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#Project365 – One Month Down…

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:01:00 +0000

Well, I am one month into the #Project365 (Started July 19th!) and I’m glad I’m doing this. I’m having more and more fun as the project continues. I’ve already learnt a ton and I’m very happy to have a forcing function to exercise the creative side of my brain on a daily basis.

I’ve taken over 30 photos at this point. some that I’m super proud of, and some that I wish I could delete (but I’m not going to!).

Learning's to date:

Don’t rush the photo of the day, keep your eye open. Capture a moment and think if it’s the right photo for the day
Have a back-up plan. Working from home often leads me to run out of creative Ideas. So I’ve discovered that if I have a backup photo ready, I get something posted on that day
People tend to like creative thinking, and new types of photos.

Of course there are more learning's specific to Instagram (my sharing platform for the #Project365) like:

Making sure that I tag my photos appropriately for location and content so they can be found. This is the fun part as I like to see the likes that come in, and then explore the other person’s photo set.
Taking the photo outside of Instagram and then running it through SnapSeed editing prior to importing into Instagram seems to make some more interesting photos and of the highest quality you can get

These are the photos that I took in the last month that I’m most happy with:

Floating Mt. Rainer

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:28:00 +0000

Again from Kerry Park in Queen Ann, I snapped this one when I first found the park in 2003. I love how Mt. Rainer just floats over the city as if it's part of the clouds. Clearly there were no clouds on this particular day. View larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Seattle, WA, United States.

Pink and Blue

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:00 +0000

Visiting the Multnomah Falls in Portland, OR was pretty awesome, except that it was the foggiest, rainiest day ever. And with a wife who's not into photography, it's hard to get the images you want. Also, it's virtually impossible to go during peak time and get an empty waterfall. So I decided to emphasis that fact with the Pink, Blue and Black umbrella's looking up at the falls. View larger version on Flickr.

Taken at Multnomah Falls outside of Portland, OR, United States.

Seattle from Kerry Ann Park

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:32:00 +0000

Before I knew much about night photography (and lens shake) I took my favorite picture of Seattle Downtown at night. What I know now would make the image sharper, but I still like this image. View larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Seattle, WA, United States.

Hatley Castle in January

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:03:00 +0000

Managed to get out and snap this HDR image over the weekend. Hatley Castle is the filming location for X-Men's "Xavier's school for gifted youngsters". It's a great place to go and shoot images. View larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.

Tulips in the Wind

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:58:00 +0000

Taken on my trip to the Skagit Tulip Festival a few years back, this was one of my favorite shots of the day. View larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Skagit, WA, United States

Pensive

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:18:00 +0000

Looking out over the rail of a BC Ferry, it can sometimes take your breath away. View the larger version on Flickr.

Taken on a BC Ferry between Vancouver Island and the mainland, BC, Canada

Texting Break

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:57:00 +0000

Another old shot from my first visit to Gastown in Vancouver, BC. This girl just took a quick stop to send a text. View larger version in Flickr.

Taken in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Suspension under Sky

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:44:00 +0000

Visiting Tolt Hill Park in Carnation later last year to give my friend some tips on HDR photography, I placed my camera on the solid part of the suspension bridge (to prevent sway) and snapped this wonderful HDR. The bridge was what caught my eye, but the sky is what makes me like this photo. View larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Carnation, WA, United States.

#Project365 - A Whole Year of Photos

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:04:00 +0000

Hi Folks, a brief interlude from the photos here to let you know that I’ve decided (albeit a little late) to do a #Project365. I started on 1/19/2012, and I plan on continuing until 1/19/2013. My goals are to:

Force myself to think about composition daily
Capture things that I find interesting for an entire year
Work on my creativity and out of the box thinking with images in hopes to improve my actual photography that you see on this site

I am also going to put some limits on myself. I plan on using Instagram only, this means that my images, while posted to my @SeanDaniel twitter feed, will also be posted

To my Instagrid as well as to
My Tumblr feed.

That’s it. We’ll find out in 362 days if I’m successful. Wish me luck.

