Violet's "Word Association" 365

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Okay, big big challenge for me, seeing as I'm just learning! Sometimes though I need a good challenge. I'm up to day 4 at the moment, I started on my birthday (2nd sept)

Not only am I going to do a photo a day, I have chosen to try do it on a theme of sorts. I am going with "Word Association". basically each day's photo has to illustate something that is associated or related to the previous day. As I started on my birthday, I went with "Cake" as my first word.

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(I edited the BG, I can't see the edit on my monitor, but can on the mini laptop also in the house, don't know if the laptop is a bit funny, or if It's my monitor?)

Next I went with "Candle"
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Then "Christening"
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And today, "Church"...which I'm not sure on. I had originally blown the sky out, so I replaced it. Don't know if I did an awfully good job? Looks also like I may have accidentally made it HDR? (if you CAN accidentally do it that is!)
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I'd love C&C as well as lots of support. As I say, I am being very ambitous at my level of photography!

thank you!

Vi x
 
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Hi Violet, interesting idea, a themed 365, hope that does not make it too challenging, but give it a shot :)

Some interesting shots to start with. I normally hate shots with replaced sky, but reckon you've done a pretty good job with that one. Candle is nice and simple, but could do with a touch more contrast I reckon.

Anyway good luck!!!
 
Thanks! :)

todays...
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I wanted the bible lined up with a load of other religious type books, but we don't have any. So I went with "find the most contrasting set of books you can!". Don't know if it works though.

Vi x
 
Interesting idea, sort of like the 52 with the theme every week, but a lot harder!! I'll be following you, hope you can stick at it. (y)

I'm relatively new to photography as well (just over a year and 4 months with a DSLR) and only noticed the other day how much I feel I have improved through the course of my 365.

Good luck!!

Today's shot could maybe do with a greater DOF, to maybe read clearly the other books? :thinking:

EDIT: Just noticed, you live in my father's home town. :)
 
JDholic said:
Interesting idea, sort of like the 52 with the theme every week, but a lot harder!! I'll be following you, hope you can stick at it.

I'm relatively new to photography as well (just over a year and 4 months with a DSLR) and only noticed the other day how much I feel I have improved through the course of my 365.

Good luck!!

Today's shot could maybe do with a greater DOF, to maybe read clearly the other books?

EDIT: Just noticed, you live in my father's home town.
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Thanks JDholic... that's the plan, hoping i'll be able to come up with some good ideas through this, surprise myself, and better myself!

I went for a really shallow DOF so you almost couldn't read what the other books were, they were so random! I do have ones that had a greater DOF but it sorta made it look a little off subject?

And thanks Lisa :) just hope this lady can keep at it! :D

Vi x
 
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Today's....

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Also it's a self portrait. I'm quite the Doctor Who fan, so had to use one of the books :D Went for reading rather than for books because I couldn't think of a different way of setting up "books", as I'd used the set up I could have used for the bible pic!
Light was a bit mad outside, but I think this one turned out okay?

Vi x
 
thanks :D

after failing to find a decent bookbark to take a phot of, and thinking about tomorrow, couldn't think of anything to associate with bookmark even if I did find one...went with English!
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Vi x
 
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yesterday's and today's are probably the wrong way around, but hopefully you can see where they came from!

yesterday's (which is delayed because my memory card was playing up yesterday! I got rather fustrated with it!!!)
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And today's...
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think something was wrong with the white balence, but every time I alter it, it makes it look worse. Dont think it helps that the only BG I had that was any good was grey.

Vi x
 
OOOOHHHHHH!, another 365 for me to keep up with (y)

The stand out shot so far for me is the Christening shot, and i also like the low angled SP shot (y)

The word association theme sounds like a major challenge - and i though my 'daughter' themed 365 was tough!!

:)


Chris
 
Thanks Chris...it's turning out to be...more because the words I chose leave so little to the imagination. Considering dropping the theme thing (not the 365) , I'm not sure, I may regret doing it if I don't carry on.

here are the last 3 days...up to date for today.

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Vi x
 
yesterday's
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and todays..... idea being that you love first class if your there, but hate it with envy when your not!? Is that a bit vague? hmmmm...
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Vi x
 
Thanks Dave :)

okay, today was really difficult, came up with this just an hour ago or so. And even then it'll a little bit cheating.
the connection is that paddington bear is well known for marmalade, but he's also recently done the marmite add....and unfortunatly I don't have a paddington bear toy!

