It’s really difficult to choose a single photo for this challenge as it has been quite a year for me. I’ve taken lots of photos in 2017, many of which remain unseen by most eyes due to an inner struggle I have had regarding my social media presence.
My big purchase of the year was my new camera. I decided I needed it after having bought a cool new macro lens which, in turn, highlighted my beloved Lumix GF-1’s shortcomings, including a lack of stabilisation on its body.
I managed to take a bit of time out to play with my new camera and whilst standing in front of the Chinese Gardens at Sydney’s Tumbalong Park, took a photo of the CBD, as seen reflected in the new International Convention Centre.
Mario Travels 
Hi Mario. Interesting photo…but I’m interested in your comment about social media presence too…can I ask what you mean? I’m genuinely curious because I stopped using Facebook a long while back as I realised it was a waste of time due to inane content and friends weren’t really that at all in many cases.
Thanks Graham. I’ve been finding the balance between all the social media I am a part of difficult.
I have a public Twitter, a private Instagram and Facebook as well as this public forum on WordPress and it’s difficult to decide what goes where.
Most of my family and friends are on Facebook and a big chunk of them are also on Instagram, so I tend to post day-to-day things there. I’ve been using Google Photos to create albums for family events, but I only share them with those in attendance. I post randomly on Twitter but I generally don’t get much of a response there. I reckon I overthink it, but overall I find it a bit overwhelming and sometimes I want to delete it all and just become a hermit.
I know what you mean! 😄 I only use WordPress nowadays, other than various messaging tools. I find I get more out of engaging about things I’m interested in with people I’ve never met than looking at photos of people’s kids or cats. I guess you have to make a choice about what is most important to you and stick to it. Happy Christmas!
I also use an app called “1 Second Everyday” Where you fill in each calendar day with 1-1.5 seconds of video, and then compile the videos at your leisure. I was compiling them monthly but now have decided to compile them seasonally. Almost finished my first month of summer! I post this one on a Google Photos album, as well as Facebook.
I hate to ask what you manage to do in 1.5secs…the mind boggles…is it a snapshot of the day kind of? Like a little video of a journey perhaps?
Sometimes it’s just a boring shot of work or the trip to or from, but other times I get a bit creative and sometimes I even find that I have multiple seconds to choose from. I love watching them back, and I find it good to commit to doing something like that every single day.
Interesting. Not heard of that before. Thanks! 😄
Happy Christmas to you too!
Nice pic
Thank you