Welcome to another NEW YEAR.
Since the past year has been very, busy with change, we thought an appropriate challenge for our talented shutterbugs would be a visual diary of how our life is different from our ancestors.
You are encouraged to provide your own photographs of things like:
Visual Anachronism
“Signs” that may have confused or confounded anyone a hundred years ago (that show the change or advancement of our era)
An image of something that is falling (or has fallen) into obscurity
Edit:
Like every month, the winning photo will be selected in a poll the first week of February and the winner will get his or her choice of SitePoint e-books. There are a couple of great new titles out now so check them out here!
Here is an old Pocket Watch I recently purchased at an Estate Sale.
This item alone is something that has fallen into antiquity. However, the ornately cast design is that of an old Steam Railroad train; another thing that harkens from the distant past.
The idea of a Pocket Watch brings to mind days before the invention of “the horseless carriage”. However, as I write this I realize that ANY watch - particularly analog versus digital - is a rarity today.
We have so many electronic devices that constantly provide us a display of the time (in numeral format), it is unnecessary to wear a watch.
Personally, I stopped wearing a watch when I began carrying a cell phone (15+ years ago)
That’s a great picture, @molona. I love steam engines. That’s one area where I regret “progress” - I’d much rather have steam (with soot and all) than a smelly diesel.
My local record shop closed the other day… unfortunately music stores, both small independents and national chains are closing in large numbers as people switch away from hard copies of music or buy online.
Ah,… EastCoast snuck a final photo in yesterday and a great one, too! This challenge ends now. Please vote in our poll. Results will be posted next Friday, Feb. 8.
Doesn’t time fly, especially in a short month like February! Our winner this month is @Shaun_OfTheDead with @molona snapping at his heels. Great pictures, both of you. Thanks for entering and Congratulations Shaun!
You’re a worthy winner and I don’t mind losing against you
And I wish you the best of luck… to find drangons… I’ve tried but I haven’t had any luck to find anything Chinese related to the New Year… that is, something that I can take a picture of
So far I’ve gotten Chinese lions, doing a lion-dance. And I’ve gotten a man in a dragon costume at Carnival, but it doesn’t look Chinese in anyway. So I’m stuck.
I love steam engines. That’s one area where I regret “progress” - I’d much rather have steam (with soot and all) than a smelly diesel. 
