2012 Photo Challenge: Week 20

This past week was the twentieth week of our 365 Photo Challenge.

Took some chances on photos that paid off this week. Then there were the ones that didn’t. =) But since, I’m listening to Neil Gaiman’s graduation address for the University of the Arts Class of 2012, I’m going to not call them “mistakes”. I’m making art and learning from it. And he’s right… the best thing you can do at any time is, “Make good art.” Give it a listen. It’s only about 20 minutes, but so worth it for any creative type. Be sure to listen for the best advice he got from Stephen King and failed to heed. It’s something I need to hear and do more often too. Again, the universe is whispering in my ear. =)

What you see below are links to my flickr set for the photos I’m posting for this challenge. Click on any photo below to go to flickr and then you can navigate through the set with the “Previous” and “Next” arrows at the top.

Sun: May 13, 2012		Mon: May 14, 2012
Tue: May 15, 2012	Wed: May 16, 2012	Thu: May 17, 2012
Fri: May 18, 2012		Sat: May 19, 2012

2012 Photo Challenge: Week 19

Week 19 of our 365 Photo Challenge.

Didn’t do so well on preparation or intent this week. Not sure what the deal is, but I can’t seem to focus (no pun intended) on anything for very long. Writing and photography are both feeling more like a chore than fun, but at least with this, I’m following through, even if I’m relying on luck and finding some shots I like. Will try to do better next week.

Sun: May 06, 2012		Mon: May 07, 2012
Tue: May 08, 2012	Wed: May 09, 2012	Thu: May 10, 2012
Fri: May 11, 2012		Sat: May 12, 2012

2012 Photo Challenge: Week 13

Week 13 of our 365 Photo Challenge. Hard to believe 3 months have passed and the 1st quarter of 2012 is over.

Lots of bees working the flowers this week while the sun was shining. You’ll definitely want to check out the larger views of the photo from Wednesday. I was amazed at how much pollen this one bee had gathered and stuck to his leg.

The last picture in this batch, I didn’t even remember taking. It’s one of those happy accidents. It turned out so much more interesting in every way possible than any of the others I took this morning intentionally working with my camera settings.

Next week, will have some more variety! We’re taking another big field trip, so I may not get pictures posted to flickr often during the week.

Sun: Mar 25, 2012		Mon: Mar 26, 2012
Tue: Mar 27, 2012	Wed: Mar 28, 2012	Thu: Mar 29, 2012
Fri: Mar 30, 2012		Sat: Mar 31, 2012

2012 Photo Challenge: Week 12

This is the twelfth week of our 365 Photo Challenge. Time’s really flying isn’t it?

Rough week. Especially Tuesday. I caught a nasty sinus infection and spent most of that day with a 102˚F fever. I nearly forgot to take a picture that day. Luckily, I had a doctor’s appointment already scheduled for Wednesday morning and a good dose of antibiotics has helped immensely.

Today was field trip day. Nothing regularly scheduled, but DS wanted to check out a retro gaming store down in Ocean Beach. So first up, we hit a good Peruvian restaurant that we’d never been to before, and headed down to OB. I got a few other pictures other than the kid running for the water, but I haven’t posted them up on flickr yet. And I’ll apologize now, if anyone noticed a radical shift in the earth’s axis either this afternoon or this evening. I had to “fix” the horizon by about -1.8 degrees on most of my pictures from today. I’m blaming it on the congestion messing with my sense of balance! Yeah, that’s the ticket. That’s my story & I’m sticking to it!

Sun: Mar 18, 2012		Mon: Mar 19, 2012
Tue: Mar 20, 2012	Wed: Mar 21, 2012	Thu: Mar 22, 2012
Fri: Mar 23, 2012		Sat: Mar 24, 2012

2012 Photo Challenge: Week 11

This is the eleventh week of our 365 Photo Challenge.

Not a varied week subject-wise, but my favorite picture this year so far is included in this batch. I’d been playing with the white balance settings on my camera and saw a dandelion gone to seed in the grass. I decided to take a blind shot (not looking through the view finder or at the display) and took a few shots of it. I’d forgotten to change the white balance which was radically different now that I was in a shady location, so I was kinda bummed to find several nearly black images when I downloaded my camera.

Luckily, I was able to boost the exposure in iPhoto and played around a bit with the saturation levels as well and the result was the dandelion below. Serendipity plays a HUGE role sometimes. Being in the right place at the right time, having the lighting just right, being in the right mood yourself even — all will affect what you see and capture. So go ahead… take those wild shots, experiment! You may just surprise yourself.

Sun: Mar 4 26, 2012		Mon: Mar 12, 2012
Tue: Mar 13, 2012	Wed: Mar 14, 2012	Thu: Mar 15, 2012
Fri: Mar 16, 2012		Sat: Mar 17, 2012

2012 Photo Challenge: Week 10

This is the tenth week of our 365 Photo Challenge. Hard to believe it’s been 70 days already!

Sorry for the seemingly repeats of the nearly, but not quite full moon. Can you tell I didn’t take any photos during those days and needed something — Anything! — before I went to bed? At least I got ’em. Oh, but look! I don’t always favor that top right quadrant for the moon.

I also remembered to take my camera along today when we picked up my husband from the airport and had lunch at Seaport Village. So there’s at least something other than the moon and the many flowers around my house. I had a hard time picking between the kites, sailboats, various birds, the silver robotic statue guy and the crab on the rocks at the water level that we saw today. It’s been a while since I’ve been down there on a Saturday, forgot about all the street performers who come out on the weekends.

Sun: Mar 4 26, 2012		Mon: Mar 5, 2012
Tue: Mar 6, 2012	Wed: Mar 7, 2012	Thu: Mar 8, 2012
Fri: Mar 9, 2012		Sat: Mar 10, 2012

2012 Photo Challenge: Week 9

Week Nine of our 365 Photo Challenge!

Spring has definitely sprung here. Which flowers are blooming are changing and I had some wild surprises this week from daffodils I thought were completely dead last year to a lizard taking a dip in the pool. The iceplant is just starting to bloom, soon the hillside will be one giant fuschia patch of buzzing bees. The hill beyond the roses behind the pool is a riot of color as well with the gazanias and the white and purple daisies blooming. Amazing what a different a week or two makes.