I know a lot of people stayed up to take photos of the super blood moon, but I didn’t. But I did go out and take a few photos of the moon right before it was completely covered by our planet. Below is one of the better photos that I took yesterday. Only today did […]
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I do have to say that the Pinnacles are extraordinarily beautiful and despite all the harrowing trials of the day, I have to say it was worth it.
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I did my homework, but Stephen, having been doing this longer, was better at it. While I focused on a couple of things to photograph (and really focused on the technical stuff), Stephen was able to research a broader set of things. One of the things we photographed was the remains of SS Speke that […]
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I have talked a lot about filters and the advantages of using them and have pondered a lot about if I should or shouldn’t buy a square filter set. The conclusion is that, for now, the circular filters are enough for the work that I have been doing. That does not mean that in the […]
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I know I’ve used the feature image a few times now, but it is a good photo to use as a study case. For that photo I used my Nikkor 18-35mm lens with a CPL filter. Considering that it was a sunset and I was photographing the sky with the sun AND the native grass […]
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So yesterday I posted the photo of my first goal achieved for 2021: Peaceful Sunset. That photo was part of the picnic I did on Friday with my husband, a friend and Hughey (our puppy). I took a number of photos throughout our afternoon/evening, documenting the changing light and mood. I sent my mother a […]
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I know I haven’t really posted anything about the trip with the exception of the prep-work. I wanted to take photos of: The Redwood Forest The Elizabeth or Stevenson waterfall (preferably Elizabeth) Night Sky Red Rock Scenic Lookout Lake Beeac Lake Colac Botanic Gardens Lake Colac/Foreshore From those, I can safely say I did only […]
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Last night’s dinner was a double feature of ceviche… well not really. For dinner, I made a Mexican based ceviche and a Ají Amarillo based tiradito! It was delicious, fresh and slightly spicy.
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So last night I made Wild Mushroom Risotto with scarmoza (smoked mozzarella). It tastes just as marvelous as it sounds.
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We’ve been almost half of January through and I still haven’t started planning the execution of any of my goals. I’ve been really tired lately and haven’t had the focus on doing it. There is a lot to do in the house on the weekends and I have been focusing a lot on our new […]
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Twenty Twenty (2020) was just an awful year. It was in 2020 that the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. As a consequence, the state of Victoria – Australia – (state I live in) decided that it had to do massive lockdowns throughout most of the year (6-8 months of lockdown). That and the fact that I […]
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Yesterday was a really sad day. I had to say goodbye to my three feather babies. This is the last post of 52 Weeks of Chickens – 2nd Generation. The Chickens As the past 1.5 weeks progressed, we started keeping only Valentino in a sound proof shed overnight. At 9am, when it is already acceptable […]
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