Photography

My Last Photo — February ‘21

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Brian, aka Bushboy, posted a prompt yesterday that asked us to…
  1. Post the last photo from our camera’s SD card or the last photo from our phone taken in February.
  2. No editing — who cares if it is out of focus, not framed as you would like, or the subject matter didn’t cooperate?
  3. No explanations needed — just the photo will do.
  4. Create a pingback to Brian’s post or link in the comments.
  5. Tag “The Last Photo.”

Okay, this does require an explanation. The photo below is the last photo I took in February. Well, technically speaking, it’s not so much a photo as it is a screenshot. My wife and I took a 3.2 mile walk this morning and I recorded the walk on my Apple Watch. When I went to the Health app on my iPhone, I took this screenshot of the specifics of our walk, including a map showing our route, and then I texted the screenshot to my kids with the caption that read, “See, I don’t lead such a sedentary life. I do occasionally put my iPhone down and get off my ass.”It’s interesting how our route on the map, when shown graphically resembles a stethoscope. Anyway, this was the last “photo” in my photos file on my iPhone that was added in February.

My Last Photo — January ‘21

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Brian, aka Bushboy, posted a prompt today that asks us to…

  1. Post the last photo from our camera’s SD card or the last photo from our phone taken in January.
  2. No editing — who cares if it is out of focus, not framed as you would like, or the subject matter didn’t cooperate?
  3. No explanations needed — just the photo will do.
  4. Create a pingback to Brian’s post or link in the comments.
  5. Tag “The Last Photo.”

Okay, so, with no editing and no explanation, here is the last photo taken on my iPhone 12 Pro Max in the month of January:

My Last Photo in November

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Brian, aka Bushboy, posted a prompt today that asks us to “post the last photo from your cameras SD card or the last photo from your phone taken on the 30th November.” Brian explained that all we have to do is…

1. Post the last photo on your SD card or last photo on your phone for the 30th November.

2. No editing – who cares if it is out of focus, not framed as you would like or the subject matter didn’t cooperate.

3. You don’t have to have any explanations, just the photo will do.

4. Create a Pingback to this post or link in the comments.

5. Tag “The Last Photo” or #LastOnTheCard.

Okay then. Now I know that Brian said that no explanation is needed, but the last photo I took yesterday might seem a little weird. So I’m going to give just a little bit of an explanation.

We have a Google Home Hub in our family room that we primarily use for video calls with our kids. On Friday morning, the device’s video camera suddenly stopped working, so I called Google support and spent about four hours with various tech support folks trying to troubleshoot the problem. Unfortunately, they couldn’t come up with a resolution.

But early yesterday morning I received an email from a guy named Ian from Google. He provided detailed instructions and said that if I diligently followed his instructions, it should restore the video functionality on the device. So I followed his step-by-step instructions and, sure enough, the video capabilities were restored.

However, there was something new on the Hub’s display that was not there before. And so I took this photo, added the red arrow to highlight what I was talking about and emailed it to Ian.This morning I received an email from Ian, who wrote, “Hmm. That is odd. Lemme check with the team and I’ll get back to you.”

Sorry, my brief explanation went on a bit longer than I anticipated, but I felt I couldn’t just drop this photo on you cold turkey.

Fire in the Sky

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B1D50389-3D79-4A4F-B8F4-F418C928F9ACWhen I saw today’s Ragtag Daily Prompt, “Fire in the Sky,” I had to post this picture I took from our kitchen window right around the time that my state, California, ordered its citizens to shelter-in-place in mid-March. I can’t think of a better photo to illustrate the notion of a fire in the sky, short of a literal fire in the sky, than this one. If you have something better, I challenge you to post it.

Weekend Writing Prompt — Wanderlust

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6FF29E89-3087-4D4C-83A7-7A00F7B99A1EI look up at the night sky and see the full moon.

It triggers a sense of wonder at the vastness of the universe.

Are we Earthly humans alone among those who appreciate its splendor?

Am I alone in my wanderlust to know what is beyond the moon and the stars?

Oh to be a nomad exploring the universe

Rather than being tethered go this tired, old planet.

(68 words)

Written for Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt, where the word is “nomad” in exactly 68 words. Also for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (moon). Image credit: vectorpouch at freepik.com83FA864D-B80F-4233-B0CC-5C02B1B1DF00