Showing posts with label 365 project december pat shannon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 365 project december pat shannon. Show all posts

Tuesday, 27 December 2011

"There is no such thing as a bad assignment, only bad photographers." - 365 Project, Day 301

Today was a very long day and by the end of it I was, well, tired.  Once again, the pictures will do the talking, as will the notes about them.

Here's what we have.

Shannon

Her note: Now that's illegal parking.

My stuff

On my way back home, I saw this little girl running up to the top of a tiny hill in a park and do a snow angel. It was pretty adorable, given how little snow we've had.  The first heavy snowfall we've had was, quite honestly, on Christmas Day.  In any case, I really tried to get her angel, but by the time I grabbed my camera and ran back to the spot, it got darker and this is the best I got.  It's not really that dark, but the best way to notice the snow angel was to darken the picture and boost the contrast and black levels.

Not Boxing Day is next.

Thursday, 1 December 2011

"Oh, yeah. [The Leica M9 sensor] Made in Japan, too." - 365 Project, Day 276

When you think of the big camera manufacturers, you think of, say, Canon, Nikon, Sony/Konica, Leica, Olympus, Fuji, Panasonic, Zeiss, Hoya, or even Samsung, it's interesting to note how absolutely zero percent of these companies are from the United States.  The only photography powerhouse that's American is arguably Apple, with its iPhone 4/4s, given its popularity on Flickr, Twitter and the like, though its camera parts are split between American company Omnivision and Sony.  Though, to be fair, this is still a phone with a camera, as opposed to a camera proper.

In any case, I find it pretty interesting that no American company has jumped into the photography business to make money off it, given how competitive American companies are in every market.

Here are our entries into the competitive world of photography.

Shannon

Her note: When I was making my lunch this morning the piece of bread looked like it had ears.

My pic

My note: I was walking to go meet up with a friend and liked that most of the traffic was coming out of the city/highway.  I've had the idea for a shot like this for a little while, but I like this, given the traffic is one-sided.

I will be gone for the weekend so I won't be able to post any new, uh, posts, until Sunday, but I'll have three days worth of pictures on Sunday!