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BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS

By livelifeandlove on January 24, 2013

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The sun shot his brilliant rays through,bright sun ray appeared brightly forth! It’s beautiful and much as wonderful day to see the flowers. What appeared here is magical to explain,bright clouds and the striking sun rays favored the scene.I was pretty surprised by the reflections.I guess, it’s more or less I’ve expected. It wasn’t bad as I though.I was delighted by the sight.

In 2 months time,It will be summer time again.well,for now,I’ve only 3 things to look forward to this coming summer.Firstly, I will photograph the stinging insects again for the second time. It’s the honeybees.I guess these stinging insects are more active during summer, as well as the photographer,that’s me! It will be my summer romance with them, LOL ! Secondly, is to buy a new camera so I can go as far as I could to photograph the beauty of nature and wildlife.I don’t know if I ever mentioned these to my previous posts. Thirdly, is to go to the beach with with my family. Ohhh! I just can’t wait.Others idea of perfect summer is different from mine. I was thinking that if the rest of the summer goes like today,I’ll be the best summer ever.

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ARTIFICIAL BACKGROUND IMAGES

By livelifeandlove on December 10, 2012

Today, An idea hit me! What about using an artificial background ? I learned this idea from a good friend who happens to be a professional photographer of Daily magazines. I just discovered that photos can be taken using techniques too.Previously, I have applied to a tree sparrow and thought it will also works for the honeybees. Using artificial background is just as deceiving your sight too. I’m aware of these. I know it will not come out to be a natural but, I want to try all sorts.It was an easy trick! See if it works, I’m worried what the result would be…..

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BLOGGER AS A PHOTOGRAPHER

How did I do it?

Oh well,Got 3 A’s photography here. 3-A’s stands for Awful, Annoying and amazing photographs. The idea was simple and easy.I tried hanging colored cardboard, some printed piece of magazines and colored art papers just behind the flower. All i have to do is to wait for the proper timing,waiting for the coming of honeybees to pollinate the said flower. It does not take longer since the bees keeps coming back many times to pollinate it again and again.At times, backing off to give ample time for the honeybees to get used to the presence of the light colored board.

The result is good as well as funny and annoying ! What do you think? I was able to get good shots and wasting some too.There’s no harm trying,I can just correct my funny trial and error game! In photography,you can cut major body parts accidentally without even knowing it.You can cut the head, sometimes one arm is missing ,sometimes, head is present without the body. It was all part of learning.

The result of images taken, It works for some, but, not as good as expected. Others are just good to reward my effort. The good thing about this experience,It was easy,no editing needed,no important piece of equipment needed,no interchangeable lenses,no tripod and you can even use a pocked-sized camera which is more lighter to handle to turn quickly fast to the left and right.

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Blogger as a Photographer

By livelifeandlove on November 14, 2012

Last summer,It was too hot and it makes me tired to photograph all my scheduled subjects.I took a snap in the morning,just before lunch time and continued to finish all the way through.Everyday is just a practice,being hopeful the sky is clear and the wind will not blow. Bright blue sky gives a brighter color. There were times when the wind blows, the petals of the flowers drifted away,that would be very disappointing for the honeybees to pollinate it.Having these flowers that supplies food in the form of a nectar and pollen is good for the pollinators.I’m glad that our own garden provides the right flowers to attract different kinds of insects such as: honeybees, butterflies,dragonflies, worms,etc.

I’m not a photographer but, I’m one of the persevering few seeking suggestions from pros! I can honestly say that If you love good images of nature and life,no matter if you are a pro or not! We have the same thing in common.We are all interested to give justice and to contribute to the beauty of nature.However, Photography for me is more than a hobby, I need quality images for blogging purposes. What do you think? It would be interesting to read an article with complete illustration,pictures, short texts that will help you understand what I’m talking about.It’s my own way to lessen the words hence, making it shorter and understandable.

Luckily, I’ve collected some good images, hence,giving me more interest to continue my hobby but, I got bored of the same subject and color of my surroundings. I feel like there is something missing, the image itself is not a good result.I got tired of my existing photos and wasn’t happy with it anymore.

