http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/rss.php?w=new New Blogs in Chrysalis. en-us Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:42:37 +0200 Chrysalis RSS administrator@chaoticbeauty.co.uk http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=300 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=300 The light progression is out of this world. There. Is like a second sunrise. It rises and colours the sky, then it gets lighter, the sun disappears behind a hill as it's rising and you can't see it's effect except for the world around you getting lighter. Then it starts climbing again and paints the clouds.It's like a skeptical artist.5:34am5:44am5:47am6:07am6:11am6:13am Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=299 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=299 It's amazing what you can see from the car window as you watch the world go by. . . Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=297 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=297 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=296 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=296 When my SatNav told me "In 200 yards, turn left". . .. . .which would put me here. . .. . .I couldn't help but feel that I would probably find the Emerald Palace faster than I would reach my destination going that route.  Perhaps it assumes I have an army of flying monkeys at my disposal? Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=295 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=295 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=294 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=294 These are the fields and meadow we could see from our cottage. I miss being able to see the horizon already. My daughter and her puppy spent most of their free time roaming the fields, playing in the streams and the rivers etc. As is evident in the pictures. And then there were the horses and the dogs that live on the farm . . . the perfect setting. I want to move there. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=293 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=293 It is so incredibly beautiful there, I am still struggling to find the words . . .. but then again, I don't need to, as I have pictures. 880 pictures, to be exact.It was a good trip. I spent hours every day out with my camera climbing hills and walking through valleys to find good compositions for landscapes. I really enjoyed it. And that was what I needed. I'm really glad I chose the lake district to find landscape pictures.The plan is to take the following few days next week just to look through them and to start processing a few. There are some I am really excited about as far as processing potential is concerned. Have a lot of photography journaling to do in the following few days. I'm going to enjoy it.Pictures later! Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=291 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=291 I decided to spend a little more time in London that I initially anticipated . . .So . . . three gallery visits, two long photo walks, a visit to the Garden Museum, and a one night stay over later . . . I'm home.And in terms of goals . . . I set off with the idea of looking for window frame pics. That idea very quickly turned into a more of a doorway/ entrance way search . . . which then turned into more of a . . . "not looking out, but looking in" kind of a view . . .And then I spent two days wondering if this will work for my assignment idea. I haven't quite decided yet, but at this stage I am leaning towards "I think not."However, I had a good two days in London, the exhibitions I visited (which will get their own journal entry later) were very good for me. I cried when I saw my first Durer . . . . yes, I know . . . it's a bit late in your life to see one for the first time at the age of . . . me. But the last time I was at the National gallery, Durer was away. It's not that I particularly think he's the God of painters . . . but I have a special connection to his Hare, also known as "the Durer bunny" in our household.So yeah . . . what I thought was a fabulous idea for an assignment isn't exactly working out the way I anticipated but I am good with that. I will know the right window frames when I see them.Having said that, I leave tomorrow for a week in the Lake District. Same assignment . . . taking landscape pics . . . . wish me luck with that. . . you all know how I feel about those. it's not that I don't admire a good landscape pic when I see it . . . or feel that the ones that I have taken are pathetic . . . . It's just that . . . to me, landscapes are almost like . . . evidence of where I've been. And I'm not about to go out of my way to go somewhere just to take landscape pictures . . . Oh wait . . . I am . . . for a week. . . to the Lake district . . . like, leaving tomorrow . . . *grinning*Well . . . landscapes don't make me well up with emotion or feel. Not the way other photography does.At least I'm taking pictures . . . and lots of time . . . and I'm enjoying it.The plan is to take many images of bodies of water . . . mostly. I want the colours of the Lake district, and I want the horizontal lines and panels. . . . . will explain more later . . .and I want the different and contrasting textures that I will get with mountain/ hills/ water/ sky/ valleys/ meadows . . . etcThe plan is for me to bring back a large chunk of possibles to work with within the following few months to finish assignment 3 and 4 for PWDP. (Yes I am aware that assignment 3 is written but every time I start figuring out my philosophy on PWDP, it changes . . . so Ha! Ican't write it yet.So long for now . . . . The Lakes are calling. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=290 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=290 to London for the day to find some pictures of window frames for an assignment . . . See ya all later! Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=289 http://www.chaoticbeauty.co.uk/Pages/Journal/blog.php?bid=289 What is it about a new/ different place that makes us see things differently? Living where I do, I am often reminded of what some wise person said at some stage about being able to let your eyes breathe . . .  I know how that feels. UK Suburbia is nice to raise a family and all that, but Goddess knows how much I miss my beach and mountains and . ..  being able to see the horison just by looking up.So, every chance I get to be able to travel, especially to the sea, I take it. We will only be away for a couple of days, leaving tomorrow. But I am seriously looking forward to playing with the seagulls. Sometimes we just need to get away, regardless of where the "away" is. And, of course I shall be bringing back pics!! Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200