That Time Of Year

It’s that time of year again, for many of us, to share time and wonderful things with loved ones. In recent years I have grown fond of finding unique gifts for friends and family. Functional but fun, things that they may have not thought about or even knew existed prior to receiving them. Whats the fun in buying something for someone if they know exactly what it is they would be getting? Part of the joy is discovering something great and taking a chance on striking a note of joy in the surprise of getting something unique and thoughtful. Last year I had fun making a list of interesting gift ideas and while there are probably a million suggestions out there already I thought I would toss in a few of my own again this year. Seeing as nearly every christmas gift guide I come across online is full of exactly the same gadgety stuff I thought I would try to dig a little deeper with a few of these ideas. Feel free to suggest something in the comments below, I will add things if I find anything else interesting.

Oddly enough I found myself straying away from photography gear, the world has enough of it as far as I am concerned. Outside of a camera, and a good lens what else does a photographer really need? You can have a peak at my list from last year which has a few more photo centric ideas. I did toss in one idea related to photography but well get to that in a bit. This is not some amazon kickback link filled junk article written for clicks, I have no affiliation with anything here and none of the links are affiliate links. This is just a list of stuff I thought would make a great gift for just about anyone. Photos were pulled either from online shops or a google search, sorry for the random size and consistency there. Of course many of the shops I link to are US based, most of these products can be found elsewhere in the world as well. Follow the Read more link to get to the list.

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Yesterday desktops

One Day

Time has been escaping me, as usual. I have a few very specific goals for the end of this year here on fiftyfootshadows and I plan to make them happen one way or another. Time is ticking yet October proved immense and busy leaving me with very little time to post and share much new with everyone. I did find a moment to snap a few fall photos this year and while they are being posted right up against the end of fall I am still certain there are many of you who will enjoy them so I figure why not.

I can’t remember when I started messing about with these sorts of low low angles but it somehow became a classic viewpoint for the wallpaper imagery I post around here. I do enjoy using foreground objects to obscure the frame and the leaves were fresh and crisp leaving me these beautiful shapes to work with. YoungDoo laying behind them led to a perfect point of interest in the fuzzy world behind the leaves and her shape really makes the photo in my eyes.

I will leave it at that and say that I will announce a project I am working on at some point in mid November if all goes well. Something that has been a long time coming for sure. For now though, enjoy the new images and I will see you again soon.

Tomorrow desktops

Today desktops

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