Back on track with Fototriss!

I haven't participated in the last few Fototriss challenges, one due to not really having anything to shoot on that particular theme, and another one due to being away.
But anyway, this week I'm back on track, and the theme is "Lovely Autumn".

 

I was experimenting with shutter speed when I was shooting the candles, and I think this one turned out really nice. I used the self timer, 2 sec exposure time, and softly blew on the flames to create some movement in the photo.

Lighting candles makes the world a brighter Place

 I've been wanting to play around with water and short exposure time for a long time, and today I managed to capture a few raindrops. Still have a long way to go with these kind of photos, but it was really good fun, and I really got to challenge myself. Had to turn ISO up to 800 to get any kind of ok exposure, and I don't even think that was enough... Hence a lot of noise in this photo, but in b/w I think it gives it a bit of character.



Raindrops keep fallin' on my head....

I love autumn and the produce it gives. Apples, pears, plums - not to mention all the fabulous root vegetables. Cooking in autumn is fantastic....! The apples are lying on top of my sofa table, which is really great for reflecting things...

Apples freshly picked from the tree outside my flat

Check out more Fototriss HERE, or take part yourself.

Until next time!

xxx Smootchie

Living life in monochrome - cuz sometimes it's all black or white

Somebody once said that everybody should become a photographer, because it makes you look at the world with different eyes. And that is so true. One of my absolut favourite things to photograph, is plain, everyday stuff you see everywhere. Something completely ordinary, but all of a sudden you see the beauty in the ordinary, and it becomes extraordinary!

And lots of times when I manage to catch a glimpse of that extraordinary, I can picture the finished photo in black and white. So here's some b/w photos...



Åkulla



Lövstavikens Småbåtshamn



Lövstavikens Småbåtshamn



Glommens Fiskehamn

Until next time!

xxx
Smootchie

Back to Black!

Black is this weeks theme in Fototriss. At first I thought "what a difficult theme, how on earth am I supposed to be able to do this?". But then I realized there are so many different ways to interpret this, and to show blackness....

First one is from my archive, one of my favourite photos, a silhouette of a lighthouse in the sunset.

Lighthouse at Morups Tånge, outside of Falkenberg

A shady type of photo....?

Coffee is best served black in my books

So that was my Fototriss this week, remember that you can see more HERE

Until next time!

xxx
Smootchie

A different kind of Marathon!

A few weeks ago the photo club in Varberg organized a photo marathon. Some weeks before that, the photo club in Falkenberg had a marathon as well, and I took part in both of them. The one in Falkenberg was the first for me, and it was really good fun. Hence taking part in the Varberg one as well....
In Falkenberg it was six themes, four hours time limit. In Varberg it was five themes, and three hours. There was 34 people taking part in Falkenberg, and a whooping 96 in Varberg. And I acctually came in third in one of the themes in both Marathons...! Am I proud?? You bet!! I am absolutely astounded, especially to get a third prize in the Varberg one, out of 96 people!!

Anyways, here's the photos (completely unedited, as per the rules of the marathon), and themes.

Falkenberg

Theme: Used/spent
I was awarded third prize for this photo!

Theme: Portrait
 



Theme: Part of




Theme: Reflection



Theme: On


 

Theme: Crowd

Varberg



Theme: Enticing/alluring

Theme: Used/second hand

Theme: Round
I was awarded third prize for this photo!

Theme: Happiness

Theme: Meeting

I will definately take part in more photo competitions, and marathons etc. it was really good fun!

Until next time!

xxx
Smootchie