Day 307 - A Tent!

I won the MEC TGV tent for a collection of three photos, including that from Day 225 - Abbot Hut.  The tent has been discontinued, but from the information I have found online, it's a two person, four season tent.  The Lightfield is an upgraded version if it.

f/3.5 | 1/8 sec | 20mm

Day 306 - Absolut

A photo of my sparkly lamp ... really.

f/5.6 | 1/160 sec | 150mm

Day 305 - San Francisco

f/5.3 | 1/25 sec | 120mm

Month 10 in Review - October

This has been the second month that some of my images have been rquested for advertising purposes, this time by the Alpine Club of Canada. That has been exciting! What has been less than exciting, though, have been my consistently late evening photos throughout this month. Often I'll remember by 10pm that I need a photo, hence all the photos of stuff on my desk. I want to change that for November and take more decent outdoor shots again. Two more months to go: I need to slow down, take fewer snapshots, and bump up quality!

Some stats for October:

• Favourite photo: Day 291 - iLove
• Least favourite photo: Day 297 - Cozy
• Most challenging photo to take: Day 285 - Holt's
• Most creative photo: Day 285 - Holt's
• Most used Photoshop edits: crop, sponge (saturate)
• Number of photos taken this month: ~315
• Number of days on which I wouldn't have taken a photo if I didn't have to for this: 25/31
• How I feel about this project: Getting close to the end of the year.  I can't believe that I've made it beyond 300 days.

Which is your favourite photo from October?

Day 304 - Trick or Treat

f/3.8 | 1/4 sec | 22mm

Day 303 - The Elusively Perfect Home

I have an itch for a place with a small yard with firepit, more storage, and a proper laundry room.

f/4 | 1/60 sec | 22mm

Day 302 - Highwood River at Odlum

Picked this for my daily photo as I loved this spot.  I feel like I'm cheating a bit as this photo wasn't taken with my Nikon D5000 - and I had set up this blog to learn how to use that camera.

f/2.4 | 1/175 sec | 4mm

So, to clear my conscience (can't cheat after over 300 days of sticking with this blog), I took a photo of my post-hike treat.

f/4.5 | 1/40 sec | 42mm

Day 301 - Ski Wax

Bought cross-country skis today :-).

f/5.3 | 1/40 sec | 95mm

Day 300 - Cross-Country

Last winter I started thinking about taking up cross-country skiing.  Now I'm thinking this winter may be it.

f/4.5 | 1/30 sec | 46mm

Day 299 - Chilly Sunset

f/4 | 1/60 sec | 18mm

Day 298 - International Space Station

A couple of summers back we stayed up late to see the ISS race across the sky for a few seconds. Today I see it come into view on my SkyView app.

f/5 | 1/15 sec | 75mm

Day 297 - Cozy

These are my cozy hut backpacking slippers - a souvenir from Hilo.

f/4.8 | 1/13 sec | 52mm

Day 296 - iTunes

I spent the last three hours trying to synch iTunes with my iPhone to remove duplicate songs. No luck yet. No fan of iTunes tonight.

f/4 | 1/60 sec | 22mm

Day 295 - Isola Peak

This was the last splash of colour before the blizzard.

f/7.1 | 1/200 sec | 20mm

Day 294 - More Time at MEC

I was so good staying away from there for a month. Now I got the down sweater that I've been drolling over for a year.

f/3.8 | 1/30 sec | 22mm

Day 293 - Fresh Stuff and an Older Banana

f/4 | 1/5 sec | 26mm

Day 292 - Earth from Above

f/4 | 1/6 sec | 28mm

Day 291 - iLove

f/4.2 | 1/30 sec | 34mm

Day 290 - On the Mantle

f/4.8 | 1/30 sec | 52mm

Day 289 - Winter Backpacking

Booked a two-night trip to Elk Lakes Cabin.

f/4 | 1/50 sec | 26mm

Day 288 - Powderface Colour

f/8 | 1/250 sec | 26mm

Day 287 - Waiting

f/4.5 | 1/30 sec | 42mm

Day 286 - Another Desk

The sun was bright, so I closed the blinds.  Looked up a minute later from my desk at work and this was my view.

f/8 | 1/250 sec | 22mm

Day 285 - Holt's

I joined a local photography group, so this was my first outing with them.

f/7.1 | 0.77 sec | 75-150mm

Day 284 - iWant

I want an iPhone 4s.  This has been my trusty friend for the last four years. 

f/5.3 | 1/30 sec | 112mm

Day 283 - Mountain Sunrise

f/4.2 | 1/40 sec | 36mm

Day 282 - Foliage

f/10 | 1/400 sec | 36mm

Day 281 - Grotto Mountain

f/10 | 1/400 sec | 70mm

Day 280 - Pattern

f/5.3 | 1/13 sec | 105mm

Day 279 - Fire

f/4.2 | 1/10 sec | 35mm

Day 278 - Kitchen Counter

f/3.5 | 1/30 sec | 18mm

Day 277 - Outdoorsy Reading

Currently on my nightstand.

f/5.6 | 1/6 sec | 16mm

Day 276 - Hawai'i Volcanoes

Almost forgot to take a photo today, so more stuff on my desk.

f/4.8 | 1/40 sec | 52mm

Day 275 - Aloha

Brought myself back a nice trashy postcard.

f/4.8 | 1/60 sec | 60mm

Day 274 - Calgary

f/9 | 1/320 sec | 36mm