Flare

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Pink Flash

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This photo marks 1000 days of daily-ish photos, starting from 2024/01/01.
Since the start, I've managed to shoot something on the day (ie. not using a backup photo) an average of 75% of the time.
2024 had the best consistency / hit rate, and this year has been a bit better than last year was, although I've got pretty lackadaisical about keeping on top of posting lately.

When my Instagram view and like count fell off a cliff for some reason (Algorithm change? My own declining quality? The tsunami of AI slop drowning real content? Demotion of non-video content?), it took some of the dopamine hit effect out of it, and I found I was less bothered about keeping up with posting.

I'm going to take a bit of pressure off myself now, and take a break from attempting to hit every day.

I'll still try to share some stuff, but it'll be more sporadic.

Thanks for following along!

Suspense

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A backup photo from last night.
The river was particularly glassy this evening.

CubeCubeCubeCubeCube

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They store people in them, you know.

Nine

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I went to a concert with a friend tonight (no photos allowed there...) but I grabbed this one as we went to get something to eat.

Three Years

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I am glad of the good memories on days like these.

This poem (transcribed here by my mum), as well as those in the same collection, spoke deeply to me in the weeks after we lost Lucy; Michael Faber's words did much to help me feel less alone in that time, and helped me to start to process things.
I'm grateful to him for sharing his and Eva's story in this book.

Undying: A Love Story.
ISBN 9781782118541

Stinging Spotlight

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A backup photo from my walk in the woods a few days ago.

More Mushrooms

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Bigger than yesterday's contribution.
A backup photo today.

This one's a focus stack of 15 shots taken with the camera's internal focus bracketing.

Forest Floor Fungus

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No idea what sort, but it was rather diminutive.
This one's a stack of 10 shots using the camera's internal focus bracketing.
A highly advanced new camera support solution was used here - my dad's wallet turned out to be the perfect size to prop the lens at the right angle!

Follow The Leader

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Outcast

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I'm tired.
[quasi-sensical blather redacted]

Crinkle-Cut Council

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Apropos of nothing, I was musing recently on why tilt-shift lenses don't seem to be so readily available for mirrorless systems.
I suspect the answer lies substantially in the straightening capabilities of editing software such as Lightroom - this photo wasn't taken straight on, but the distortion has almost completely been removed with the transformation tool in LR.

An odd coincidence that I should have an image to apply the technique to so soon after my disjointed musings.

More Unoccupied Benches

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And an unoccupied bridge.
A backup photo today.

The Lights Work

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Mostly.

Sprout

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I saw my patio had dried unevenly after rain this morning when I stopped work for a coffee, and thought it made for an interesting pattern. Then I spotted this little seedling appearing through the slats, and thought it made for a more interesting photo, so this is what I'm inflicting on you today.

When I Grow Up, I Want Afterburners

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Another backup photo today, and I had to dig back rather a long way into the archives for this one, I've become very sluggish with my photography recently. Even when I've taken the camera out with me, I've ended up not shooting anything much.

I'm thinking I'm probably going to call a halt to the project, at least for a while, once I've hit 1000 days, which will be towards the end of the month.

Wait Under The Starburst

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Leave your bike, and all.

A backup photo today.

For Old Times' Sake

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I went shopping the other night and saw a pack of Iced Gems on the shelf.
Iced Gems were one of the treats that were a regular offering at my Granny's as kids.
I've not had them, or even seen them on sale for years, so I decided that I had to buy them for the memories.

Lively Character

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My family gave me this hydroponic plant a little while ago. I noticed that it seemed to move around a lot through the day, so I shot a timelapse of it to see what it actually gets up to when I'm not looking.

The timelapse isn't technically great, although it is quite interesting to see (after the jump).

Multitasker

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I thought I was going to get run over for a moment here...
A backup photo today, shot yesterday.