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I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savoring this heart that's healing
Lyrics from All Around Me by Flyleaf
SOOC (except for cropping)
This was my first ever photo shoot and I must say Im very excited. It turned out a lot better than I thought it would. I wish I could do a 52 with a pict every week but I just don't have enough time to do that. Instead I'm going to try and do one every month for the next year. :)
If there was a silver lining to the evening in question, it was the amount of coloured light bouncing of pretty much every surface imaginable.
Taken near Waterloo - braving the rain for a few mins at a time, before returning to the safety of the pub.
Oh and I found the 16:9 setting on the camera - a ratio that I never hear the end of at work...
Week 19 {Weather} & {Imperfection}
A bit nervous to share bc:
#1. The image was taken with my cell phone
#2. The emotion this image provoked in me
#3. The dept of sharing I will be doing with this image!
WOW!!!! When I captured this image with cell phone in hand, it could not have fit more perfectly for this week's theme (weather & imperfection) and oddly enough! So here is the story behind this image. Before my pursuit of photography, I embarked on a nursing career and still work as a pediatric oncology nurse very part time. As I was walking into the hospital the other night I was having a conversation with myself and asking God, "With how little I currently work in this profession, do I really make a difference with these kiddos who are fighting for their lives? Cancer makes me SO MAD God and even madder that precious kids have to be effected by it. How in my few days a month, can I possibly make a difference in their fight and journey?" No sooner did I walk through the door to my unit and round the corner into the nursing lounge and look straight ahead... this was the sight I saw....Immediately I gasped and grabbed my phone and snapped the picture. As I stood there peering out the window, I was reminded of the Bible story I have heard many times about God putting a rainbow in the sky to remind Noah of his promise that He would never flood the earth again. My mind immediately went to another verse I have heard many times, "Whoever can be trusted with very little, can be trusted with much...". Without getting all spiritual on everyone as I know this is not the platform for such... I was instantly in AWE... in the hours ahead of me, I was being trusted with these precious kiddos to give them my absolute best by not only my boss, hospital, and these precious families and children, but God TOO was trusting me to give these kids the BEST care possible!
At that moment I realized that regardless of the "hours" I work on a monthly basis, my presence and responsibility is ENORMOUS and It is MY CHOICE to make a difference in those moments! Thank you God for the reminder that even in the imperfection of me as a person, the "Imperfection" of this "weather" image, that I can make a difference in my small corner of the world as a mother, wife, nurse and aspiring photographer!
Wirral365 Project52 Week11.
Fish 'n Chips, a staple British food. Friday after work chippies throughout the land are battering the fish and chipping the spuds for the eager public who can't be bothered cooking tea after a hard days work. I joined the queue at my local chippy for my Fish, Chips and Mushy Peas. When I returned home I found that I had run out of ketchup!!! Not to worry. I grabbed my copy of The Sun and wrapped the fish and chips in page 3 - that should add a little bit of sauce I thought. (Times and Telegraph readers will not understand, but fans of Melinda Messenger and Linda Lusardi - a lovely pair - will know what I mean). Yes, I know that I'm showing my age.
Been super busy with family photoshoots...no time to think outside the box. Luckily this picture has those soft muted tones. Hopefully next week I'll have a little more time to be creative!
Weekends are great: family and kids time, meeting friends, doing sports, running errands, 'me time', whatsoever...
Our classic Saturday starts 9:30 am with music class for the girls - rock'n'roll (at sleepy time). And sometimes, just sometimes - I would love to stay in bed and get some rest - like yesterday: coming home midnight from lengthy meetings and hours of air travel. But sleeping in is no option - so a high calorie breakfast with a strong coffee must do the trick.
Had this idea friday night, sitting in the plane and getting really anxious on how to survive the next day ;-)
But more important to mention: Only thanks to the efforts of my wife there was some relaxation - this could be very different - I know that. Thank you very much for a slow Saturday...
Post: Silver Efex Pro. In general I am not a fan of strong edits. This one helped - in my view - to get across my limited mental abilities in the morning - I guess some people would call that focus ;-)
something old, something new. something old is the wrist watch above. it’s a wedding present from my dad to my mom on their wedding day. it’s gorgeous and something my mom wore daily for a long time. something new because it’s been in my hands for a short time. i love this wrist watch and will look forward to passing it down to my daughter one day.
Edited with PTM hush now.
The girls' rocking horse, getting played with less and less, looking over all the toys their little brother left in play.
Capture the Dance Photography
Week 8: Inspirational Quote
"Deep in your wounds are seeds waiting to grow beautiful flowers." Niti Majethia
-The house we bought last year has about 10 rhododendron bushes around it and several different varieties. I'm anxious to see what colors they will be! :)
Week 11 of project 52. Brief was to create an image relating to a Beatles song/album. This is my interpretation of "Free As A Bird".
