The World According To My Camera » Showcase http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com Photos, random thoughts and musings... Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:10:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Nom nom http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/08/nom-nom/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/08/nom-nom/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:10:26 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=537 Lately I seem to be drawing a blank when it comes to naming my photos, so for lack of a better title and/or description, here’s a dragon eating a Swedish sun…

photography blog, Stockholm, Sweden, Eurotrip, travel, sunset, sun, silhouette, sea

Jalapeño-ey!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/08/nom-nom/feed/ 0 Fly away with me http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/08/fly-away-with-me/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/08/fly-away-with-me/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:50:58 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=532 Kids, it’s that time of the year again, when Auntie Poppins returns loaded with goodies from her two week stint as a nomad, gallivanting around Europe. I have indeed met the Vikings and they are… well… a mixed bag of truly awesome and really really weird (and I can’t stress the “really really” part anywhere near enough). But hey, to each their own. Either way, I officially decree that Eurotrip 3.0 was a resounding success, and that Copenhagen “rulz”. Also, visiting eight countries in two weeks means I shall probably be sleeping all of this week. Way worth it.

And now returning to our regularly scheduled program, here’s a pretty little Swedish sunset, topped with hot air balloons…

photography blog, Stockholm, Sweden, Eurotrip, travel, sunset, ballons, sun, silhouette

In other news, since I can’t resist the urge to brag, meet my new baby, a.k.a. the latest addition to my tiny, but precious collection. Ain’t it cute? Cheers!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/08/fly-away-with-me/feed/ 6 Peek-A-Boo! http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/07/peek-a-boo/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/07/peek-a-boo/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:11:27 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=527 Yup, boys and girls, it’s that time of the year again… With less than a week to go till Eurotrip 3.0 (code named “meet the Vikings” this year), your dearly beloved blogger is busy making lists upon lists, shopping for fur-lined bathing suits and implements of ice fishing (or whatever it is one shops for before a northern holiday), and generally bouncing off the walls with impatience. So yeah, there’ll be silence in the ranks around here for a couple of weeks (maybe three, depending on the amount of sheer laziness piled up by the time I return). In the meantime, though…

photography blog, Paris, Notre-Dame, cathedral, architecture, telescope

…playing peek-a-boo with the gargoyles on Notre-Dame de Paris.

So assuming I don’t fall off a ferry or some excellent, flaxen haired, cello wielding specimen drinks me under the table, I’ll be back in a few weeks. Skål!

P.S. I was supposed to do this last week, but obviously I forgot. So cheers and kudos to the lovely lady in the leather jacket a.k.a Geo, for figuring out why my bikes are traditionally called Freddie. Hoorah!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/07/peek-a-boo/feed/ 2 Rise and shine II http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/07/rise-and-shine-ii/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/07/rise-and-shine-ii/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:14:08 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=519 Well, I’m back… In the country and in town. And not that I wouldn’t appreciate our average scalding summer just as much the next guy, but I was pretty quick to run to the hills (literally and figuratively) this past weekend and go hiking, tenting, and getting sunburnt to a crisp, through the Parang mountains. This may just be my heat-induced rotten streak, but there’s nothing quite like enjoying a cool alpine breeze while knowing the rest of the poor bastards, a.k.a beloved friends and family, are roasting in the asphalt jungle. Bonus points if you can do so while gnawing on gummi bears at over 2500 m altitude.

Returning to our little photographic endeavors, there’s still plenty of photos to share from the land of baguettes and snooty people with weird accents, but I thought I’d celebrate my coming home with a more local shot. So here’s pretty much what I saw this Monday morning, crawling out of my tent at 7AM…

photography blog, mountains, trees, conifers, silhouette, haze, morning, sunrise

In other (sadder) news, after a long and fruitful service above and beyond the call of duty, I have finally decided to retire my (now former) hiking shoes. They shall be missed. Hopefully, though, they’ll go out with a smile…

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/07/rise-and-shine-ii/feed/ 0 Vanessa + Fred http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/06/vanessa-fred/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/06/vanessa-fred/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:27:46 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=512 Sort of like carving names on a tree, only… you know… kinda cooler. Another one shot in Paris.

photography blog, Paris, Pont des Arts, macro, black and white, lock, love, names

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/06/vanessa-fred/feed/ 0 Here be dragons http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/06/here-be-dragons/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/06/here-be-dragons/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:16:41 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=507 …Because having felt somewhat more adventurous than her usual self this past weekend, your dearly beloved blogger has ventured into the unknown and treacherous (to the untrained urchin) land of cooking. Well not exactly, seeing as I don’t think home-made Gyros is technically cooking, and what should have been home-made Hummus ended up as chickpeas nibbled over a movie, popcorn style, but still… Voilà: Gyros with extra tzatziki on the side (photographic evidence for two particular non-believing infidels who shall remain nameless). Also, who would’ve thought rolling a damn tortilla with stuff inside would require so much dexterity?!

