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My ideal photo for this week would have been a particular shot I took two weeks ago. Obviously, I couldn't submit that one so had to look for something else. Travelling to work this week I noticed that the train stations have convex mirrors that the drivers use for looking back along the platform. So I decided to capture a reflected image in one of these mirrors at my local station.
Although it is obviously processed it is only the one photo. The processing was very quick and simple. I selected the mirror, then blurred and removed colour from everything else. Finally, I slightly adjusted the saturation in the mirror image to make it pop a bit.
So here I am posing next to a Ferrari in the Cameron Frye House (aka Ben Rose House). I think we all remember the scene of the car crashing through the window in Ferris Bueller Day's Off. I bought tickets for the Highland Park Housewalk. It was a bit disappointing in terms of organization but the houses were amazing. This shot as well as the others I took that day remind me why I need to buy a better camera, which I hope to do in the next week. Also, why I am doing that with my boots? Tyra would totally hate this pose for America's Next Top Model...she would say I look amputated. I'd have to agree.
Week 2:
1/2 pound cucumbers
1 pint strawberries
1 bunch radishes
1/2 pound lettuce
1/2 pound Chard
1 bunch spring onions
1 Chinese cabbage
3 seedlings
Green Green Green and COLOR!
kohlrabi, romaine lettuce, curly endive, euro salad mix (about 1/3 of what we actually got in a bag shown), carrots, collard greens, beets w/tops, radishes, and garlic
Project 52 2013, Week 52, Saisha Khatri, Austin, TX, Settler's Ridge Apartment
Strobist Info:
* (Key Light) Nikon SB-26 @ 1/32, camera left, no gel
* (Fill) 42" reflector, white side, camera right.
this week has been gorgeous with just a few showers.
our alliums and tulips we planted in the fall are starting to pop through the soil. they are looking great and we're pretty happy we did something right.
as you can see doug and i went to the garfield park conservatory. this is my favorite room, the desert house, with all it's fantastic cacti and succulents. we always spend the most time in this room and we usually are the only people in there. of course, the rest of the conservatory is amazing as well.
other than that i feel like this week has been a little low key, which is always nice. other than the trip to two malls and stops to a few shops just to look for shoes. i don't really do shopping like this but sometimes you have to find the most perfect shoes for the best events... like my friends wedding :)
oh yes, we did go to a friends art show... it was really cool. i love having so many artistic people in my life. they are all awesome.
We had an amazing week, because, blissfully, that's what happens after an awful week. The good weeks keep you present, mindful and willing to give a little extra every day. I read somewhere that the best thing you can do for your child is to look at them with awed love every time they walk into the room. It's pretty easy most days, but you need the good weeks to remind you of that when they've bit your finger so hard it turns purple or spent the entire day whining.
The week didn't start off so amazing though, when I landed on Wednesday, I will admit that a sizable part of me wanted Olive to miss me. I small part whispered that maybe in my absence the word mama might reenter her vocabulary. Of course, at 14.5 months, Olive does't notice that people come and go, only that she is constantly loved by whoever is holding her. She and her dad had a great time while I was away and while she was happy to see me, it was no more than she is every morning when Ryan brings her into our room.
I made the mistake of taking her to the park to join our playgroup in some fun. She was out of sorts and whining the entire time. I had the kid who just would not stop crying. I might distract a few giggles out of her but they wouldn't last. I should have stayed at home and let her get readjusted to having me back. A lesson learned for next time.
We left the dirty dishes and unfolded laundry behind for a long weekend away at my parent's house. My mom and dad made the three hour drive to see us nearly every other weekend for the last year. It's not easy with my mom's work schedule, and often they would only be able to visit for 24 hours. Their visits were always looked forward to and so, so appreciated. This summer we'd like to make more trips to Marion to repay their kindness. Olive loves it there and adores her grandparents.
She spent hours on their deck playing at the water table, splashing in an inflatable pool or just relaxing in the swing my dad put up. She cuddles with my mom and laughs and smiles at my dad. Months ago she used to be able to say Gaigai and she rediscovered the word this week. She also learned to say up, so now that's what she calls me. It's the bossiest command that you've ever heard.
