The end (not quite) of my 2020 Project

So here we are in the final days of 2020, I won’t state the obvious about how I am sure we are all looking forward to saying good bye to this year and hoping for a better 2021.

For me this should also be the end of my 2020 Newtown project, and this morning I captured the December image for my project. Nothing like leaving it to the last minute

The December image for my Newtown Project

It isn’t actually the end of the project for me though, because… 2020! I couldn’t get to Newtown during March and April so I will have to continue this in 2021 and capture those images then to complete the series of 12 images.

So how have I felt about the project, well I have actually found it quite restrictive and challenging. Restrictive because there were times, such as this morning, when I wanted to go elsewhere, it was a frosty morning and conditions were excellent near to home, but I needed the December image so I had to go off to Newtown. In the end I’m happy with the image from the morning, and on the way home I managed to get a frosty scene at nearby Firestone Copse.

Frosty morning at Firestone Copse

I’ve also found it challenging to produce a body of work that is original and of interest. I think i’ve failed in this as well as the area is so photographed it was difficult to find unusual compositions. I think there are a couple of different shots in the project but many are the classic Newtown views.

There are however several photos I am proud of in the collections, particularly the nighttime shots of the Plough and Comet Neowise. What a night that was.

So will I do a 2021 project?

Currently I am undecided. I don’t lack motivation to get out and take photos, I love doing it so a project doesn’t feel necessary, at the same time it is quite nice to have a focus to images to reflect upon at the end of the year, if I do a project it will be something less restrictive and that offers opportunities to photograph across the island and maybe further afield too, rather than always having to visit a single location, one thought I have had is beach huts as a subject.

Any other ideas, please let me know in the comments.

Beach Huts on Bembridge Beach, could these feature in my 2021 project?