Either way, moving on… Today’s photo-of-the-week comes from, obviously, the infamous Notre Dame de Paris. Sadly, though, Quasimodo lookalikes weren’t part of the tour. C’est la vie…

photography blog, candle, bokeh, light, cathedral, Notre Dame, Paris, macro, church

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/06/here-be-dragons/feed/ 0 Heavy night last night… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/06/heavy-night-last-night/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/06/heavy-night-last-night/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:32:43 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=503 …blah blah blah Monday blah blah photo blah…

photography blog, black and white, portrait, tired, hangover, steps, stairs, candid

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/06/heavy-night-last-night/feed/ 0 Sittin’ on the dock of the bay… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/06/sittin%e2%80%99-on-the-dock-of-the-bay/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/06/sittin%e2%80%99-on-the-dock-of-the-bay/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:07:12 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=499 Hello, boys and girls! Color me surprised, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth… I won’t bore you with how I’ve been trying to maintain the home-sweet-home tradition of painting Easter eggs, while living in a country where major Christian holidays get about as much hype as your average Tuesday (well fine, maybe just a bit… hilarity and beet juice stains ensued)… Or how I flew back home for the traditional spring break in Vama (particularly demented this year) and got the extra perk of motherly culinary pampering, being the returning prodigal daughter and all that… Or how I got back to France and was pretty much a lazy bum for a couple of weeks, waiting to finally get around to seeing Paris. Which I did… eventually. Damn thing took me surprisingly long, seeing as I’ve been here for over three months.

That pretty much sums up all that stuff I’ve graciously decided not to bore you people with, so without further ado, I give you this week’s (long overdue) photo-of-the-week:

photography blog, black and white, portrait, guitar, player, quay, water, beer, river

Alright, so it’s not exactly the dock of the bay, but the French really do seem to have the sitting part thoroughly covered. Anywhere. Any time of day. Takin’ their sweet time… Gotta love latin peoples. Cheers!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/06/sittin%e2%80%99-on-the-dock-of-the-bay/feed/ 0 Natural beauty http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/04/natural-beauty/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/04/natural-beauty/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:57:58 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=485 These past few days, your dearly beloved blogger has been finding herself to have what must be the famed attention span of your average goldfish… With less than a week to go till Easter and then less than another till that magical time of the year known in my sweet mother tongue as “1 mai in Vama”, a.k.a. “betie crunta cu boschetii”, work is finding it more and more difficult to find its place in my thought bubble real estate. And in case you’re not from my neck of the woods and need a translation for those two phrases, my raging hangover-induced incoherence in the blog post directly following this little spring break should be translation enough.

In other news, my camera and I had the pleasure of attending a Renaissance festival this weekend, here in Lyon, and dare I say, it was lovely! Photos to come once I get off my lazy butt and skim through the 400 or so I maniacally snapped away. In the meantime, enjoy some porcelain-faced “natural” beauty I found while perusing a local antique “yard sale” of sorts…

photography blog, black and white, doll, face, porcelain, antique

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/04/natural-beauty/feed/ 0 Hell hath no fury… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/04/hell-hath-no-fury/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/04/hell-hath-no-fury/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:26:04 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=476 …like a tiny Asian chick with a rejected conference submission. I swear to the almighty, no other woman scorned has a thing on this one.

Anyways, moving along past observations of university wildlife to a more Zen mood, d’you know that awesome ukulele version of “Over The Rainbow”, by the Hawaiian dude with an unpronounceable name? No? Look it up, best antidepressant ever… Or… Yes, I know it’s a “medley actually”, ya freakin’ accuracy Nazi!… As the case may be. Either way, that’s the kind of song that was ringing in my head on the fine, fine singing-birds-buzzing-bees sort of Saturday afternoon when I took today’s photo-of-the-week. And then I decided to fire up Photoshop and mess it up, because it was just too damn cheerful…

photography blog, high key, mist, white, island, trees, vegetation

In other, unrelated news, I had a brief moment of royally-pissed-ness on my way to school this morning. It was then that I decided that next time I see a rollerblader thinking that just because he’s endowed with some pathetic excuse for a set of wheels he is defined as a vehicle and therefore entitled to walk (yes, *walk*, go away) through the middle of the street, so help me I will run him down and shove a spark plug up his bum. Or bike spoke… One can never get too creative… Cheers!

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