When the sun is setting, between dusk and darkness, there is a moment when the light turns blue. And the world stops for a heartbeat.
My failed attempts at boot-photography kept bugging me, so I decided to give it another go. I failed. Instead, Merlin became fascinated by the mirror – after a long hesitation on whether it was to be trusted. After all, you never know if you may just fall thru.
Over the weekend I bought a fabulous pair of boots (…the boots to die for). That got me thinking of fashion photography. I’ve never been keen on fashion as such, but the creativity involved in the photography is fascinating. Without a model, I was unable to get a good picture of the boots in question (a real first world problem), but here is a little experiment nevertheless.
There is one good side for being short – I always have plenty of legroom in the plane. Besides that, there is really not that much going for it. One of my pet peeves is that any piece of clothing I buy needs to be shortened. Another evening spent next to a sewing machine…
Back home. After a long nap (Conferences are taxing. The better thay are, the more tired you’ll be…) and a dip in the pool, I settled down again.
Whenever I’m gone for more than a day, Merlin does not leave my side for few days. These eyes followed me everywhere.
I admit. I’m cheating.
I took photos every day in the conference. I just did not like any I took on day 3. So this photo is taken in day 2 after few (or a few more) drinks with friends and colleagues. However, it is my challenge, so I’ll allow it.
The conference venue was centered aroun this beautiful dam. With clear skies, amazing number of stars and a slight glow of town lights from nearby, the scene was just beautiful.
In the second day of the conference, we went ziplining. I guess you can justify it with all the benefits of team building, but we just did it because it was fun. Despite the very hot weather. And the climbing.
Aylin and the starfish.
Only in South Africa will you ever share a conference venue with zeebras, wilderbeest, kudus and monkeys…
It was a long day at work. I came home late, and started packing for our company’s internal conference, where I’ll spend the rest of the week. (Thus the posting of the whole week is late too – four days with very poor internet…) After I was done, it really was a bit late to do anything but night photography. So here it is. Home.
Today I was inspired by some geometric photos on ‘everyday objects’ I saw online. It was a good day for such inspiration, as I am ill and miserable (I have the man-flu) and did not want to leave the house. Since moving back to South Africa, I have re-fallen in love with local wine, and thus our wine glasses (albeit empty for once) are a highly appropriate subject for my experiments.
For our pup – Merlin – the day without a park is wasted. So after some big puppy eyes stared me down, we took a walk in a close-by park. Despite some event taking place in one side of this small park, we found a few peaceful spots.
Blue Moment 