The Concept

Hi,
My name is Gary AKA Hibe. I live in the Philadellphia area. I've took up photography as a hobby less than a year ago. I recently joined in the 366 for 2008. Here is the link for that blog. The "12 of 12" challenge sounds intriguing and with me having more time on my hands right now, I figure I'll give it a go. I'll probably have some of the same photos posted on both sites

The original idea was created by Chad Darnell. Below are the rules he posted (copy & paste). I have Chad's "12 of 12" link on the right side of the page. I'll be adding more as I learn who the participants are.



1) ALL PHOTOS MUST BE TAKEN ON THE 12TH OF EACH MONTH.
2) After you post your pictures onto a webpage of your choice (Livejournal, typepad, MySpace, Flickr, etc...) please post the TIME, LOCATION, and A SMALL COMMENT in the pic.
3) You own the rights to all of your pictures. The idea "12 of 12" is mine. While credit is not necessary, please don't credit someone else with the idea.
4) The original concept was at least one body part in the picture. That idea was slowly faded away. The important part is that it are 12 pics.
5) When referring to the project, please refer to it as "12 OF 12" - not "12 ON 12."
6) Once completed, please e-mail or post the PERMALINK of the post AND the city and state or city and country of WHERE THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN. (If you are on vacation, it's where the pics were taken.)
(The permalink is the link to the ENTRY of your page. If you just send me your website, I have to track it down. By listing the permalink, it helps for people to go back and view your previous 12 of 12 entries from previous months.)
ANYONE is welcome to join in, even if you've never done it before! I hope you will.

12 of 12 - 2008 Year in Review

January

This is my first picture I took for the 12 of 12 and maybe the best one all year.


February

It wouldn't be a true 12 without at least one food photo.

March

One of my favorite haunts that I left behind when I moved.

April

This panaorama stitched together pretty good. You have to open it to appreciate it.

May

Dogwood in bloom.









June

Needed one deer shot.
July

Frog enjoying the water.

August

A super macro shot of a dew drop.





September

Need a beer every now and then.
October

Couldn't forget Jac, she's part of the family now.










November

Couldn't find a more appropriate photo for November.
December

The photo I shot of the soaring hawk would have been a good one, but I thought the shot of this Bluebird perched in a patch of barren brush showed both the winter and the hope of the spring to come.

December 2008 12 of 12 - One for the Birds

I was looking forward to today all week and then when it came I forgot all about it. I finally remembered later in the morning. This is the last for 2008 and I managed to do all 12. Not bad for my first year. Well, here's my day or at least a good portion of it.

Hackettstown, NJ - 10:23 am

You have to look closely, but here are a few that made it through Thanksgiving.

Hackettstown, NJ - 10:27 am

A hawk is enjoying riding the thermals after the rain finally breaks and the sun comes out.
Hacketttown, NJ - 10:34 am

It's been raining on and off for the last three days and we received over three inches of rain. This creek often runs dry during the summer... not today.
Hackettstown, NJ - 10:38 am

I'm really surprised to see bluebirds still here this late in the year.
Hackettstown, NJ - 10:49 am

The ducks didn't seem to mind all the rain and the swollen creeks.
Hackettstown, NJ - 10:50 am

The geese are actually flying north.
Hackettstown, NJ - 11:19 am

Took this on a bridge that was underwater just 2 hours before.
Hackettstown, NJ - 11:29 am

Here's an abandoned bridge that's still under water. We need to remove it to clear the stream and to keep the stream from backing up.



Hackettstown, NJ - 2:05 pm

Here's the company's Christmas tree.



Hackettstown, NJ - 2:14 pm

The guys did get some work done today. They made and installed this cleat cleaner. The first one took a week of trial and error and finally me stepping in before it got finished.








Hackettstown, NJ - 3:19 pm

Here's Jac. She's getting bigger, but still just a kitten.
Hackettstown, NJ (Home) - 6:35 pm

Dinner.

That's it for this year. Not sure what next year has in store, but I'm looking forward to it. I'll be spending 12 days down in Orlando over Christmas, so I'll probably have a bonus photo from there in the next installment. Ta ta till then.