The World According To My Camera » Ramblings 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 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!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/04/hell-hath-no-fury/feed/ 2 Salutations… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/02/salutations/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/02/salutations/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:58:29 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=449 …From the land of fine cooking and hilariously stereotypical accents. Your dearly beloved blogger has landed safe and sound, found long-term accommodations, and after one week is currently feeling confident enough about her geographical prowess to try and find shortcuts whenever necessary… “If found, please return to bar”… Oh, the hilarity.

In the meantime, what better landmark with which to start my photographic tour of this fine, fine establishment, than the local Ferris wheel… (No, you do not have the right to veto)

photography blog, Ferris, wheel, carnival, lights, black and white, Lyon, film grain, noise, contrast

Seeing as, so far, the weather has been mighty unfriendly with the budding amateur photographer in search of the nickel tour, I don’t quite have a solid buffer of show-and-tell material yet. So here’s hoping next week will be better “sunshine, lollipops and rainbows”-wise. Either way, this should hopefully be the official “I’m back” announcement.

To be continued and, as always, cheers!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/02/salutations/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 One score and four years ago… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/11/one-score-and-four-years-ago/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/11/one-score-and-four-years-ago/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:45:00 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=430 …and a day, to be precise, your dearly beloved blogger was deeply entangled in the complicated process of having been… well… a person… for no more than about half an hour. Which, as the powers that be decided a long, long time ago, is reason enough for one to celebrate and receive presents and all that. And who am I to say no to that? In other words, it was my birthday yesterday, so please… no loud noises and/or bright lights… my aching head will dearly appreciate it. As it will the mornings after the other two birthday bashes that are yet to come.

In the meantime, you’ll excuse the celebratory photo-of-the-week…
photography blog, black and white, sky, fireworks, celebration, smoke, vapor trail, light, sparkle

Alright, so obviously, the fireworks weren’t for me, but still… it does one’s ego good to see fireworks on one’s birthday. Cheers!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/11/one-score-and-four-years-ago/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 Ghouls of concerts past http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/ghouls-of-concerts-past/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/ghouls-of-concerts-past/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:48:20 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=412 In yet another break from the Balkantrip series, The World According To My Camera is slipping into the Halloween spirit, or as I’ve affectionately dubbed it, “American holiday that makes its way into other unsuspecting countries’ cultures and makes itself at home, like that annoying uncle that just won’t leave already”. I kid, I kid… pumpkin pie is a pretty damn good redeeming quality.

Either way, the ghoulish imagery du jour is brought to you in the form of an older concert photo, with a black and white treatment, and a bitchin’ new texture overlay (because I’m confident, like that)…

photography blog, concert, show, light, music, guitarist, silhouette, contre-jour, dust, black and white, texture overlay

Bat shaped pumpkin cookies for whomever guesses what concert this was…

P.S. Don’t be ridiculous, no cookies for anyone, they’re all mine!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/ghouls-of-concerts-past/feed/ 3 Angus Mushroom http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/angus-mushroom/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/angus-mushroom/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:37:04 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=406 Top o’ the mornin’ ta ye, nice folks! And what a lovely morning it is, after all that pesky rain we’ve been having lately. Moving on, today’s photo-of-the-week is another sunset shot from the top of Kotor…

photography blog, sunset, silhouette, lens flare, Angus, pose, air guitar, contre-jour, slanted horizon

As for the charming young man channeling Angus, this would be my friend George, better known to his buddies as Georges Le Champignon, in one of his more intense moments of badassery. It being his birthday in a few days, I figured this would make a nice pre-”happy birthday”.

In other news, your dearly beloved blogger will be attending Nijikon this weekend, which is the local Japanese culture/manga/anime/fantasy convention. Sadly, I doubt I’ll be donning any radioactive hair colors this year, but unlike last year, I’ll be doing more than just dropping by over there, so I should at least bring back some photo goodies for this place. Or… you know… get drunk on sake and not remember a thing. Cherry-oh!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/angus-mushroom/feed/ 4 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 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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