Day 180: The Half Year Reflection

2026-08-05Hello!I realize that 180 days isn't exactly half a year, but it's a nice round number and close enough that I'm treating it as a milestone. By my count, it's six months of consistent daily uploads. I win.My photography has changed over the past six months, from winter to spring to summer. I thought it would be nice to reflect over that, and note the highlights of my photographic hobby and the dull times in between.I did not leave myself enough time to give a comprehensive ranking of all the 180 photos published on dpanphoto. I have other things in my life besides photography, and I got the balance a bit off this week.So instead of linking to all 180 photos and pitting them against each other, I'll list the top ten and the bottom ten. I went for quantity, so there's inevitably going to be some photos I just didn't really like (the recent streak of dark monochrome photos is an example — I had to put out something and I ran out of creative juices that week).Day 35: Holy Crap —…