Year: 2009

Eating: roses, strawberries…

2009-05-21
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A memory of my childhood: jam made of roses. Actually this is "dulceață" in Romanian, which is not the same as "gem"(jam), is something sweeter. You use the petals, boil them with lemon, sugar and some water and the result is a delicious sweet fruit preserve.

jam roses

Speaking about food produced by my garden, I had the first harvest of strawberries this year, they were a few and the photos are quite bad, but they are real strawberries, no chemicals, no nothing:

garden strawberry

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Roses

2009-05-20
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I think those roses are pretty cool, I like them.

Rose close-up Rose close-up Rose close-up

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Honey: how it’s made

2009-05-19
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I can’t say which honey is the best, but the one made from Black Locust flowers (Romanian: salcim) is really good, with nice flavor and color. So here is how it’s made: in late spring/early summer the bees are collecting the pollen from the flowers and then making the sweet thing. Mmmm… pancakes with black locust honey, aren’t you mouth watering?

Making honey: Black locust / Facind mire: salcim

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I am a vulture too…

2009-05-18
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At Ziua Mamelor de Inger I found interesting to observe how the photographers were pouncing over "cute" subjects (kids playing), just like vultures over their prey.

But I am a vulture too: I stumbled upon some people crying and hugging and my first reaction (old habit?) was tu torn away and give them some privacy. But then I went like: WTF! I am a photographer! I can’t leave the decisive moment pass… if they want privacy they shouldn’t do this in public, at an event where media is invited…

Ziua mamelor de ingeri: vultures

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Ziua Mamelor de Ingeri, Bucharest, 2009

2009-05-18
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Bucharest is a relatively peaceful city, with not many interesting opportunities for photojournalism (boring photojournalism is …boring), so I am not trained at that and when I get to take such shoots, like here at "Ziua Mamelor de Ingeri" ("Angel’s Mothers Day"), where I was invited by Bianca Brad, I take mostly portraits and candids, what I know and what I like.

Ziua mamelor de ingeri: looking up Ziua mamelor de ingeri: tears

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Wake up and smell the roses

2009-05-15
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The benefits of a sunny morning after heavy rain are not only about taking close-up of snails but also the great opportunity to catch some beautiful rain drops on the petals of the roses in your garden.

Rose after the Rain

Rose after the Rain Rose after the Rain

Rose after the Rain

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Snail

2009-05-15
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About a month ago a colleague from Fedora showed me a photo of a snail, where I liked the colors but not so much the composition and framing, so I had to wait a few weeks for a "decisive moment", allowing to show my own vision of a snail photo. And it came this sunny morning, after a night with heavy rain, the perfect opportunity for the snails to take a little walk:

Update: the high resolution of the photo(s) here were lost in an unfortunate accident(human error made by be) and a bit later the only copy remaining (resized for web use, hosted on flickr) was deleted by the yahoo bastards. I am very sad about the lost content, but is out of my control. My only hope is I will be able to replace them with more and better shots.

I got the opportunity for a second snail shoot.

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Roses season starting in 3, 2, 1…

2009-05-13
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The flower is not that great and the photo is not either, but it is the first rose blossoming this year in my garden, it is a mark of the roses season start (a season which will probably last until the late autumn).

Update: the high resolution of the photo(s) here were lost in an unfortunate accident(human error made by be) and a bit later the only copy remaining (resized for web use, hosted on flickr) was deleted by the yahoo bastards. I am very sad about the lost content, but is out of my control. My only hope is I will be able to replace them with more and better shots.

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Living statue

2009-05-13
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Sunday in the Herastrau Park there were some more people posing in "living statues" but the guys changed their facial expressions and even body positions a lot. Her was impressive with her commitment on staying still, like a real statue. And the clothing were fit, making her look like an ancient Greek priestess, exactly how you expect a statue to be.

Update: the high resolution of the photo(s) here were lost in an unfortunate accident(human error made by be) and a bit later the only copy remaining (resized for web use, hosted on flickr) was deleted by the yahoo bastards. I am very sad about the lost content, but is out of my control. My only hope is I will be able to replace them with more and better shots.

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Iris flowers

2009-05-13
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I find those iris flowers spectacular (photos taken in my garden):

Iris

And the rainy weather, bad for photography as it will keep you inside, can make miracles with those water drops:

Purple Iris After the Rain

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Boat Show

2009-05-12
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Pretty much unhappy with the shooting at the boat show, the babes there, compared with a car or bikes show, are fewer, uncooperative and less hot (this is the second time I learn this this year). On top of this the sun was strong, really bad for photography, so many of the girls had sunglasses covering their eyes or large hats shadowing their faces, so it was a struggle to get something.

Boat Show: Driving the boat

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Portrait

2009-05-08
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Closing my portrait series of photos taken at the car and bike salon, naturally I should choose the one I like the best. Why I label this one as the best may be probably a not easy psychological thing to answer.

Portrait

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Eyes

2009-05-06
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…big, clear eyes with a nice catchlight add a smile and the portrait is ready!

Portrait

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The wonder of flash photography

2009-05-05
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I think the only way for me to take this portrait properly was using an external flash (strobe), of course, with all the needed precautions (softbox, bounced).

Portrait

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Orange flower

2009-05-04
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Too much girl portraits lately? How about interrupting for a flower close-up? Yes, it is also from my garden and I don’t know its name…

Update: the high resolution of the photo(s) here were lost in an unfortunate accident(human error made by be) and a bit later the only copy remaining (resized for web use, hosted on flickr) was deleted by the yahoo bastards. I am very sad about the lost content, but is out of my control. My only hope is I will be able to replace them with more and better shots.

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