365pictures: Days 271-300

300. 300!

(I am trying to resist all sorts of jokes about said movie right about now.)

Anyway, I know I keep saying that the end is in sight, and I feel like I should drop in a note now that explains that on the whole, I have very much enjoyed this project. I plan on continuing to carry my camera around with me once it’s done, if nothing else. But there is certainly a lot of pressure/commitment to try and get a picture in every day, and I am looking forward to having that done with and not having to worry about shooting a sub-standard photograph in order to fulfill the daily quota.

So. In short, I do like the project and I am very glad that I chose to tackle it, but I will love the freedom I will have once it is over. And, as always, a link to the full set is available here.

Enjoy!

Mothership LandingAll May Park, All Must Pay18-Miler Reward: Part 1Hideous DiscardsNigiri Sake Sushi
WeightKeep FrozenAll The Pretty Deck Chairs In A RowOn The Edge Of ForeverWeathervane
Not MushroomsEight Buddhas In A RowWillow Entrance4-7-3-4G&T
Ferris WheelIwo Jima by NightImpulse BuyUnsureCanopy
With TeethUnsure Of Their FateSalt and PepperThe GrantComfort Food
My Lunch Scares MeNew PantsIn FlightCeiling StarEye on the Ball

365pictures: Days 211-240

Two-thirds of the way there. Oof.

This is perhaps the most of the “mixed-batch” yet for me; some that I really love, others where I was scrambling to find a picture for the day. I am glad to be in the “home stretch” even though (as of this morning) I still have 123 more to go. Come on, November!

Meanwhile, I have my heart now set on a camera from Canon that (with a slightly newer model available) has been marked down a couple hundred bucks, and has a 12X optical zoom. (My current camera has a 3X optical zoom.) I blame this project for me wanting that.

Anyway, as always, enjoy! (And if you’d like to see the full set, they’re available at this link.)

Ghost TrainGum of HappinessCan't Sleep, Flowers Will Eat MeMixing ColorsTangle
FlingingDizzyingViolationForest of SteelAnyone Want a Book?
DiagonalFood Product, or Throat Culture?BoardwalkLakeside ViewPreviously on Doctor Who...
The Colors of MusicHouse of KabobDevouredRestoredA Glimmer of Good-Nature?
Literal Bird's Eye ViewFragile SkinsLet Me In!TemptationI Heart Flowers
Fixing the NewsPushing Back the SprayInspirationMeditationLove Without Rules

mag-no’li-a

This is one of my favorite pictures in a while; it was just down the street from Rob and Peter’s last night, after a massive rainstorm a couple of hours earlier. Barrett, Julian, Wess, and I admired it for a minute and we almost kept walking before it suddenly hit me to pull out the camera.

I ended up cropping off a tiny bit of extra darkness up at the top of the shot, but otherwise it came out just about exactly as I’d wanted it.

mag-no'li-a

365pictures: Days 181-210

Well, not really. Technically this set is Days 144 & 182-210. You see… I made a mistake earlier on and left out day 144. So everything from that point has been off by a day.

Fortunately, once I realized that a day’s picture was missing (and was able to track it down—I had actually taken a picture that day and uploaded it to Flickr!) the problem was easy to solve. It’s now in its proper order in the full set, but for the purposes of this posting I’m letting it “borrow” the position of Day 181. (Which was shown in the last set. Don’t worry, it all makes sense.)

Blah blah blah. Anyway, this is the next set of photos! I might just make it all the way to 365 after all.

(The full set, as always, is located at this link.)

Trying for SpringToys Weren't This CreepyAll In A RowThirstAzalea
Something Not Quite Right
Panda and Polar Bear CupcakesReceptionFingering the KeysLife Continues
Channel 4 HelicopterArlingtonVanityFlowAir Force Memorial
IntersectionsMr. Soft-TThe Wasp FactoryThe Other MeSumo Wrestler Weeble
Prelude to ThunderSplashTotemTangleNeed Some Butter?
Green * White * RedSidewalk's EndMeridian Hill ParkWillow Oakmag-no'li-a

365pictures: Days 151-180

Halfway there!

