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2008 Year In Review
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2008 was a great year, except for the passing of a good friend (Takuma
Akiba)...
I blogged some of what I think were my 2008 highlights. The blog post has a couple images per month... I had 142 images make Explorer, with 31 images still in Explorer. I don't shoot for Explorer, but it's nice to get more exposure. In 2008 I passed 400,000 stream views, and 3 million overall views on flickr. Thanks!
In 2009 I think I might finally get some kind of dedicated external storage array, like a Drobo. I put a lot of time in to my photography (hobby), and I'd hate to lose a drive with tons of images. I do DVD backups (over 130 disks in 2008) but they have a limited life span (supposedly varrying from a few years to 10 years or so.) And if I had to reconstruct a drive from the DVDs it would take a long time - but I could do it.
This past year I also finally took a hard drive and made some backups of key files and folders (~300GBs worth) and brought it to a family member's house for off site backups in case my place burns, floods or gets robbed...
Have a happy new year.
1. Red-Tailed Hawk!!!, 2. Together, they rejoiced! . . . . . . . . (Red Foxes at Bombay Hook, National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware - 9 of 9, full story), 3. Shake and Bake, 4. Sunrise @ Portland Head Light, ME, 5. Skyway Robbery Pt 8 (plus animation), 6. Autumn Cooper's, 7. She Was My Favorite Pony, 8. Rest in Peace - Takuma Akiba, 9. Red Fox Kit - Blackwater NWR, MD
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
Comments and faves
Jeannette Greaves (42 months ago | reply)
Great work that you do - enjoyed by so many people! Congratulations on your Explore accomplishments!
Have you ever thought of storing your pictures on flash drives rather than on discs? It would save time, and perhaps the longevity is better?
Thanks for sharing all of your pics with the world :)) They are awesome!
Nikographer [Jon] (42 months ago | reply)
Thanks Jeannette. I enjoy photography a lot, and flickr too.
I've got about 1600 GBs of originals in around 3 1/2 years - and that's after I already deleted a bunch of online copies of raw files for sub-par images... Flash drives wouldn't work for that much data. The Drobo takes up to four drives and automatically sets up a RAID config, so any one drive can fail without data being lost. With 4 x 1TB drives you get around 3TB of usable space I think.
makeupanid (42 months ago | reply)
Happy New Year Jon!
I always enjoy your shots
(even if I don't always say so ;)
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AGrinberg (42 months ago | reply)
Happy New Year, Jon!
I always enjoy your photos.
And yes, the data storage is becoming a challenge. Good thing terabyte drives are now ~ $120 cheap.
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george_gww (42 months ago | reply)
Jon that's all good, nice work you did a good job on this one - Super Post
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The Born Wanderer (42 months ago | reply)
some great shots of 2008. Wishing you many more such wonderful shots in 2009.
Wish you a very happy new year Jon.
Cheers
Momba (Trish) (42 months ago | reply)
Wow!! These are stunning, Jon!!
Happy New Year 2009!!!
CPG Photography (42 months ago | reply)
Happy New Year! You are an amazing photographer! I only hope to one day be as good as you! I can't get enough of what you post! Keep up the good work!
nikonjim (42 months ago | reply)
Congrats and Happy New Year. Looking forward to seeing more from you.
pinklassy3 (42 months ago | reply)
Jon, congrats.....I would like to say that Your Photography is simply amazing... You bring so much to flickr and let us all enjoy your passion, and in turn, stir passion in others ... well at least you have had a big influence on me, and where I would like to go with my photography....
Thank you for sharing your passion and joy of the wilderness with us!!!
ZGrmy - COLD (42 months ago | reply)
wonderful collection - Happy New Year !!
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kgrin (42 months ago | reply)
Each photo inspires... AND you made me think about backing up my HD... thanks!
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MNesterpics (42 months ago | reply)
Jon this is an outstand set of shots
but your whole stream is full of them
i want to be as good as you are when i grow up :)
I am so glad i was able to meet you in person this past year
Happy New Year
vidular (42 months ago | reply)
A well deserved year of success and may 2009 be even better for you.
You have a great blog that I have recommended to others who are interested in wildlife photography. I need to visit it again and read your latest. Best wishes for 2009.
sunspotimages (42 months ago | reply)
Cool how you did this. I hope you have a great New Year in 2009.
Angel Cher ♥ (41 months ago | reply)
Congrats Jon!~ well earned!
/Sawyer/ (41 months ago | reply)
Your shots are absolutely awesome! Can't stop flipping through your photostream. Great work