Day 5

It is that cold and brittle time of year. The landscape is barren and yellow. Needing to clear my head, I grabbed my camera and escaped my desk for about a half hour. Aside from the pine trees, there is very little green to be seen. Usually we get some snow to break up the monotony of the landscape but this winter has been as dry as a bone. Still I was able to snap a few interesting pictures today, and this dried flower caught my eye. It is beautiful in its own way.

Farewell

“I look for a sense of reality with everything I did,” she once said. “I didn’t work in a studio, I didn’t light anything. I found a way of working which pleased me because I didn’t have to frighten people with heavy equipment, it was that little black box and me”

Eve Arnold: 21 April 1912 – 4 January 2012

Day 4

I didn’t get out of the office until about 4:20. This jet was making the big leap out of the bowl that is the Truckee Meadows and I love the daytime moon.

The weather has been warm, so I’ve got to get out during the day tomorrow.

Day 3

Although I spent most of my day chained to my desk, I had to run out to the bank in the afternoon and on the way back in from the parking lot I snapped some trees, a vacant bird nest, and the fire hydrant on our property. Ours is a massive complex, and we’d need a lot of water should the unthinkable happen.

Day 2

Two again today, because it’s a non-work day. Besides, I couldn’t let the sunrise go to waste. (Don’t expect this every day.)

And later in the day I wanted to experiment with turning off the automatic stabilizer so I set about shooting the coat rack and kept moving in closer and closer until I got here.

I was pretty happy with the exposure and clarity of both shots which required only minimal adjustments in Photoshop.

Day 1

Here you go. Two for the price of one. I couldn’t decide.

You might as well get to know the animals early on. This is Buddy, our German Shepherd-Rottweiler mix (age: 8). When shooting animals or people, I always try to focus on their eyes.

It’s only January, but I’m already hungry for spring. I love the texture and color of these leaves hanging on through the dead of winter.

Practice

Admittedly I’m avoiding chores, but hey, I need to practice for the big day tomorrow, right? All were shot from the front stoop.

This is Nina. And yes, that’s me. In my robe. Gah.

I did it

Now I have to do it.

This is the home of my 365 project. A photo a day for a year. I guess that makes it a 366 project since 2012 is a leap year. I’ll probably throw some other photos up here as well.

I hope I don’t lose my mind. The count starts Sunday, January 1, 2012.

This is Jezebel.