The World According To My Camera » Color http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com Photos, random thoughts and musings... Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:27:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Rise and shine http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/09/rise-and-shine/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/09/rise-and-shine/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:27:38 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=371 I’m back… You’ll excuse my falling off the face of the Earth again due to a perfectly plausible mixture of exam season, scholarship application season, Eurotrip 2.0, and sheer laziness. The good news is I’m back with goodies. Yes, you read that correctly, Eurotrip 2.0, or more appropriately – Balkantrip. This time around, the route was Bucharest – Belgrade – Budva – Kotor – Dubrovnik – Split – Sarajevo – Ljubljana – Skocjan – Postojna – Bled – Budapest – Bucharest. In case you missed it and woefully regret it, you can take a peek at the original Eurotrip from last year. So without further ado, I’ll go ahead and start the series…

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…with a 6 AM photo of Slovenian landscape, after an all night train ride. Talk about walking up at the right time.

In other joyous news, The World According To My Camera will hopefully resume its regular schedule as of right now. Cheers!

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In case anyone’s wondering, it’s Hungarian and it was written in a small notebook I found on one of my numerous recent antique expeditions. Seriously, antique fairs are just so beautiful!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/05/dear-diary/feed/ 1 If I only had a heart… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/05/if-i-only-had-a-heart/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/05/if-i-only-had-a-heart/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 15:34:38 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=359 Sorry for the late photo, I’m still recuperating after a wild seaside weekend. Either way, this is the second installment in that Cinematography series I started ages ago and never got around to continuing…

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The reference should be obvious this time, so no cookies, I’m sorry to say…

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/05/if-i-only-had-a-heart/feed/ 0 Gingerbreadland http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/04/gingerbreadland/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/04/gingerbreadland/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:36:49 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=340 Your dearly beloved blogger is in the usual holiday spirit while waiting for the Easter bunny, so yay! – festive, childish photo time!

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In case it’s not perfectly clear for everyone, that’s gingerbread… and oodles of it! Gosh, I can’t wait to dig into that Easter reserve…

Oh, and in other news – a change was in order. And I have one gingerbread bunny here for the first person to spot it. Let the games begin!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/04/gingerbreadland/feed/ 2 Meet me in Montauk… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/02/meet-me-in-montauk/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/02/meet-me-in-montauk/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:32:40 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=308 I was in a mood to try new things the other day, so I finally got around to going overboard in experimenting with texture overlays. Also, while I was at it, I figured I’d start a new mini-series – movie-themed, as I eventually made up my mind.
But enough chit-chat. Without further ado… Cinematography – Episode 1:

photography blog, beach, sea, shallow DOF, texture overlay, vignette

Bonus points and cookies for whomever catches the reference without googling.

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/02/meet-me-in-montauk/feed/ 0 Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/02/sunshine-lollipops-and-rainbows/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/02/sunshine-lollipops-and-rainbows/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:44:51 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=304 Your dearly beloved blogger is in a disgustingly cheerful, bouncy and, dare I say, happy mood these days, which is why she just couldn’t bring herself to post any of the black and white photos she’s got lined up. She also reserves the right to ignore any protests… Since she’s in too good a mood anyway…

photography blog, bokeh, macro, clothes pins, colors, multicolored

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/02/sunshine-lollipops-and-rainbows/feed/ 1 Raindrops… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/02/raindrops/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/02/raindrops/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:45:02 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=301 …Are falling on my head…
Well, not anymore, but I do wish the weather around this part of the world would make up its damn mind between snow, rain, sun, warm, cold, and everything in between. Anyway, here’s this week’s weather inspired photo…

photography blog, bokeh, lights, rain, raindrops, window, macro

In other news, in case there’s anybody Twitter-inclined in the audience who’d like to keep up with the updates around this place, here’s mr. linky. Enjoy!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/02/raindrops/feed/ 5 The sound of silence http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/01/the-sound-of-silence/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/01/the-sound-of-silence/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:03:34 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=291 As promised, this is the final installment (for now) in the urban decay series. Till I decide to go running around abandoned building sites again, anyway. Also, that was actually my grandfather’s ball-game-on-Saturday-afternoon radio, but for some reason it still reminds me of that very song (which I happen to really, really like, by the way). Either way, enjoy!

photography blog, old radio, urban decay, mess, paint, musical notes

And in other news, my little arts and crafts project is finally complete (boy, it took me a while) and I know it’s not perfect, but I’m actually quite pleased with the way it turned out. If anyone would care to take a look, I give you… <drumroll>… The World According To My Camera: The Album (Vol. I). Cheers!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/01/the-sound-of-silence/feed/ 5 Better times http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/01/better-times/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/01/better-times/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:44:30 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=282 I was in a creative vandalizing mood the other day, so I picked up a bunch of props and a can of paint and went hunting for abandoned building sites. I couldn’t find the exact type of site I was looking for, but the one I did go with still made for a couple of decent photos, or so I like to think.

Without further ado, urban decay – the sequel:

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]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/01/better-times/feed/ 7 Back in town… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/01/back-in-town/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/01/back-in-town/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:46:37 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=278 …and reluctantly washing the ‘Techno Red’ highlights out of my hair. I kid you not, that’s what it said on the box.

New year’s vacation (the term ‘party’ would be much more appropriate, but writing about a continuous five day party makes me question things) was a riot and beautifully surreal (as expected from said company). Among the highlights were the traditional epic snowball fight (with Wagner playing in the background… in my head), someone disinfecting their butt with whiskey (for a sledding related cut, you perverts!), me putting on my new year’s eve make-up by the light of a headlamp (thank heavens for backup generators), a private guitar concert in the snow, various party-goers attempting to sleep in said snow, a food fight beginning with what shall remain the motto of the trip – “Put down the polenta, man!”, never going to bed before 6 AM, and enough alcohol fumes to cause the entire house to spontaneously combust. I should’ve mentioned the Eurotrip crew being a small part of the new year’s mob, but then none of the highlights would’ve been surprising.

On the photographic front, there’s really not much to ’show and tell’, seeing how I only took a handful of photos (and most of those should not be unleashed upon the unsuspecting world), after my camera caught a glimpse of the two other cameras around and, feeling in the presence of greatness, went and cowered in shame in a deep dark corner of my backpack. I will, however, share a photo I took a couple of months ago, of another campfire, reminding me of this vacation’s campfire, which, in the good spirit of the trip, was built on the first night, rather than the last…

photography blog, color, abstract, fire, light trails, long exposure, camp, night

In other news, Eurotrip 2.0 is already pretty much settled route-wise (for the most part, anyway), and now in the process of being settled financially-wise, for the purpose of which I am willing to make the ultimate sacrifice (oh, the horror) – not go to *both* the AC/DC *and* the Chris Rea concert within the next few months. Deciding to which one I *shall* go is a whole other matter, so I’m having an actual ‘Sophie’s choice’ moment here. Either way, enjoy the photo and a happy new year to everyone!

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