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Titled: Channeling Jimmy Durante
Week 52 Of 52
Photo Date: December 31, 2011

This is the final entry in my 52 Weeks Project. I decided to post this a day late, simply to close out the year with my last photograph.

I have been trying to do a self-portrait with a Christmas theme this past week, but mostly failed at it. I have some halfway decent self-portraits, but not many worthy of putting in a photograph album.

I ended up shooting a lot of Christmas ball reflections, but I have found them lacking somewhat. Partly because the camera always seemed to be in the way, but there really isn't a way around that.

But mostly, the issue I had most of all, shooting reflection shots in Christmas balls, is that I look like I am channeling Jimmy Durante. Something about the curve of the shiny globes makes my nose look as big as that of the late Jimmy Durante, who was, in part, known for his performance in the animated Christmas classic "Frosty the Snowman."

This image was unique and I still don't know how I managed to get so many reflections, as I was only using two gold Christmas balls and there are three reflections in this shot. I am not sure how that is possible, especially when you can see the distinct outline of the second gold ball and my reflection in it, just behind the closest one, leaving the far right reflection a complete mystery. It beats me. (edit: After a little sleep, I now see the middle reflection is a reflection coming from the 2nd Christmas ball to the right.)

Now that this project is complete, I may end up parking my camera for the time being, while I focus on other issues in my life.

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Titled: Illuminate The Darkness
Week 51 Of 52
Photo Date: December 23, 2011

One more week completed. One week left in my 52 Weeks Project.

I had intended to post a self-portrait using Christmas lights, but most of those portraits failed. So, I focused on shooting bundles of Christmas lights.

Interestingly, I settled on posting a photo shot this morning, that was very similar to one I shot last year at this time of year.

I was fortunate enough to be able to post something that was acceptable, as I have been distancing myself from my camera more and more, while I focus on other things.

I am not sure what I'll try to do for my final week. I still want to do a Christmas self-portrait, and I may try again this week, for posting as my 52 Week, closing out this project.

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Titled: A Rainbow Christmas
Week 50 Of 52
Photo Date: December 16, 2011

I intended to do a Christmas-themed self-portrait, for my weekly photo entry, but I fell ill again, which kind of threw my week into disarray.

So, I ended up shooting just a few photos of Christmas lights on the tree, which I didn't really care for. After feeling less than enthused about this morning's photos, tonight, I ended up grabbing a shiny, colorful Christmas bow, and shot a few macros of it, sitting on top of my Santa hat.

I am still not totally happy with this week's entry, but time was running short, so I chose the best of the lot.

Actually, I am thinking that setting up a holiday self-portrait, might need a little time to do correct, so perhaps it was best that I wasn't able to try it this week. But next week, I think I will have a self-portrait to post.

There are just two weeks left in this 52 Weeks Project. This year seemed to go by rather quickly.

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Titled: A Taste Of Christmas
Week 49 Of 52
Photo Date: December 9, 2011

Candy Canes! When the winter snows fall and the Christmas holiday approaches, there is nothing better than to start off the holiday season, with the minty taste of a colorful candy cane!

Today, I managed to get a little bit of holiday decorating done while sucking on one of these tasty candy canes. My indoor-only decorating is very understated, especially compared to the neighbor up the road, who now has a 20+ foot tall wooden reindeer sitting in his yard, in addition to numerous other handmade yard decorations.

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Titled: Winter Symphony Of Light
Week 48 Of 52
Photo Date: November 30, 2011

Another week has gone by. I have been trying to watch as many sunrises as possible as time ticks away, hoping for some nice photo opportunities.

This particular morning was exceptionally quiet and I spent quite a while watching and waiting, shooting photos, in addition to taking in the quiet symphony of light that was playing before my eyes.