Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The best of STARdrought

So - I really, really wanted to share with you guys how well Emma did during the month! So I wanted to reveal my 7 favourite photographs of her month! I'm so glad I had somebody who could feel my pain throughout this month...

so without further ado
here they are! The top seven!

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So - as you can see, she's very talented, so I hope you all go visit her for a little while. I'm sure you'll enjoy what you see!

Go to >> http://stardrought.blogspot.com << if you'd like to see more!

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The jig is up...

30 days have passed.
30 strenuous days have passed.
30 days of creative ups and downs have passed.
30 days of frustration, pride, exasperation and joy have passed.
30 days of learning, reading, researching and taking photos have passed.

And how do I rate the experience?

I loved the discipline and the rigidity of it. But it was also something that I hated about it. I also loved that I learnt so much about my camera in so few days.

I sometimes felt that making the deadline was sucking any sort of creativity dry. I realise that one person's art is another person's junk - and I'm sure the majority of my photographs would not fall under anybody's definition of art. There are some photographs, though, that I feel do fall under art - while others... even in my books, fall under junk. The last month has been excruciating but also liberating - I also feel that the last month has been enlightening but also limiting.

I'd reach 10 in the evening and be like... oh crap... I need something to take a photograph of - I'd pick up a half cut pepper, or a tangerine and although I would hold the object in my hand and think to myself 'How will this make a good photograph? It's simply impossible!' and I liked that challenge, that blunt insistence in my head that it is possible to make everything and anything beautiful. I'm not sure if I succeeded overall, but I'd like to think I at least made a start!

I found that I really love macro photography. Maybe one day I'll even be able to find myself a reasonably priced macro lens.

As I am the queen of oxymorons and feel as if I've not even described how I feel about this whole experience, I'll bring this post to an end.

Will I do it again? Yes. I plan on doing it again. But I need a break... just for a few days, and then I'll start again.
The next thirty days will be spent using a pre-made list... I'll be following that!

That'll be even more oxymoronish of me :D haha!
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P.s. Emma at STARdrought finished her 30 days too, of course! So please go check her out. The next post will be a top 7 favourite photographs from her 30 days! Exciting stuff!

Day 30: Chandelier



Finally. Day 30.
Forgive my lateness, baby-Zanga was quite ill yesterday and so needed a hands-on nurse!

Another post will be following this one up in a couple of hours time :D See ya then!

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Day 29: Pink Flower



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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Day 28: Bedouin Dancers



[Click for giant bedouin dancers!]

Friday, January 13, 2012

Day 27: Sky Painting



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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Day 26: Popocorn Kernels



A late upload I'm afraid! But I did take the photograph on the 26th day!

Oh yeah! And apologies! More food :D!

[Click for the largeness]

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Day 25: Emirati Dancers



[Click if you wanna see it bigger]

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Day 24: Shelving



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Monday, January 9, 2012

Day 23: Bokeh Horizon



A photograph of the horizon from my window

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Day 22: Little Flower



[If you like things bigger and better... click!]

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Day 21: Bell Pepper



Hrmmmm... I'm starting to see a trend

[Click to make it all large and delicious]

Friday, January 6, 2012

Day 20: Rice Bowl



[Click for big rice!]

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Day 19: Blueberry Cheesecake



[Want good quality? Bigger is better! Click the image.... go on, y'know you want to!]

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Day 18: Spider Fingers!!



Wow - taking photographs of the hands and feet of an energetic toddler is EXHAUSTING.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Day 17: Glasses



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Monday, January 2, 2012

Day 16: Toy



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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Day 15: Lights on the Boulevard



[Give the photo an almighty click if you want it larger than life... slight exaggeration]