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Early in 2009, I decided to capture an image every calendar day for an entire year. 365 days later, I have more gray hair, have aged a decade and alienated loved ones, but I did it and, most importantly, I didn’t miss a single day. Comments and criticisms are welcomed, both on composition and technique, and on content. Thanks for looking.

420 (Day 265)

Back on Day <a href="http://www.nawset.com/gallery/7032225_oFapa#559548476_kgrZm">154</a>, I explained the Free State Project and a quite vocal subset of that group centralized in Keene. Recently, one of their causes has been the decriminalization of marijuana. To that end, for the past week, a growing group of folks have been showing up on our town square at 4:20pm to smoke pot in a display of public disobedience.

The gentleman above is Richard Paul, one of the organizers of the event. This photo was taken at 4:23pm, just seconds before he exhaled pot smoke into a police officer’s face and was arrested. To see the after effects of Paul’s action, along with a dozen other shots from the event, click <a href="http://www.nawset.com/Things/420/9771333_qRfKg#667631572_X9GTZ">here</a>. Note: best viewed as a slide show.

PS – I went with contrasty B&W as the whole event had a 60’s vibe and this post treatment seemed appropriate.

(2009-09-26 4:23pm)

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420 (Day 265) Back on Day 154, I explained the Free State Project and a quite vocal subset of that group centralized in Keene. Recently, one of their causes has been the decriminalization of marijuana. To that end, for the past week, a growing group of folks have been showing up on our town square at 4:20pm to smoke pot in a display of public disobedience. The gentleman above is Richard Paul, one of the organizers of the event. This photo was taken at 4:23pm, just seconds before he exhaled pot smoke into a police officer’s face and was arrested. To see the after effects of Paul’s action, along with a dozen other shots from the event, click here. Note: best viewed as a slide show. PS – I went with contrasty B&W as the whole event had a 60’s vibe and this post treatment seemed appropriate. (2009-09-26 4:23pm)

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