Official 24 hours of Photography Review thread (4/1/09)

No, this is not an April Fools joke, but here is the official thread.

For those who missed the other sticky, here is the low down:

"If you're not familiar with the 24 series, it is basically a photo assignment on the mass level. People shoot within a single 24 hour period whatever they happen to see and experience - work, family, sunsets, events, travel, etc. The collected works become a "slice of life." We could do our own experiment, with the resultant work being a slice of the lives of photographyreview.com members.

All that is required of you if you wish to participate is to photograph your slice of life between 12:00am and 11:59pm of your time zone on the day chosen."

I will post a couple replies to this thread, Hit "Quote" to reply to that individual post so you can post photos taken during that time period. For those of you who view the threads in the threaded form, you'll be able to see the photos in order.

Lets see those pictures!

Post images taken between 12AM & 6AM here

Post images taken between 6:01AM - 12:00PM here

Post images taken between 12:01PM - 6:00PM here

Post images taken between 6:01PM - 11:59PM here

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 6:01AM - 12:00PM here

---

My first job of the day - around 9am - check on and feed stray kittens reported dumped on unused land close to our house.

Just before 12 noon,a passerby helps me figure out which ones are male and female, and two ladies returning from the fields sit awhile with me.We discuss our families - always a good topic .

Poor things, Susan. You're a good person to care for them.

Scott, I don't understand the post it here times up there.....We can't post within a post unless I'm missing something.

Oops, hit "Quote" and respond to it that way. I believe that will keep them threaded.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Frog

Poor things, Susan. You're a good person to care for them.

Scott, I don't understand the post it here times up there.....We can't post within a post unless I'm missing something.

---

If you go to the "Display Modes" tab, along the top of the first post, you can change it to "Switch to Threaded mode" and you can see what he means.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 12AM & 6AM here

---

OK now that Susaan has gotten the party started, lets roll :D

O K Jetrim !!!

I personally hate to take pictures while shaving.....

I've been away for the past few days and had forgotten, but there's still many hours left in the day!

Jetrim, I love the coffee mug - very apropos, since in French, April Fool is called "Poisson d'avril " (April Fish).

I have to get more coffee before I get my camera, but I'm happy to have an excuse to take lots of pics today :)

And this is what I ended up with when I wanted to post.

Attachment 66017

Followed by this once the site was back up...

Attachment 66018

Attachment 66019

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by susaan

My first job of the day - around 9am - check on and feed stray kittens reported dumped on unused land close to our house.

Just before 12 noon,a passerby helps me figure out which ones are male and female, and two ladies returning from the fields sit awhile with me.We discuss our families - always a good topic .

---

That's nice Susaan, unfortunately our cat passed away yesterday evening after some surgery it needed. S

I am so sorry,Shootme.
Love the office shots,great window light !

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 12:01PM - 6:00PM here

---

Dejeuner sur brick avec médecin chinoise - at the mall - in the bus mirror.

Good morning, everyone. I'm getting ready to go out and shoot some film to test a newly repaired camera I acquired recently. This will be the first roll through it, so let's hope it turns out...I think it will.

This is the first time I've had the whole day to devote to the 24hr project, so I hope to use it wisely. Of course, I have to start with a healthy breakfast, but I'm postponing coffee for later. Then I gotta pick out some film. Mmmm.....filllmmm. Then Callie comes over to help me pack my camera bag. Now I'm heading off to wander around downtown. Be back soon.

Paul

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 12:01PM - 6:00PM here

---

And a couple from me ...

First, a pic of me having after lunch coffee ..

Then, I walked down the road and took this piece of wall art. It was created by a Youth Offenders Team (presumably as part of their rehab).

Cheers
Mike

Here are my 6 to Noon pics. I'll admit it I don't get up and at it as early as some of you but I do end up going to work everyday. At any rate here are a few from this morning. First of all a little breakfast of Joy's home make sour dough bread and asparagus quiche topped off with the ever present cup of coffee. After a short walk to work, the morning paper and a second cup of coffee in the efficient carry cup. I know eventually I'll get down to work.

Susaan, thanks. Love what your eating, minus the pills.

Paul, I feel like you look, sorry, where's the OJ?

Mike nothing like a relaxing coffee.

OT, Looks like a nice lunch, too bad I can't make out the date on the newspaper, I do see Wednesday 1st so I guess that's enough.

