Sequins, Feathers & Bubbles

Day 68 - Friday 6th Oct - FEATHERS!!!!

Had an ADO today which was brilliant, I was supposed to be going to Canberra to visit a friend, but unfortunately I just couldn't afford it but I decided to take the day off anyway to get a few jobs done.  I spent the entire morning mowing my lawn - I haven't done it for about 3 months now and it was getting a bit feral.  The reason why I have been so slack is my petrol lawn mower broke and I got given an electric one but it has been raining most weekends that I've been home this winter - so I got out there today and it took forever but it is done except for a tiny patch that I couldn't reach even though I was using 3 extension cords and two power boards!!!


Anyway - back to my photo of the day - luckily I was home today because I got some deliveries from the courier that I have been waiting on - if you refer back to one of my earlier posts, I talked about a feather costume that I have to wear for dance - well it arrived today and it fits - hoorah!  I'm still not 100% comfortable in my body to wear it in public, but I'm getting there and think I'm going to have to just suck it up and go with it.  


Except for my little blow out on Wed I've been eating really well and dancing 4-5 times a week along with trying to do additional crunches etc at home, so hopefully I can keep this up for the next few weeks and lose some weight around my stomach which is the only part I'm really worried about.  Maybe if I stopped drinking wine it would help!!!!!


I have to say - once I tried it on I did feel like a bit of a goddess and I love love love the colour, however it does highlight how bloody short waisted I am which made me giggle and you feel pretty damn naked in it also!


So I have included a few photo's today - one of me wearing the costume and then the arty farty shot that I had fun taking - the feathers and the sequins are so beautiful so it was fun to play around taking the arty shots. 


Day 69 - Saturday 7th Oct 11


Yesterday I picked up a package called a Canon Photo 5 box - it is a huge competition that is run every year and I won an entry into it.  Basically they give you 5 briefs and props to photograph and then submit into the competition. I spent a fair bit of time last night looking through all the entries into the competition so far and I gotta say - I'm an average photographer.  Yes I get some good shots every now and then but I really don't understand my camera well enough and all it's setting's - so this competition is going to be good for me and this project of mine.

Photo of the day

 The first brief is due in next week so I decided to spend the whole morning taking photo's.  The brief was "Foam" using a Macro lens - basically they gave us a small sachet of really strong dishwashing liquid and you had to shoot the "foam" close up.  I have never shot macro before, but I knew my large (70-300) lens had a macro setting on it.  So as the sun was shining I thought I would use the light outside.  I gathered all my prop's together, A Vintage Glass and mirror, lots of soap sud's, A giant bubble wand, my tripod, camera and some food die and here are some of the results. 

Actual Competition Entry

They are pretty cool - I like how the green leaf canopy is reflected in the mirror and contrasts against the blue glass and blue bubbles - I took heaps and heaps of shots and my back is killing me because I had my tripod up on the table and had to keep going back and forth between the glass and the camera as I don't have a remote control thingy.  


Gotta say - it was so much fun experimenting with this and I am happy with some of the shots - I don't think they are winning shots but they are good for a beginner.  The other briefs I have to do now are Sequins in low light, Powder with a fast shutter speed, Ribbon's panning and through a Pet's eyes.  I have ideas for the sequins and ribbons but totally stuck for the powder except for the obvious which everyone is doing and that is blowing up a balloon - hopefully something will come to me soon.


Enjoy - Donna