Month 11 in Review - November

I have a few photos that I really like from November, but once again, I find there are too many last-minute images of stuff on my desk.  This past week I was sent a proof for an ad that will run in the summer edition of a recreation magazine and uses three of my images.  Here's an image of that:

Some stats for November:

• Favourite photo: Day 323 - Lower Elk Lake
• Least favourite photo: Day 332 - Mophie and the Earbuds
• Most challenging photo to take: Day 326 - Living Room
• Most creative photo: Day 311 - Out of Context
• Most used Photoshop edits: crop, sponge (saturate)
• Number of photos taken this month: ~440
• Number of days on which I wouldn't have taken a photo if I didn't have to for this: 23
• How I feel about this project: Just one more month to go.

Which is your favourite photo from November?

Now the countdown is on to finish this project in the next month.  I'll also be going through my images to find my best ten photos of 2011.

Day 334 - 'Outdoor Corner' on the Christmas Tree

f/4 | 1/60 sec | 31mm

Day 334 - Lomo Milk Glass

f/4.2 | 1/30 sec | 36mm

Day 332 - Mophie and the Earbuds

f/4.8 | 1/30 sec | 50mm

Day 331 - Before the Snow

f/3.5 | 1/2 sec | 20mm

Day 330 - Cross-Country Skis

f/4.2 | 1/40 sec | 32mm

Day 329 - Silo

Trying more with the wide-angle lens.

f/9 | 1/320 sec | 9mm

Day 328 - Resurrecting the Wide-Angle Lens

f/4.5 | 1/8 sec | 8mm

Day 327 - Little Guy

Each ornament on my tree has some meaning and most are from my travels.  I made this guy when I was in kindergarten.

f/5.3 | 1/3 sec | 105mm

Day 326 - Living Room

f/4.5 | 1/8 sec | 9mm

Day 325 - Still Night in the City

f/5 | 1/6 sec | 82mm

Day 324 - Hyrdoline

Between Elk Lakes Cabin and Elk Pass.

f/13 | 1/640 sec | 18mm

Day 323 - Lower Elk Lake

f/10 | 1/400 sec | 26mm

Day 322 - Elk Lakes Cabin

Super comfy sleeping loft after 11.5km of snowshoeing in (with a detour to West Elk Pass). The guys took the custodian's room downstairs.

f/3.5 | 1/60 sec | 18mm

Day 321 - Half Bottle

f/5 | 1/60 sec | 65mm

Day 320 - Fire

f/5 | 1/100 sec | 32mm

Day 319 - Gear Check

I'm wondering if it's actually possible to pull off the West Coast Trail with a 60L backpack. This pile does not include tent, stove, or food yet. 

f/3.5 | 1/8 sec | 20mm

Day 318 - Stones in Sand

f/5.3 | 1/25 sec | 120mm

Day 317 - Christmasy

f/4.2 | 1/8 sec | 35mm

Day 316 - Potato Pancakes

f/4.5 | 1/20 sec | 40mm

Day 315 - Nighttime Reading

f/4 | 1/13 sec | 32mm

Day 314 - Remember

f/4 | 1/40 sec | 29mm

Day 313 - Plant

Got one more real plant, which reminded me of a mini bamboo.

f/5.6 | 1/20 sec | 16mm

Day 312 - Spin

f/3.5 | 1/50 sec | 20mm

Day 311 - Out of Context

f/3.5 | 1/10 sec | 18mm

Day 310 - West of Calgary

Ridge Road, west of Jumpingpound Road.

f/10 | 1/400 sec | 18mm

Day 309 - West of Banff

f/14 | 1/800 sec | 35mm

Bonus Photo

This would normally have been my photo of the day, but it wasn't taken with my Nikon D5000. Skiing towards Temple on Moraine Lake Road.

f/2.4 | 1/2208 sec | 4mm

Day 308 - U of C Downtown

This is probably the nicest-looking parkade in the city (left 2/3 of photo).

f/5.3 | 1/100 sec | 95mm

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