FinalDays photos on Flickr

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Apr 30 2011

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So this is it. It’s over. A whole year in my life has gone by and it still feels like I only started this project last week. I don’t really know how to sum it up, I can’t really. Anyone who’s done a 365 will know exactly how I’m feeling, anyone who’s currently doing a 365 will know exactly how I’ve felt for the past twelve months and anyone who’s thinking about starting a 365 absolutely should.

It’s addictive and wonderful. I like to think my photography has developed over the year. Taking a photo everyday (albeit being late a few times) has forced me to be creative and really think about my photos. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not been easy. I’ve gone through very hard patches where I just haven’t had motivation to take a photo and ideas haven’t come easy. I think I still have so far to go with my photography and so much more I can do with it. Photography is something that will be with me always.

Honestly I was terrified of today arriving. Until about two days ago I never even thought about it. The idea that a year of my life has passed so quickly is scary and I don’t really know what to do now that I won’t be doing a photo everyday. A year is a long time to be doing that, life before my 365 is a hazy memory.

I, of course, won’t be leaving flickr. I have a feeling I’ll be on here for the rest of my life. But now I won’t be uploading daily. Simply when and how I want to, which is an alien concept now! I do wish I had made more friends on my ‘journey’ here on flickr. Hopefully I’ll be able to do that in the near future. All the final posts of the other 365s I’ve seen they mention how grateful they are to everyone they’ve met and made friends with and, unfortunately, I don’t feel I’ve managed to accomplish that. But there is still time I suppose, if you’re out there reading this and you want to make a friend then drop me a line! To anyone who’s followed my 365 from the beginning I say thank you and I hope that you’ve enjoyed my year and seen me grow. This gave me something to do that wasn’t schoolwork and it gave me a routine in my day. It got me thinking and it got me using every inch of creativity I have. I will always be grateful for this time in my life.

At this point I feel I should mention four people. None of them has any idea I even exist but they’re all important to me. Firstly, Karen and Charlie who are the reasons I even started a 365. About a year and two months ago I was looking at flickr, not even knowing properly what it was, and a photo caught my eye. This photo led me to Karen’s stream. I saw her 365 and then through Karen I discovered Charlie and her 365. Although, I think by then they’d both already done two of them! Seeing their 365s inspired me to start my own. Then Kalie and Kennedy. I discovered them when I was about a month into the project and they are two of my all time favourite photographers. They brought me into a whole new way of taking self-portraits and their streams never fail to inspire me. I admire both of them greatly.

Would I do it all again? Yes. Yes I would. Not for while now though! But I would definitely do this again in the future. I think it’s a beautiful way to capture a year but I would be far more relaxed about it if I did it again. There are many photos that I’m not 100% happy with but that isn’t the point of a 365 project. You do have to accept that not all of your photos will be wonderful, or even good, but overall the project is amazing.

Now, to round up this horribly long final post of my 365 (I'm sorry it is so long, if you read all of it I'm impressed) I will steal some words from Kalie Garrett from her own day 365 post:

“With that said, I am the 365 day project poster child.

And I want every single person to do it.

I am so thankful I stuck with it, I really am.

My God, I learned so much and grew even more.

Both in the art and personally.

Please, if you are not doing it already, give this project a try.

You will be thankful when you finish.”

I will join Kalie as a poster child for the 365 project. Anyone with even a slight interest in photography should do it, my hand to God you won’t regret it. I couldn’t find better words than hers to conclude my year of flickr. However difficult it is you will be thankful when you finish.

So this is Jessie, finishing her year, and as Kalie said:

“I hate ending this project.

It feels like I am losing a friend.”

Here It Goes#Warren Spahn by Amp Kmoe

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browsing Turner Field. I remember the 96 Summer Olympics were held here.

Final day of operation for the Waterloo to West End link under the current operator and one of my favourite bus/route combos. | London Sovereign RATP Group Wrightbus Volvo Gemini 2 B5LH working the 139 to Golders Green. by LT63UHRarriva

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Today is the final day of the 139 under London Sovereign control. They took over the route when the Finchley Road changes occurred and this contract was transferred from the 13. I’ve always enjoyed riding these B5LH units with their original seating - helps that this is one of my local routes too.

However, RATP have had reliability problems for some time with their operations. Multiple routes have had bunching up or lengthy gaps between buses (latter in this case). So in that sense, it’s not surprising Edgware (BT) have lost the route but it’s a shame either way. Hope RATP sort their issues out before winning more routes.

