Beautiful Babies

Our 10 Cents

"Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the Lotto."-Bill Watterson

26 October 2012. Approximately  20:07.

I left the noisy group of Rock Band players and went outside for just a moment, to see if any of the snow I'd seen falling earlier had actually landed on the ground. Everything I'd seen before had melted as soon as it came into contact with any earthbound objects.

The air was warmer than it had been earlier that night and there was a sort of eerie silence . And a thin layer of fluffy white covering everything I could see.

It's something I can't quite explain,that brief moment of beauty and intense silence, shattered by the rest of the people bursting through the doorway and my first snowball fight. It was as if I had stepped out of the door into a completely different world. For once I did not have my camera with me and I saw things through my natural eye as opposed to my mechanical lense.

When I woke up the next morning, the fluffy blanket had melted away considerably and patches of grass were showing through. It snowed for a few hours, tiny crystals floating from the solid grey sky, but the weather was too warm for much of it stick. Even though it wasn't nearly as beautiful as the night before, I did take a few blurry shots of our 10 cents worth of winter. Considering the fact that this is still Autumn, this is the first of many snow posts..

Tree in the backyard.

The view from my bedroom.

Snowy pine.

End of Autumn with the beginning of Winter.

Footprint.

Driveway.

Snowy berries in the neighbour's yard.

Blurry attempt at capturing the snow falling.

52 Project, Week 5

Week Five's theme was definitely the most challenging theme so far. I don't own an underwater camera, nor do I particularly like water. Luckily, I have a sister and a few friends that do enjoy being submerged in this watery wonderland.

My friend Tyler,swinging under a waterfall.

Zoe, getting in touch with her inner mermaid at Blue Lake.

Caleb Johnson,getting ready for his synchronized swimming demonstration

Synchronized swimming,in honour of the Olympic Games

My shadow,under the water.

Zoe, connecting with her water baby self.

52 project, Week 4

Week Four's theme is energy. It took a while to find photos that correctly captures this description. I decided to post photos of movement; kinetic energy. My subjects themselves are some of the most energetic people I know.

My sort of cousinish thing,Jordan. (Brother-in-law's brother) Stress release while on holiday at Klipkraal after the wedding.

My brother, Jesse,before falling on his head.

Determined boy learning how to surf. Or jump.

My friend Falcon,spinning fire. My slow shutter speed let me pick up his movement as well as that of his poi. So much energy was put not only in performing but practicing and perfecting this skill.

Carl and Rochel landing a jump during a photo shoot I did for their engagement. They had amazing energy,putting up with my crazy photographic demands for hours on end. Energetic jumps,energetic smiles,beautiful,lovely energetic couple.

52 Project,Week 3

Week 3 out of 52 brings one of my favourite themes: Macro. Out of all the settings on my camera, I definitely favour macro. Designed specifically for close ups, this wonderful setting allows you to capture the finest details of the smallest things. Fantastic.

A dandelion under the sprinkler.

A chrysanthemum.

A half-blown dandelion.

Cayla, my pseudo sister.

Dewy spiderweb on a miniature tree.

Spiderwebs in the grass.

Daisy and the coke bottles.

Some type of daisy,perhaps?

Daisy and the bottles again,from the top.

The perfect dandelion.

Sheet music in an old church in the historical town Barkerville.

A mushroom.

52 Project,Week 2

Week 2 in a 52 week photo challenge. This week's theme is warmth.

The warmth of a bonfire on a very cold Youth Camp night.

The warmth of sunset colours.

The warmth of a smoky sun.

The warmth of a holiday afternoon.

The warmth of the sun during a veld fire.

The warmth of blurred sunbeams.

The warmth of burning grass.

52 Project,Week 1

The 52 project is an ongoing photo challenge that I found on a photography forum . I was going to do it on Facebook,posting one correctly themed photo a week,but I decided that I having to choose only one photo a week was annoying. Decision making is not a talent of mine. So I will  use each challenge as a blog post as well as posting the one on facebook. :)

Week one's theme is "Newness".

New Baby. New dad.

New Journey.

New Family.

New Life.

New Friend.