The bird is a black Headed gull (Chroicocephalus Ridibundus).
Beside this awesome 52 Project, I’m part of other four. In one of them I had the theme Black & White. In another one I had the theme macro. Wanting more story for my Black & White, and traveling without my macro lens, this photo ended up being a reject for both of them. Yet, for some reason I liked it so much, that I simply couldn’t stop working on it. This is one of those things, that starts as something, and ends up being something completely different. I thought this would be perfect for “Photographer’s choice”, in more ways than one.
I have no hand-eye coordination. None at all. People think I'm exaggerating, and then they try to teach me to play volleyball/softball/basketball/any other kind of sport. (One summer the whole church tried to teach me to play softball. Nope, it didn't work.)
I spent many long hours as a teen trying to redeem myself, but it didn't work. Not a bit. I can't play the piano, I can't play any instrument, really.
But one thing I can do: I can bake. Pies, cakes, cookies, brownies, cheesecake, bread...I love it all. The stirring and measuring and leveling and fixing calms me, and the smells? Oh, the smells. Baking is for me an act of sharing, a sign of esteem, a reaching out. When I share baked goods, it's silly, but I feel like I'm sharing a little bit of myself. If I'm trying to make a friend, I bake them cookies. If I want to comfort someone, I bring them pie. If I want to make someone fall in love with me, I feed them cheesecake. (Kidding, I promise.)
And because of all this baking, my hands are covered in scars. My nails are short and stubby, and there is usually a burn or cut somewhere.
But despite all that, I don't mind my hands. For those scars are signs that my hands have loved and served. And what better way is there to live?
hier nochmal der verweis auf den instagram account der wunderbaren Jennifer, die mich dazu inspiriert und mir sehr dabei geholfen hat, jetzt, im letzten moment dieser woche doch noch dieses wunderbare projekt anzufangen - www.instagram.com/photochallenge_by_jen/.
nochmals danke für deinen unverzichtbaren und wertvollen, wertvollen rat.
bei mir eher weniger auf den tag genau streng genommen, aber (hoffentlich, solange es die zeit denn zulässt) 52 themen, ein jahr lang.
und bei dem ersten war mein erster gedanke der sommer, die blumen und mein weg zur fotografie über die unperfekten, natürlich beleuchteten selbstportraits, früher vor weißen vorhängen und nun vor der weißen wand neben meinem lieblingsfenster :)
ich bin gespannt, was noch so kommt.
Subject: About Him
I decided to a do a picture of the boys and me, but I didn't like it, so that went to the recycle bin. As time wears on this week, I sat down last night and had a think about what could do. I thought about the things I liked and considered photographing them, another idea in the bin.
So here it is, things I love, things I love to do and things I love being.
There are limited letters in Scrabble, so I've missed some things
This image is part of my set for Project 52 - 2013 Ellenburg Photograph's Photo Challenge
Was checking out one of my older lenses on my D60 -- and my daughter really wanted her picture taken. So we got up close and personal.
I do the friends of YAPS blog and newsletter and that was a banner for the Wordpress blog www.friendsofyaps.wordpress.com
Mothers Day !! Eve gave me her presents in the morning, Kalen was at a mates for sleepover and Jess slept in. Sooo the kids cooked me dinner .. burgers !
Kalen having a swing with his sis.
Eve is at her friend Macayla's birthday party at the pools.
2.8.13
we fly out tomorrow. it has finally come...time to move on. i am happy here but i am happy for a new adventure. new year. new home. new outlook.
6/52
Last night, while out in the horse's paddock, I saw these amazing clouds while the sun was setting. It looked spectacular, but of course while I got my camera and came back it had disappeared. There was still this pattern of clouds left though. It looks quite unusual - there was storms elsewhere in the state, but they were doing a nice job of going around up unfortunately, so all we got were these orange-y/purple-y/blue-y clouds.
I forgot to bring my gradient filter with me, but in Lightroom I did an auto tone and increased the blacks to take out the detail in the bottom third of the picture.
It was hard to choose between this and another picture, I might post the other at a later date to see what people think.
A friend of mine told me this wonderful little bakery opened up which was a surprise because they are based in the city nearby. So I treated myself to breakfast on my morning off!
"Find a door that speaks to you." Of all the doors I could have chosen, this one spoke to me for some reason. Perhaps because it's all white? Or in a deserted parking garage with impeccably beautiful light? Or maybe because it leads to a very questionable upstairs? At any rate, I found it intriguing.
View this image on my blog: www.youvegotflair.com/blog/project-52-show-me-the-door