So, they’re not quite rules, but firm aims.

I’ll take, and post, just one shot each day. No retakes, no processing, no sharpening, no cropping, and resizing only for this blog. That means I’ll shoot in small JPG, fine quality, and that all I’ll need for storage is 1 GB, for two years’ worth of shots. I’ll also post how frequently I need to charge the battery.

I’ll shoot fully manual. The lens is an M42 mount, and so that’s manual focus and manual aperture anyway, so I’ll just adjust shutter speed in camera.

I’ll not use flash, just whatever light is available, so if that means high ISO, grain, or blur, I’ll run with it.

I’ll use colour or mono, my choice at the time.

I’ll not use a tripod, just whatever support might be available to me at the time. I have steady hands, so can normally gain a couple of stops over the rule of thumb for focal length (55 mm in this case) and shutter speed.

No filters, aside from a coated UV for protecting the lens.

If business or domestic circumstances mean I can’t be online, I’ll take a shot anyway, and upload it when I can.

No themes, or topics. Just because it’s December 25th, it doesn’t have to be a red bauble against green pine.