We went to the beach and it was perfect. She loved the sand and collecting shells in her bucket. She even got into a little tidal pool and didn't seem to notice that the water was freezing. We swapped out her clothes and let her play until she was all done. Walking in that soft sand must have been quite a work out for her little toddler legs because the next day, they kept collapsing from underneath her.
All week she ODed on fresh strawberries from the farm that I've been stopping at for years. I've been looking forward to giving Olive these fresh, local berries since she started showing such an enthusiasm for them. It's perfectly situated between Charlotte and Marion and we always stop there to let her and Finn get out and run.
On the way home, we didn't need to make that stop because she slept soundly the whole drive.
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Liam met with his friend the Chief of Police Roger and his assistant Doug. Roger explained that if Liam wanted to find the Dragon Wizard he would have to find his brother.
Roger also agreed to take Sally to her father, that way Liam could focus on the mission at hand.
{37 wks last week}
today dr. felt the head today.. heartburn is back & now i can't stop burping! hahahha lol
it feels like she is punching my bladder.. im still eating ice chips! still going food shopping and taking the little one swimming.. out of breath but im OK.. can't wait to meet her & give her to her parents!!! they are super excited.nervous.worried.. all mixed feelings! :} it will be a special day.
Branch Week at West Point - Cadet have the opportunity to learn more about the various branches in the Army - what the future may hold once they have completed their training and education at West Point.
Branch Week at West Point - Cadet have the opportunity to learn more about the various branches in the Army - what the future may hold once they have completed their training and education at West Point.
the grandkids are growing fast!! they are all about 4lbs now...they're playing & personalities are developing. i'm SO in love!!
seems the only way i'm gonna get a group shot is to get them all sleeping...so here ya go! they got moved from the baby pool to the "big kid" box and are catching on to paper training very quickly!! :) such good puppies.
Theme Of The Week - Grunge
I used to be a flannel wearing headbanger... I don't miss the whiplash...
Textures:
In the calm after his birthday party, my grandson takes a moment to read the cards scattered amidst his gifts.
Shoot Miami, one of my photo meetup groups, is sponsoring a 52 Week Photography Challenge where members are challenged each week for new work on a different theme. Here are my entries.
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Project 52 2013, Week 13, Urban Betty
Strobist Info: Nikon SB-26 @ 1/2 power inside a Westcott 28" softbox to camera left, Nikon SB-26 @ 1/8 power bare to camera right (rim light).
Photos by: Matt Kaminski
If Matt Kaminski is pictured, photo is taken by: Blair Williams, Luke Pierce or Jessica Garlesky
OK.. not officially a full week but my week starts on Sundays.
I swear the kid was laughing at me moments before I grabbed my camera, hence the goofy face. But here she decided to play it totally cool for the camera.
I'm so in love with all the shots I caught of C this afternoon and can't stop. but I look tired in this shot.. and I am. Good Night!
The Green Showroom at the architecturally striking DDP.
The Seoul Design Week, the country’s largest design festival, ran from September 22nd to October 2nd at the fabulous Dongdaemun Design Plaza. The annual event was held under the theme Smart City, Smart Design, Smart Life, with programs including; The Seoul Smart Mobility International Conference and Exhibition, Universal Design Seoul Exhibition, Seoul Crafts Fair and Crafts Free Market and AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale) SEOUL 2016. AGI, a collective of the world’s top graphic designers, also hosted the AGI Special Project, with more than 200 works of art created with the theme, I love Seoul, and displayed in the DDP’s Green Showroom during the design week.
la luce dura del primo pomeriggio di una giornata invernale proietta le ombre ben definite di un albero di ulivo. Il cemento del muro, ormai logorato dall’umidità e dagli anni, ha creato una naturale tela sulla quale la luce ha saputo sapientemente dipingere creando una graduale sfumatura che dal verde brillante delle foglie vira verso la scura tonalità delle ombre.
nikon d700, f/8, 1/1250 sec, compensazione esposizione -0,3
The question came up: What can Nikki wear?
Trapeze dress by House of Pinku (valentine westphal). It's an open question whether she'll ever make any more of these, but I had to include it. It was made for Sky Nikki!