There were two birthdays over the weekend – Bridie Beagle and I were born on the same day (if not the same year). We were treated to some cupcakes from our local bakery.
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Leg Warmers
It’s March, daylight is shrinking, and the nights are a little nippier. That said, it’s not quite cold enough for leg warmers, but my mum is a planner. She is planning to travel to some cooler climes in the next 12 months and requested a pair of these months back.
Lucky she did because it took me almost 5 months to knit these up. Technically it was very easy (just a long tub), but 4 ply sock yarn is a bugger to knit with.
Hopefully these will do her well on her travels to the Antarctic and Arctic Circles.
Home on film
I’m in love with film. I used Fuji Superia ISO 400 stock and shot with my father’s 1970’s Olympus OM-2.
The colours are so different to digital. I didn’t realise how much I missed seeing the world in this way.
Breaking the Rules – Part 4
Sometimes it really is just a question of composition.
Within the rules.
Breaking the rules (sort of, as it still follows the rule of thirds).
Which one do you prefer?
Breaking the Rules – Part 2
More photos from my phone, this time at home. The phone might be struggling in the low light, but the graininess makes the shot interesting.
It might be a mess on my table, but it does tell a story.
Composition – Part 2
There is also the famous ‘rule of thirds’ which apparently makes a picture more pleasing to the eye. The most simple application of this is in a landscape photo – how much of photo is sky? But of course, it can be applied to any photo.
The front door in ‘rule of thirds’.
The beagle in ‘rule of thirds’.
Experimenting With Colour – Part 3
I found some floral colour inside too.
A paper lattern reminds me that it’s almost Chinese New Year.
And this skirt provided a wonderful splash of colour.
Thongs in grass – such an image of summer – one that has almost past, unfortunately.
Experimenting With Colour – Part 2
It might almost be the end of summer, but our garden isn’t short of colourful blooms.
The rosemary hedges haven’t stopped flowering since the start of spring. It’s made the bees very happy.
The grevilleas are having their second wind.
Our beautiful ‘surprise’ orchid. It’s popped up from nowhere on the fence line.
They might be late-bloomers, but our patience has certainly been rewarded when it comes to our crepe myrtle tree.
Experimenting With Colour – Part 1
Our second week of photography concentrated on colour – being able to see it, capture it, and even change it (by changing the white balance setting) to create different moods.
This porcelain snuff box on the dark wooden window sill looks like a scene from Downton Abbey. It is on auto white balance.
Give the scene a blue cast (tungsten setting) and it’s more like a scene from Agatha Christie.
I played around with the tungsten setting a lot. Here it created a contrast of colours (blue and yellow) that’s very cinematic.
Cat Alert!
Bridie Beagle might be the only beagle on the block, but there are plenty of naughty kitties around. Usually they roam about at night, but this one was particularly game.
Bridie was soon on its case. Lots of loud barking and very alert posture and tail.
Kitty ran off very quickly indeed. All was right again in the world.
Static and Silence 