A Year in Black and White - 6/52 and 7/52

Well it had been a long time since I had taken shots of the moon, and I figured this would be a good time to do so :)

6/52

And the next photo, well, kinda breaks my heart.  I was going through some stuff the other day and found one of Echo's belly feathers.  I miss him so much, I don't think I'll ever get over it.

7/52

*sadface*

A Year in Black and White - 4/52

Hello, I hope you're having a good weekend :)

My project is going well - going into week 7 on Wednesday!  I think I may do this again next year but with a different theme.  It keeps me motivated.

This is me peeking around the camera, looking in the mirror.  I purposely put it out of focus for a gloomy effect.  I was not having a good day.

4/52

A Year in Black and White - 2/52 and 3/52

I'm very surprised with myself - I'm actually continuing with my project!  Although I stalled the second week, big time.  It was the last day before the end of the week (new week begins on Wednesdays)  and it was one of those days where no effort was going to be made.  So I looked around the house and spotted something pretty.

2/52

This mask comes from Venice.  I thought it would look nice in black and white.  In reality it is black and purple.

Now my photo for this week is very different from the last one.  It's nothing spectacular by any means, but I am VERY proud of it.  It wasn't difficult to achieve, however this photo looks EXACTLY like how I pictured it in my head.  I think this is the first time this has happened.  And when I say exactly, I mean EXACTLY. 

3/52

I think this project may end up being a lot of fun after all!

A Year in Black and White : 1/52

Last year I debated starting a picture of the week project, which I ended up turning down.  I was too preoccupied to even think about photography.  So I decided that this year I will do this project, but with a very simple theme: all pictures are to be in black and white.  

It's not complicated (at all, in fact, it's extremely easy), however it will keep me taking photos with my very limited gear instead of... not taking photos at all.  I'm actually a little excited about it :)  I have a few ideas written down and hopefully more will come to me.  And now I will be taking my camera every where I go again, like I used to in 2010 when I did my Project 365.  I think one of my New Year's resolution should be that... when I see something that would make a pretty picture, to actually STOP and TAKE the picture.  Instead of brushing it off like I've gotten in the habit of doing.

So last week I stopped and took the picture :)

1/52

Islands

Hello September

Veil of clouds

56 | 365

I love when they cooperate

Even if it's just for a few seconds.

This is what I see

My jaw hurts

Well it turns out that most of my jaw pain was NOT from my wisdom teeth, but because I clench too much. Fantastic!! I'll probably need a bite plate because I seem to be clenching more and more, especially while I drive or sleep, and my jaw just can't take it anymore. The headaches are also getting very aggravating.

I didn't do much today because of this headache/jaw pain. Echo was nice enough to be quiet for most of the day, considerate bird :) So to take my mind off the pain I grabbed my camera and played for a bit.

I should really take more pictures and mess around, learn more techniques. I'd like to have a new flash and a gradual neutral density filter by summer... I also reeaally would like a macro lens. And an infrared filter. I shall see!

An eerie feeling

These photos are from November 19th when Sean and I went on our last road trip to find rare birds. We were in the middle of nowhere and drove by this.

We had to pull over and go check it out! It was completely abandoned, perfect photo op.

I was very creeped out, it very much felt like I was in a horror movie... Probably because there were no other homes anywhere near this house.

It was a very eerie feeling to be near that house.