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Project 52 2013, Week 39, Eric Regan, Austin, TX, Downtown
Strobist Info:
* Switronix TL-50 as main light, with CTO gel cap @ 9/10 power. Camera left
* Nikon Sb-26 @ 1/64 power with CTO gel, camera left, as rim light
Visiting the Alhambra was probably the most magical part of my three weeks in Spain. I fell completely under its spell, and wish I could redecorate my entire house with mosaic tile and low marble fountains in every room.
week 45.
thought i'd g with a SOOC pic, i was smiling because i could see slaine staring at me, then she came in for a cuddle
thought i'd use my 35mm lens as havent had much use out of it.
week off woohoo :) monday me and Alex celelbrated 13 years of being together :)
had a nice 3 course meal :)
the rest of the week i kinda spent in my jim jams ;) well, apart from weds, went to leeds with nem.
also spent some time with the usual gang :)
friday, l panned to take slaine for a long walk to st.ives, woke up at 6:30 to rain, but me being me, i took her out anyway, 2 and a half hours later we were completely soaked and covered in mud :)
This is my best friend's daughter, Daisy. I've been photographing her since the day she was born. Daisy is one of those rare people who doesn't hold anything back when she is in front of the camera. It has been amazing to document her as she grows up. She continues to be one of the most unique individuals I know.
Week 30 - 29 July - 5 August 2015
More fun with double exposures. Was thinking of posting stuff from Melbourne Open House this year, but that's on another album.
Anyway, this late posting is another of the few "Double Exposure" shots I've been playing with. More next week.
Week 15 - Food porn (Local dish)
Almost every restaurant in The Hill claim to have invented Toasted Ravioli
Having looked forward so much to this SOOC week I ended up with only a few hours yesterday to take my shot. I was lucky enough in the end to have several shots from which to choose. I finally returned to this one - a land/seascape shot of the area where I live.
Basically, this is the view (weather dependent, of course) that greets me on the train home from work each evening. On the right is Killiney beach which looks out over Killiney Bay - the adopted home of a small pod of 3 dolphins. Occasionally I spot the dolphins from the train as they frolic about in the bay. On the left in the distance is Bray Head in the shadow of which is the town of Bray where I live. To the right of this you can see the Little Sugarloaf and Big Sugarloaf mountains. These are the gateway to the Wicklow Mountains - one of the most scenic areas in Ireland.
From the several shots on my short list, I chose this one because it is absolutely SOOC with no need of any pre- or post editing as the camera really did capture what I was seeing at the time with the naked eye and I believe that no software or processing could improve on this view that I am privileged to have on my doorstep.
Week: 33
Circumference: 41.5" - either measuring before dinner makes a difference or baby has shifted a bit.
Belly Button: Technically still there. If I lean back it is basically flush with the rest of my belly.
Enjoying: Slower days this week since the mere mention of snow keeps Seattlites at home. Knowing baby could realistically be here in less than a month. Naps. Mostly because they give the muscles above my belly a break from gravity.
Feeling: Tired more easily. A bit more back pain than usual this week. Denser.
Movement: Very definite awake times. More subdued as space gets tight but lots of elbows and knees and such to watch and feel.
Sleep: Tried staying up later and it definitely helped me sleep through the night (with a couple potty breaks, of course). This means I get up later, too. Which, honestly, is my preference in the winter anyway.
Food: Drinking lots of water and I want it COLD. Some days I'm really hungry others I'm not. Cutting back on portion sizes and increasing the amount of times I eat. Cooked at home a lot this week. Even made some food for the freezer for after the baby.
Anticipating: Seeing friends & family at the baby shower this weekend.
Victorian Country Week .Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis Club on Monday, February 13, 2023. MANDATORY PHOTO CREDIT TENNIS AUSTRALIA/FIONA HAMILTON
Me at 32 weeks. I'd be good with just a few more weeks and then I think I'm ready. :) Baby shower is this weekend!
Not sure why the quality turned out so crappy on this.
I had a perfect picture planned for this weeks ago. My plan was to go to a field with a little girl or boy and capture some great pictures of them holding a bunch of very colorful balloons. Well, Mother Nature had other ideas. We were hit with a few inches of snow during our "Spring Break". My husband, kids and I all built this snowman and I do have to say it is the best snowman we've ever made. We had a balloon in the house that I attached to his stick arm for balloon week. Definitely thinking outside the box on this one :)
Week 41
This week I decided to try something a little different. I took something I had written and attempted to make it into a photo... I was fairly pleased with it, let me know what you think!
"My pillow is too hot, I should flip it over. The neighbors next door are fighting again. This time I guess he forgot to take out the garbage. I can hear almost every word through the paper thin walls, "I told you right before I left specifically because it's too heavy for me..." Blah blah blah. It's already 2AM, I'm so tired but for some reason I can't close my eyes. The main street outside my apartment window isn't busy but every so often a car roars by just loud enough to bug me. Oh, there goes a truck now. I can even hear planes flying and trains blowing their horns every few hours. The silence between the disturbances make them seem more significant than they really are.
My eyes have adjusted so well to the moonlight squeezing through my blinds it could be daylight, I wouldn't even know. I have always had trouble sleeping at night, and probably always will. When I was little I would walk out of my room an hour after my mom had put me to sleep and complain that I wasn't tired. My mom would then ask me if I had tried closing my eyes and I would think back, only recalling studying how the moonlight touched everything in my room and think that I must not have tried closing my eyes and return to my room without another word.
