The World According To My Camera » external links 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 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 Follow http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/01/follow/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/01/follow/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:33:59 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=445 Why, hello there, boys and girls, long time no see. Sadly, as you may have noticed (because I have faith in the fidelity of my audience and whatnot), ‘The World According To My Camera’ has been indulging in yet another hiatus for the past month and a half or so (dear God, has it been that long?). Fear not, I am still alive and well, I just haven’t had the time to go running around taking photos to show off around here. For a good cause, I assure you…

On the ‘what I’ve been doing lately’ front, the low-down is fairly simple, namely getting ready for a several month long change of “habitat”, so to speak… More precisely, I’ll be spending a semester in France, working on my dissertation paper. Hilarity is likely to ensue, as well as, hopefully, oodles of photos. That is, of course, assuming your dearly beloved blogger does not get lost in transit, get thrown off the plane, or starve to death because she is incapable of cooking and French cuisine does not sit well with her. Hmm… come to think of it, hilarity should ensue either way.

Still here? Wow, you people are patient. Well, fine… here’s your damn photo…

photography blog, snow, trail, trees, white, follow

You guessed it, it’s been snowing lately…

And last, but simply not least, on the ‘what my friends have been doing lately’ front, you may have noticed something new and clickety a bit lower on the page… And if you haven’t, for the love of God, look at it! It’s shiny and colorful! In case you live in my corner of the world, a few friends of mine have this awesome new site where you can get some pretty nifty discounts on all sorts of stuff. Believe me, it’s really worth a look. And I’m not just saying that because they’re my friends, and as such, awesome individuals by default.

I’ll end this now (since I can almost sense my readers scrolling away impatiently) by saying that sadly, I still can’t promise I’ll be back on my regular weekly schedule of posting, but I will do my best of updating at least once in a blue moon or so, till I can actually get back on track.

As always, cheers!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/01/follow/feed/ 2 Urban Jungle http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/11/urban-jungle/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/11/urban-jungle/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:20:20 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=417 Getting back to the Balkantrip series, today’s photo-of-the-week is a gloom-and-doom-ey shot of Belgrade, taken through the raindrop-ridden window of our hostel…

photography blog, urban, dark, street, cars, black and white, contrast, raindrops, bokeh, night

I’m also proud to announce that The Photo Argus has once again found it fit to include one of my photos (this particular one, as a matter of fact) in their selection of the weekly challenge contenders. Thanks again to the (by now) infamous pink-shirted-dude, who strikes again as the bearer of good news.

In other, more trivial news, I don’t know about idle hands being the devil’s playthings, but as I’ve come to realize, boredom, soldering irons, and illusions of craftsmanship definitely do not go well together. Your dearly beloved blogger was in quite a pickle last night when her laptop charger, after much deliberation, decided to up and die. It’s roughly at this point that a normal person would take the high road and just replace the damn thing, but nooo… not the polytechnical grad student. Long story short, armed with a soldering iron and oodles of misguided enthusiasm, I decided to perform open-cable surgery on the unfortunate bastard… Hilarity ensues… Which is why I now have a brand new shiny charger, and a smoking, mangled, mess of plastic, copper, and duct tape. The end.

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/11/urban-jungle/feed/ 0 Stop the world, I want to get off… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/stop-the-world-i-want-to-get-off/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/stop-the-world-i-want-to-get-off/#comments Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:32:54 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=390 …Which is a pretty good description of my state of mind at the moment, seeing how your dearly beloved blogger is nursing a royal hangover right now. Screwdriver flavored, if I remember correctly, and yes, the epic get-together was way worth it…

Anyways, in completely unrelated news, it’s bragging time yet again, as ‘The World According To My Camera’ (or more precisely, my Flickr upload of ‘Rise and Shine’) has made it to the final selection for the ‘In The Shadows’ challenge on The Photo Argus. Yay! By the way, a big thank you to everyone’s favorite pink shirted dude, for the good news. Couple that with the fact that my plucky little bike has been miraculously resurrected in what seems like a better condition than it was even when brand new (again, thanks where thanks are due), and I suppose I can say it’s been a pretty good week.