Ok, not really. Technically that’s not until I snap another three pictures. But I’m going to declare this “Halfway There (Observed)” and that’s good enough for government work, to coin a phrase.

This batch is, I think, slightly stronger than the last one (even though the last one had a couple of really fantastic pictures, especially some centered around a certain wedding) because I think there’s only a small of pictures that I look at and think, “You were really reaching, there.”

As always, enjoy, and a link to the full photoset is available here.

The Two JaredsSecret MessagesHaa-Cha!HangingDown the Hatch
Spin Spin Spin
Also sprach ZarathustraDo Not LickTable DressingsTogether Again
Newberry Parfait PicoteeInterior Design by Tobacco HeritageDalekmania 2007Vino
Festive!
JumbleA Nice Spring Afternoon at WorkDavid RakoffGo to Hell, Men's Health
Petals like Fingers
Brighton RockSea of PetalsPink DogwoodLight Trails
Little Viet By Night
ColumbineMore Construction?BemusementTemple of the Scottish Rite

365pictures: Days 121-150

150 days in and this is a bit of a mixed batch. A couple of these scream of desperation to me, but I try and make them chronicle my life if I can’t get something particularly clever or good.

On the bright side? Well, it kicks off with one of my favorite pictures I’ve taken yet (no trickery or photoshop used either), and goes from there with great events like a wedding, a birthday, two races, family, a drag queen, and glimpses of spring.

In many ways I think this is the most mixed bag yet, both good and bad. I’ll take it, and I hope as always you enjoy.

(The full set, for those coming in late or wishing to revisit past glories and failures, is located here.)

Party FlowersBouquet of WhiteCandle Burning BrightlyWishing For WarmthThat Smile
Spring Just OutsideWell, I used to be hungry...All Your Sphere Are Belong To UsSpring?Belted In
Project RomanticDaily PlanetTaking FlightDumpster DivingA Whole Lot of Candy
Ready to Play?Top of the WorldReturn to the SpiralHouse ArrestThe Bitter End
Food PyramidA Kiss is But a KissFrat Party or Restaurant Patio?DuskAlyssa, Center Stage
Up in the AirLocal SportsClouds on BranchesStrange ShoesBeware of Serial Killer

365pictures: Days 91-120

Ok, this post is about a week late (today’s picture will be for Day 127) but that’s what happens when you get busy, right?

Anyway, this group has both some real hits and misses, there’s no doubt about that.

I was about to list which ones I thought worked out really well and which ones were what I’ve come to think of as “desperation pictures” but nah, I’ll keep my mouth shut on that. Or at least the latter half.

I’ve got my fingers crossed for the next batch, though. Wedding and (hopefully) race shots, both of which should be quite fun. We shall see, though, we shall see.

Tomorrow's DinnerSputnikFrozen WorldBridge to WinterRemember What The Dormouse Said
Gojira! Gojira!I Want Your SoulPassion FlowerMy Car Looks Like YuckSnowpocalypse Averted
V-Day DaisiesGive Peace a Chance!LAXSunset at Manhattan BeachThe Age of Steel
XanaduVault of NightA box of... um...Red GiantSolar Daisy
Sweet Sweet LoveSnow TreesLate Christmas GiftRosslyn's Got Big OnesRed Nipple
ScrawlMountain of VelveetaNow DepartingNational MallJ & S Cheesecake

Vault of Night

I don’t often pimp photos that I’ve taken, but for some reason I really love how this one turned out. It’s actually (briefly!) on Flickr’s “Interestingness” page which takes views and comments into account, among other things, and I’m happy it’s getting a bit of attention. (Ironically the first comment I got complained that it was too dark, which was sort of the point. Brightly lit pictures at National Airport are pretty run-of-the-mill.)

Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled programming after this, a different side to DC’s National Airport.

Vault of Night