Daisy. Is her name.

Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin

One of the many flowers I have been buying lately to use on my low-light photography practise. This gerbera daisy was one of my favorites because of the strong contrast it creates against my favorite black background. It looks life a face of a beautiful woman (well, at least for me)

I remember one visitor who left a comment on my photoblog stating how she doesn’t like using black background for flowers. My take is that it really depends on someone’s taste. I can like what you hate and vise-versa.

Ah…let me just enjoy looking at my Daisy. Isn’t she pretty?

TULIPS. Gone Wild!

Posted on March 20, 2012 by admin

For years I was trying to find my ‘style’ in photography. I knew that I love doing macro photography. It poses challenges, many challenges, than any other ‘style’. Oopps, photographers who read this, that’s just my opinion, all right? :P Well anyway, as I was saying…I think I might be on the track where my photography style should be going. It’s causing me eyestrain even before finishing doing it (almost everyday now) per session but I am liking my results.

I love doing photography under low lights. Sometimes almost none at all in a dim room. Quite challenging. Getting nice results makes it worthwhile though, and that makes me happy

SPRING! It's just around the corner!

Posted on March 18, 2012 by admin

Yes it is! I can’t wait for Spring to officially begin at this side of the planet! I just can’t wait to shed all these thick clothes, thick shoes, and just feel the warmth of the sun against my whole body that is aching for it!!

In the meantime, beautiful flowers are keeping me company. They’re around all year long but buying them from flower shops are pretty costly thus market it is for me if I want them in our home on a weekly basis.

These tulips are part of the bunck that I bought yesterday. I was in the mood to do some photography and this was just one of the almost 100 that I took.

Well…I really just wanted to say that I’m excited for the coming of Spring!

Silver Gull

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin

* a silver gull diving for bread *

I must admit that I do not really like icy cold wind temperature during winter but I must also admit that I always wait for the snow to fall. And I’ve waited since December of last year for it, and finally happen just 2 days ago.

Since photography is one of my hobbies, I find it wonderful to shoot outside when everything is blanketed by white. But do you know what else excites me to shoot (with my camrea, ahem?) Birds.

Most of them are migratory. Like this Silver Gull or Red-Beeked Gull. These birds have great hunger during winter so I always bring breads with me for feed.

In return they do provide me with marvelous opportunities such as this!

Spectra Vondergeist (Monster High)

Posted on November 16, 2011 by admin

They’re here! My new Monster high dolls are here! weeeeeeeeee

Oops sorry about that It’s just that I’ve been waiting for my dolls to arrive the past 8 days and when they finally were brought in by the postman, I was thrilled!

Fresh from their boxes and needed to be prep, especially the hairs, all unruly unfortunately. I can’t wait to photograph them but for the meantime, let me share another doll with you..

SPECTRA VONDERGEIST

Age: 16

Monster Parents: The Ghosts

Killer Style: Silk, silk and more silk accentuated with just a touch of metal. It allows me to freely float about with just a hint of rattle. It’s quite the haunting look, wouldn’t you agree?

Freaky Flaw: Yes, well I’ve never really given this much thought you see since I find that it’s unhealthy to focus on what one does wrong especially when contrasted with all the good one does in unlife. I am also not a gossip, despite rumors to the contrary.

Pet: Rhuen is my ghost ferret. Did you know that the name ferret comes from the Latin furittus, which means “little thief”? Of course you didn’t until I told you!

Favorite Activity: Providing certain information not readily available to the general Monster High student body.

Biggest Pet Peeve: When certain monsters doubt the behind the screams information I have about what really happens at Monster High. It can be very difficult being the only one in the know.

Favorite School Subject: Journalism.

Least Favorite School Subject: Math. It’s just so rigid and un-open to interpretation.

Favorite Color: Violet

Favorite Food: Angel Food cake. It’s light and full of sweetness, much like me.

BFF’s: Everyone loves Spectra V!

Frankie Stein (Monster High)

Posted on November 15, 2011 by admin

She’s FRANKIE STEIN.

