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Photo #103

In case you've not figured it out, I was at the National Geographic building. The reason I was there was for a seminar on Adventure Travel Photography. It wasn't much of an adventure, and I only had to travel to exact same Metro stop I use to get to work. Even so, I brought my camera because that is what photographers do. The last few pictures are a result of this.

The seminar itself was very good at reinforcing things I know or once did, plus I learned some new tips too. More than anything it was inspiring to see the great shots taken by Michael Clark and Nevada Weir, and to hear the stories about how they got them. #jealous

My Photography Bucket List

After reading my brother's photography bucket list, I decided to do one of own. So here is a list of shots I hope to take before I die.

Two old guys playing chess or checkers in a park
Person walking five or more dogs at once
A bear in the wild
A German bar-maid carrying five or more liters of beer
A picture in 25 different countries (8 complete so far)
Lightning
A $2 portrait
A water drop
An excellent panning shot
The Northern Lights
The view from a hot air balloon

A wild bald eagle in flight


Here are some shots that would be on the list except that I've already taken them:
A wailing musician
A rainbow

Tomorrow

Each and every day there are things in our lives that are worth noticing and worth remembering. Too often, these things are overlooked because our attention is focused elsewhere.

The purpose of this project is to help me get better at seeing these wonderful treasures, and at capturing images of them. To do this, I will take a picture each and every day, no matter what, no excuses. These pictures must meet a certain quality threshold set by me - thus the reason it is called A Keeper Today - and not just A Photo Today.

I hope you come along with me on this journey through 2008 - through my lens.