So - How was your year?

[another view]

Ansel Adams is quoted as saying "Twelve significant photographs in one year is a good crop". Obviously this averages out to one per month, but good photographic opportunities don't always happen on schedule. Sometimes you might get a couple of great shots in the same day, sometimes it seems like you just can't make anything work (at least me... ;) ).

Being the last day of the year - or already 2005 for our friends in Australia - I thought it would be interesting to take another look at work from this year. See how a new technique, skill or subject became part of your portfolio, or maybe changed the direction of your photography. Then post one image - hopefully one you haven't posted before, and maybe something different for you - and tell us about it.

OK, I'll go first. For starters, I'm not really excited with this scan. I have a new flatbed scanner and I'll have to work more with it. This is the scan of a print (wet print, done at a lab) done with Kodak T-Max 3200, shot at 1600, available light with the 85 f1.4 within a stop of wide open. January this year was the first time I was hired to photograph a wedding. I've done a couple since then and am looking forward to more next year - this would have been a big surprise to me a couple of years ago! This one is from a friend's wedding which I was not hired to shoot - and that let me try some different things. Rather than sticking to standard shots, I used the film mentioned above, and the original prints really look great. It's a whole different feel than color film with a flash. Gulp... here goes...