Howdy,

January whizzed by and, yet, felt like it took forever. The darkest months of the year are always hard for me, energy-wise and, after leaving work for the day, I haven't been able to get out and shoot much. Besides daylight being all but gone, I just have n't been able to motivate myself to do much.

The deadline for my photo club assignment was coming up and the topic for the month was "music. " Since I was in Rochester for the weekend, I decided to bring out the tripod and play with the Victrola. Fitting, really, that the recodrd on the spinner was "Don't Get Around Much Anymore."

^{Point Made}

Here's the other side, though I don't remember what was on it. It took a few attempts to get just the right ammount of spin to still be recognizable as text and give a feel of speed. Usually, I try to avoid mixing black and white photos in with color, but this one needed the maroon and gold.

^{You need glasses}

Choosing which to send in to the photo club was actually sort of difficult, this time. After processing them all and studying the results, glass of Rioja in hand, I decided to send this one. The composition was more appealing.

^Vroooom!

On a break at work, I saw Viewbug had a challenge for photos of shops at night. I don't really have any that I would consider winning photos, but decided to go through some of my old photos from Spain. I did find a couple interesting ones. Both of these were taken when I lived in Ronda, Spain, in 2014.

This is a lottery vendor and a customer on the main pedestrian street (Calle Espinel) in Ronda. These lottery tickets support charities and causes. Once, one of the largest lotteries in the country, supports the blind.

^{As Luck Would Have It}

I'm not sure where the haircutter ran off to, but he left the door open. Maybe he just went into the back for something. Regardless, I snapped this photo on a side street at night. Looking at photos of Ronda still makes me homesick.

^{Ghost Cuts?}

Anyway, I will try to find the energy to post a bit more as the days lengthen. I've also been watching the canon rumors site and my bank account closely to see if an update to my ancient photography gear may be in the future. We'll see!

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