Photography

Collins Hill Park

I totally forgot about my day spent at Collins Hill Park a few weekends ago. This is where I encountered my little mantis and ladybug friends. The park is enormous and it took us two hours to walk the perimeter. There’s a beautiful lake whose reflections I’ve featured on the blog before.

Here are a few more shots of the lovely park. I bet it’s beautiful in the  spring and summer!

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Look up!

 

A little camera toss fun!

A little camera toss fun!

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This is pushing the limits of my little cheap $150 telephoto and my skills. :) He was so far away!

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It’s as if fall forgot to pass on from the park landscape.

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Such a lovely pair of ducks. The low angle of the light allowed me to shoot them as if they were swimming on a black lake. I like the contrast.

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Beautiful homes on the opposite shore of the lake. A bit too close to each other but lake real estate is scarce!

Life

Twenty Thirteen

Some 2013 Goals I’ve been pondering. They’re not really ‘Resolutions’ in the sense that I’m not all riled up about it for January and forget by February. These are achievable goals. :)

Reclaim my focus on fitness
Track MyFitnessPal & Weight for 30 days straight.
Complete 30 day shake & low carb diet.
Return to 5x a week, 60mins/session Workout schedule for 35 out of 52 weeks this year.

Develop Business & Photography
Book 3 weddings more than last year
Do one newborn session
Expand Travel Photography Experience by documenting all items under #3
Submit 10 Photos and have them accepted to a stock photo exchange site.

Travel
Visit two new countries this year.
Visit three new states in the USA
Go Skiing / Snowboarding for the first time ever

 Marriage
Express my love everyday  both by saying and doing
Cook him dinner, at least twice a week. Don’t laugh. I don’t really cook. :p
Savor the fact that every night is date night. I’m very blessed and I’m going to enjoy it.

Unrelated Goal for the next few years:
I want to witness New Years passing in Sydney, New York, London, Moscow and Rio de Janeiro.

:)

Photography

Wall Art

I don’t usually post my decor choices online but this weekend I picked up a large wall sconce and I love it. It’s been well designed. In daylight it’s a pretty mosaic but when lit up at night it produces beautiful shadows.

I wish they’d put a light on the smallest one but I’m happy with the piece nonetheless.

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Photography

McDaniel Farm Park

 

Yesterday, Jeremy and I, along with my friend Rachael, spent some time at my favorite local park, McDaniel Farm Park! :) The weather was chilly and moist but I’ve been itching to go out into the daylight.

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We found a mushroom and I loved just juxtaposing it with some natural / manmade texture.

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Can you tell how old this tree was at cutting?

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Floating pine needles and a hint of life underneath.

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Love the patterns in nature. Chaos and order all together.

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Little Panaeolina foeniseci

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I think we found some termites.

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Aren’t those little ribbed insides just adowabbew

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Gross and pretty all at once?

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So much new life is rooted in death.

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So this is murder spider. We named him so because around him were two dead daddy long legs, and he was chasing down another that had 3 legs missing.

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Move b*tch get out the way, get out the way, get out the way! :p

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Mushrooms Lichen, and Fungi, Oh My!

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Not the best picture but the leaf looked like a bird in a branch!

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Water is so calming when it’s still. This is my desktop background right now. :)

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Totally white day outside.

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An old nest discarded by its previous inhabitants. Put it back up after admiring it!

Life, Photography

Happy New Year~

 

Guys I had a really fun new years eve! We went all out this year and purchased all-inclusive tickets to Park Tavern with just a few close friends. Last year I returned from India, really sick, and slept until January 3rd.  This year we danced the night away, drank and ate ourselves silly, and enjoyed each other’s company.  I’m really thankful for a slew of wonderful friends and another year to enjoy life. Happy 2013!

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Photography

Goodbye Holiday

I have these moments where at the beginning of something that I know will be an awesome experience, I remind myself that the experience is transient and that before I know it, I will be contemplating this moment from the end of the experience. This happens every time. It is a double-edged sword in that I really immerse myself in the moments as they arehappening but I have that melancholy feeling that no matter how awesome it is, it will be gone… as all things in life, for all humans ever, eventually fade into dust. I was just thinking about this last Friday, before my holiday party how today would be here before I could blink. Well here it is.. but it’s been such a wonderful week! It’s time to say goodbye to the holiday but not before a couple more events, namely a ballin’ new years eve party, have passed.

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The end of December has been too cold (for my tastes anyway). My cats have become lethargic and refuse to do much more than lay here and there, conserving energy. Sometimes I’m jealous of them. I personally would love to spend hours conserving energy. :)

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2012 ended well.  2013 is going to be amazing. I am so happy to continue my life as I enjoy it, after a 10 month gap of generally unpleasant social duties taking over my life. I can’t wait.

Photography

Westside Market

Jeremy and I went on a double date tonight to westside market. I really enjoy the ambiance of the place and with the little daylight that was left today I was able to capture a few visual highlights.

The lights are still up on the trees

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I was actually glad to see most of the Christmas decorations still up in these stores. I’m a little reluctant to let go of the idea of Christmas. I’m pretty sure it’s because it’s the first one that really has me in the spirit.
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Dee and Varun were awesome dinner companions.
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I can’t believe I’ve never been to Ormsby’s! We ran into Daniel and Pam there which was a nice surprise. We spent a couple hours playing darts and the remainder eating delicious food.

The grits there were amazing… and I normally hate grits so it’s saying a lot.

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I hope the rain goes soon. It’s been fun shooting in the rain but .. I want some sunshine! :)
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Photography

Winter Park

The life in my favorite park has been mostly snuffed out by a diminishing number of sunlight hours and bursts of Georgia cold. Still, I seem to be able to find a cold kind of beauty in its dry state, with its suddenly open passageways revealed after all the foliage protecting it dies. Still, before life comes death, and we are in a season of death now, and every part of the park is reaching out, waiting for spring.

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