A Year in Photography

I received my camera for Christmas in 2008. That means this month, I've had my camera for a full year.

I've not had much of a chance lately to take pictures, as my schedule has been hectic, trying to get everything ready for the holidays. So instead, I thought it would be a great idea for me to post a year in review of pictures. The following are 52 pictures taken in the last 52 weeks (Though not one a week, sorry), to commemorate the first anniversary of my camera. None of the pictures from December are going to show on this (As I've yet to get them uploaded yet), so this post spans from December 2008-November 2009.

Warning! This is going to be a large post, as I'm going to try to post some pictures from each month or big event that I was able to take pictures at. You have been warned! Pictures after the break!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We got sick (literally), and it's been a miserable two days, but Thanksgiving Day was alot of fun. Spent time in Powell Co. at my Great Aunt's, got to see the old Farmall Cub my father and my uncle restored, and got to eat some great turkey.


The Farmall that was restored.


The Walters homestead.


Dad being goofy

Lexington's Graffiti

Last weekend while walking around downtown Lexington, I noticed something. There appears to be a graffiti campaign going on in the city. I don't know exactly what it's for, or who is doing it, but it caught my interest. Below are several pictures.

Shoeshine

Wednesday, a fixture of Downtown Lexington passed away. If you went to Government meetings, Thursday Night Live, or just walked around Downtown, you saw him. You probably talked to him. Louis Gill Cobb, the shoe shine guy.

Just wanted to post in memory. What few times I talked to him, he was smart, funny, and one of the nicest men I have met downtown. He'll be missed.

An Introduction

As this is my first post on this new blog, I thought I would post a bit of an introduction. I live in Lexington, KY. I shoot a D80 (Currently only with an 18-135 kit lens, and an SB-600 speedlight). I've had my camera for less than a year (Received as a Christmas present in 2008). And I'm still pretty awful.

I work full time in a boring office environment, so finding time to shoot has been more of a challenge than anything. I do believe I am getting better, though still have a long way to go.

I enjoy shooting a bit of everything, though tend to shy away from posed portraits and more toward candid and photo-journalistic feeling pictures. I also enjoy long walks on the beach and misty mountain hopping.

This blog is about my search to try to become a better photographer. I know my shortcomings, I can see them in just about every picture I take. This blog is to document my path to try to correct them.