Day Eighty Eight - Manny

I don't have any of my parent's dogs in my 365 yet so I thought it was about time. Getting this guy to sit still for more than 2 seconds is an effort! The bottom photo is Monty and Manny chilling on the stairs. It's much easier to get them to sit still up there as it's their little lookout area.

Nikon D200
35mm f2
Vivitar 285hv at 1/16th to camera right through 43" westcott umbrella

Day Eighty Seven - Farmville

Max had a pretty big harvest today in Farmville. I also leveled up to level 23 which means I can now plant coffee. Carrots are still my vegetable of choice though with a growing time of 12 hours, costing 110 coins to plant and reaping 200 coins. Very good time/money ratio. I bought myself a grain silo and a workshed to sit along side my barn and fenced in area where I keep my duck pond and tropical tress, among other fruit trees. I'd say my farm's flourishing quite nicely.

It feels good to be strobist shooting again.

Nikon D200
35mm f2

Vivitar 285hv to left at 1/1 through 43" westcott umbrella
Vivitar 285 to right and behind max at 1/1

Day Eighty Six - Teeny Flower Upside Down in a Puddle on my Front Doorstep

I hate winter days. But I love them at the same time.

Nikon D200
35mm f2 at f2.2
ISO 200 at 1/1000

Day Eighty Five - Tea

Today was horrible, cold, rainy and miserable but for some reason Katie and I still went to the markets. She bought some awesome tea from a local company called The Art of Tea. I also bought a big pot of chai powder yesterday which is the same stuff they use to make chai latte's in cafes. It's pretty awesome.

These little teabag spoons were hanging up and looked cool so i got in there, nice and cosy with my 35mm. Minimum focal distance is 20cm. Mmmm.

Nikon D200
35mm f2 at f2
ISO 400 at 1/250

Day Eighty Four - Film

I found out today my Kodak Retinette is broken and the shutter is jammed. Good thing is my Dad also got me this beauty for $5 when he was in Adelaide. I've needed motivation to start shooting film again and the fact that this beauty came with a 58mm f1.4 was definately a motivator! I got some 400 ISO film today and loaded it in so i'll have some nice 35mm photos in a week or so.

Nikon D200
35mm f2 at f2.8
ISO 400 at 1/400

Day Eighty Three - Back

After three catch up photos i'm back into my 365 project.

Another self portrait.
I thought i'd do something a little different to usual and try selective focus in close up and dramatic lighting.

Nikon D200
35mm f2
Ambient light from the room light and the computer screen.
Vivitar 285hv to camera left at 1/2 into semi collapsed 43" reflective umbrella

Day Eighty Two - Op Shop Beanie

This is my beautiful girlfriend Katie once again. We went Op shopping the other day and I found this really cute beanie that she instantly fell in love with. =)

Today was definately a perfect day to sport it. Pouring rain and raging winds. Outside? No thanks.

The beautiful soft light is thanks to the nice overcast daylight flooding in the window.

Nikon D200
35mm f2 at f2
ISO 640 at 1/80th

Day Eighty One - Preggas?

I know I missed a few days. Actually it was more like six days. So here's three photos to make up for it. I'm back on track now. A photo per day. Maybe. Uni's getting pretty hectic and my schedule is packed. I'm working with Tys on a video job for a Tasmanian residential elevator company at the moment too. This involves going to a lot of rich, elderly people's homes and interviewing them. The view from their houses is worth it.

I'm pretty sure, kinda, that kitten is pregnant. She was on heat a few weeks ago and at the time escaped from my balcony. I found her outside a few hours later cowering under the BBQ with a rather large tabby cat meowing at her. I'm guessing this was after the deed had been done. I thought nothing of it at the time but people are now commenting that she's getting fat. Oops. I think her nipples may be larger too. I can't be one hundred percent certain as I'm not really one to regularly check my cat's nipple size. Sorry!

Nikon D200
35mm f2 at f2.8
Vivitar 285hv to camera left at 1/2 into semi collapsed 43" reflective umbrella

Day Seventy Eight - Cutie Cups

Today was Katie's birthday so we all went out for dinner and it was awesome. Afterwards we munged on cupcakes from Cutie Cups which were amazing. Really. So goooood!

Nikon D200
35mm f2 at f2.2

Day Seventy Seven - No Wankers

Shot a photo for gibbo at The Brisbane Hotel (Best fucking pub in Tassie) today for an upcoming half page ad in a local zine called A Fine Line. Gipsy wanted a photo of this sign that was stuck to the door as the ad. I figured the door was a pretty damn boring backdrop so I hung it above the bar and lit sign and the bottles with a Vivitar 285 at 1/16th into a 43" reflective umbrella.

The ad's being published in black and white, therefore the photo's black and white.

Nikon D200
35mm f2 at f2.2
Vivitar 285hv at 1/16th to camera left into 43" reflective umbrella