This osprey which I photographed this morning is screaming it aloud … well done on completing 1/2 year of bird photography! While the output of this project has been the bird photographs, the input has been my learning how to manually control and use my camera. Many of the photographs I now take were totally impossible for me six months ago.

Thus, if you are considering a 365 photo project, find a subject you like and be prepared to learn! The project forces you to use your camera in all kinds of varying conditions and light levels. The result helps you improve your photo taking skills!

• View this project’s Flickr photo stream. (click upon images to view at full size)