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52 Photo Challenge: Week 46-Analog

“People think dreams aren’t real just because they aren’t made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes.”—Neil Gaiman

This week’s assignment for the 52 photo challenge was to take an analog photograph. You could either use a film camera or you could edit your photos to look as if you did. Not wanting to worry about finding film and having it developed, I opted for the editing option.

These photos are special to me because they were taken during a writing retreat in Tahoe last weekend. It was three days of deep connection, fireside chats, and being seen. I’m grateful for my writing community and for the power of vulnerability.

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  • Photos were taken with Olympus OM-D  and edited with ON1 Photo RAW
  • If you want to join the 52 Photo Challenge, you can find all the information at nicolesy.com

52 Photo Challenge
Week 1: Bokeh
Week 2: Silhouette
Week 3: Black and White
Week 4: Motion Blur
Week 5: Texture
Week 6: Framing
Week 7: Leading Lines
Week 8: Negative Space
Week 9: Patterns
Week 10: Symmetry
Week 11: Green
Week 12: Sidelight
Week 13: Sense of Scale
Week 14: One Lens
Week 15: Series
Week 16: Flat Lay
Week 17: Behind the Scenes
Week 18: Water
Week 19: Blurry Foreground
Week 20: Unique Perspective
Week 21: Shadow
Week 22: Food
Week 23: Abstract
Week 24: Reflection
Week 25: Contrast Color
Week 26: Think in Threes
Week 27: Starburst
Week 28: Low Perspective
Week 29: Macro
Week 30: Backlight
Week 31: Big Sky
Week 32: Dominant Color
Week 33: Fill the Frame
Week 34: Spot Metering
Week 35: Handheld Long Exposure
Week 36: S Curve
Week 37: Shoot Through
Week 38: Faces
Week 39: Blossom
Week 40: Environmental Portrait
Week 41: Texture Overlay
Week 42: Details
Week 43: Season
Week 44: Fog & Steam
Week 45: Nighttime

52 thoughts on “52 Photo Challenge: Week 46-Analog”

    • That was partly why I didn’t use actual film. I’m not sure I’d even know where to get them developed. I’d love to someday have a dark room and develop my own.

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      • My brother Peter, when he was with us, was an amazing old time photographer, as a hobby. And as much as I love digital photography, the prints he developed had a depth, and a presence, that you just cannot get with digital prints.

  5. o Bridgette. These are such strong, affirmative photos, uplifting. Do I have to pick a favorite? #2 the pine cone in the snow, #3 that tree looking out to the snow-capped mountains, #7, the flamingo pink tree among all the green ones, and #10, that bird in the treetop trilling its ode of joy 🙂 beautiful, all !

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    • Thank you! Yes, it was a beautiful winter wonderland. I sure do love living where I do in California. If I drive 2 hours in one direction I can visit the mountains and 2 hours in the other direction the ocean. Pretty lucky.

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  9. Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving Day. Nice Micron photography. All are nice capture the pics. I much like & love Last one & 5, 10. Nice written a quote.

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  14. HAH! I *love* #10! How many times did I eagerly wait for my developed film only to find the best photograph was “flared” because I mishandled the film either loading it or (more likely) unloading it. You really captured it with these. Nicely done.

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  17. These are all so lovely. Winter/late fall has so much beauty. I especially love the one, #10 of the bird perched at the very tip top of the tree.

    So glad you have an inspirational community for creating and sharing art.

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    • Thank you so much, LuAnne. I feel like I’ve waited a long time to find this writing group and now I can’t imagine my life without them in it. I loved #10 too. I actually was photographing the tree when the bird landed on it. I made sure to thank him for posing for me.

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