Happy Autumn!

Happy Autumn and Happy Birthday to my big sister Alice!

 

I'm so cheesy but gah its so fun!

Not sure what I should do to limit the blurriness in some of my shots (besides having a steadier hand)...?

Sunday Afternoon Fun.

I brought the camera along for the purpose of taking pictures of the city, but I figured I'd take some photos of Monmouth Park while I was there. I really didn't like any of the pictures I took today, so it was a tad disappointing -- which makes processing less exciting. (Which is why most of them are lightly processed, a few sooc.) I feel like most of them looked like they could have been taken with a P&S. Oh well, it was good practice I suppose, shrugs.

The bottom left picture of the set above are fried jalapeno poppers -- jalapenos wrapped in bacon and deep fried. I turned down the offer to try one, which I deeply regret. Heard it was amazing. I also had a slow-roasted hot dog. And some pulled pork/brisket. I would never fare well as foodie or a food critic -- if my taste buds could talk, they would say "meh" after most meals. Maybe I just need to savor my food more often to learn how to appreciate it.

Ive seen this bottle before (it has this creepy, unforgettable label of a headless horseman) but never tried it until yesterday. Pumpkin beer, it was good.

I walked around the betting station in between races. I should have gotten closer to take pictures of the horses!

After the races, we went pinballing. For two hours. There had to have been 200 some pinball machines from all different eras but mostly from the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Pretty cool!

I think it's time to read the manual and get used to all the terminology. When it comes down to it, I still have no clue how to wield this camera.

Something different.

Made an effort to take and process out-of-the-ordinary pictures today. 

They might be seen and done before, but I tried to capture something new.

This is exciting! I like getting messy and creative.

Thompson Park at 5pm.

The Garden Revisited (Again.) :P

So I was doing some work today. And then I wanted to take a break after 3 hours of straight hardcore buckling down. So I decided to sift through some of the photos from the first photoshoot I had ever done in the botanical gardens back in June. You can see a slew of unedited ones here and a small set of processed ones with text here. And then I decided to process some of those untouched photos.

I'm not sure why I liked this last photo. I think its because half the petals are in focus and the other half are blurry, and the lines on the many leaves behind it make a lovely design. Perhaps I should crop out the pink petals peeking out of the top and bottom of the picture but I dislike cropping for some reason.

All this work has been forcing me to leave (Eric's) camera all lonely and abandoned :( Which makes me sad because it is totally an outlet for my creative juices. Sighs.

Eric needed his dslr back for a wedding he was shooting, so until he's done processing all those pictures, maybe I'll gather up the courage to whip out his film camera that he let me borrow. (Nuts, right?) He said the lens isn't very good on that one but honestly, I don't really care. Its the fun of shooting and processing really makes me excited. Plus I always like a challenge! :P All the harder I'll try to create something interesting...right? If all else fails...I still have Eric's trusty P&S.
I really need to get my own gear. (Sorry Eric!) Or maybe I'll buy a sick lens that Eric and I can both use instead of a whole 'nother body. Hmm....
On another note, I feel like I'm running out of subjects to snap.
 Maybe I'll start doing some self-set up/ designed still life pictures, since all of my photographs are caught by chance.

Sunshower.

The picture on the bottom left: It took me alot of patience

 and plenty of failed attempts to wait for that one shot.
 I could of sworn it was in focus before it dropped =/

Idk why all my pictures today were tilted. Perhaps a screw knocked loose in my head?

After a heavy sun shower.

Father's Day.

Father's Day Lunch with Dad, Mom, and Me. Vietnamese Food. They had crayons to draw on the tables.