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My interesting subject of science, ‘‘The Honeybees as an agent of pollination.‘‘It’ fun to bond with my morning visitors in the garden.I can just simply include myself as an extra here!

Today, An idea hit me! What about using an artificial background? I learned this idea from a good friend who happens to be a professional photographer of Daily magazines. I just discovered that photos can be taken using techniques too.Previously, I have applied to a tree sparrow and thought it will also works for the honeybees. Using artificial background is just as deceiving your sight too. I’m aware of these. I know it will not come out to be a natural but, I want to try all sorts.It was an easy trick! See if it works, I’m worried what the result would be.

How did I do it?

Oh well, Got 3 A’s photography here. 3-A’s stands for Awful,Annoying andamazing photographs. The idea was simple and easy.I tried hanging colored cardboard, some printed piece of magazines and colored art papers just behind the flower. All i have to do is to wait for the proper timing,waiting for the coming of honeybees to pollinate the said flower. It does not take longer since the bees keeps coming back many times to pollinate it again and again.At times, backing off to give ample time for the honeybees to get used to the presence of the light colored board.

Now, let us check the result.If you find it annoying,well, as I’ve said, it’s a part of learning! I want you to know that these website of mine is the right place to comment, you can raise all your concerns and suggestions. You can even criticize it,I swear! I will welcome criticisms as long as you’ll do it dramatically graceful cause it hurts. LOL!

Check the 2 images below.

The Honeybee at sunrise

The Honeybee at sunset

Using artificial background to both images, To compare both photographs of the sunrise and the sunset, Is it noticeable? According to some viewers, it creates a dramatic atmosphere.

This is a dreamy land for the honeybee.I have used a printed material behind the flower for a brighter background.

The start of spring

The garden setting, and again, I have use a garden background from a colorful page of the magazine.

The honeybee together with the dinosaur. Its hard to to position the dinosaur image behind. It looks strange,isn’t it? Note: View more images next post.

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Morning Butterfly

By livelifeandlove on November 8, 2012

It’s easier to get up of bed in the morning when you’ve got task to achieve, it’s just an hour time of my daily habit that makes my day refreshing to enjoy the beautiful things around me.I really believe that when a habit becomes one, you’ll really find time to do it. I don’t need to go elsewhere, the treasure is already here in our backyard, although our garden is still recovering from the storm lately.

Guess? It’s exciting, easy and inexpensive, it’s photography time comes next after my daily work-out. This new one is tough to photograph,wind was blowing and the flowers are shaking, I was sweating a lot following these stunning butterflies.What an effort to catch a shot, it took more than 15 minutes to succeed but the natural beauty of this butterfly will touch your senses. Got 2 images this time.

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Bird Grooming

By livelifeandlove on October 26, 2012

To start the day the same way like humans do,the tree sparrows grouped and groomed themselves early in the morning for a cleaning session.It’s a health habit, generally,a daily routine practice that produces a clean and healthy impression for them.They clean themselves by preening their feathers with their beaks to remove the dust,pollen,ticks and fleas. Good grooming for birds is a sort of a dry cleaning spa.

Just like humans, getting the help of the beautician for manicure,pedicure,hot oil and hair re-bonding that you can relax, be clean and be beautiful.How long will it takes ? Golly! For the tree sparrows, it takes about 3 minutes for a regular basis.However, after the feathers wet from rain,it takes longer than expected, almost 3 minutes to clean them.

I’m enjoying watching their grooming movements but, I have developed a strange feeling, I feel itchy to see them scratching all over. It seems to make them cool as the days gets longer and warmer.Here’s some images on how birds clean themselves.

The physical changes before and after the bird grooming

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Numbers of tree sparrows fluttered. Before the cleaning,they sang among the high branches of the dried Chico tree,but, it seems they are restless and untidy.

This is how tree sparrows clean themselves.This is an itchy movement.

After the cleaning. Looking smart and presentable. Their feathers are shiny and well-trimmed.Because of my kind treatment to these birds,giving them feeds everyday,they became rapidly tamed.

