This photograph is one of my favorites. Its one of those that makes me relax and think
it might really be okay to charge for taking pictures.
{Leah} More photos linked here.
Friday, January 27, 2012
photo I love
I forgot to ever share this with my blog buddies.
This photograph is one of my favorites. Its one of those that makes me relax and think
it might really be okay to charge for taking pictures.
{Leah} More photos linked here.
This photograph is one of my favorites. Its one of those that makes me relax and think
it might really be okay to charge for taking pictures.
{Leah} More photos linked here.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
what if...
Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops?
What if your healing comes through tears?
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near?
What if my greatest disappointments, or the aching of this life;
Is a revealing of greater thirst that a world can't satisfy?
And what if trials of this life, the rain, the storms, the hardest nights;
Are Your mercies in disguise?
This song was shared with me by a Moldova orphan. They understand it on a level I may never reach. However, it grips me. It puts beautifully into words how I feel about some of the trials the Lord has allowed us to go through in the last few years. There's miracles that He made. Some of those miracles are close to me every day, and I must hold back my emotions or I'd freak them out. I call it the Leaky Faucet. Those tears that just seep down the corners of your eyes; quiet, slow, undisturbed. To wipe them away would draw more attention than the tears themselves.
These are tears that speak the happiness my heart cannot find words for.
Nothing is so sweet in my life as those things that are God's miracles. God has, on a few occasions lately, taken hopeless situations, dead things, and brought them to life. Glorious, BEAUTIFUL life. Far surpassing the life that existed in them prior to the brokenness, the death.
I can't seem to express quite what I mean. I guess you would've had to be there all along to understand.
What if your healing comes through tears?
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near?
What if my greatest disappointments, or the aching of this life;
Is a revealing of greater thirst that a world can't satisfy?
And what if trials of this life, the rain, the storms, the hardest nights;
Are Your mercies in disguise?
This song was shared with me by a Moldova orphan. They understand it on a level I may never reach. However, it grips me. It puts beautifully into words how I feel about some of the trials the Lord has allowed us to go through in the last few years. There's miracles that He made. Some of those miracles are close to me every day, and I must hold back my emotions or I'd freak them out. I call it the Leaky Faucet. Those tears that just seep down the corners of your eyes; quiet, slow, undisturbed. To wipe them away would draw more attention than the tears themselves.
These are tears that speak the happiness my heart cannot find words for.
Nothing is so sweet in my life as those things that are God's miracles. God has, on a few occasions lately, taken hopeless situations, dead things, and brought them to life. Glorious, BEAUTIFUL life. Far surpassing the life that existed in them prior to the brokenness, the death.
I can't seem to express quite what I mean. I guess you would've had to be there all along to understand.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Project {M}: happy toes
Tonight I experimented more with Manual.
Please notice the extremely cute nail polish job. :-)
I found the idea on Pinterest, naturally.
Below is a photo, illustrating my findings. I played with my settings until I finally got an acceptable photo of my toes. (This project currently has two rules, no post-shoot editing and no flash)
Then, I switched my camera to my favorite mode, AV (Aperture Priority) to duplicate the shot and see what my camera would use for settings.
I left the aperture the same, Focal length 18mm, Aperture 3.5.
What the camera did was drastically reduce the exposure time and drastically bump up the ISO.
Kind of an interesting experiment. **Click the photo to view larger.
Please notice the extremely cute nail polish job. :-)
I found the idea on Pinterest, naturally.
Below is a photo, illustrating my findings. I played with my settings until I finally got an acceptable photo of my toes. (This project currently has two rules, no post-shoot editing and no flash)
Then, I switched my camera to my favorite mode, AV (Aperture Priority) to duplicate the shot and see what my camera would use for settings.
I left the aperture the same, Focal length 18mm, Aperture 3.5.
What the camera did was drastically reduce the exposure time and drastically bump up the ISO.
Kind of an interesting experiment. **Click the photo to view larger.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Photo Homework: Project M
I need to learn my camera.
This week, I did a scary thing.
I turned the dial to the unchartered territory of {M}.
Yep, manual mode. I hope to post a photo at least once a week that was shot in Manual.
There's no retouching allowed, aside from the watermark.
Behold...
PIZZA!
Canon T1i
Shutter Speed: 1/40 sec
ISO: 400
Focal length: 18mm
Aperture Value: f/3.5
No flash.
This week, I did a scary thing.
I turned the dial to the unchartered territory of {M}.
Yep, manual mode. I hope to post a photo at least once a week that was shot in Manual.
There's no retouching allowed, aside from the watermark.
Behold...
PIZZA!
Shutter Speed: 1/40 sec
ISO: 400
Focal length: 18mm
Aperture Value: f/3.5
No flash.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
take time
As I looked in the mirror this morning, the words I couldn't help but speak aloud were this: "I wonder if I will ever NOT look tired again." I truly feel that way. Kristy said she's had the same thought.
We both have a lot of irons in the fire right now. If my face passes through your mind, PLEASE pray that I can manage my time with God's help. An encouragement He gives me often is the verse that says "This is not your rest." The other day, we sang "We'll work 'till Jesus Comes." There's a stanza that goes like this...
Oh, land of rest for thee I sigh
When will the moment come?
When I can lay my armour by
And dwell in peace at home?
I am not complaining, truly I'm not. I am blessed beyond belief. I love being busy. But I am having trouble discerning what the priorities are right now... WHAT do I focus on first? It all seems important.
Today, I found a priority.
Lunch Date with SuperMan.
Upon picking up this excited young superhero, he made me laugh. A laugh that eased the tension of the last 5 months of busy, at the very least.
"Let's go, Bay-bay!" all saucy-like
We both have a lot of irons in the fire right now. If my face passes through your mind, PLEASE pray that I can manage my time with God's help. An encouragement He gives me often is the verse that says "This is not your rest." The other day, we sang "We'll work 'till Jesus Comes." There's a stanza that goes like this...
Oh, land of rest for thee I sigh
When will the moment come?
When I can lay my armour by
And dwell in peace at home?
I am not complaining, truly I'm not. I am blessed beyond belief. I love being busy. But I am having trouble discerning what the priorities are right now... WHAT do I focus on first? It all seems important.
Today, I found a priority.
Lunch Date with SuperMan.
Upon picking up this excited young superhero, he made me laugh. A laugh that eased the tension of the last 5 months of busy, at the very least.
"Let's go, Bay-bay!" all saucy-like
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
thrift stores
I have developed a renewed love for thrift store shopping. A friend and I recently raided a thriftstore and bought 20 massive men's tshirts to make t-shirt scarves out of. I May post more about that adventure at some point.
I randomly found this fun website today when I was looking for something about McDonalds. Like I said, random.
Anyways... I got sucked in reading her blog.
Dana, we have to go again sometime. :-)
http://wrinkleddollar.blogspot.com/
This is the picture that pulled me in, isn't it pretty? I'd love to recreate this photograph, maybe with a longer skirt.
I randomly found this fun website today when I was looking for something about McDonalds. Like I said, random.
Anyways... I got sucked in reading her blog.
Dana, we have to go again sometime. :-)
http://wrinkleddollar.blogspot.com/
This is the picture that pulled me in, isn't it pretty? I'd love to recreate this photograph, maybe with a longer skirt.
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