Hiya
Well here I am again, late .... but it has been such a stressful week and one in which I have not been very well and with very little inspiration for photography. However, yesterday I got one shot, but was more a quick grab and shoot. Then today I had a bit of quiet time and pulled myself together to get the other two shots.
Granted, I could have just gone with one shot, considering I have been told by doc to take it easy and relax, but I find my photography relaxes me ... so I took it all in my stride today and took as long as I needed to do the other two.
So here are my takes on Smell:
1. The smell of cut grass .... one of the quintessential summertime treats
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The smell of cut grass (1294) by
crystal_singer (drodd), on Flickr[/IMG]
EDIT: new version
This is the tractor/mower that comes ever summer to cut the grass area outside my house. The first time they come to cut the grass in Spring is always a good sign for me as the fresh smell of cut grass heralds the impending summer.
Not the best of photos, it was taken hand held and I didn't want the chap to see me taking a photo of him, so had to act quick
2. The smell of money ... and the sweet smell of success all rolled into one
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IMG_1392 by
crystal_singer (drodd), on Flickr[/IMG]
This is a subject that was inspired by Colin's (Barrysprout) posts 261 of his photo52 (10/05/2011). When I saw that the coins made up the shield on the back of a £1 coin from the series I set out to start collecting them. It has taken some time and every time I was handed change I checked to see if I had been given one of the coins. I had managed to get all except one, which I just couldn't find. Fortunately Matt (MWHCVT) came to my rescue. I had mentioned to him somewhere that I was on the lookout for a 50p and he PM'd me to say he had one for me .... which he kindly popped in the post and it arrived on Tuesday.
Also an interesting fact that I read was that 'the smell of money' is not from the coin itself, but rather from the metal reacting with the skin releasing metal-free chemicals erupting into the air.
So I thought this photo fit quite well, from a different perspective of the theme.
3. The smellier the cheese ... the better
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IMG_1397 by
crystal_singer (drodd), on Flickr[/IMG]
This was my original intention for the theme. I absolutely love cheese and the smellier the better. Rather than just take a photo of a block of cheese, I got a few of my favourites and also included some slices of Chorizo sausage and garlic, and the grapes are just to add some sweetness and colour.
Please feel free to leave any comments. This time I have tried to use some natural light in varying degrees using wax paper on the windows and filtering the amount of light into the room using the curtains.
Thanks for all your feedback and comments on the previous theme, and also for the well wishes.
Now to get moving on the next theme.
Cheers
Dawn