It's been awhile again.

So to keep things up maybe this will turn into a knitting blog . . .

Gunna try not to, but seriously, I haven't picked my camera up in a week. I took a trip on my own out to Jordan River, met some interesting people and hung out around a camp fire for a couple hours, and took some beachy-westcoast photos, but I haven't edited them yet. I've been working this week again though, and its been taking so much out of me that I haven't even been knitting. I've just been watching a lot of How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory, wednesdays are even turning into Canadian programming night for the two of us, we watch Dragon's Den followed by Republic of Doyle, which is a pretty ridiculous bit of genuine Canadian production along some similar lines and similar humour as Due South.

But back to topic . . . I have a photo, of knitting! I was bent on making a hat for myself, but I finished it off too soon and its too short for me, it fits perfectly, and I like big bulky hats I can twist my hair up into. So I`ll have to try again, but the colours are fun.

Shot with my Sigma 50mm with flash, because I was so close I kept blocking the natural light coming in, and I needed enough light for that colour to really glow. Oddly enough my exposure time worked out to 1/13 sec, which should certainly warrant a tripod, but it came out pretty sharp, so I lucked out.

Word on the street is that I may get together with one of my bosses for a night time shoot of the city from a high-up location, she wants to give some long exposures a try, and I told her I had a wee bit of experience with that, so we`re gunna team up. It should be fun. I`ll come throw one up in a day or two from last year, but right now I`m feeling rushed to make it to Wal-mart before the masses so I don`t have to stand in line for a half hour to get out again . . . Adios Amigos (and Amigas).

G'un do some knittin's today.

Yeah I like to pretend I`m from the southern US sometimes, just for fun, its how I get my kicks.

Was just doing some editing, I took a photo a couple days ago when there was suddenly heaps of crows flocking around and hanging out in the oak tree across the road. The extent of my telephoto capabilities is 85mm, but I am still pretty happy with this shot. It was nearly black and white to begin with, because of the tree having no foliage, and there being a very definitionless white-cloud backdrop. So I just got rid of the last hints of colour and blew up the exposure a wee bit to turn the sky pretty well white, and that is pretty well all I did to edit this shot.

I just think its kinda fun, I`m thinking on a f-art level.

F-art; definition; The combination of two words Faux and Art used to describe otherwise kitchy and mass produced art designed more closely to match colour schemes than for their artful intent. © Rights reserved by Maylia Janzen.

I like shooting my own spin of f-art though, especially when its something a little more sinister than daisies, like a sleeping tree covered in crows.
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Thanks again to my first follower, I think that officially christens this blog into proper exsistence. Some one else looks at it, its not just me typing into oblivion.

Hey There Molly!

Well, it appears I have one person who noted my absence over this past month, thank you Molly. I'm about half-way though editing the photos I took yesterday, but I figure I'd throw one up on here right away. I lucked out and became aware of an impending long sunset coming up while standing at good altitude (some places would call it a mountain), so we had amazing views of the inside oceanway between Van Isl. and Saltspring. I also had a fantastic subject, I mean, who doesn't like 7 mo. old babies? Anywoo. . .

That's Amy. Shes my buddy. The other one is Molly, shes Amy's handler.

Well, in other news, I've got two weeks off work, so I'll see what I can do about an entry a day. I mean, what the heck else am I gunna do? Oh yeah, I do intend to become a runner over the next two weeks. I like working out, but sometimes when work is going to be busy I have to think ahead so I won't get worn out at work, but now I can just focus on wearing myself down so this next two weeks is easier mentally. Oh and I bought new yarn today, and started a toque for me . . . haven't made one of those since last July.

Thats all I have for you today folks. I'm out.

PS. the 'be the first' follower position is still up for grabs at the bottom of the page, giv'r.