{"id":23558,"date":"2019-02-28T16:04:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T21:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23558"},"modified":"2025-05-11T17:23:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T22:23:36","slug":"favorite-photos-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23558","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Photos &#8211; February"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_23559\" style=\"width: 1342px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190228-Feb-finals-grp-002-w13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23559\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23559\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190228-Feb-finals-grp-002-w13.jpg\" alt=\"Favorite Photos, February.\" width=\"1332\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190228-Feb-finals-grp-002-w13.jpg 1332w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190228-Feb-finals-grp-002-w13-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190228-Feb-finals-grp-002-w13-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190228-Feb-finals-grp-002-w13-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190228-Feb-finals-grp-002-w13-470x300.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1332px) 100vw, 1332px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Favorite Photos, February. Click for a larger version.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are my favorite photos for the month of February. The story behind this &#8220;favorite photos by date&#8221; project is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=20584\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>February is not my month for photography and I can see it in some of these photos. For some dates I had only one image and some of them are pretty nondescript. On those days I found myself asking &#8220;Why did I start this project?&#8221;\u00a0 As I have written before, winter is just not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=19612\">my favorite photography season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What saved this month photographically, especially the last half of the month, were photo trips to Michigan and Colorado, and photo shoots with several models.<\/p>\n<p>The mix of photos this month is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Places &#8211; 9<br \/>\nFamily and friends &#8211; 6<br \/>\nModels &#8211; 6<br \/>\nWildlife &#8211; 5<br \/>\nLandscapes &#8211; 3<\/p>\n<p>This months photos by location:<\/p>\n<p>Ohio &#8211; 14<br \/>\nIowa &#8211; 8<br \/>\nMichigan &#8211; 4<br \/>\nColorado &#8211; 3<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links to the Story Behind Each Photo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23200\">February 1<\/a> &#8211; Christmas Tree, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23203\">February 2<\/a> &#8211; Christmas Ornaments, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23220\">February 3<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Picking up the Pieces&#8221;\u009d art exhibit by Julia Franklin, Lamoni Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23252\">February 6<\/a> &#8211; Finn, Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23256\">February 7<\/a> &#8211; From the Ground, Leon, Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23259\">February 8<\/a> &#8211; A childhood &#8220;blanket fort&#8221; at &#8220;Picking Up the Pieces&#8221;, Lamoni Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23264\">February 9<\/a> &#8211; Pink Pig, Welcome Center, Lamoni Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23268\">February 11<\/a> &#8211; Christmas Ornaments, Lamoni Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23274\">February 12<\/a> &#8211; Christmas Tree, Lamoni Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23278\">February 13<\/a> &#8211; Andrew, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23284\">February 14<\/a> &#8211; Valentine&#8217;s Day, Worthington Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23287\">February 15<\/a> &#8211; Ashley, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23290\">February 16<\/a> &#8211; Canada Geese, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23297\">February 17<\/a> &#8211; Ava, Worthington Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23297\">February 17<\/a> &#8211; Erin, Worthington Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23297\">February 17<\/a> &#8211; Leah, Worthington Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23314\">February 18<\/a> &#8211; Lyn Marie, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23322\">February 19<\/a> &#8211; Lyn Marie, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23335\">February 20<\/a> &#8211; Lyn Marie, Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23335\">February 20<\/a> &#8211; Horned Lark on a country road in Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23428\">February 21<\/a> &#8211; Snowy Owl, Michigan<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23430\">February 22<\/a> &#8211; Young Bald Eagle in Flight, Michigan<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23515\">February 23<\/a> &#8211; Sami Lynn with Rose Petals, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23525\">February 24<\/a> &#8211; Elk in the Snow, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23527\">February 25<\/a> &#8211; Winter at Upper Tahquamenon Falls, Michigan<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23533\">February 26<\/a> &#8211; Moraine Park in Late Evening Light. Colorado<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23538\">February 27<\/a> &#8211; Glass Candle, Episcopal Cathedral, Kalamazoo Michigan<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23538\">February 27<\/a> &#8211; Selina, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23554\">February 28<\/a> &#8211; Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado<\/p>\n<p><strong>Series Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=20584\">Series: Favorite Photos by Date<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are my favorite photos for the month of February. 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