{"id":2215,"date":"2016-01-12T20:03:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T02:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writerlyhaphazardry.net\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2016-01-12T20:03:22","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T02:03:22","slug":"it-only-takes-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.writerlyhaphazardry.net\/?p=2215","title":{"rendered":"It only takes one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sgerald\/23977824009\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Sunset Parking Space\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1445\/23977824009_82aa6204d5_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" alt=\"Sunset Parking Space\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I chose a random shot for my photo of the day because capturing these random moments is what a photo project is all about. <\/p>\n<p>My cranes for the day were busy reading a literature anthology to prepare for class.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sgerald\/23714170834\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"37-39\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1641\/23714170834_2952cb0c80_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" alt=\"37-39\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>My photo prompt for the day was &#8220;hidden treasure.&#8221; Alice hid some treasure from herself out of fear that she would no longer fit into her skinny jeans. The fact that this treasure exists I blame on a child and those infernal chocolate fundraisers that are oh so delicious and horrible. <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sgerald\/24342420265\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Hidden Treasure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1450\/24342420265_ff7521a67c_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" alt=\"Hidden Treasure\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>My dog challenge for the day was &#8220;words of wisdom.&#8221; So far Lucy Peanut hasn&#8217;t said anything to me that is repeatable. I came home from work and went right back out again. She peed on the kitchen floor to express her opinion, but I didn&#8217;t think anyone wanted to see a photo of that.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of sharing a Lucy pic today, I&#8217;m going to revisit and revise my crane shot from yesterday. <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sgerald\/24263400921\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Cranes 34-46 Cropped\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1705\/24263400921_0dde9b3fa4_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" alt=\"Cranes 34-46 Cropped\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I cropped this shot so that the birds would show up better. I wanted to write something about this particular image last night, but I was so caught up in saying farewell to David Bowie that I didn&#8217;t have the heart to focus on anything else.<\/p>\n<p>The prompt yesterday was &#8220;black background.&#8221; I set this up in my kitchen and used a witch&#8217;s cape left from Halloween as the background. I arranged the cranes, shined a lamp on them, and took 36 shots. I knew how I wanted this to look when I started out. Of the 36 shots, though, only one turned out as I envisioned. Turns out it only takes one. I wanted the cranes to appear to be floating in the dark. So here you go&#8230;my colorful birds are floating in the dark. In the words of David Bowie&#8217;s last video, &#8220;Now ain&#8217;t that just like me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m particularly proud of this one because I colored the design on the cranes myself, so I was involved in three stages of the creative process. I colored the paper. I folded the cranes. And I set up and took the photograph. <\/p>\n<p>My brother gave me a day-by-day pull apart calendar for Christmas that was a perfect square, perfect for origami paper. That gave me the idea to use calendars for my paper crane project, so I went to a bookstore after Christmas and found a 60% off sale on day-by-day calendars. I bought several. One of those is an adult coloring calendar. That&#8217;s what I used for these birds. <\/p>\n<p>Lesson of the Day:<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter how many times you fail to get the right shot. It only takes one success. <\/p>\n<p>Peace and love, my friends. 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