Moving on, today’s photo-of-the-week is a bit of eye candy from Split, Croatia (which is stunningly beautiful, by the way, especially at night, strolling along the coast)…

photography blog, landscape, sea, highlights, light streaks, palm trees, cityscape

Now if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll go take a brief nap for a couple of days or so. Cherry-oh!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/stop-the-world-i-want-to-get-off/feed/ 0 Penny for the ferryman http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/04/penny-for-the-ferryman/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/04/penny-for-the-ferryman/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:52:05 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=347 …Because passing through this wreck of a subway station looked eerily similar to what I suspect descent to hell would look like. What can I say, I love my city. At least it’ll hopefully look good after they’re done renovating it.

photography blog, subway, underground, construction, mess, chaos, renovation

In other (joyous) news, ‘The World According To My Camera’ (not to mention the owner) is positively glowing with delight since Onexposure (which is probably the most awesome multi-artist online photography gallery around) published my first photo. Not only did this make that particular photo doubly significant to me, but I also couldn’t believe the feedback and warm welcome I got from both screeners and commentators alike. I definitely hope this to be only the first of several such events.
Cheers!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/04/penny-for-the-ferryman/feed/ 6 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 Reflection II http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/12/reflection-ii/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/12/reflection-ii/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:21:08 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=226 Having taken my first exam as a grad student, I figured I’d take it easy this weekend… Chill out with a hot cup of tea, a good book, a live stream of Cartoon Network, you know, the little pleasures in life. Of course, then it all went to hell when it occurred to me that project I kept postponing is due on Monday. As a lovely webcomic once stated – “We’re not normal people. We’re grad students” (or something along those lines). Oh well… I’ll at least leave *you* people with the Zen…

photography blog, color, lake, mountains, reflection, clouds, Balea Lac, Fagaras

This was taken at Balea Lac (Lake Balea) in the Fagaras Mountains. After all of my parents’ backpacking stories involving it, I was actually quite excited to finally see it.

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/12/reflection-ii/feed/ 2 Glass http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/glass/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/glass/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:00:40 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=18 Your dearly beloved blogger is in a gloating mood these days… But I won’t bore you with such things. No bore at all, you say? Well fine, if you insist. Hear ye, hear ye, I’m proud to announce that The World According To My Camera ranked first (tie with another entry) in the Macroday challenge themed “Photography” (as in the theme of the competing photos being that of photography itself), with the entry Vintage, which some of you folks might remember… <enter the cricket sound>… Either way, screwdrivers all ’round!

…brag mode off…

Today’s photo-of-the-week is an abstract of the Berlin Hauptbahnhof, which proved to be a real pain in the neck, literally, from all the staring up and left and right and over the shoulder, all the while going “ooh… aah…”.

photography blog, color, abstract, glass, sky, train station, railway, travel

In other news, I’ve been plotting and scheming lately around this idea that I’m hoping to turn into a new photo series (a bit more special than the others, though), which should be oodles of fun to work on, if all goes well. I’ll have to see if I can manage to pull it off. Cheers!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/glass/feed/ 0 Splendor in the grass http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/06/splendor-in-the-grass/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/06/splendor-in-the-grass/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:00:31 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=82 I figured it wouldn’t be a bad idea to share something in color for a change, so I’d like everyone to meet my mother’s unnamed pseudo-bonsai tree:

photography blog, color, green, tree, grass, bonsai, macro, plant

Also, wouldn’t you know it, it’s voting time again for the Photo Friday challenge. This week’s theme is ‘Monochrome’, and I’ve submitted The Street as my entry. So if you have a minute and happen to like that particular photo, be a dear and head on to the voting stall, and cast a vote for entry #305.

I didn’t make it to the final pick from last week’s challenge, but you know what they say – if at first you don’t succeed, pester them till you do. Cheers!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/06/splendor-in-the-grass/feed/ 3 Rollin’ on a river… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/06/rollin-on-a-river/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/06/rollin-on-a-river/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:00:57 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=86 Well… not actually a river and not really rollin’, but you get the picture. Apparently I’m continuing the black and white streak with another oldie from Bulgaria, reminding me just how much I miss the sea. Hell, how much I miss being on holiday… anywhere. Either way – boats on a break:

photography blog, black and white, sea, waves, boats, dock, water

In other news (wow, a lot of “other news” lately), I’m seriously considering a major make-over, along with moving to WordPress, since Blogger is becoming quite limiting, so if anyone has any wisdom to impart in that area, don’t hesitate to hit the comments button. Oh, and thanks a bunch to whomever took the time to vote for my entry in the Photo Friday Challenge!

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