One of my Monster High girls (^0^) She’s got an interesting pair of eyes. Right is blue, left is green. Do you know a Frankenstein this cute?! I find her hair her best asset as it’s long and really straight, I feel like a little girl whenever I brush her (or play with her ) Sometimes I have to remind myself to stop brushing or otherwise she’ll end up bald.

Here’s her bio:

Age: I’m 15. . . Days that is.

Monster Parent: Frankenstein and his bride

Killer Style: My friends say I have the perfect figure for fashion. I’m not really sure what that means yet but they’ve taken me shopping for some scary cute clothes that are absolutely to die for.

Freaky Flaw: Sometimes my stitches come loose at the worst possible moments. Like the day my arm flew off at fearleading tryouts and landed right in front of the most creeparific guy at Monster High. I was mortalfied!

Pet: Watzit. I’m not sure of all the things he’s made from but Watzit’s pet license is 10 pages long.

Favorite Activity: Since I’m only 15 days old I don’t really have a favorite yet! I want to experience everything before I have to choose.

Biggest Pet Peeve: Every morning when I come upstairs my father insists on grinning and shouting “It’s alive!”

Favorite School Subject: History. It’s great because it helps me to understand where my friends are coming from.

Least Favorite School Subject: Swimming. I tend to short out and say silly things when I get wet.

Favorite Color: Black and white stripes.

Favorite Food: Because I’m only 15 days old, everything I’ve tried so far is the best thing ever!

BFF’s: Draculaura & Clawdeen Wolf.

Concave flat

Posted on November 14, 2011 by admin

I’m finally able to enjoy photography again, yes! Each chance I get I would step outside and find something to photograph. I am also happy that I’m able to use my lenses which I haven’t touched for a long time. Like this fish eye lens of mine, I think it’s been more than a year since I last used it. So last week I had practise again using it.

This was among the practise shot. This was a seniors’ flat near our home. I forgot how great this lens was. Although subject is deformed due to the concave lens (hence ‘fish eye’ ), it’s one fun lens to use exactly that way, deforming subjects! And it’s also great to use at near distances, doesn’t matter if the subject stands centimeters in front of your nose

I hope we get some dry, sunny weather the coming days. I can’t wait to walk around and use this lens again!

Diamond's a girl's bestfriend?

Posted on October 25, 2011 by admin

‘I would never ask for a diamond necklace‘. This I swear. But I would ask for the newest and best lens for my camera should my husband ask me what I wanted for my birthday or Christmas gift.

And you know what? My dream lens, the ultimate wish of mine is exactly what I got from him and it was not even my birthday nor Christmas yet!

At times I’d feel a bit ashamed because I am so spoiled by him, getting always what I wanted. But what’s making me more ashamed is that this feeling of being ashamed doesn’t lasts too long and I’m back to being that spoiled wife

But can you blame me? Look how good his gift was!

Nah, that’s not me. That’s my friend Joan who posed for me and on her I used my new baby. (^0^)

On her neck, a diamond necklace would be nice. On my neck, a camera with my favorite lens mounted on it is much nicer! Ha ha ha!

Testing my new baby!

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Have I already mentioned that there is a new addition to my photography gear family?

My husband surprised me with this one! I wasn’t expecting he’d shell out this much for my hobby but he did. I am so grateful for his generous heart. As always, if he feels I wanted something, he’d give it to me unconditionally. I sometimes asks him what I’ve done to deserve him?

Anyway, I am still testing my new baby, this shot was taken using that ( Canon 70mm-300mm L IS USM )

love love love it!

R & R!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin

Badly needed. 3 Years without play but all work. Finally happening yes!

I’m just talking about this badly needed vacation. On our 4th day in Thailand and loving the warmth of the sun, good food and relaxation by pratically doing nothing but lounging the whole day by the pool, heaven!

MY husband, who had not vacationed the past 3 years is finally getting it….I’m just so happy that he’s sleeping well, not thinking of his work (checked for the first time his email today …normally he’s thinking of his business when on vacation, but not on this one) and teaching me how to swim, lol!

Well, I’d really like to chat longer but have a crappy internet connection so I’ll be keeping it short.

* testing my new L lens on my husband’s feet *

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