Adventures of The Crimson Bat

Here are a few more pictures from the Project 365 set. I wish I could post everyday but time isn't always on my side. I've been moving this week and other than posting the pictures to the group I haven't really worried about the blog. My goal is to post at least once a week so I'm still on track with that. I will try to do more and hopefully even write a few posts that aren't from the photo project. Anywho here are the pictures.



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This is my friend, we shall call him "The Professor". The favorite part of my night is after we close down the coffee shop, we hang out outside and talk about movies, books, and various other interesting topics. The professor always has a kind word, respects my opinion, and listens as much as he speaks. He really puts me in a good mood before I have to go into work, and I will miss not getting to interact with him as much now that I have moved to Cornelius.



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This is the first picture of my year long project not to cut my hair or shave. I hope I can make it. The only thing that would really cause a problem is if I have to find a job. Wish me luck!



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I was trying to get a picture of Jessica in her bath robe just for fun. Andy had a better apparently had a better idea. I think Andy's hands look unusually large in this picture. It makes me laugh every time I look at it.



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This is Jessica's "stupid" cat Bear. He was actually cleaning himself, but the timing of the photo makes it look like he is sleeping all cutesy like a human person.



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No explanation for this one really. I was at work and this blade sever was open and out of the rack so I took a picture.

Well it's been a few days, but I'm back from my vacation, and I'm quite frustrated. I took two days off work to move into the new house. This did not get accomplished. We had plans to move on Wednesday, but it rained the entire day. I did get rid of a lot of stuff so I guess that's one positive thing. The move has been rescheduled for Sunday. I don't know what I will do if I don't get moved Sunday. I did however keep up with the Project 365 pictures so here they are.



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Project 365 (17/365)

I have always found it fascinating how any picture that would normally be in color is transformed when taken in black and white. It's like an instant addition of class and beauty is added to any situation. This seems totally backwards to me. It stands to reason when the color is taken away from something it would become drab and lifeless, but with film this is massively untrue. Of course I'm sure had The Wizard of OZ started out in color and then switched to black and white after the tornado it would be utterly ridiculous, but the other ninety-nine percent of the time I find this to be the case. I almost think this is one of those things that is lost in the digital world, to me anyway. I know you can easily take the color out of a picture or even shoot in black and white, but with film you have to be more adventurous and pick a roll of either color or black and white. I don't really like to use photo manipulation software, I feel like what you take is what you get. So the next time you go out to take some pictures, no matter the situation, set you camera to black and white and see what you come out with. Trust me you will be happy with the results!




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Well I have nothing at all to say today so I'll just post today's photo and get out of your hair. Here you go.


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I was stumbling on the internet last night and came across an article with a similar picture. I really liked the picture so I decided to steal the idea. I have to say I thought this was going to be easy, nay nay my friend, to get this shot I had to take about thirty pictures. Not that that is a terrible thing by any means. It was tons of fun and really made the finished product a lot more worthwhile. After doing this one I really would like to do more. I would prefer to come up with my own ideas of course, but I will gladly use other peoples ideas just for the experience.

I want to be more creative. How does that work though? Can one actually become creative, or do you have to be born with it? Maybe over the next year I will find out (Maybe it's Maybelline). Maybe after months of stealing other people's ideas, I will learn to develop my own. I hope by looking through the eyes of other, my eyes will adjust and pick up the ability to see all of the possibilities in my surroundings. I hope to be able to take any situation and create some type of perfect scenario to be framed and captured in time. I guess what I'm saying is I want to be the MacGyver of compostion.




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I was wandering around the apartment today taking some pictures and it finally sunk in. I really need to organize and get rid of some stuff. I have to move in about two weeks and I feel overwhelmed. I have way too much stuff that I just don't use. Today's picture is a small illustration of all the junk that I have. I would say at least half, probably more like two thirds, of this stuff hasn't been touch since the day I moved in. It's a daunting task but I have to do something about it. I've said before that things need to change in my life and I think just being more of a minimalist will help a lot. It's time to move on to bigger and better things and stop collecting useless things.





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Well, I have made it two days in a row. Things are going superb with the project so far. I did have to take today's photo with my cell phone, but I think that makes things a little more fun and random. The only bad thing about using the phone is the resolution really, but I'd say for most thins it's fine. I would like to carry my camera with me all the time, for it is rather small and portable, but I still can't bring myself to whip it out anywhere the mood strikes me. I don't know why I get so self-conscious when I break out the camera in a public place if I'm not "supposed" to be taking pictures. That is something else I will have to work on.
Back to the topic of today's photo. I took this picture at work (the part-time gig) after spending two hours reorganizing the travel section. We have some type of corporate visit this week so they of course focus mainly on appearance and nothing else gets done, but that's an entirely different subject. We have a new way of facing out books within their section. If you look at the picture going left to right and break the books into three segments, the first segment would be the old way to faceout and the next two are the new way. This new way is called a super faceout. I find it quite ridiculous and it tends to take up valuable real estate on the shelves. As you can see there were an abundance of this particular title, which I do own myself, just so you know. With this high quantity of books I made what I like to call the "super awesome uber" faceout. I think it turned out very nice. I think what I like most is the fact that it ended up right under the World Travel section marker. Also, as Jason pointed out earlier this evening, it looks like an AT&T add, you know, "more bars in more places". So anyway, that's the picture for today. Hope everyone has a wonderful day and thanks for reading.




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After recent events I have decided I need to make a few changes in my life. I don't want to dive right in and try and change everything at once, but over the next year I would like to take a few steps toward becoming a better person and enjoying life more. The past week has really caused me to reflect. While I do not like to live in the past, nor do I regret anything I have ever done, I love to relive the happy times. I have found, as I'm sure you have all figured out for yourselves, pictures are one of the best ways to bring up a fond memory.
I spend quit a lot of time on the website www.flikr.com look at pictures and see what other people do with their lives. I had a flikr account but I never really used it. Tonight while going through pictures I came across a group called Project 365. The premise behind the group is to post one picture a day in the hopes that at the end of the year you can look back and remember how your year went. I signed up for a pro account today so I can post as many pictures as I can take. I will also be participating in the Project 365. Along with posting to the group I will also do my best to post the pictures for the project here on live journal as well. I hope this will be an ideal way to keep up with what's going on in my life, at least for me. So this is photo number one, I hope to hear all of your comments and if anyone cares to join the project here is their group page.




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