Metroline will re-take the route tomorrow using ex-34 Gemini 3 smileys bass out of Cricklewood (W) which are pretty good buses overall and will probably be a side-step. It’s worth noting ML and W have had the 139 before but only when it went to West Hampstead.

I’ll certainly miss these buses; the only time I’ll see them at Waterloo is when the 172 utilises them on occasions, I’ll catch them when that happens. The G2 B5LH buses will get a refurb and then transfer onto the 28 next May. Whether it’ll be from Edgware or Park Royal (RP) remains to be seen.

For one final day, BT13YWR (VH45119) is leaving Waterloo Station/Tenison Way on a journey to Golders Green.

Sunset Birds on a wire, pantenalOct2018-5518 by Barbara Eckstein

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I believe this was in Curiaba'

Closing ceremony ticket by Ariane Colenbrander

Kai Tak Airport Carpark. by Daryl Chapman Photography

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For any Aviation Nut that was spotting before 1998 this carpark was a little like Mecca is to Muslims.

No idea how many aviation photos where taken from the upper levels but it would have been an amazing amount. This photo was taken in the final days of Kai Tak and that explains the massive number of temporary plane spotters Hong Kong add for the weeks and months around Kai Tak;s closure.

WLC23 FinalDay_PHOTO_REIGO_TEERVALT (97) by Eesti Metsaselts

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WLC23 FinalDay_PHOTO_REIGO_TEERVALT (346) by Eesti Metsaselts

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WLC23 FinalDay_PHOTO_REIGO_TEERVALT (228) by Eesti Metsaselts

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GWR HST Final Day Paddington LON_423 by Stuart

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Two of the final GWR HST power cars before the big departure at Paddington. Photo melee pictured right. 18 May 2019.

WLC23 FinalDay_PHOTO_REIGO_TEERVALT (341) by Eesti Metsaselts

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WLC23 FinalDay_PHOTO_REIGO_TEERVALT (286) by Eesti Metsaselts

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WLC23 FinalDay_PHOTO_REIGO_TEERVALT (326) by Eesti Metsaselts

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Beach scenes for the last day of 2023. by Suzanne Fenton

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A little surf lifesaving hut, it pops up every year.

WLC23 FinalDay_PHOTO_REIGO_TEERVALT (92) by Eesti Metsaselts

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Olympic and Paralympics, Athletes parade 2012 by Berit Watkin

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Final #SketchCover commission tonight for @handvdesigns #Cover destined to be signed by #AssassinsCreed and #Uncharted voice actor #NolanNorth tomorrow at #PhoenixComicon #finalday 2016 #ShelbyRobertson #ComicBooks #Artwork by Shelby Robertson

WLC23 FinalDay_PHOTO_REIGO_TEERVALT (296) by Eesti Metsaselts

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365/365 Wow... it's done ! by Nicole

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I wasn't sure how to feel about today. One part of me feels elated to have completed the challenge, another part of me is sad about it, and I know I will miss it too much to stop. But, I do know how Father Christmas feels at the end of a long year working....shattered, so I thought I would show him some empathy with this photo !

It has been an interesting year, both personally and photographically. I started the challenge to see a progression in my photography. I don't know if the actual photographs show this or not. But in the year i changed from a wonderful compact camera to my big one. I have to thank Andy Taylor for getting me started off with it, and I now shoot fully manually (well most all of the time...I do still use the macro setting).

I want to thank the wonderful friends on here who have supported me all the way, with advice, techniques, encouragement and putting up with my sense of humour,

I am so excited about putting this photo up, think I will have a week break, and then start again in the new year....along with a new start at the gym :)

Thanks again to all of you out there - Mick, Danny, Veronique, Nikki, Eric, Derena,Mark, Paul, Andy, Tim, Eddie, Pat and Brian, to name but a few.

Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year to you all xxx

Cofa hallway by Matthijs

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After closing hours, this is what the hallway at UNSW's COFA looks like.

PAR_3260_f by Floorball in Prague

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Thurgau B16 vs. Tatran Střešovice by Floorball in Prague

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B16 - Thurgau B16 vs. Tatran Střešovice

UNYP ARÉNA | 16.7.2022

Photo: Matyáš Klápa - www.praguegames.cz