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This year I will be mostly... taking a photo every day, and posting it up here for you all to see and comment on if you feel inclined (please do). It's not an original idea, I stole it off a friend and many other people are doing the same as I speak, but I thought it seemed like a great idea to get used to my new toy, my Canon Eos 500D with Tamron 18-250mm Macro lens - my first digital SLR.

A lot of sites online talk about 'project 365' where people are encouraged to take a photo every day, but while their take on it is to create a personal history of the photographer, I wanted to make it a bit more abstract, more about the world around me. So this isn't meant to be a photo diary of my life, I am striving for each photo to be 'good' because of its artistic and technical merit, not because it's personal to me. Having said that personal subject matter will inevitably creep in as inspiration, but that's allowed, the book I'm reading claim that "every picture we take is merely a self-portrait of our inner psyche"!

I had a think of a couple of ideas for themes and settled on 'moods'. Then I was hit by indecision as to what to do if I take a photo I like and want to upload as my daily snap, but it doesn't fit the theme. So I have decided that the theme is just for inspiration rather than as a criteria, the photos can be of anything. That way I get the most flexibility of what to upload, and still have a muse.

While I'll be taking photos every day, I'll only upload them every few days, so keep checking back. I'm not anticipating the photos to be groundbreaking (at least not to start with!), the whole point is to improve so I won't be great initially. But I'll still try my best which will hopefully keep it interesting. Please feel free to add whatever comments you like (hopefully constructive!) as that will help me as much as the process of actually taking a photo a day, I will endeavour to reply to them all.

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Monday, 9 January 2012

Saturday 31st January 2012

Last photo of the year! This is the view from my hotel room balcony. I liked the descending strip of cloud and the various colours of the lights across the town and in the air. The church from yesterday can be seen in the centre of the left half of the photo. Click to enlarge.

18mm, 20s, f/10, ISO 200

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

Saturday 27th August 2011

I was completely spoiled for choice for photos today, it was a lovely day out in the hills with better weather than expected and I had my compact camera round my neck so I could snap away without it delaying our hike. This is the lochan below Sgurr an Iubhair with the attractive Stob Ban on the right-hand side.

4.6mm, 1/500s, f/2.8. (auto)

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Thursday 18th August 2011

Another thing I can do with the Ixus is continue with a theme I started early on in the year. Two themes in fact - highlight some of the cool buildings in Stoke, and do a series of photos of Stoke sub-stations, since most of those are in cool buildings with cool brickwork. I've taken photos of this one before but wasn't happy with them. This one is better, but having reviewed what I took I also know what I'd do if I returned. Which I may, I just love the intricate patterns and the variety of tiles and bricks!

4.6mm, 1/125s, f/2.8. (auto)

Saturday, 2 July 2011

Friday 24th June 2011

This is a typical path once on the ridge, working its way from a summit down to a bealach (saddle/col), before the route ascends again to the next peak. This particular section is after the Innacessable Pinnacle with Sgurr Banachdich ahead to the left.

6mm, 1/144s (auto), f/2.7 (auto), ISO 80 (auto)

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Tuesday 21st June 2011

The unique Lookout bothy. A converted coastguard lookout, it's tiny, sweet, out of the way, and has an amazing view out the glass fronted loungue down over Hunish point.

18mm, 1/15s, f/8, ISO 200

Thursday, 5 May 2011

Wednesday 27th April 2011

I love this composite. I love it because I didn't have a tripod with me as I was travelling light, but it's still straight, although things aren't aligned or even, but they work because there's more bench on the right which is offset by the lady right of centre which is offset by the dark archway to the right which is offset by the darker strut top left. I think it balances and is nicely higgeldy piggeldy despite the order and symmetry of the Kirk in reality. And I love the vivid colour and tone. I wanted a nice cathedral shot since being inspired by this one that I saw in Y Caban cafe in Snowdonia, and I got it!

18mm, 0.4s, f/8, ISO 200

Tuesday, 5 April 2011

Saturday 2nd April 2011

Today we endured various rain showers and snowy slopes, as well as more wet feet and strong winds (although not strong enough to blow us over today). We ticked off two Munros and on the descent from the second we were gifted with the sight of this beautiful rainbow, which made it all worthwhile!

18mm, 1/320s (auto from aperture priority), f/9, ISO 400