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Day 5 Review of Last Year

I have to start by admitting that I cheated. I did take this photo but I did not take it today. I racked my brain on how do you possibly sum up an entire year in just one photograph. If I had had one big defining moment that involved the whole year like a wedding then that would be easy. It was a year of ups and downs and everything in between and what can possibly convey all that. Since it was a rough year personally I guess i can sum it up with a crazy chaotic shot because life if messy after all and always moving.

Day 4 Weather

Taking a photograph of my local weather should be an easy task. I just worked a 12 hour day and missed all the beautiful sunlight. The temperature was in the upper 40’s and sunny and no winds so beautiful and calm for January 4th. It is now 9pm and i’m starving since i haven’t had dinner yet so I am waiting in an Arby’s drive through with the window down enjoying the night air. Since the weather is boring and uneventful today I give you drive through neon lights to brighten your night.

Day 3 Zoom-In

Zooming in is probably the most fun photograph I could take. In just one room of the house I can find hundreds of little details to crop in and focus on. I zoomed in on the ASA setting my old faithful trusty Pentax K1000 with a different digital camera. I am currently working on shooting a roll of 3200 black & white film. In this digital age of being able to see your photos instantly so many will never know the wonderful excitement film photography can provide. First you have to shoot a whole roll of film because you never want to waste a single shot that could be your next masterpiece. Then if you send it in some where you have the long agonizing wait to get your photos back so see what turned out. If you are truly lucky like I was you get the opportunity to process and print your own photos in a darkroom. The anxiety of cracking open a film container in complete darkness and by feel only rolling the film on a reel to process it by hand. Then comes the defining moment in the light when you open up the canister to reveal either success or failure. Holding the wet negatives up above your head in the light and seeing little opposite images. Even better is when you make your prints and you watch your photograph come to life in a tray of developer right in front of your eyes. It appears like a magic trick and is truly exhilarating…..but what do I know i’m just the girl who is always hiding behind a camera hoping no one will notice me like I notice everything else.

Day 2 Bubbles

When washing dishes I see a sink full of soap bubbles and think nothing about it. After all there is a task at hand and that is to get clean dishes. I used a macro lenses to get up close to the soap bubbles. I really like that I am able to see through bubbles at another layer of bubbles below. Seeing this is worth the dishpan hands.

Day 1 Celebration

This is the first photo of 2019 just after midnight. Today starts a new year and a 365 day photography challenge. My way of ringing in the new year is from the comfort of my couch. Warm slipper and a cold beer while watching a sea of people in Times Square all freezing cold.