12 of 12, November 2012

I knew 12 of 12 was coming and I had vague plans of doing another “record a typical day” kind of thing, but I kept forgetting about it as the morning progressed or else I didn’t have my camera with me when I remembered (and I wasn’t in an iPhone photo mood).

The day was also a busy one, and I could see myself being stuck inside—away from Vitamin D and fresh air, and in far too close proximity to far too many overdue tasks for far too long.

So I decided to devise an activity that would serve the needs of 12 of 12, be a little creative, and get me out of the office though only for a short time.

The plan was: 12 photos in 12 minutes, using the little gully near my office as the location.

Unfortunately (or fortunately (every cloud has a silver lining and all that)) by the time 12 minutes elapsed I don’t think I had even 6 useable shots, so the challenge was revised to 12 photos in 24 minutes (double the Vitamin D and fresh air!).

I may yet try the 12 in 12 minutes challenge again one day, but for now it has been reinforced to me that it’s hard to take a quick snapshot that will turn out to be a good photo (well, when it’s me shooting anyway). You can see for yourself here.