Broccoflower

Foggy morning along the river.
This morning I've been playing with a couple of lenses I've been leant by a friend. I think I need to get a really wide one! New tripod is still in the box, I'm a bit scared of it.

Catch ups

Oh, I have been remiss!
I so intended to post a picture each day, then I got sidetracked with work and wedding (not mine) and more work! So I shall post 7 tonight, one for each day that I've missed.

Here we are at the Palmerston North holiday park, with a lovely example of perspective lines created by these shadows. It's so green up there!

 Cups! I do like a bit of repetition. Got some really good feedback when I submitted this for course last week, I recall my tutor even used the word Love in his feedback. Yippee!

 I like the lighting here. Though now looking at it I think I need to crop away the frames above her.

Who can resist such a beautiful sparkling thing as this?  The shadows are so pretty. I am brought to mind of an underwater creature of some sort.

Why have these not sold yet??? I'd buy them, if I liked parsnips. The lengths I got to at work to sell off a few old-ish veges... and not a bite!

 Piko, sweet Piko. A new incarnation, complete with fabulous coffee out the front (thanks Greg).

Um, you what?!? This has got to be the ugliest contraption I've laid eyes on in quite some time. He is a strange man, and one who thankfully doesn't come into work too often these days!


Right, there you have it... I am caught up on my photos. I shall do better from now on!
Tell me something about your lives now.
xx ero

Jeff m'love, this one is for you. Thanks for the sharing in many times of awesomeness in that lovely old mansion! I do miss it, almost as much as I miss having you living in the same place as me!
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Hurrah, Piko got stickered! Thank you, phantom stickerer. You made my day.

Michelle, I am jumping on your bandwagon. One photo for each day of August, starting now. Admittedly I took this one yesterday but I think you'll let me away with it. :-)

In other news... photography course is challenging and I am determined to give it everything. This week's lesson is on composition, I have 4 photos to submit, and three days in which to do it. Yessss!

A weekend in Melbourne turned into a week due to a pesky snow storm that closed Christchurch airport, it was nice to have extra time there, and lovely to finally make it home on Friday.

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Let the fun begin!

So here I am at the start of a Diploma in Digital Photography. I'm studying very part time, just one module for now. The first week's exercise was to just go for a walk with my camera and take a whole lot of shot... and then pick 3 to send in. These are them!

These are of a motorway overpass down the road from me, interesting lines and shadows I thought. I took these in the middle of the day, bright sun and wind made for some issues! That said, I do quite like some of the subtleties in the shades of grey on the underside of the bridge. 

I wasn't entirely sure how much I should be manipulating them on my computer. I've adjusted the contrast on 2 of them, but pretty much left them alone other than that.

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we certainly do live in times of great change. some of them not so great.

one composting toilet installed in my bathroom.
one new shop underway.
one photo credit in a magazine.
one new housemate, a small black one who purrs.
one sweet man to keep me smiling.
one small obstacle to hurdle.

unnecessarily miserable.
(there, i said it, now i need to get over it)

PIKO CLEAN UP (a month and a half post earthquake)

reeeevolting.