Archive for the ‘Photo of The Day’ Category

Photo of The Day: No Off-Switch

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

This is my first “real” street photography type of shot! Ever since Cristiano got his camera I’ve been wanting to experiment with it myself and try to make some cool pics. Now that he’s got a second camera (a D50), I’ve got time to learn how to use the D40.

What I like about this photo is how both people are so busy and concentrated, still completely in the mindset of “work”. London is truly a city that never turns off…

No Off-Switch

Photo of The Day: The Constant Reader

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Cristiano got these two shots of me, when we were waiting for my parents at the Palace Theatre. I can read anywhere; as long as I have a book with me, I can easily entertain myself. Very useful when waiting for trains, waiting in line while shopping, etc.

I was completely oblivious when he took this shot:

The Constant Reader

With this second one I realized he was making photos of me:

The Constant Reader - Part 2

I love my expression in this photo!

Btw, I was reading Guardian of Honor from Robin D. Owens (read my mini review here). I had just bought the book a couple of hours earlier that day.

Photo of The Day: Mr Smiley Seal

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

This is just one of the most cutest photos ever (from Flickr user ohleah):

mr smiley

Here’s a close-up:

close up of smiley seal

Photo of The Day: Eggardon Hill

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

On the fourth day of our Dorset trip we went to Eggardon Hill, the site of Iron Age fort and settlement. It’s never been excavated, so all you can see (but what a sight!) are the dips and hills of how the shape of it all used to be. The view was absolutely beautiful (it’s no Austria, but I had to quell the urge to sing The Sound of Music).

Panorama (you have to see this in it’s original size and scroll right to the right):
Dorset Panorama 2

Cristiano on a hill:
Eggardon Hill

Countryside:
Geeks in the Country

Finding a geocache:
Geocache Treasure

Cow:
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Geeks in the Country:
Geeks in the Country

Thanks to Cristiano, Sheila and Harry for their photos. You can see more photos of Dorset on their Flickr accounts (Cristiano, Sheila and Harry).

Photo of The Day: Second Day of Dorset

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

During our second day in Dorset we went to a couple of cool places. As promised here are more photos:

Hardy’s Monument:
Geeks in the Country

Panorama from the countryside:
Dorset Panorama

Pretty Flowers:
Geeks in the Country

Doggie Woof Woof:
Geeks in the Country

Froggy Ribbit Ribbit:
Geeks in the Country

Lulworth Cove:
Geeks in the Country

Pebbles:
Geeks in the Country

Durdle Door:
Geeks in the Country - Durdle Door

Photo of The Day: Melplash Show

Friday, August 29th, 2008

I promised photos of our trip to Dorset, so here are a couple of our first day there. We had tickets to the Melplash show, an agricultural exhibition, featuring farm animals, country food and the like. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it was great fun! Highlight had to be the goats; they were just so cute.

Goat with a teddy bear:
Dorset Day 1 - Melplash Show

Pretty flowers:
Dorset Day 1 - Melplash Show

A “thrilling” swordfight:
Geeks in the Country - Melplash Show

Llama:
Geeks in the Country

Eagle (? correct me, if I’m wrong, my bird watching skills aren’t that good):
Geeks in the Country - Melplash Show

Big bull:
Geeks in the Country - Melplash Show

Kudos go to Cristiano for all the beautiful photos; see more of them on his Flickr page.

Photo of The Day: Crazy 4 Cult

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Okay, this isn’t really a photo, but still it’s pretty cool. Crazy 4 Cult is an art show in LA, hosted by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier. This cool poster was specially designed for this event; it’s full of cult movie characters and it’s one of those posters you can send hours looking at, yet still discovering new things. Now this isn’t even the full poster, just a snapshot. For the full version, head on over to /Film, it’s definitely worth a look. How many characters can you recognize?

Photo of The Day: Searching My Soul

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Last Saturday Cristiano and I met up with Carlo, Fabiana and their friend Daniel in Portobello Road. Fabiana made this cool photo of me:

Melinda
Melinda by Fabiana Zonca on Flickr.

I like how the shadows play on my skin and how everything is dark except me. I want to say I was thinking of something insightful or ’searching my soul’ (as I call this picture), but to be honest: most probably I’m trying to figure out what tiles on the ground I should step on.

Photo of The Day: Sitting on the Steps

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Trafalgar Square

Do you ever play that game where you just sit somewhere, watch people and try to create their back stories? This photo somehow catches that type of game for me. I can keep staring at it, wondering what each person in it was wondering at the time.