What is 'The Mapril Project'? Well, I'll tell you:

The Fun Stuff: The Mapril Project is a month-long blog project starting Wednesday, March 31 (the 'M' in 'Mapril') and ending Wednesday, April 28 (the 'april' in 'Mapril'). I'll take my camera with me everywhere and post at least one picture each day. Every calendar week will have a different theme. My ultimate goal is better synergy with my camera, a Canon EOS 20D. But I hope to take some pretty pictures in the meantime.

The Peer Stuff: I have many good friends who are excellent photographers. I'm hoping to get lots of feedback and advice from you, so don't be shy about leaving little messages!

The Nitty Gritty Stuff: Here's the plan for each week's theme:
Week 1 (Wed., March 31 - Sun., April 4): Black & White
Week 2 (Mon., April 5 - Sun., April 11): Natural Light - I will shoot the same subject each day for seven days at different times of the day each day (Monday: Dawn, Tuesday: 10 a.m., Wednesday: Noon, Thursday: 2 p.m., Friday: 4 p.m., Saturday: 6 p.m., Sunday: Sunset)
Week 3 (Mon., April 12 - Sun., April 18): Action
Week 4 (Mon., April 19 - Sun., April 25): Color - Each day will have a different color to focus on (Monday: Purple, Tuesday: Blue, Wednesday: Green, Thursday: Yellow, Friday: Orange, Saturday: Red, Sunday: Pink)
Week 5 (Mon., April 26 - Sun., April 28): People
*I may have to change some things around to suit my schedule, but this is the plan for now.

The Caveat Stuff: The photos you see posted here will have only minimal (if any) changes to the originals that come off my camera. I'll stick to editing the lighting and some cropping where necessary, but no color editing, in compliance with what I understand are journalistic standards. I'll be using Microsoft Office Picture Manager for any changes I do make.

Cheers!

--MC