Confidence

With the temperature dropping steadily and the layers of clothes increasing it seemed like a good idea to share a picture taken during the warm summer months. More specifically during on the best holidays I've ever had.

We came across this little puppy as it was resting inside the FRI (Forest Research Institute) building. As we were leaving we saw it strolling about on the grass. It was really friendly and went up to a few tourists and started playing with them. It's nice that they seemed to like playing with it too. My aunt on the other hand didn't even want to see it which was really funny because at one point it came right up to us.

Upwards And Onwards

I love the way trees grow. Just like fingerprints no two are alike. It's amazing and makes any place look so much more beautiful and interesting.

There is a park of sorts not very far from where I live. It's just outside a wildlife sanctuary and it has there really tall and really beautiful trees. This is one of the first trees you see as soon as you enter.

Side Move

With the internet problems and then the countless problems that Windows 8 and 8.1 bring to the table it's really difficult to post regularly but I'll try and do my best - even if that means a post from my phone.

In keeping with my recent interest in portraits I thought I would share one of someone I share a birthday with. He's older than me but we share the same birthday and I still remember celebrating together whenever we were in the same place - good times!

Deciding between black and white or colour was really difficult. Maybe I'll post the colour one sometime in the future.

The Core

I've been noticing these flowers in the garden and almost always the centre seems to decay and die last. That's what stays till the very end. It stays attached to the plant for quite a while even after it has completely dried up.

Maybe it's the same with us as well. The real us always survives no matter what experiences we have and no matter what we go through. I came across this quote recently "We are who we are...eventually". That's what got me thinking.

The Loner

In keeping with my recent black and white photographs here is another one.
Once I started editing in black and white I just kept going. Revisited some photographs that I had archived because they looked amazing in black and white.

I have no idea what this flower is called but I do remember that we would fight for this when we were younger. You don't get a lot of nectar out of it but what you do get is really sweet and will leave you wanting more.

Across The Hill

Someone told me that I should go back to landscape and nature photographs. Diversification is great! Just saying.
Yes, I do love photographing nature over other things because it reminds me and shows how amazing God's creation is but I can't help photographing other things as well - including people. After all people are God's own creation...created in his own image so that's amazing!

Hills with fog make amazing photographs. The fog was really thick when we reached this place but it seemed to move away after a little while which is when I got this picture. Then it came back again and we couldn't see more than a few feet ahead of us.

Up There

I've got to say that shooting people these past few weeks has been immense fun and a great learning experience.
These are my friends Lakpa and Anisha. They wanted a few pictures so I thought I'd help them out - they get pictures while I get to learn.
We found this great little place (it's not that big) that is away from busy streets and noisy people. Not many people go here so it's the perfect spot for pictures.
I've been here a few times just to take pictures of the scenery and to get away from the crowd - it's great.
My apologies if this post ruffles any feathers.

In The Mirror

Sometimes you just have to take a picture of yourself but why make it just another selfie in the mirror when you can be creative.

Sure it takes a little more time and effort but it's fun even if it's an amazing photograph. It's quirky and a way of self-expression.

With all the Halloween images that the internet was bombarded with recently I thought I'd do something a little silly.

Look Beyond

I've been really enjoying taking pictures of people lately especially little children.

This little girl lives next door. She is hyperactive as most children are so it is really trying to get her to stay still enough to grab a quick shot. I probably got this after countless failed attempts.

Her name is Eunice.
I used the 50mm f/1.4 for this. It has a few focusing issues but other than that it's an amazing lens!

Day 5 - Singular

The last day of the 5 day black and white photo challenge. This has been fun. I've gone back and processed some photographs that I never though would get to see the light of day and they've looked really good. Today's upload is one such image.

This didn't look particularly interesting in colour but it just popped in black and white.

Day 4 - The Chains That Bind

Day 4 of the black and white photo challenge.
Not sure who started this challenge but it's a good idea.

I'd shot this photograph earlier this year and never looked at it again until the challenge. Once I converted it to black and white it just popped and looked great.

It's back to exams now so I might not be really active but I'll try and reply to messages, comments etc. as soon as I can.

Hope you've had a great weekend.

Day 3 - Future Hope

Today is Day 3 of the Black and White Photo Challenge.

I'm actually running out of people to nominate since most people have already completely the challenge.

This is a macro shot of the centre of a rose. God's creation is so amazingly detailed and always so interesting. I didn't intend to convert this to black and white but once I did I just loved the feel of the photograph.

Day 2 - Bringing The Clouds

Today is Day 2 of the Black and White Photo Challenge.

I didn't think I would enjoy this so much but this is fun. It's forced me to work outside my comfort zone and see things differently and that's a really good thing. I've been going back and reprocessing some photographs and they look amazing in black and white which is interesting.

So, everyday I'm supposed to upload one black and white photograph for 5 consecutive days while also challenging one other person everyday to do the same.

This was shot on my phone so the quality might not be that great but I really like the photograph.

Black And White Challenge - Day 1

One of my friends on Facebook challenged me to upload one black and white photograph everyday for the next five days. Today is the first.

I don't usually do a lot of black and white photographs so this should be interesting.

The Connection

I'm really running out of ideas for picture captions (also my blog post titles).

Anyway my friends wanted me to take a few pictures of them so we met up and got a few good ones. This is probably one of my favourites from the entire lot.