposure and another bit of light painting.

Former headquarters of the Caguas Masonic Lodge, Caguas, Puerto Rico.

El Rubí 1934 Neighborhood watering hole in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Sign claims it has been there since 1934 and I believe it.

El amor del gíbaro II (The Peasant's Love II) This is a photograph of a mural (graffitti?) in Caguas which I had photographed before, but during the daytime. I used a 15 second shutter speed and light painted over the woman with a flashlight while the shutter was open.

Bug, Beetle, or Type 1. Playing with toys.

Puerto Rican painter, sculptor and performance artist Oscar Mestey-Villamil As I may have mentioned before, I do some pro bono photography work for the Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art. Mr. Mestey-Villamil has an exhibit that is opening at the Museum on the last week in January. I...

Once again, before I knew it, it was 7pm with no photo to show for the day. Rather than look for another night scene, I decided to show you the third member of the Ramirez household, my son Antonio. The photo was lit using two Canon 580EXII flash units, stand mounted, one at camera left with...

The Musician and His Crowd Street musician playing for a small crowd in Old San Juan.

The Girl Without Hands - After the Wedding In early 2011, I did a series of four photos that I titled "La boda de la niña sin manos" (The Wedding of the Girl Without Hands). The photos were of an interesting looking wedding shop in Caguas. Unfortunately, the shop closed down, and...

This is what happens when all of a sudden, it's 7 o'clock and you have no shot for the day. Got into my car drove to Plaza Palmer and took several photographs of the Christmas decorations (which are still up and lit) and of the trees. I rather like this one, though.