The World According To My Camera » landscape 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 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 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!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/04/hell-hath-no-fury/feed/ 2 Swamped http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/12/swamped/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/12/swamped/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:05:46 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=438 …because that’s exactly the way I’ve been feeling lately, running around for signatures and filling in forms. Oh, the joys of bureaucracy…

On a not completely unrelated note, today’s photo-of-the-week is, appropriately, a swamp. A fairly pretty one at that, but alas… a swamp by any other name would smell as rotten.

photography blog, swamp, water, vegetation, trees, murky, landscape

Printer ink all ’round!

Later edit:

Dear readers,
It has been brought to my attention that things could be much, much worse bureaucracy-wise, and that I shouldn’t be this vocal in my complaints. With that in mind, and having, in the meantime, met a very nice office person lady who practically did half of my paperwork for me, I feel obliged to tone down my belly-aching. Now, if I’d only be offered a lollipop when submitting my complete paperwork, I would wholeheartedly retract it entirely. Until further notice, I guess things just aren’t *that* bad.
End transmission.

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/12/swamped/feed/ 0 Ode to simplicity http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/11/ode-to-simplicity/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/11/ode-to-simplicity/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:20:13 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=421 …Because sometimes I get sick of things being “complicated”.

photography blog, tree, green, outlook, vegetation, hill, rocks, sky, vignette

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/11/ode-to-simplicity/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 Mr. Christian! http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/09/mr-christian/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/09/mr-christian/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:30:33 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=376 I had decided to establish Monday as blog update day, but my inclination towards procrastination had its way with me again. The damn thing joined forces with my recent vegetative state and lo and behold… mutiny on the Bounty! And since my bike is out of commission until I can find a socket wrench of the proper gauge to put back the damn pedal that came off (I’ll give you a minute to laugh it out), I’ve been a glorified couch potato lately. I never thought I’d be saying this, but I almost can’t wait for school to start again…

Either way, seeing as I finally mustered the focus to actually be here and knowing myself to have the attention span of a radish, I shall hasten to introduce the actual photo, before I see something shiny and forget all about it…

photography blog, landscape, vegetation, sunset, sea

This was taken from the top of the fortress in Kotor, Montenegro, at dusk (despite the title, regarding which you may protest at will, any such protest to be subsequently taken carefully into consideration, then politely ignored).

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/09/mr-christian/feed/ 2 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…

photography blog, landscape, vegetation, sunrise, fog, mist, trees

…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!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/09/rise-and-shine/feed/ 5 Sleigh ride http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/03/sleigh-ride/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/03/sleigh-ride/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:41:46 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=330 …Because it’s been snowing again. And black and white, because I’m sick of it. Honestly, I’m beginning to think my hands are never going to be warm again, and never have I been this jaded at the mere thought of literally swimming through heaps of the damn thing.

photography blog, black and white, snow, urban, trees, park

In unrelated news, I have a new vintage camera for my collection. Yay! I might take some beauty shots of it sometime.

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/03/sleigh-ride/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.

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