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GRAY WAGTAIL

By livelifeandlove on October 18, 2012

Our frequent visitor everyday; the tree sparrows and the gray wagtail birds.They come everyday for a red treat! The Manzanita tree will provide the fruit treat,a sweet red fruit that they enjoy. Being familiar with them, gave me the opportunity to get closer without using blinds to deceive them.It was just a natural thing with their free will to get in touch with me closer than expected. It seems, they are already used to my presence everyday but, what irritates me most is the noisy sound they produced,It sounds like a rattle shaking with hard stones inside. It was really very annoying and, disturbing to the brain. Despite these things going on around, I will consider to get some few shots today. I was inside the bedroom photographing through the window for a close range. I was even fascinated with the outcome of the close-up shots.It was natural in color.This is the good thing of being familiar with the birds behavior and activities. I don’t need to trail their time and location,they are very near to my sight. Gray wagtail bird is one of the most common bird in the Philippines. It is distinguished by his gray color and the long tail that wags. Just a few close-up shots!

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STRIKING SUN RAY THROUGH THE FLOWER

By livelifeandlove on October 16, 2012

Flashing of the sunlight

How wonderful to see the brilliant lights of the morning sun.The light of the day has different amount of colors. Major colors when mixed together, blending into each other such as; yellow, red, orange, violet, indigo and blue. It produces vibrant and vivid colors especially when it strikes into an object. Check the images taken lately, Observe the sun ray striking the flowers. The flowers absorbs the light and it came out to be gorgeous especially when the colors are separated just like the color blending of the rainbow.Although, the orange and violet colors are more visible compared with the other colors. Check my next post for more striking sun rays.

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SKY CLOUDS

By livelifeandlove on August 29, 2012

Have you ever dream of beautiful clouds in the sky? It shows reality to these image, isn’t it? It seems everywhere, people seemed to be looking up here because it was a quiet a unique display. Unbelievable formation. Sometimes, the sky is clear and less clouds to cover the sky. However, most of the time, white clouds exhibits different kinds of formation, just like these.

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UNINSPIRING WEATHER

By livelifeandlove on August 2, 2012

The news on weather forecast has been uninspiring;windy with scattered thunderstorms. It rained continously for 3 days now.The ground is slippery wet and moist and sky has transformed into total darkness,the loud thunder throughout. Obviously, I can’t practice photography and can’t go to any outdoor activities. About my f avorite photography subjects; honeybees, butterflies, dragonflies and the birds. I haven’t seen any yet.How are they doing now?Where are they hiding to shelter themselves?I’m missing them.I will catch some weekends when it’s sunny and bright. For now, I will just settle to indoor activities or just online.I hope there will be improvement tomorrow. I have always look forward to a clear and bright sky! Rain,rain, go away. Come again,another day!

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FAIRY MOTH

By livelifeandlove on July 31, 2012

I’m about to discover something new and totally unexpected.I’ve found a stunning night flyer,’‘Fairy moth” inside the house. What a beautiful creature! It really looks like a real fairy, and not even a fairy tale.This is more amazing than I’ve ever dreamed. Although,I haven’t seen a real fairy yet. I stared in disbelief and I couldn’t stop laughing to see this picture. It looks like She’s wearing a very glamorous designer coat and skirt looks like a wrapped around raffles and lace with glittering beads on it.An outfit of my taste. How sexy to see this moth wearing a see thru blouse.The body statistics seems perfect that you can even see the body through.I’ve been longing to see a real fairy and I was very happy to see just like a real one to my own photography.It was a ”Dream comes true ” and mysterious. These fairy moth is floating and I feel charmed by these insect.Attracted by the night lights and moth can easily sneaks inside through the window or doorway. It was really hard to get a sharp image at midnight, these moth is little and movable, flying around crossing the light beam. Nevermind, these night creature gave me the most interesting subject of the night.

Dear fairy,

How can I ever thank you enough for these wonderful scene? You are different from all the other moths. I loved that flashy outfit shining like a star of the night. I’m envy to see your good vital statistics. It was sexy!Thanks for these lovely photos.

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Floating fairy moth. My macro shot.

Is this my fairy godmother? It was a striking features of a real fairy.

These image looks like a real floating fairy. But, how safe is our home now? With insects inside the house,it’s good to learn about it so, sickness can be prevented and controlled. I’m just truly aware. Otherwise, It’s better to keep them out.It might lead to some problems.

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