Today is more than the day which marks the first anniversary of this blog because we've been some weeks past it. Having watched the above intriguing video (He shot himself a photo everyday for 2356 days), I was inspired to reflect on the past year of blogging here.
I started out with a humble hope of writing occasionally and getting maybe ten readers for each post. The first month passed, and the scenario was very different. The hit rate was like 200 to 300 a day, which fuelled me to write more regularly, i.e. daily.
It was still the first month when posts started to be done daily. I questioned myself in the head, "Will there be enough topics to carry on for a month?" Now, this is more than 12 months.
Since 31 October 2008 the total hit rate is some 80700 or 6200 per month (as of today), with readers ranging from Taiwan to Tunisia. Sometimes, we've got visitors from unknown origin but the tracker suggested probably a ship (I was keen to think it a submarine) on the open seas.
The highest number of visitors in a day is 2356 during the week of the discussion of the GF-1.
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^It's almost Christmas again, the best time for a photography trip to Hong Kong with all the fantastic Christmas decorations. Almost the same time last year GX GARNERINGS was started.
This is not an easy task for I'm far from retirement and actually leading a rather hectic life (who don't in a big city like HK). Apart from the posts contributed by the co-editor and a number of guest writers, the majority of the 469 posts so far have been written by me. Quite a number of posts were written by way of staying up late or getting up early.
But I was, and still are, really honoured to be able to share what I have learnt about photography and cameras.
So far I have ended up with having learned more about photography from the commenters, less the occasional slanderers here and there, the contributors and the bloggers I've got in contact with. These solo flyers are also doing their blogs to share experiences in photography. This is such a vibrate community. And I salute to them for their efforts.
Looking forward, we would certainly love to continue doing reviews of new serious compacts as long as I manage to get one. The reviews will basically lean on giving an user's impressions without repeating the technical bits which some big sites are already doing so well. I may also reflect if writing daily is actually fitting.
So, thank all of you readers visiting, commenting and photographers contributing to GX GARNERINGS. For those who have sent in email asking questions about your frustration in buying new cameras, I hope that you've got a good choice and starting using it every day.
Practise your photographer's eye every day. Good light!
And… have fun:
To pay tribute to Noah, Homer took pictures of himself every day for 36 years.
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