Cat Head

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Day 35; Project 365

My dh and I have this thing. We collect wooden cats but not just any wooden cats. They have to be bizarre. Slightly bent if you know what I mean. Because we're slightly bent. The stranger the cat, the better we like it.

This one is one of my favorite cat heads. I think it might actually be the cat that kicked off our crazy obsession with crazy cat heads.

I did do a little post procession on this, giving it a slight color boost and adjusted the sharpness and exposure due to the flash glare.

King and Queen

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Project 365 - Day34

I've been trying for a while to get this photo uploaded and posted with no success. I finally decided to do things a little differently. So you might notice that the images are being displayed differently. But you can always still click to go right to Flickr to see my photos and the original shot.

Now about the photo.

I call this photo King and Queen... Of the spices that is. I mean salt and pepper are staples in everyone's spice rack. Don't you think that earns them those titles? Anyway, as I was looking around for photo opportunities for day 34 I glanced over and spied the spice rack. That's when this idea hit me.

I had this image in my head about exactly how I wanted this photo to look and feel. After many trails and errors, I'm sorry to say I didn't quite make it. I'm not as pleased with the final shot as I'd wanted to be for several different reasons. I don't think I'll go into them with this post, but I will say don't be surprised if I don't revisit this idea again at some point down the road.

However, the shot is not a total loss. I did learn something new about lighting while trying to grasp the shot. Therefore, this became the pick of the day.

Oh Pretty

Oh Pretty
Originally uploaded by ThatTessGirl

Project 365 - Day 33

The first thought when I saw this shot... Oh, pretty colors.

This was not going to be the shot I posted for this day. I actually took this one as an after thought to upload to my Raverly WIP page after I started this new, instant gratification project. After working on my baby blanket for awhile, I felt the need for a side project that would knit up quicker. Hence the photo and the project.

This project is a burp cloth, knitted up on size 7 US needles using 100% cotton. I love the colors and the fact that those stitches look so evenly spaced. :)

Blindsided

Blindsided
Originally uploaded by ThatTessGirl

Project 365 - Day 32

As I might have mentioned, I find myself home a lot these days. Work and home and the occasional trip to the grocery store is about all I seem to do. Well, at least that's what it feels like. So I find myself searching for items to take photos of that are interesting and creative. To be honest, this project has stretched my creativity I think. In a good way.

Take today's photo for example. Who'd have thought that my blinds would become so fascinating? Well, they did to me as I sat and stared at the play of shadows against light. I was so intrigued I started snapping photographs and fell for this one.

I think I like it so much because at first glance you can't really tell what you're looking at. And even though you can see a peek of the outside world slipping through, there's no hint as to what it truly is.

I did do some post processing on this shot - Black and White filter (which isn't a very far stretch from the original color version), Noise reduction and tweaked the sharpness.

Home

Home
Originally uploaded by ThatTessGirl

Project 365 - Day 31

Day 31 found me hanging around the house again. I find myself doing that a lot more these days as I move well into my 3rd trimester.

Anyway, I thought this shot summed up nicely the fact that I've turned into a home body in more ways than one, what with all the home repairs, preparations for baby's arrival and my travel limitations.

Some post processing done on this one includes, some blurring around the edges, some noise reduction and just the slightest color contrast adjustment.

Bump-Diddy-Bump

Bump-Diddy-Bump
Originally uploaded by ThatTessGirl

Project 365 - Day 30

I was taking "in progress" photos of the home repairs me and my husband are doing around the house (He's been doing most of the work.) when I took this shot. I didn't notice until I'd uploaded the photo that while taking the shot my baby bump wanted in on the action. I didn't even notice it at the time.

Is this the best photo in the world? No.

Is this photo hilarious? Absolutely.

Which is why it had to be my Day 30 photo.

In A Jam

In A Jam
Originally uploaded by ThatTessGirl

Project 365 - Day 29

On day 29 I still wasn't feeling well. So I went to bed early, again. Only once in bed I realized I hadn't taken my 365 photo for that day. My husband said, "Just do two tomorrow." I told him that was cheating and I had to take a photo. So he coaxed my furry companion into posing for a shot.

In reality getting this photo was hilarious because my furry companion kept snubbing me as I tried to take her photo. That is until the coaxing began. So when in a jam like I was reaching for the obvious photo sometimes is the best option.

I know the quality of this shot is not great. But I decided not to do anything with it since the blah colors really do represent the way I felt.