Day 7

The covered part of the market, still decorated for Christmas. This part is always open, but they often have stalls set up in the street outside. Skipton, North Yorkshire. Taken 12.29.12.

Day 6

Looking toward Burnley from the top of Pendle Hill. Soon after taking this, the clouds started rolling in, and the view vanished behind them. It was a bit spooky! Lancashire, England. Taken 12.28.12.

Day 5

LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 45305 in the National Railway Museum at York. She is currently mainline operational, but is waiting at the NRM while between jobs. During her career she was based in Northwestern England. Upon the end of BR steam, she was sold to a scrap merchant who decided to preserve her as a monument to steam. York, North Yorkshire. Taken 12.27.12.

Day 4

BR Class 4 2-6-4 tank No. 80002 emerges from under a bridge with a Mince Pie Special on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. By the time I'd gotten this shot, my legs were covered in mud and moss and I'd cut my thumb, but somehow avoided the rain! Haworth, West Yorkshire. Taken 12.26.13.

Day 3

Towneley Hall in Burnley, Lancashire. The estate belonged to a prominent Catholic family for more than 500 years, and was sold to the government in the early 1900s. It now houses a museum, walking trails, playing fields, and a golf course. Taken 12.24.13.

Day 2

This oak is believed to be the oldest tree in Burnley. It's thought to have been planted prior to 1610. Burnley, Lancashire.Taken 12.24.12.

Day 1

A country lane next to Clowbridge Reservoir, with the moors rising behind the wall. It was the one dry day out of the last 5, but even then it was very cloudy. Lancashire in December- what can you say beyond crappy lighting? Burnley, Lancashire. Taken 12.23.12.

The Premise

The idea for this whole photo journal thing spawned from an old high school friend who ended up in a different university than I did. This winter break, between mismatched school schedules and Christmas travel plans, we only managed to meet up once. Therefore, it was decided that we'd communicate every day via email, with all of mine including pictures of my trip. A few days into this arrangement, I'd discovered that I quite enjoyed the challenge of finding things to take decent photos of every day. With other friends also expressing their desire to see photos, I decided it might be fun to start a daily photo journal.

This project has several goals. The obvious one is to share photos from my travels with people who want to see them, without clogging their inboxes. By continuing once I return to school, I will be encouraged to spend some time with my new camera every day, which will hopefully help my skills improve. Another side effect of daily photography means that I'll have to become creative in my subject matter, and really search for the unique perspective on things.

So here goes. One good photograph a day for an indeterminate amount of time. I can do this, right?