New 2012 Photo Challenge: Reflections

It's time to start up this year's photo challenge. After last year's ambitious photo a week with 52 crayola colors, we're scaling back to a more manageable plan this year of 12 shots, 1/month. This year's subject is reflections, but in order to have a similar theme in all of our work, we have a primary structure/object that the reflection should appear in each month.

Here is the plan for the year:
January: Building
February: Mirror
March: Water
April: Beverage
May: Glasses (Eyeglasses, drinking glasses, etc)
June: Object (silverware, etc)
July: Statue
August: Vehicle
September: Window
October: Furniture
November: Monitor/TV
December: Holiday Item

I'm looking forward to seeing how we all represent this years theme. There may even be a few more people playing along and sharing their photography.

Crayola Challenge: Yellow Green

And, done. I have now completed all photos for this year's challenge of 52 Crayola colors. Thank you to Molly and Sarah for playing and inspiring me all year.

Crayola Challenge: Yellow

Crayola Challenge: Wisteria

Crayola Challenge: Wild Strawberry

Crayola Challenge: White

Crayola Challenge: Vivid Tangerine

Crayola Challenge: Violet Red

I love this photo of Maddie enjoying a popsicle on the beach and have been wanting to use it for some time.

Crayola Challenge: Violet

Crayola Challenge: Turquoise Blue

Crayola Challenge: Spring Green

I took this photo when I was on a short vacation in Colorado back in October. This shot specifically was taken in Nederland, a small town outside of Boulder in the mountains. I love the leaves and the white bark of the aspens.

Crayola Challenge: Sky Blue

This is actually the very first photo I took in this year's colors photo challenge, back when I was looking for Aquamarine. It wasn't at close to a match, but I held onto it, hoping it'd come into use later. I think it works nicely for sky blue.

Crayola Challenge: Silver

This is one of my favorite buildings in Los Angeles, the Disney Concert Hall. I love all the different angles and the way the sky reflects. It's supposed to look like a rose if you are able to view it from above, Mrs. Disney's favorite flower.

Crayola Challenge: Sepia

Crayola Challenge: Sea Green

Over Labor Day weekend on my traditional trip to Seattle, Galen and I decided to take a short destination trip first and headed out to Port Townsend (see earlier posts http://blog.cyrenahillyard.com/2011/08/port-townsend-wa.html and http://blog.cyrenahillyard.com/2011/09/western-washington-from-spit-to.html from selects from that trip). On the way back we took the ferry to Whidbey Island so we could drive over Deception Pass.

Crayola Challenge: Salmon

Crayola Challenge: Royal Purple

This photo of Marin on her birthday in the royal chair and with crown is just perfect for "royal purple".

Crayola Challenge: Red Violet

I love this picture of Marin and Makenna enjoying the ocean even on a cold chilly day in September. Despite the chilly day we enjoyed a cousins BBQ with the Eltings.

Crayola Challenge: Red Orange

Crayola Challenge: Red

Crayola Challenge: Plum

This is a small piece of the City of South Pasadena's self-built float. South Pas has a long tradition of building the cities Rose Parade float by city residents and no large companies. It's always something fun and playful.

Crayola Challenge: Pine Green

Crayola Challenge: Periwinkle

Crayola Challenge: Orchid

Crayola Challenge: Orange