Tag: photography
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PhotoRehab Cover Makeover 9
George orwell’s nineteen eighty-four Lucile has chosen an absolute classic this week, a book that almost everyone will have heard of – 1984, by George Orwell. Just a little reminder of the story, from the Cliff’s Notes website: In George Orwell’s 1984, Winston Smith wrestles with oppression in Oceania, a place where the Party scrutinizes human…
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Morning Bugs
This little bug is about a centimetre long and the little fly is about 3mm long. Taken with my Olympus OMD EM5 with the 60mm macro lens, up close and personal, and edited in Lightroom. Handheld, as usual, and taken when I got up early for my Dewy Gemstones shoot. Is it just me, or…
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Beautiful Brisbane – August 2015 (2)
This is my second post for Cardinal’s Changing Seasons Challenge for August. The first post was from a lazy Sunday afternoon. The photos in today’s post are from the Saturday night when my friend and I went out for my birthday dinner – we started the evening with a stroll through the Southbank Markets, taking…
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Reading
This young lady was totally immersed in her book, catching some rays on a Winter’s afternoon. I wonder what she’s reading… Any guesses? From my recent Changing Seasons shoot at Southbank in Brisbane. Submitting this photo to Lucile’s Photo101 Rehab Clinic. x desleyjane
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Libertine Parfumerie
My friends and I visited a beautiful parfumerie on the weekend – Libertine in New Farm, Brisbane. What a gorgeous store. We were greeted by the lovely Zoe, with the popping of a bottle of bubbly and then we delved into what scents we like and how they make us feel. The space is filled…
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PhotoRehab Cover Makeover Wrap Up 6 and New Challenge 7
Hi Makeover-ers 🙂 Another great lineup of cover makeovers last week, even though Lucile challenged us with a chocolate bar wrapper!!! Here’s the original and my makeover, side by side: And here are all of the excellent makeovers we received throughout the week. I encourage you to visit the blogs of these creative people to…
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Listening
This guy was enjoying the sunshine, listening to his tunes. Whaddya reckon? Shania Twain? 80’s Hair Bands? Metallica? David Guetta? From a recent trip to Southbank for my Changing Seasons shoot. For Lucile’s Photo101 Rehab Clinic. x desleyjane
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Beautiful Brisbane – August 2015 (1)
I just found out this is my 300th post!! This is the first time I’ve managed to do two Changing Seasons posts in two consecutive months! Usually, I skip every second month because of my travels. If you don’t know it already, this is a challenge set up by Cardinal Guzman to encourage us to go…
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Creepy
This week, The Daily Post challenges us to find something Creepy. Now I don’t usually find clowns particularly creepy, although it totally depends on the clown 😉 I felt a little chill when I noticed that this particular clown at the Royal Show (Ekka) was looking right at me!! Possessed?!!! Yikes. Have a fabulous weekend.…
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Image Reboot #5
Welcome to the fifth instalment of our Image Reboot – in partnership with Lucile’s Photo101 Rehab Clinic. You can find the previous ones by searching for #imagereboot in the Reader. As enthusiastic photography enthusiasts, we wanted to include some editing techniques here – I installed Lightroom about a year ago and have taught myself the basics of…
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Run
Her heart sank. The door wouldn’t open. She twisted the knob wildly, hoping it would just open and let her out of here. She almost crumbled when she suddenly remembered the keys. Maybe one would fit?! She reached down to get them before realizing she had left them in the lock on her chains. She sprinted…
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Zooming in on Light Effects
This post is for the Available Light joint feature between Lucile’s Photo101 Rehab Clinic and Nalinki’s Angles and Views. This month, she asks us to experiment with light effects! The photos here were all taken more than a year ago. My photography skills have improved since then, so I would really like to try these…
Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist 