1 Month Anniversary!!!

I just realized I made it a whole month taking and posting pics for my 365 project. Yaaaaaaaayyyyyyy Me!!! 

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I am very excited about this picture. My Son had his 1st live show performing with his band Peachy Widow. They played at an open mic night at On Tap. I did some research on line and in a couple of books on how to shoot in low light without a flash. I am very thankful that I had the foresight to research this before hand. I set my camera to AV programmed the highest ISO for the most light to enter and the lowest F-stop for action. If I had a better lens I would've been able to set the f-stop to 2.4 but my lens only allowed me to go to f4. I wish I brought my tripod but I had never been there before and was unsure about the room set-up. I am still thrilled with the outcome. I shot over 100 pics while they were on stage. I only deleted a few. 

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Grrrrrrrr!!!I am getting increasingly irritated with my new camera. I absolutely love it but it never wants to do what I want it to...lol. I have purchased a video on how to use an SLR and I am slowly seeing better results. So many functions! This is much harder than using my point and shoot. Anyway, I was practicing some of the things I learned on the video. Not exactly what I wanted but it will do for now.

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This is Grey Girl. She's a Maine Coon cat. She's a little love bug.  I couldn't resist taking this shot. She's so cute.

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I love my new camera but I find it challenging. It has many more features than I am used to. It will be a slow learning curve for sure.

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I'm still struggling with making my collages turn out the way I planned but I guess that's all part of the process. I used chalk on the crossword puzzle but I think I should've tried acrylic or watercolor paint.

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Made another collage today.  I'm not getting the final effect I envision in my head. Still working on this collage technique. I start in one direction and then the collage turns into something else.

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I am starting a collage series. My goal is to do a minimum of 3 collages per week. It will be interesting how my collages will develop and differ over time. I can spend hours looking at other peoples collages. This is the first of my series.

Graeham Owens Handmade Paper Products

24/365 I purchased this amazing paper in  Portsmouth, NH this weekend.  It is made by Graeham Owens.

Graeham Owens Handmade Paper Products

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Spent the day in Portsmouth, NH today. It was a great opportunity to test out my new camera.

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I bought my new Canon Rebel T1i today and I am slowly learning all the wonderful new features.  This was taken at my Mom's house. I love the vivid color!

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This is Rowan. She is a Maine Coon cat. She was very upset I was paying attention to my Mac instead of her.

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This was taken on Rt.11 North in upstate NY on my way home from Massena. It caught my eye as I drove past, so I pulled over and went back for the shot.

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Looking out from our table at Ri Ra Irish pub while my Son and I enjoyed yummy burgers!

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This is a cover to a friend's Russian Cookbook. There are instructions on how to make these gorgeous eggs. I may try it this Easter.

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Me and my Hubby watching a  Man Vs. Food marathon.

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My husband's favorite Chinese food.

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It was late,  I was tired and realized I hadn't taken my 365 shot yet.  I almost fell into my old routine of procrastination telling myself I'll just take 2 pics tomorrow.  I convinced myself that if I slide 1 day, it would give me license to slide on future days and this project would never reach it's full potential. I quickly grabbed the nearest thing to me and started shooting. This is a dried flower from a bowl sitting on my end table. Now I will dream sweetly with no guilt.

 

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This is a buffing wheel I use at work to buff scratches out of rings. I love the texture of the wheel.

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I just bought my 1st WTJ. I can't put it down! It is all consuming! I absolutely love it! I had to force myself to put it down just so I could do my 365 photo. I'm sure it will be calling to me tonight as I dream of ways to wreck it!

Paper swap

I am so excited to be part of a paper swap in Feb. Check out this blog for details!

http://lawendula.blogspot.com/

12/365

Had a wonderful day with my Husband walking downtown Burlington in a blizzard! We took shelter at Bennington Potters North and discovered this vintage safe in the basement. It is still operational. I love the beautiful patterns and colors.

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As I was sitting on the couch contemplating what to capture today, I saw how the ice in my drink was illuminated by light. I added the green tones in iPhoto.

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My husband collects these wonderful detailed maps.

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My favorite pair of earrings.

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Shredded 9 large bags of last years paperwork. Great opportunity for some Macro shots!

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Recycled cardboard that is used for packaging. I love the different shadows created by using the flash.

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Two sets of beautiful notecards I bought today.

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A Brinks bag I found in the backroom at work.

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I came home from a Managers meeting tonight to a lovely dinner of sweet corn and chicken tenders with BBQ sauce, made by my wonderful Husband! Yummy!

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These were leftover from New Years Eve.

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This was taken in front of a cafe in Montpelier, VT.

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My first Macro pic of 2011. It was taken downtown Burlington, VT. It was a beautiful day to walk around and observe the environment.