Victoria in Snow

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:09:00 +0000

As the snow starts to melt from Victoria I think back to how often we actually get snow. Hardly at all. I can only remember 2006 (when this photo was taken) and 2008 when I first officially moved here. This is a shot I took in 2006 walking around the Inner harbour in the snow. View the larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.

Snowy Day

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:47:00 +0000

This photo I took yesterday to capture the snow in my neighbourhood. The clouds had cleared up and the latter half of the day was turning out quite nice. View larger version on Flickr.

Taken near Victoria, BC, Canada

Banyan Square

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:17:00 +0000

Another older shot from 2006. The Banyan tree in Lahaina, HI on the Island of Maui is quite impressive, it fills an entire square of the city. I just happened to snap this cyclist walking under the many branches. View larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Lahaina, HI, on the island of Maui, United States.

Like Father, Like Son

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:05:00 +0000

This was a lucky shot, i snapped back in 2005. Not "right place right time", but more "i can't believe it's not blurry". A hand-held shot on the dark at the Vancouver Aquarium. Makes me think of Nemo and his dad. View larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Foggy San Fran

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Dragging this one up from the graveyard (shot in a San Fran visit in 2002). This was a "I'm out for breakfast, that looks like a cool shot" snap, but to this day, I still really like how it turned out. The Mystery of the building disappearing into the fog is what makes it for me. View Larger Version on Flickr.

Taken in San Francisco, CA, USA

Rose Parade Rain Dance

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:56:00 +0000

Digging up another older shot from a trip to Portland, OR in 2007. My wife and I went for our 1st anniversary, and it rained the whole time. Thankfully, the rose parade happened and we got to see lots of wonderful people. View the larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Portland, OR, United States

Miniature War

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:23:00 +0000

This is a fun one, also resurected from my collection. Miniature World in Victoria, BC has a bunch of wonderful scenes from war, all shrunk down about as small as they go. These men stand about 1cm tall, of course with the camera where I put it, you might never know. ;o) View the larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.

Toronto Skyline

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:32:00 +0000

Took this photo with an Old Canon G3 (before I got into SLR cameras) from the Beaches in Toronto. It's always been one of my favorite shots of where I grew up. View the larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Toronto, ON, Canada.

The Hike to Wallace

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:56:00 +0000

Another old shot, this time from 2003, but it's been one of my favorites. On a Hike up to see the Wallace Falls between Stevens Pass and Monroe in Washington State it's quite a nice gem of a walk, the first part of the hike is super easy and you see the small falls, if you continue on, you get to see some larger falls. View larger version on Flickr.

Taken near Gold Bar, WA, United States.

Spring Blossoms

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:01:00 +0000

Another old shot, but one of my favorites (as you can see by it being the backdrop of this blog). I was out capturing trains in the Snoqualmie train museum in the spring and this explosion of purple just burst out of the ground. View larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Snoqualmie, WA, USA

Christmas Tree 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:41:00 +0000

Today I put away the Christmas tree for another year, but not before I snapped an HDR of it. Thank you for another year of memories Mr. Tree. View larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada

Yaletown in Fog

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:51:00 +0000

This is another old shot (2005) that I took with my Canon 10D. I thought it was pretty cool how the city was engulfed in fog. View the larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Cook Street Austin-Healey

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:46:00 +0000

Again, given it has been miserable out, I figured it'd be fun to look back on some topless convertible fun. found this old Austin-Healeyin prime condition in Cookstreet village... for some reason, cars always come out looking awesome in HDR, especially classics. View the larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.

BC Parliament Buildings in HDR

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:50:00 +0000

One of my first HDR shots that I took was this one, except the sky turned out to be super gray, and was a complete turn off. I was super happy with the rest of the photo, but not the sky. Today was rainy, so I ended up spending some time in Photoshop, I'm much happier with the sky now. View the larger version on Flickr. (Previous version with gray sky is here)

Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada

Hatley in Fall Colours

noreply@blogger.com (Sean Daniel) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:22:00 +0000

It's cold, raining and grey outside, which makes me think back to the fall colours. I took this one back in 2010 when I was getting into HDR photography. Now when I look at it, I think it's a little over done, but the photo still popped for me, so I decided to throw it up on the web. See the larger version on Flickr.

Taken in Colwood, BC, Canada (Near Victoria, BC)