So I tried this now, closing my eyes. It's never really worked before so I don't know why it would now, but I'm desperate. The shouting from my neighbors pierced my silence, almost causing me to wince. I thought about them, the cars, about work and life. I noticed my eyes were open yet again and I shut them instantly. After rolling over multiple times to get comfortable I decided to turn on the radio to keep me from thinking about life and to possibly keep a constant noise and maybe even drown out everything else.
I begrudgingly left my warm sheets to cross the room to the radio. The cool air hit me like a brick and it took all of my strength to not return to my blankets. My feet screamed on the cold carpet and I dragged myself to the window just to make certain it was closed. It was. I then turned to my alarm clock which I had strategically placed on the opposite side of the room so that in the morning I was forced to get out of bed to stop the angry beeping. The clock was already set to my favorite station and some smooth guitar chords started swimming through my head. I turned down the volume so it was just loud enough to keep the cars and couple at bay.
I crossed the room again to my bed which had become cold in my absence. The rough voice of a man with a broken heart joined the guitar, adding a new color to the music. I thought about him, what was real in his story and what was fiction. Do we all exaggerate? Just a little bit, I'm sure. We, as people, like things to sound good..."
Thank you!
© 2016 Nick Edwards, All Rights Reserved This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.
The big news of the week is that Olive has started sleeping 12-13 hours a night. While we're super excited that we now know she's capable of it, we'd love to see a little more consistency. Ah well, one day.
Her little personality continues to blossom. She's become very silly this week. She loves to tilt her head to the side and grin wildly. It's ridiculously cute. She also loves when daddy hangs her upside down and bounces her crazily on his knee. She has been much more confident in her voice this week. We took her to Target one night and she sat in the cart and babbled loudly. Luckily everyone around us thought she was adorable and not annoying (or at least that's what they said).
The biggest change this week is how well she's mastered finger foods. She loves to pick up steamed bits of apple and sweet potato and eat them. She's definitely starting to chew her food which means we give her a lot more table food. She still loves to eat and can put away a ton of food now. Her current favorites are apple sauce and pumpkin that Ryan flavors with brown sugar, maple syrup, nutmeg and cinnamon. Our girl eats well!
The Apple - a metaphor for an object of desire
Olympus E-30
1/250 sec at f/14
ISO 200
OLYMPUS 12-60mm Lens
35 mm
Copyright 2011 Ben Gethin
Strobist info:
YN460-II (1/64 power) placed in the back of the apple that has been hollowed out to take the flash head and triggered with PT-04 trigger.
Apple placed on a 40cmx40cm black polished porcelain tile for the reflection.
A smarter, cleaner setup than mine can be found at flic.kr/p/54bmuh
J'Dub x Star Puppies
DOB: 01.05.21
4 boys & 2 girls
Dam: Lakeshores a Star is Born
Sire: CH Ancrum's White Chocolate No Look Pass
Week 40 - 14-21 October 2015
Shot of the Gold Coast at night from the hotel room at some ungodly hour of the morning. What a sight? More next week.
OK so here goes. I never thought it would be so hard to answer just a few questions:
1. Favourite word: (Forgive me, I can't pick only one...) Hope. Possibility. Magic. Grace.
2. Least Favourite Word: Inflammation.
3. What Turns You On? Nature, the power of intuition, great food,
4. What Turns You Off? Aggressive drivers, selfishness,
5. What sound do I love? My daughter's squeaky laugh. birdsong.
6. What sound do I hate? Angry voices.
7. What is my favourite curse word? Bloody Hell.
8. What profession other than mine would I like to attempt? Writer
9. What profession would I not like to do? Sanitation engineer (the utility company has been working on the drain outside my house this week...and whew! boy do those guys have my respect.)
10. If heaven exists, what would I like to hear God say when I arrive? You did good.
This week's challenge was to shoot an image SOOC. I'm used to doing a minor tweak or two to most of my shots. If I had my druthers, I would have done a slight crop to eliminate the dark corner in the lower right.. But I would not have made any other changes.
This was one of the best Ferris wheels - the light patterns were just awesome and I found a shorter exposure allowed me to capture more interesting light patterns.
Week 33/52 ~EP Project 52 ~ "Anticipation"
"Anticipation" ~ def: visualization of a future event or state
As it turns out, this has definitely been a week of much anticipation and anxiety for us. My son in law was waiting for news on a job that will ultimately relocate him, my daughter and grandkids to Georgia. Wednesday they received the news that it was a go. I sit here still today with such mixed feelings and emotions. I am entirely happy for them since it will provide such a better opportunity, but saddened that they will be that much farther from us. Because even though they didn't live around the corner from us, they were only 3 1/2 hours away as opposed to 8 hours now. But, I cannot help but feel excitement and anticipation for them in their new venture.
Don and I got up this morning to watch the sunrise. I decided just last night that I really wanted this shot for this week, don't know exactly why. Symbolic maybe to a new sunrise (beginnings) for my daughter and her family. But here it is.....a beautiful morning on Daytona Beach I share with you all..........with a hug.
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!
Irela
xoxoxo
Canon 5DMii: Lens Canon 24-70L; ISO100; f5.6: 24mm; 1/400; WB~Kelvin
On tripod; Very "light" adjustment in LR
Theme Of The Week - Nothing in Focus
The London Eye from the back of a taxi on the Westminster Bridge
This week i sewed some more nice pillows for kids. The embroidery design is called "loulou girls and big boys" made by kunterbunt-design. I love the little knight with his hobby horse :)