Photo Challenge Week 52: Christmas

Well, I did it! I made it through all 52 weeks of challenges. I am so glad that I decided to commit to photography over the past year. 2020 disrupted so many lives and my weekly photo challenges helped to bring routine. I learned a lot about my new Sony A-6600 and my first everContinueContinue reading “Photo Challenge Week 52: Christmas”

Photo Challenge Week 51: Winter

I can’t believe it’s the second last week of the 2020 Photo Challenge. I’m not sure if I stuck with it because of the COVID pandemic or because I wanted to become a better photographer. Either way I was really looking forward to this week’s challenge because winter is my favourite time of the year.ContinueContinue reading “Photo Challenge Week 51: Winter”

Photo Challenge Week 50: Mystery

I can think of a few mysteries right now. Where is the snow? My next theme is winter! For this theme I tried to take advantage of some time spent in the early evening to see the Christmas lights downtown, a winter hike in the Gatineau Park and a daytime visit to the Byward Market.ContinueContinue reading “Photo Challenge Week 50: Mystery”

Photo Challenge Week 49: Oddity

It feels like the last 10 months have been full of oddities. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought changes to daily life that almost feel normal. I always used to wash my hands, but wearing a mask was new. I was okay with keeping my distance, at least from strangers. So my original plan was toContinueContinue reading “Photo Challenge Week 49: Oddity”

Photo Challenge Week 48: Void

I struggled with this theme. Was I going to be hiking in the forest looking for animal holes. Sitting there in the cold waiting for something to come out of the void. Would I capture the swirling remnants of coffee grinds after finishing my morning cup of java? On a walk back from downtown asContinueContinue reading “Photo Challenge Week 48: Void”