f/4 | 1/60 sec | 22mm
Friday, May 4, 2012
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Month 4 in Review - April
For the first time I felt like giving up on this project. These past couple of months I just didn't have time to focus on photography as much as I'd like. Daily photos have become more of a diary of my life, rather than something 'photographic'. Still, I'm forcing myself to go on. hoping for better weather and getting out of work on time. I have found, though, that if I take just a bit of extra time for photos (for example, Days 89 - 91) I am much happier with them.
Last year I also joined a local (Bow Valley mostly) online photography group. I mostly lurk, as the other 30 people or so seem to be all the landscape pros in the area. They are perfectionists, and they rip photos apart in critiques - in a good way though, so in theory I'm learning. They think about their shots before clicking away: What do you want the composition to be? What story does the photo tell? What is the focal point? How much detail is there in the shadows? One day!
Some stats for April:
Last year I also joined a local (Bow Valley mostly) online photography group. I mostly lurk, as the other 30 people or so seem to be all the landscape pros in the area. They are perfectionists, and they rip photos apart in critiques - in a good way though, so in theory I'm learning. They think about their shots before clicking away: What do you want the composition to be? What story does the photo tell? What is the focal point? How much detail is there in the shadows? One day!
Some stats for April:
- Favourite photo: Day 97 - Good Friday
- Least favourite photo: Day 111 - Empty Bottles
- Most challenging photo to take: Day 99 - White Sands - challenging to keep accurate colour and detail
- Most creative photo: Day 103 - Old Car - I love taking these with the wide angle lens
- Most used Photoshop edits: fill light
- Number of photos taken this month: ~700
- Number of days on which I wouldn't have taken a photo if I didn't have to for this: 17
- How I feel about this project: Almost gave up, but will keep going.
Day 121 - Goodbye Garmin GPSMap 60CS
After years of weekly use and abuse, my GPS isn't turning on any more. Loved having it for all these adventures.
f/4.2 | 1/30 sec | 38mm
