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99/365 # In the shadows
Oh yeah it's Friday!
I got to leave early from work today and pick the kids up with Lydia, which was sweet.
In fact work was quite relaxed today, I guess because it's Friday we were all winding down for the weekend so we had a good laugh.
Ben seemed to love being at the after school club he goes to, he was in such a good mood when we picked him up and buzzing all over the place! Joe and Ben were both in a much better mood than yesterday so we had a nice evening with them.
I wish I could've posted something a little lighter to reflect the fact that I've actually had a ruddy good day today - the only reason this shot is so dark is because I had no other ideas. My mind is a barren wasteland of creativity at the moment.
Having said all that, I'm quite pleased to have got out of the house for a few of my shots this week, even if it has just been as far as my back garden, or the office. Looking back I'm quite pleased with my shots over the last five days or so . . . granted they were atrocious straight out of camera but Lighroom did it's thing and saved them. Just.
I've basically had to get out of the house because of my lack of ideas, which in retrospect has been a good thing as it's introduced a bit of variety into my 365, and made me think a bit more about composition and stuff. I'm hoping this will continue, I've just got to think of some other places I can easily reach on foot and that won't encroach on family time.
As for today's shot, I'm revisiting good old ghetto lighting in an absence of any better ideas. The admittedly small twist is I angled the shot so I was shooting at a downwards angle and looking up. The lighting comes from that weird circular LCD light Lydia bought, which I've used before for day 49.
I think this is a first for my 365 because apart from a slight crop this shot is straight out of camera - a rare feat indeed.
I did want to take a shot in the back garden but it was raining and I'm no expert but I'm guessing that rain and an SLR that doesn't belong to me don't mix too good, so I settled for some indoors moody lighting instead.
It's my day 100 tomorrow and all week I've been trying to think of something uber-cool to do with no success. I do have one idea but it's going to be difficult with my limited knowledge of lighting and lack of the right equipment to pull it off. Oh yeah and I had another idea but I know that Daz. and Stephen Poff have done it before so it feels like a bit of a steal. And again I don't actually think I have the know-how or gear to make it work.
Maybe I should stop worrying and just see what pans out? It's day 365 I really need to worry about - I'm petrified of bowing out with a lame ass shot!
Finally, I have to mention my band of the month again - Glasvegas.
I've listened to almost nothing else all week. It's totally different to what I'd normally listen to but there's something about their music that sends jolts down my spine.
I read a review of their album in Q magazine last week that sums them up perfectly:
"The thrill of Glasvegas is their marriage of tragic content with joyful noise".
Never have truer words been spoken. If you listen to it you don't know whether to feel sad or bounce up and down like a lunatic. The narrative within the songs is so heartwrenching at times (see Flowers and Football Tops) but the music is so widescreen and epic you don't know what to do with yourself.
Geraldine is my favourite from the album, it's so simple I worked it out on my acoustic without listening to it and humming the melody but . . . wow. I can't tell you how much I love that song.
The fact that it's sung in a really strong Scottish accent makes the whole thing ten times better and more personal for me - I have Scottish relatives and very strong ties to Scotland. I'd move there in a heartbeat if I could convince Lydia.
So. Go give them a listen. They are awesome.
99/365 # In the shadows
Oh yeah it's Friday!
I got to leave early from work today and pick the kids up with Lydia, which was sweet.
In fact work was quite relaxed today, I guess because it's Friday we were all winding down for the weekend so we had a good laugh.
Ben seemed to love being at the after school club he goes to, he was in such a good mood when we picked him up and buzzing all over the place! Joe and Ben were both in a much better mood than yesterday so we had a nice evening with them.
I wish I could've posted something a little lighter to reflect the fact that I've actually had a ruddy good day today - the only reason this shot is so dark is because I had no other ideas. My mind is a barren wasteland of creativity at the moment.
Having said all that, I'm quite pleased to have got out of the house for a few of my shots this week, even if it has just been as far as my back garden, or the office. Looking back I'm quite pleased with my shots over the last five days or so . . . granted they were atrocious straight out of camera but Lighroom did it's thing and saved them. Just.
I've basically had to get out of the house because of my lack of ideas, which in retrospect has been a good thing as it's introduced a bit of variety into my 365, and made me think a bit more about composition and stuff. I'm hoping this will continue, I've just got to think of some other places I can easily reach on foot and that won't encroach on family time.
As for today's shot, I'm revisiting good old ghetto lighting in an absence of any better ideas. The admittedly small twist is I angled the shot so I was shooting at a downwards angle and looking up. The lighting comes from that weird circular LCD light Lydia bought, which I've used before for day 49.
I think this is a first for my 365 because apart from a slight crop this shot is straight out of camera - a rare feat indeed.
I did want to take a shot in the back garden but it was raining and I'm no expert but I'm guessing that rain and an SLR that doesn't belong to me don't mix too good, so I settled for some indoors moody lighting instead.
It's my day 100 tomorrow and all week I've been trying to think of something uber-cool to do with no success. I do have one idea but it's going to be difficult with my limited knowledge of lighting and lack of the right equipment to pull it off. Oh yeah and I had another idea but I know that Daz. and Stephen Poff have done it before so it feels like a bit of a steal. And again I don't actually think I have the know-how or gear to make it work.
Maybe I should stop worrying and just see what pans out? It's day 365 I really need to worry about - I'm petrified of bowing out with a lame ass shot!
Finally, I have to mention my band of the month again - Glasvegas.
I've listened to almost nothing else all week. It's totally different to what I'd normally listen to but there's something about their music that sends jolts down my spine.
I read a review of their album in Q magazine last week that sums them up perfectly:
"The thrill of Glasvegas is their marriage of tragic content with joyful noise".
Never have truer words been spoken. If you listen to it you don't know whether to feel sad or bounce up and down like a lunatic. The narrative within the songs is so heartwrenching at times (see Flowers and Football Tops) but the music is so widescreen and epic you don't know what to do with yourself.
Geraldine is my favourite from the album, it's so simple I worked it out on my acoustic without listening to it and humming the melody but . . . wow. I can't tell you how much I love that song.
The fact that it's sung in a really strong Scottish accent makes the whole thing ten times better and more personal for me - I have Scottish relatives and very strong ties to Scotland. I'd move there in a heartbeat if I could convince Lydia.
So. Go give them a listen. They are awesome.