THIRTY-SIX: Rose Tinted Glasses

I have never owned a ridiculous pair of sunglasses, so I bought these for £1...and I LOVE THEM!  They are going to be my ''rose tinted glasses'' (they are covered in roses) and whenever I start taking life too seriously I'll pop them on and have a laugh at myself.  It's already worked several times today and it's not even 5 o'clock yet!

THIRTY-FIVE: Through The Keyhole

Doorways...always wonder what treasures are lurking behind...

THIRTY-FOUR: Thirsty?

Two very good ideas.

THIRTY-THREE: Cheese (graded: stilton)

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Ok, so this was a creation just to see if I could do it.  Cheesy but fun!

THIRTY-TWO: The Mystic Realm

" The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of colour."  

Hans Hofmann

THIRTY-ONE: Pretty Gritty

Was feeling the need for a colour injection today...haven't exactly got there!  I read this post and went hunting for texture and print in B & W instead.  Some of my favourite photos are in B & W and have that amazing grittiness about them.   

THIRTY: Little Monster

I feel like I need Rolf Harris to say "Can you see what it is yet?"!  This little monster (can you see his two eyes and straight little mouth?) is a light bulb.  He's a lovable little character.

TWENTY-NINE: Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

Almost forgot my photo of the day!  Hence this picture, taken in bed with book in hand and Chamomile tea at the ready on my bedside table. 

I'm no literature buff but there's something super lovely about reading a good story.  I always feel a bit sad when I finish a good book.  A good book becomes a friend, something that you turn to at the end of the day, or when you get a moment to relax and need transporting to another world.  

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.  Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." 

~Groucho Marx

TWENTY-EIGHT: Run Like The Wind

Watching Alice's Matt run super fast on the road (he normally prefers more mountainous terrain) in Telford.  Go Matt Go!

TWENTY-SEVEN: Love Letters

Inspired by my super creative forest school pal Alice.

TWENTY-SIX: Introducing Basil

This is Basil & his mates.  I've never been any good at growing things, but Basil is going great guns!  I love using fresh basil for cooking with, however I'm already feeling attached to Basil and not sure I'll be able to 'prune' him for use : (  ...I'd never make it as a farmers wife!

TWENTY-FIVE: Gaining some perspective

I love the lines, and the splashes of colour from the graffiti.  

Vintage Cameras {not strictly project : 365 but inspired by it!}

Are magical!  Imagine all the pictures they have produced in their long lives.  We'll never know the full history of these incredible cameras and it's this mystery that makes them so flippin' fascinating!

I have the utmost respect for the photographers that used them.  I mean, think about it, they really had to know exactly what they were doing through the whole process to produce an image, true experts - no 'delete' button for them, no 'in-camera editing' or 'photoshop' click and go!  


They pop up everywhere at the moment with the popularity of all things vintage and look so great placed somewhere around about the house.   Check out this one being used as book-end (scroll down to find it) and these prints are pretty special too. 


Mmmmm...I can feel a collection starting.

TWENTY-FOUR: Frosty...bbrrrrr

I woke up this morning and quickly decided that a walk with my camera would have to wait until the sun came out and warmed things up...WRONG...how beautiful is the frost (less beautiful are my frozen hands)!

TWENTY-THREE: The sky at ...

There was a little bit of light left at 5.15pm - woohoo!

TWENTY-TWO: Eat cake, drink tea.

ALWAYS KEEP YOUR MIND AS BRIGHT AND CLEAR AS THE VAST SKY,

THE GREAT OCEAN AND THE HIGHEST PEAK,

EMPTY OF ALL THOUGHTS.

ALWAYS KEEP YOUR BODY FILLED WITH LIGHT AND HEAT. 

FILL YOURSELF WITH THE POWER OF WISDOM AND ENLIGHTENMENT.

UESHIBA (Famous Martial Artist)

OR

Just eat cake, drink tea, feel good.

TWENTY-ONE: It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring

Drip Drop.

TWENTY: Angels

Was about to go for a walk and turned the camera on to check the battery, then took a random snap et voila!  

NINETEEN: Painting with light

Light painting is BRILLIANT fun.  Have all sorts of ideas brewing for what to create next, check out these examples.  So amazingly effective and creative - who knew what you could achieve with a camera and a torch!

EIGHTEEN: Colours

Considering it's January I thought this looked a very Autumnal picture, lovely colours after the whiteness of the snow.

SEVENTEEN: Mission: Take ANY Photo

Today was one of those days where inspiration was severely lacking and I had to set in motion 'Mission: Take  ANY Photo'.  Basically the first thing I see, whatever it is, I force myself to take a picture of.  This was on the table next to me, this was the subject, this was the result of a lot of different shots.  It was a huge learning curve into how difficult some things are to photograph, though you'd never have thought it!

SIXTEEN: This is my best side

This little guy was super friendly and very accepting of all the attention he got, very good model!

FIFTEEN: So we have fog instead of snow

Walking about I felt as if I was in my own little bubble surrounded by all the fog.

FOURTEEN: Not perfect but...

This shot was way overexposed so when I got it home I had a quick play with contrast/shadows/highlights and was also annoyed with the awful composition I'd come up with.  Then I walked away.  When I came back and took a second look I rather liked the overall shot.  No, it won't win any awards, but I like it.

THIRTEEN: Shme

Self-portrait! eek. 

TWELVE: Down by the river

From {under} one bridge to another.

ELEVEN: A Beautiful Day

I spent a lovely day with some lovely friends, enjoying fresh air, chats and tea (& more tea). Perfect.

TEN: Camera at the ready

Sometimes I feel quite overwhelmed trying to learn this photography malarky!  There seems so much to learn and always someone producing 'better' images.  On these days I try and just get out and take a picture, as soon as I start my motivation takes over and I can't stop!  

NINE: Ready, steady...

Stepping into 2011, here we go ready or not!