Day 109/366

80 mm of rain in twenty four hours.

Not much chance of taking any photography outdoors today.

So I experimented with some glass pebbles.

Changed the light source.

Used shutter priority.

Then I created a collage.

All you south east coasters; keep dry!

Day 105/366

Posh Bushtucker.

Day 103/366

Gerbera

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Day 48/366

Some Sad Sometimes...

...you learn that the horrific traffic accident you heard about on the news last night is closer to home than you would have liked it to be.

You learn that another road fatality statistic is much more than that: a daughter, sister, niece, a cousin - a friend.

You didn't know her well, but she has been a member of your small community since infant-hood.

You first met her when she was a toddler; then watched her as she progressed through school, until one day she was confidently working part-time in the local supermarket.

Now you imagine how her family received the news, and you are drawn back to the day you  took that phone call four years ago almost to the day, and you were told to sit down, because the news was bad.

So you sat down, right there on the kitchen floor; because the closest chair was more than two steps away, and as you heard the words you felt your heart being wrenched out of your chest.

Today, you want to tell her family that the anguish they feel will diminish, but not in a day, a week, a month, nor even a year.

Eventually the heart-pain will diminish but not for a long time.

For a long time they will think of her every waking moment, then eventually they will think of her every day, then maybe once a week.  But they will never stop thinking about her completely.

I want to tell them too, that even though she is gone, eventually they will know she is always with them, because she had never left.

But if I told them these things, I know they will not understand.

Today, they will not understand, but eventually they will.

Knowing this comforts me a little but sadly it does not comfort them.

Rest in peace Sarah.

Twenty three years young.

Day 47/366

At The Bottom of My Garden

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Day 36/366

Playing around with camera.

Shutter priority, ISO 200, 2.5 second shutter speed.

Used the tripod with two second delay and quickly added myself to the photo. I moved around while the shutter remained open - this almost made me transparent but that depends on how much movement occurs.  I think that the more movement there is, the more transparent the object becomes.

Day 30/366

Once more, I set my camera to shutter priority and used the tripod.

I set the timer on two seconds and the difference in operation of the camera was amazing.

Sharpness still needs to be worked on though.

Day 28/366

I took seventy five photographs today. 

For the above photograph the camera was set on shutter priority and I used a tripod.

Using a tripod doesn't solve every problem, so I found.

I experienced lots of movement because I was taking the photograph manually.  What I need is a remote so that the camera doesn't move every time I press the shutter. *

I'm sure there's a remote somewhere but it's not my camera and it's nowhere to be found.

Must wait for Mr Honey Pie to show me where it is and how to use it.

The reason I chose this photograph is because the slower shutter speed has given the subject much more depth, richer colour, and more life to the photograph, even though this was the only inanimate object photographed today.

Everything else was blurry because outdoors the tripod was on a timber deck that moved every time the shutter was clicked.  I tried to overcome the problem by taking three or four photos in quick succession but except for one or two the photos weren't crisp enough.

So much to learn.

*Okay, I can use a timer to prevent camera shake!  (The power of research).