January 1st, 2011

January 1st, 2011

The first day of the year was memorable, although not necessarily a memory that I had any interest in photographically reliving. Suffice it to say, that in the heat of the moment, I may have ungifted this excellent bottle of scotch from a good friend.

It took my multiple visits to liquor stores and endless online browsing of scotch reviews to choose this particular bottle. I had wanted a McCallen 18, but without the hefty pricetag that comes along with it. In the end, I settled on the Balvenie 15 Year, Single Cask. Hand-numbered from a single distillation, Speyside with vanilla, honey and oak flavor.

It will eventually be returned to its intended owner, but it did not lead in any toasts to the New Year.

Introduction to the project

A new year, a new photography project.

I completed my first "Project365" photography blog between May 2008 and May 2009. While some days were a struggle to capture an appropriate photo, and admittedly, I may have cheated a bit and back-photographed things for days when I became just too busy, the experience was both memorable and rewarding.

My photography skills improved considerably with time. I was motivated to finally invest in a beginner-level SLR. And when I look back through the images, each one can provoke a memory of the time, place and day the image was captured.

So the following will be a photographic memory book of the year 2011, for better or worse.