The World According To My Camera » water http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com Photos, random thoughts and musings... Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:27:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 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…

photography blog, creative edit, texture overlay, axe, grass, river

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 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 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 Drift http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/01/drift/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/01/drift/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:50:20 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=286 I don’t generally like posting similar photos back to back, so the second (and final) installment of the ‘Ruins’ series will appear next week. In the meantime, enjoy the abstract look of fractured ice on a frozen lake…

photography blog, black and white, abstract, ice, frozen, lake, fractured

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/01/drift/feed/ 2 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 Marina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/marina/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/marina/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:00:47 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=39 Once again, your dearly beloved blogger is in full process of making a mess of the fine art of packing (hiking trip this time), and procrastinating in a most productive way via blog maintenance… Hey, it’s a good cause! Moving on…

Shockingly indeed, I’ve given up on my initial plan to keep the matter of the Eurotrip in a decently chronological order, so here you go – the marina and maritime museum of Gdansk. Also, I’ll probably take a brief Eurotrip break starting next week, assuming my hiking trip will be photographically successful.

photography blog, color, museum, marina, maritime, Gdansk, ship, wall

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/marina/feed/ 0 Missed me? http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/09/missed-me/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/09/missed-me/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:00:29 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=50 Evenin’, y’all! No, I did not fall off a train or get stabbed in a hostel back entrance, in case anyone was wondering. I got back a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve been sort of busy studying (ha-haaa, I crack myself up…) for this exam that people tell me is a big deal. But of course, I won’t bore you with the way my newly discovered masochistic streak drove me to enroll in another two years of college, because hey, I want a Master’s degree. Suffice it to say I’ve been in a highly celebratory mood for the past two days. Jello shots all ’round!

Anyway, moving on to the part you people might actually be interested in, the Eurotrip was a huge success, probably my most awesome holiday ever, and dare I say, quite revealing as far as my bohemian-unrestrained-uncivilized-rugged-traveler side is concerned. The complete route was Bucharest – Budapest – Krakow – Gdansk – Berlin – Dresden – Prague – Vienna – Bratislava – Budapest – Bucharest, over two weeks, so yes, there’s quite a number of photos. I might consider a couple of double features even, seeing how I’d rather not be posting photos of the same things till next holiday.

Either way, I’ll get started with an evening view of the Danube, as seen in Budapest…

photography blog, color, water, Budapest, Danube, night, travel, reflection, lights, bridge

As far as Budapest is concerned, I found it to be a stunningly beautiful city, especially at night (which actually seems to go for most of the cities I’ve seen), and one thing in particular that I found impressive is the almost obsessive attention to recreational space. Basically, within an hour or so of leaving the hostel, I’d lost count of all the parks I’d passed by. And you can actually see the effect of all that on people’s state of mind. Where I’m from, people are always in a hurry, always stressed, edgy, and there was just no such thing over there.

Interestingly enough, Budapest wasn’t even my favorite of all the cities I’ve seen. It did, however, produce most of my favorite photos of the whole trip, so you’ll get to see quite a lot of it here. And wouldn’t you know it, we were there just as the Red Bull Air Race was taking place…

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/09/missed-me/feed/ 6 “V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N… We’re gonna have a ball…” http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/08/vacation/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/08/vacation/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:00:28 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=54 The World According To My Camera will be on hiatus for a couple of weeks, as your favorite blogger (no, silly, I mean me) will be busy gallivanting around Europe, acquiring new material to share with you nice folks. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with a pretty butterfly…

photography blog, color, water, moss, rocks, butterfly, close-up

That having been said, I must now run along and make a mess of the fine art of packing. Cheers!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/08/vacation/feed/ 0 Sparkle http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/08/sparkle/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/08/sparkle/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:00:19 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=58 It took quite a few attempts to get this *close* to the way I wanted it, but here it is…

photography blog, color, water, moss, rocks, short exposure, close-up

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