Nick Deal Photography: January 2013

1.11.2013

Looking Up

After a long week, I finally made it to a point where I could relax and catch my breath. It so happened to occur while waiting for Lisa to check-in at our hotel for the night in Nashville. I found a comfortable chair in the lobby to fall into and after leaning my head back, I looked up to find an open atrium to the roof of the 25-story downtown Sheraton. I couldn't help but seize the moment to capture this shot, which also happens to be the first post from my new iPhone.

1.06.2013

Day 366 - Officially Finished

366/365 - January 5, 2013 - Project 365 Instead of taking a random shot for the official final day of the project, I decided to create a collage of all the shots taken throughout. Thanks to Picasa for making this so easy.

Instead of taking a random shot for the official final day of the project, I decided to create a collage of all the shots taken throughout. Thanks to Picasa for making this so easy.

1.05.2013

Day 365 - Sense of Accomplishment

365/365 - January 4, 2012 - Day 365!!! I made it! Today marked the 365th day since I began this journey last year on January 6. Technically the year mark will be tomorrow due to the leap year, but since this is all about 365, I had to commemorate it in a special way.#3: Shot I took this afternoon of the American Clothing building facade in the Old City.#6: My daily shot from Day 42.#5: Photo of some diagonal bracing within a wall on the Hilton Garden Inn project I visited on December 19th.

Yesterday was the day I have been "shooting" for ever since I had the idea to try Project 365 last January. While today is technically the year mark due to the leap year, I felt yesterday's milestone was worth being excited about. As I mentioned earlier in the week, I never actually thought I would make it to the end. As Lisa can attest, I am really good at starting projects and even getting them 80% complete (i.e. numerous DIY home projects), but actually finishing and seeing them to completion is something I struggle with. Fortunately for Lisa and the kids, my track record is somewhat better when it comes to completing projects that I am actually paid to perform (i.e. my day job).

Day 364 - L&N Station

364/365 - January 3, 2013 - L&N Station This evening on my way home from the office, I took one of my photographic detours downtown. I went with nothing specific in mind, but as I was getting off the interstate on Western Avenue, I spotted the L&N Station and realized I haven't captured any shots of it this year. I parked on the interstate side of Western Avenue, so after risking my life to cross it and its intersection with Henley Street during rush hour, I began shooting. After some close ups, I decided to get a wide view of the facade only to realize my 24-105mm lens wasn't wide enough to capture the full building from the place I chose on the sidewalk. I could have move further to the right, but the landscaping in the foreground obscured the view of the door on the right side of the building. I had my wider 17-40mm lens in the car, but didn't want to add 2 more traverses of Western Avenue to my evening, so I settled for a 3-setup panoramic view, hence the distorted view. To help capture the lighting as the sun was setting, I compiled a 3-shot HDR composite of each setup.

Tonight's post is somewhat of a trial post as I am in the process of wrapping up my 365 project as I discussed last night. I am still posting these last couple of shots as I have all year through Facebook, but wanted to try the blog post method, as this is how I plan to operate moving forward.

New Year, New Ideas

181/365 - July 4, 2012 - Fourth Fireworks For the first time in about 5 years, I stayed out late enough on the 4th to enjoy a fireworks display in my hometown of Lake City. Of course, I took the opportunity to capture some shots of the fireworks.

Almost a year ago, I started out on a very daunting task of taking a photograph a day for an entire year. Today, I just posted my 362nd shot. As that project winds down in just 3 days (actually going for 366 to account for leap year), I have thought for the past few weeks what is next for my photography endeavors. While I do not have it all figured out yet, I have decided my next step is to setup a blog feature on my website. If you are reading this post, you have obviously already discovered this fact.