Shootme

Ok. Made it back from shooting the test roll. Now I gotta develop it. First I unloaded the test camera. Then I better get my chemicals into the water bath...whoa, there almost the right temp already. Better hurry and get my darkroom stuff ready. Check. Next, I load the film on the reel.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 6:01AM - 12:00PM here

---

I have my Canon Digital Rebel mated to a Nikon 105 f/2.5 manual lens in hand. At first, I could not deal with the light weight so I attached the battery grip and two batteries just to weight it down. Using manual focus this morning hasn't been bad at all. Remembering to set my shutter speed for every situation has been a challenge.

Evidence that it's spring....

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 6:01AM - 12:00PM here

---

-Dropping my son off at school
-Yellow shovel at the play ground
-Nonsensical things at my desk

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by shootme

Paul, I feel like you look, sorry, where's the OJ?

---

I actually meant to pour a glass of OJ, but I forgot. Then, I drove downtown to take pictures and when I got there I realized I didn't have any change for the meter, so I had to go find a change machine. Next time I'll have my coffee first. :D

A couple of quick ones.

An 'extra' from my WTDS project and Lucky hiding in a baby carriage with dolls and toys. Cat was awakened from a nap and not very amused.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 6:01AM - 12:00PM here

---

Morning coffee break with my co-worker...

And the process continues. I just learned something. It's really hard to take a photo of yourself while you're trying to agitate a developing tank. :D

First shot is an attempted shot of me agitating the developing tank. Next is the best part of developing film, the first look. Mmm...smells like fixer. Woohoo! The camera works! Third shot is my super fancy high tech film dryer...yes, that is duct tape. It saves me lots of time on the computer, because it has a filter that eliminates about 90% of the dust I usually have to clone out. Last shot is the film hanging. I let it hang for half an hour or so, after ten minutes in the dryer, so it can straighten up a little. Now I get to start scanning...the worst part.

Paul

How many hares ?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 12:01PM - 6:00PM here

---

Walked around the office building during lunch.

2:06 p.m. PST.

Talk about hands free...On my way home for lunch.This is not a shot I would recommend anyone to try. :eek:

I'll get out after work for some more. :p

Rick

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by photophorous

Then Callie comes over to help me pack my camera bag

---

Tess would meow "hi" to Callie, but she's away right now.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 12AM & 6AM here

---

Kids are asleep, I pulled the card from the cam. Here's the morning

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 12:01PM - 6:00PM here

---

I had a "bad day" last week and indulged in some shopping therapy. Now I need shoes to match :rolleyes:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 12:01PM - 6:00PM here

---

My younger daughter (sunglasses) likes to keep her animal friends warm

It's evening now and I'm just now getting some edits done from the film scans of the film I shot this morning. Here are a few from my walk around downtown Austin.

The first thing that caught my eye was this person in a bird suit. They were giving out "Early Bird" coupons for Kerbey Lane Cafe. Mmm...pancakes and migas. Then I saw this cool bike in the sun. Then I crossed the street to get a shot of these poor unsuspecting guys sitting at the bus stop. That caused me to have to walk around the block to get back to Congress Avenue, which led me through one of Austin's many fine covered construction side walks. Then I passed the Austin Museum of Art. I really need to check out this exhibit. The guy is so into "realism" in his photography that he built a custom large format camera because non existed that could record enough detail for him. Wow.

Next, I'm off to stroll through the capitol building.

Paul

I finally got a chance to take some pics in this segment of the day. I picked Joy up for lunch and went to the in place for lunch. As usual is was very busy took a while to work our way through the line. A group of Amish women were there and presented a rather unique opportunity for a picture with their black bonnets lined up on a ledge as they ate.

Later in the afternoon I made a quick trip to the drug store to pickup a prescription and then went by to check on the guys I have building a back porch and new deck on the house. Joy picked me up after work and we made a quick stop at the drive in bank before she went off to Curves and I gathered up the macro and did an hours walkabout in the hood. I did a couple of hundred pics on the walkabout but don't think I'll get any of those posted tonight.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 6:01AM - 12:00PM here

---

Work this morning.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 6:01AM - 12:00PM here

---

Awesome stuff so far! Interesting and varied, as expected.

For my first set: 1) on the Red Mountain Expressway on the way to work; 2 & 3) I'm clerking at a law firm, and this is pretty typical of what an office looks like during prep for a major trial; 4) The view out our front door; 5) Yup, our "office" isn't exactly typical. It's called the "Bradshaw House," built around 1890, and one of the last remaining Victorian homes in downtown Birmingham.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jorgemonkey

Post images taken between 12:01PM - 6:00PM here

---

Work in the afternoon.