• Part 1, days 1 to 8
• Part 2, days 9 to 16
• Part 3, days 17 to 24 — you’re looking at it!

Over on Mastadon people are using the #ArtAdventCalendar hashtag to share their art, one piece a day, between December 1 and 24. I decided to treat mine as a year in review and share photos taken this year in chronological order. Over here I wanted to discuss the photos shared in a little more detail.

17

Taken along the river front in downtown Minneapolis. There are a bunch of little metal sculptures of amphibians along the path. This one is cropped in a bit because I didn’t have my 50mm Macro with me. I’d like to get back and take some macro shots of these next time we have a sunny and warm-enough day. Also appears in this Kentmere 100 post.

18

Just a couple of moody tree stumps in an odd little forest near my house. The Moskva’s odd focus is on display here. The background gets swirly, very little is super sharp. Stopping down probably would have helped. Also appears in the JCH Street Pan post.

19

Someone on Mastadon pointed out how un-grainy this image is. Partly due to the 100 speed film, but mostly due (I think) to it being Ilford Delta. It really is quite nice. I should use this film more. I’ve really liked adding the 35mm/3.5 lens to my kit this year. There are more examples in the lens-specific post and the lens-specific tag.

20

Probably the thing I’m most proud of here is that I held the camera straight. I’m terrible at holding the camera level and usually need to rotate all my scans to make them look like I didn’t take all my photos on a boat being battered by a hurricane. A minor thing, but still happy that this photo ended up straight!

21

Santa (I think?) in fiberglass mold form. These were fun subjects to shoot and this is one of my favorites from the bunch. There are more in the FAST Fiberglass Mold Graveyard post.

22

Rumble’s second appearance in the Art Advent Calendar this year. And this one is one of my favorite photos of the entire year. Some of it is accidental. I didn’t expect the background to be so black, but I’m very happy that it is.

23

From one of my favorites to one with a bunch of problems. Trying to shoot handheld in low light is hard even when you’re pushing film. And the shallow focus I ended up using here is not doing this statue any favors. And there’s a nice water stain on the negative to boot! But I still like the effect and the composition.

24

Wrapping up the year with an attempt to capture the feeling of winter light here in Minnesota. A common refrain in Ansel Adams books is that your photos should try to capture what “you see and what you feel,” and that’s something I’m trying to do with this series of “Winter Light” pictures. I think this one is a good representation visual and the feeling I get from the low, clear-yet-faint light we get here in the winter.

Thanks for reading! It was a lot of fun assembling this tour through my year in photography.

• Part 1, days 1 to 8
• Part 2, days 9 to 16
• Part 3, days 17 to 24 — you’re looking at it!

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