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Vi x
 
I did have ones with them fully in, but thought the tight crop worked best on this occasion...quite like this shot, even though i hate oranges!! YUK!!

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Vi x
 
I'm really struggling now, it's coming up with the ideas that will follow on in my theme. It'll be a miricle if I can keep going with the theme, but Miricles have been known to happen!! (now if never with any luck)

I'm starting to wander what word I am eventually going to end on....the mind boggles at how many I have left :O

anyway, after Orange I went with Blue. It is opposite orange in the colour wheel! And so is supposed to be the complimentary colour?
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From Blue I went to Music.....link being that there is the type of music called the blues, and theres a boy band called blue! so that was quite good that there were two links...
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and today, after much thought I went with Notes. Took ages to decide because I'm trying to think in a little bit of advance so that I don't get stuck! And have decided what to do tomorrow with it, so went with it :)
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Theres my updates!

Vi x
 
Thanks for keeping up with me guys (and girls?)!

not happy with this one.... it's boring, I couldn't come up with anything interesting.
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and today's isn't too bad, bit OTT maybe.
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Vi x
 
this is pants by everyone else's standards, but was my first go, and I don't have macro lens, which would have helped heaps i think!! Taken at ISO 400 with on board flash at 1/200th (at least I think, thats all from memory!)

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was the only shot i got out of 44 that was in focus and in kinda the right position, though I'm very happy considering everything :D

Vi x
 
got a chance to be a little more myself today, chose to do "wet"

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Socks (in pic!) didn't much like the water, and didn't give me much chance to have my hands free, and I didn't want to get the cam wet at the same time!! Lighting isn't perfect (just had a flash gun on the cam, but had the cam in portrait, so was just to one side of him), and nor is the focus, had to use Auto because I didn't have both hands free (and dry!!!), so eyes aren't in focus, but I don't think it matter in the result personally.

alltogether, quite rushed, but more my subject!!

Vi x
 
was really struggling with this one, not happy with what i got, this was the best pic, and i made a mess of the top of the subject, the best one didn't actually load from the cam properly, and I couldn't rescue it :(
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another rushed one, just a pic of a card that i'd written this on in glue and put some glitter on.
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though today's I am more happy with, came out quite sharp, although i hate that it's a really big crop of the original, which means the pic is actually relativly small in full size. But I've been wanting to fit the "selective colouring" in somewhere!
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Vi x
 
thanks :)

My best friend in this one from yesterday.
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Well, another not perfect one really, but another close me my heart. "Family".....not so obvious to most people, but they are mum and 4 daughters. Mum is in the middle (Pansy) and is my fave (of 80 I have, so she's spesh!!). All the girls were well behaved, but i'm knackered after doing it!! they're very big girls now!

I couldn't tweek the colour to the right place, they happen to be one of those colurs that's almost impossible to judge.

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Vi x
 
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Lisa said:
Love the last one, you have 80 of them :eek: How did you get them to stay still?
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I didn't have to get them to stay still, simple as that, they're very good girls, get held a lot, my pet showing crew. I breed guinea pigs and mice so yes, i have quiiiite a few of them :)

nicofell said:
Love your Marmite shot. Really pops!!
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thanks :)

Vi x
 
today's is another vague one, but i suppose a family is a journey, and to make a journey sometimes you use a car....my best go at Light Trails, and had a fantastic sky on hand, no colour editing done on this one, it really was red.

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would have liked more on the red hand side, but I can't control the traffic, and I took enough shots!!

Vi x
 
30th post for the 30th day!!! I'm very pleased I've come this far, I invisioned stopping sooner than this hehe!!

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Vi x
 
yesterday's for me...
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ive really enjoyed looking at this, i really hope you carry this theme on its very cool!!! it make me want to do a similar one!! :D great work, particularly love the christening and the light trails pics, keep it going, cant wait to see the future ones :D
 
Thanks Alladin :D

yesterday's
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and today's
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Vi x
 
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and maybe you can see the connection? hehe
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Vi x
 
I'm cheating really using another cake, but they're just so yummy, and who WOULDN'T eat this... oooooh <3

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Vi x
 
probably a bit rubbish.... Mum didn't think it was very nice, was starting to go off.

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