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Selfie Project – April 2022

May 5, 2022 Christopher D. Bennett

Another month is down for THE SELFIE PROJECT. I feel that April was an okay month. I didn’t probably have as many adventures as I thought I might. But I had a few more than I thought, when I started looking back. Maybe May will have plenty of adventure. We will see how that trip to Miami works out. Right now, I’m trying to figure out how many fedoras to pack. I special ordered a baseball hat to go to a MLB game. I don’t really wear baseball hats because I am an adult*, but I feel having one special one in the rotation won’t hurt me too much.

Here are some of my favorites from April:

April 1

April 2

April 3

April 4

April 7

April 8

April 9

April 10

April 12

April 15

April 16

April 17

April 20

April 21

April 22

April 23

April 24

April 26

April 27

April 29

April 30

There can only be one selfie per day, so here are some alternates from April:

Hopefully May is eventful in all the good ways.

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Selfie Project – March 2022

April 1, 2022 Christopher D. Bennett

Tomorrow is the Final Four. Thought it would be a good time to check-in on the Roundball Oracles.

With 3 games left to go in the NCAA tournament this is the Top 3:

1. Becky Parmelee – 231 Points
2. Carla Stensland – 229 Points
3. Angie DeWaard – 224 points

This is the Bottom 3:

34. Joey Randazzo – 143 points
35. Olivia Baier – 141 points
36. Toby Sebring – 140 points

At this point, there are 4 people left that have a chance of taking home the Championship Trophy. 2 people still have a shot at The Sara.

Here are the scenarios for The Sara:

If Villanova beats Kansas then Toby “wins” The Sara.
If Kansas beats Villanova then Joey “wins” The Sara.

Note as Olivia Baier is a child, she is not eligible for The Sara.

Here are the scenarios for the Championship:

If Duke wins the National Championship then Sarah Karber wins the trophy.
If Kansas wins the National Championship then Ben Baier wins the trophy.
If Villanova beats Duke for the National Championship then Becky wins the trophy.
If North Carolina beats Villanova for the National Championship then Becky wins the trophy.
If North Carolina beats Kansas for the National Championship then Ben wins the trophy.
If Villanova beats North Carolina for the National Championship then Derrick Gorshe wins the trophy.

It is possible, that there is an error in my math, but I’m fairly certain this is correct.

Root accordingly.

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I don’t want to toot my own horn, but I think I actually did some stuff in March. I didn’t go to Pennsylvania and Illinois (briefly) and North Carolina (briefly), but I did stand in Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota all at the same time. I ate the reigning Best Tenderloin in Iowa. I went to two Iowa State NCAA Tournament games. I stood on the highest point in Iowa and the second highest. I hosted Alligator Movie Night. I had some good times with friends and some poignant times with family. March wasn’t too bad. Raised the bar a bit for April.

Here are my favorite SELFIE PROJECT images from March:

March 1

March 3

March 4

March 5

March 7

March 8

March 9

March 11

March 12

March 13

March 15

March 16

March 17

March 18

March 19

March 20

March 21

March 23

March 25

March 26

March 29

March 30

March 31

Oh yeah! I also bought a new camera in March! I hope to continue to do good work in April!

Of course, there can only be one selfie for each day. Here are my favorite alternates I took for THE SELFIE PROJECT:

Jesse is a sleeper!

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This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is FRAMED:

FRAMED

But what exactly is a FRAMED picture? It is simply a picture where the subject is FRAMED in by something else. In the theme reveal, the edge of the garbage can makes a frame for the subject of the refuse. A doorway makes a good frame. So does a hall way. A window Any thing that creates negative space makes a great frame for your subject. Or you could even do something as easy as taking a picture of something that is in a literal picture frame.

Happy photo harvesting!

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SELFIE PROJECT – FEBRUARY 2022

March 2, 2022 Christopher D. Bennett

I don’t know that I did all that much in February that will made THE SELFIE PROJECT all that interesting. I guess I did spend a week in Pittsburgh, but there was no real free time on that trip, so you might find those selfies disappointing. However, I did manage to take a few images that I liked. Here are my favorites from February of THE SELFIE PROJECT:

February 1

February 2

February 3

February 5

February 6

February 8

February 9

February 10

February 12

February 14

February 15

February 16

February 17

February 18

February 19

February 22

February 24

February 26

February 27

February 28

Here are some of favorite alternate pictures for THE SELFIE PROJECT:

I will try to be more impressive in March.

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Selfie Project – January 2022

February 2, 2022 Christopher D. Bennett

I don’t usually run THE SELFIE PROJECT in back to back years, but since I took a break from it for a bit in 2021, I decided to make an exception and bring it back in 2022.

Before getting into my favorite images from January of 2022, I want to put a bow on 2021.

Here is a photomosaic made out of THE SELFIE PROJECT images of 2021.

