On Friday, I reached 100 days of this 365 project, and I have to say I am really enjoying it. One of the things that has made it so great is finding four other photographers from around the world to join me. When I started, I posted on the Photography subReddit that I was going to do a 365. We had 12 people (including me) start, and now there are five of us left. However, the photos from the other four are all outstanding.
I wanted to share the other people’s shots with you. First, meet Richard. He is from Colorado, and he gets some amazing shots. You can see his photos by clicking here.
Move south from there to see superb photography from Troy in Austin, Texas. I believe Troy is the only one of the group making a living taking pictures. You can see his photography by clicking here.
Then north and east to Lewis in the Windy City. He really gets his city and I love the work he posts. Just beautiful. See his shots by clicking here.
Lastly (besides me) is Dennis from Down Under in Brisbane, Australia. Dennis is doing a 7/52 (7 photos a week for 52 weeks) but we excuse him for that because he gives us such a different viewpoint. You can see his 7/52 by clicking here.
That’s about it for this week. Don’t forget: if you click on the first shot, you can scroll through using your arrow keys or by swiping. Also, while you are looking at the individual photos, click the small i at the bottom of the page to read the full caption and see my photographic metadata.
This old man is in our backyard. We have had him for quite a few years, and he is heavier than he appears. He is somewhat mossy, which gives him a lovely green tint. Today was very cloudy and rainy, and I suspect he became even greener.
Today used to be my least favorite day of the year. It wasn’t April 8th exactly, but the day I did my income taxes each year. When I was in business before I retired, tax day felt more like tax week. Now, according to the software I use, it took me 1 hour and 28 minutes. It’s done and filed, and I feel so accomplished. Regarding the photo, I wanted to set up a scene that showed I had been working on it. The hardest part of the setup was ensuring all our important numbers were covered up.
I was headed up to take a photo of a pond I had seen a few weeks ago when I noticed a couple walking up the road ahead of me. It captured a beautiful photo of true love- two people who obviously care about each other, taking a walk on one of our few days of Spring sunshine.
We had to be out of the house today while some work was done, so we went north to our favorite nursery, where Kathleen spotted this camellia in all its red glory. It just screamed spring and flowers to us. Now we have to plant all the things we got today, but that will have to wait until tomorrow since it started raining when we got home.
I had a few minutes before my weekly injection, so I took a quick photo walk on a bridge over the Sammamish River (slough). I captured about 40 photos, but this one stood out to me because of the reflection and the clouds. I loved both of them. We have large clouds forecasted for the entire next week, so I will have many of them to add to my cloud library.
It’s spring, and flowers bloom everywhere. The blossoms are red, and I particularly enjoy red flowers, especially tulips. This photo, taken about a mile from our house, brings me joy. Plus, after a long day of gardening and working out, I needed a simple photo.
Since I hadn’t taken my weekly Keeley shot, I knew I would get it sometime today. However, the morning light on our deck was so good that I had to ask her to pose for me. It turned out she is a fantastic model. All it took was a sit, a stay, and a treat as a reward, and she gave me this beautiful haloed photo that I really like. Plus, now I am done for the day…YEAH!
Have a wonderful week. Spring is here, and I guess I am now a gardener. Who knew? Oops, I forgot to pick a favorite for the week. I have two I really love…the people walking up the hill and the Sammamish River.
Photography is a major force in explaining man to man. —Edward Steichen
