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I have been so. sick. My fever on Tues was 103 and yesterday it was 101.8. (Wed it didn't matter b/c I had to submit a brief to teh BIA so kept working all day in bed.)

Today it's down to 99.5, so I'm slowly returning to the land of the living. This morning I attempted to do some pictures while the birds were on the patio. I like the "gothic forgotten patio" look--kind of like the Garden of Good and Evil. It was fun, but I'm in bed again now making up for it. Also got some shots last night before bed of J's fish tank.

Petey -- high contrast black and white.



Athie--same. (Don't mind the fluff--he's molting.)




Sophie


Sophia



Athie, peaking around/under. LOL--was just snapping for fun, didn't realize it'd turn out so cute. (No, he doesn't play with a rusty bell... this is on a perch nobody goes on, usually, I just forgot to remove it. Have now done so.)


Sophie looking like an angel :)


Petey--love his profile

 

Micah


Micah again :)


 
Petey Chasing Micah


Petey's running stance is priceless!

 
Yellow Tang


Yellow Tang's top fin


Clown fish in rose anenome


Rose Anenome from J's aquarium

And now, back to regularly scheduled sick activities... like sleeping and eating soup and drafting motions...

Comments

[fl0werchylde.livejournal.com]

Pretty. I like the yellow tang picture.

[fishp-angel.livejournal.com]

Sorry to read you are unwell. I hope you feel better soon. xx

P.S. Your photos aree amazing! Where did you learn to take photos like that? The images are so sharp and clear!

[sophiedoph.livejournal.com]

Thanks--so happy to be starting to feel better today! :)

I learned basically by practicing over and over and over for several years. There are courses out there (I've never taken them--can't afford to), but the most important thing for me has been practice. Every weekend that I can, I try to get my camera out and take at least 500 pictures. 490 of them turn out "bad" but the 10 that turn out nicely are treasures to me!

You can see some of my oldest attempts at photography if you go back to the beginning of the journal while signed out.

Oh, and I'd be lying if I didn't add that having a DSLR helps a lot. They say the photographer makes the picture and the camera doesn't matter. They are wrong. Having a DSLR makes taking great shots INFINITELY easier once you figure the camera out!

[liveandinperson.livejournal.com]

NEMO!

[sophiedoph.livejournal.com]

So photography chica, what do you think of hte black and white? Boring? Stark? Too grainy?

[liveandinperson.livejournal.com]

No I like them, I really like the first one the best. I think if I had to pick a "worst" I'd say the 4th one - the sepia one. But, they are all pretty good. The Petey/Micah ones kinda confuse me, but yea. :)

[sophiedoph.livejournal.com]

Hehe. Ok, I really like the first one too. The sepia ones... I'm iffy on.

The Micah/Petey--lol--Petey chases Micah (the cat) everywhere. Micah runs away usually, but will sometimes try to glare at him. If Micah does the "I'm glaring at you" routine, Petey will just keep threatening, but not go nearer. Micah once bopped Petey on the head, so Petey doesn't push too much. :)

They are pretty funny.