The base image was taken on January 1, 2022. All the images that make it up were taken in 2021. I don’t think I need to point out the symbolism of the image, but I will. The image was created because because the person standing there on January 1, 2022 was created by all the experiences (bad and terrible and godawful and a few that were good) that I went through in 2021. As with all mosaics, the further away you get, the easier it is to see the base image. You can also click on the image to see it larger.

Here are my favorite THE SELFIE PROJECT images from January 2022:

January 1

January 2

January 4

January 5

January 6

January 9

January 10

January 12

January 14

January 15

January 16

January 17

January 18

January 20

January 22

January 23

January 24

January 25

January 26

January 28

January 29

January 30

Another reason I decided to run it back again this year is because Sara gave me a kind of a “selfie kit” for Christmas. So I can’t let that go to waste!

Here are some SELFIE PROJECT bonus images:

It doesn’t appear I did a tremendous lot in January. Maybe I will do more in February.

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Selfie Project – December

January 2, 2022 Christopher D. Bennett

I’ve decided to do the SELFIE PROJECT in 2022. I usually don’t do this in back to back years, but I thought I would give it a shot.

Here are my favorite SELFIE PROJECT images from December:

December 1

December 2

December 3

December 4

December 9

December 11

December 12

December 13

December 14

December 16

December 19

December 20

December 21

December 22

December 24

December 26

December 27

December 29

December 30

December 31

To check out all THE SELFIE PROJECT images from 2021, click on the link below:

Selfie Project – 2021

I took several selfies that couldn’t be included in THE SELFIE PROJECT cause there can only be one per day, but I would like to share some of my favorite alternates:

Hopefully the 2022 SELFIE PORTRAIT PROJECT goes off without a hitch.

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Selfie Project – November

December 1, 2021 Christopher D. Bennett

Yesterday I completed another successful month of THE SELFIE PROJECT. November really seemed to fly by, with the holiday and other commitments. I think there are some good pictures in here and somethings that I forgot even happened in November.

Here are some of my favorites:

November 1

November 2

November 3

November 4

November 6

November 7

November 9

November 11

November 12

November 14

November 17

November 20

November 21

November 23

November 24

November 25

November 26

November 27

November 29

November 30

I do like to share some of my favorite alternates, since there can only be ONE selfie a day. Here are those favorites:

Hopefully December is a good month too!

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Selfie Project – October

November 2, 2021 Christopher D. Bennett

On Sunday I completed another successful month of THE SELFIE PROJECT. One thing that always happens when I look back at a month’s worth of pictures I’m always surprised at some of the things that all happened in the same month. That? That happened this month? I thought that was like 2 months ago.

Here are my favorites from October:

October 1

October 2

October 3

October 4

October 5

October 7

October 8

October 9

October 12

October 14

October 16

October 17

October 18

October 20

October 22

October 23

October 24

October 25

October 28

October 30

October 31

There can be only one Selfie per day, but here are some of favorite alternate selfies from October:

Hopefully November is a good month too.

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Selfie Project – September 2021

October 1, 2021 Christopher D. Bennett 1 Comment

Yesterday I completed another successful month of THE SELFIE PROJECT. I don’t know I did a lot in September, but I guess the pictures will tell the story.

Here are my favorites from September:

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September 4

September 5

September 6

September 7

September 10

September 11

September 12

September 13

September 15

September 17

September 18

September 19

September 22

September 25

September 26

September 27

September 28

September 29

There can only be one Selfie per day, but here are some of my favorite alternate selfies from September:

If you want to peruse all of the 2021 selfies for THE SELFIE PROJECT, click on the link below:

THE SELFIE PROJECT – 2021

Hopefully October is a fruitful month as well.

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This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is FLOWER:

FLOWER

A FLOWER image is simply a picture of a FLOWER. Doesn’t have to be a real FLOWER. But it could also be a real FLOWER.

Happy photo harvesting.

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Selfie Project – August 2021

September 1, 2021 Christopher D. Bennett 3 Comments

Yesterday I completed yet another successful month of THE SELFIE PROJECT. I was surprised how packed a month it was. When I looked back at some of the images, I thought, “that happened in August? It feels like such a long time ago!”

Here are my favorites from August:

August 1, 2021

August 3, 2021

August 4, 2021

August 5, 2021

August 7, 2021

August 8, 2021

August 11, 2021

August 12, 2021

August 13, 2021

August 15, 2021

August 17, 2021

August 19, 2021

August 22, 2021

August 24, 2021

August 27, 2021

August 28, 2021

August 29, 2021

August 31, 2021

There can only be one Selfie per day, but I’ve decided to start sharing some alternate selfies from the month, that just didn’t make the cut:

If you want to peruse all the THE SELFIE PROJECT images, click on the link below:

Selfie Project – 2021

Hopefully September is another successful month!

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Selfie Project – July 2021

August 1, 2021 Christopher D. Bennett 1 Comment

On Saturday night I completed another successful month of THE SELFIE PROJECT. It probably wasn’t the most exciting month, but I think we did some good work here now and then.

Here are my favorites from July: