Sunday, May 2, 2010

My Moment in May Photo


POD of Thuccotash365 posted a beautiful photo of the moon, yesterday, and added a note about the New York Times' blog project called A Moment in May.  Briefly, it was a project that asked photographers all over the world (amateurs like me, too) to take a photograph at exactly the same time and submit them to the blog.

Here's what the New York Times invitation said (and I quote):
Attention: everyone with a camera, amateur or pro. Please join us on Sunday, May 2, at 15:00 (U.T.C./G.M.T.), as thousands of photographers simultaneously record “A Moment in Time.” The idea is to create an international mosaic, an astonishingly varied gallery of images that are cemented together by the common element of time.
I thought it would be interesting to show what our little birdhouse looks like at this particular Moment in May...you can see the grasses hanging from the little door and I don't know (yet) if they're working on this year's nest or if this is the end of last year's nest.  I'm going to keep watch the next week or so and if we don't see any activity then I think we'll (well, Jack) will take it down and clean it out.  Probably should have done that last fall but...

Anyway, participating in the project was fun!  The time stamp on my photograph says 10:00:06.  We had exactly one minute to get a photo so I made it in plenty of time.   I don't know whether or not my photo will be chosen for the mosaic but hey...it's worth a shot!

Thanks, POD, for the suggestion!  Can hardly wait to see yours.
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Posted by CherylK at 10:40 AM
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16 comments:

  1. The birdhouse is such a cute idea. I hope the photo gets selected. Remember seeing last year's mosaic...awesome! And the view from your deck, right, is like out of a travel mag!! No wonder you enjoy coming home!!
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  2. Oh, just read your blog now and I missed the time, I would have loved to take a photo too. This sounds like an amazing project. Hope to make it the next time around.

    Great shot by the way!
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  3. Thank you, Kittie. Yep, we do love the view from our deck. It's even nicer when the little ones are playing in the sand.

    M. Hassan...Thanks. I'll remind you next year.
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  4. Lovely shot Cheryl, how do we get to see where all the photos are posted or do we? I didn't know that it was for a mosaic, guess I should read everything! lol

    Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, almost time to pack up and get on the highway.. uggggh.
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  5. What a fun project! I saw her moon, but I don't remember reading about the project!
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  6. If I had known, I could have probably taken a picture of the bison here in Yellowstone. Maybe next time. Love the birdhouse.
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  7. What a cool idea! Sadly, I didn't know about it until now.... it's been a busy weekend.
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  8. Too bad I missed it :( Hopefully yours makes it, and you'll let us know where we can find out. Good luck!
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  9. I remember last year's mosaic! it's such a great idea/project

    I love your bird house
    the bit of red in the photo is lovely and adds even more interest

    I hope you get selected
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  10. Thanks everyone...I probably should have referenced the project in a post. Sorry. Next year.
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  11. Great that you got to participate in the project.

    What kind of tree is that?
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  12. It's a viburnum or cranberry bush. Some are small but this one is huge...we've got it trimmed to look more like a tree. Those berries are leftovers from last fall. In the spring it has pretty white flowers that sort of look like Queen Anne's Lace. I think there are pictures of it at various stages somewhere on this blog and also in my Flickr photostream. The birds love it and we can see it from our kitchen window so we get to watch the comings and goings and nesting stuff. Now aren't you sorry you asked?? *wink*
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  13. awww, I would have loved to do that! I think the birdhouse shot is a terrific idea.
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  14. Beautiful shot! I hope it gets chosen!

    I must catch up on your blog soon, I've been too busy to do anything lately and now that I had a couple of hours, I've been uploading last week's photos.
    Hope you are well!
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  15. Love the photo! I wish I had known about this - I would have had a photo of the flooding here in Nashville!
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  16. I subscribe to the online New York Times so hopefully I'll get a post about this project next year. We'll see.
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