Sorry again for another lack of updates…… mostly post-graduation laziness on my part :D

So the other day I went cycling with a friend to Kangaroo Point to take photos with the idea of trying weird stuff with Photoshop once we got home.  Funny thing is, it was the simpler ideas, not necessarily easier, but still not complicated ideas that turned out the best.  Just with that and the fact I only have one lens to play with most of the time, I learnt that it really helps to make make more from less because you'll get to push things and produce something really great.  I never expected the photo above to look the way it does but by treating it as a challenge, it became so much more.  I guess it's just another reminder from the saying, keep it simple stupid.

Taken on my D90 in Brisbane (Kangaroo Point), Australia and edited in Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Aperture 3.

Sorry for the lack of posts guys, Dan's currently in Melbourne and can't really blog so it'll just be me every so often.  That and just general laziness after graduation - it's a strange feeling having nothing to do and being so bored…

So the other day I had lunch with all my family at Southbank and I brought along the trusty D90.  I was just taking photos for fun and the silly faces that come with having so many cousins younger than you and I managed to get a photo like the one above.  One of my cousins was running around and jumped off the ledge onto the river bank.  I guess it was a momentary shot that was just there at the right time.

Taken on my D90 in Brisbane (Southbank), Australia and edited in Aperture 3.

A child.  A child is innocent, it knows no more than what it sees, knows no more than what it feels.

Their thoughts are pure and innocent, only ever influenced by their immediate experience.

In it's eyes, there's a sense of curiosity, nonchalance and emptiness that's only ever seen from a child.

As it grows so does the expressions seen through its eyes. 

 It changes irreversibly and irrecoverably.

It influences who they are, shaping the world around them.

Taken by Dan on my D90 in Movieworld, Australia and edited by Mitchell in Aperture 3.

Just a small experiment using a digital simulation on a monitor and long exposure.

I wasn't expecting much from it but it looks interesting and the low DPI of my screen adds to it in a way.

The way light refracts both digitally within the simulation and then out of the screen progressively into the camera sensor itself reminds me of how the difference between digital and analogue is getting smaller and smaller each year.  Though I wonder how much longer until the line between the two becomes blurred.

Taken on my D90 in Brisbane, Australia and edited in Aperture 3.

We all have a history we can trace ourselves back to.
Somewhere where we can find our beginnings, be it big or small.
Although when we grow older we change as a person and grow distant from those initial footsteps,
it's always important not to forget who you are as a person and what you do.
The moment you lose that is the moment you cease being yourself.
So never forget your history and what's behind it, it's who you are and it's what shapes you.

Taken on my D90 in Xi'an, China and edited in Aperture 3.

In not too many weeks from now, it'll be graduation for me and many of my friends.  It's been twelve years since starting school and it'll finally be over.  

Strangely enough, when I think of graduation, I think of the Japanese drama 'Hana Kimi'.  It's a bit weird but it was a drama which I really liked and always had a reference to cherry blossoms which looked so nice and delicate.

Since watching it, it's a strong reminder of things to come both good and bad.

Taken on my D90 in Huashan, China and edited in Aperture 3.

Just a short post.

Final exams are coming up soon for me - stress is high and time is short.

Even though this is the case, I think the best thing I can do apart from studying and practicing is to find balance.  

Balance is something that's crucial for keeping a level head, for keeping calm in the most high stakes of situations, which for me at the moment is those ten exams waiting for me. 

 So rather than just studying constantly, it's good to find a balance between study and play even now to get you in the best state of mind.

Taken on my iPhone 5 in Brisbane (Calamvale District Park), Australia and edited in Aperture 3.

I've never seen snow in my life.  

I've been told it's white fluffy and soft, but hurts a lot if you're hit by a snowball.  

I've been told it looks amazing, that the starkness of seeing everything coated to a pure white is amazing.

I've been told snowboarding down a hill is exhilarating.

Hopefully one time I'll get to see it and roll around in the snow without a care in the world.

P.S.  This isn't snow, it's just clouds :D

Taken on my D90 over the Pacific Ocean and edited in Aperture 3.

On our planet, there's about seven billion people living with us right now and that's only going to get bigger for a while.  It's interesting to see how many people can fit on the Earth right now but at the same time it's saddening to know how many of them live in poverty.  If you have an education, a home, electricity, clean water, food and access to medical services; then you're one of the richest people in the world.  If you can see this through the internet, then you're even richer than a huge percentage of people with such privileges.   Thinking about this, you slowly realize how lucky we are out of the billions of people living amongst us.  Yeah, we take things for granted all the time - first world problems, but it's knowing this stark fact that changes everything.

Taken on my D90 in Shanghai (Pudong), China and edited in Photoshop and Aperture 3.

Within everything we see, we can distinguish a form or a shape in the image of another object.  It's this familiarity with our own experiences in relation to the present  that makes so many things nostalgic to us and feel so surreal.  To me, it's creativity at its finest when we move an idea or a concept from one context to another.

Taken on my D90 in Beijing, China and edited in Aperture 3.

Last night was the final art exhibition for my grade level before graduation.  It featured a collection of works by 39 people including myself and it was truly amazing.  Since we've always been so busy doing our own thing, we've never really gotten to see each other's work before so it was a nice way to end doing IB Visual Arts.  There was so much diversity and depth to all the works and it only seems to get better each year.  Here's a selection of close ups from the exhibition.

Taken on my D90 in Brisbane (Kelvin Grove), Australia and edited in Aperture 3.

When I was in Beijing, I noticed there was plenty of security around the place, sometimes more of them than there were civilians.  It's all done to maintain a sense of order in the eyes of the authority.  Yet for some reason, there was still a sense of chaos and disorder wafting around everywhere I went.

Taken on my D90 and a friend's EOS 550D in Beijing, China and edited in Aperture 3.

We're all waiting for something; the train, a moment, a friend, a loved one.  When we wait long enough, we grow tired and lose patience.  Sometimes in that momentary loss of perseverance, something hits us - we discover that there's more than what meets the eye.  Sure, we'll say waiting is boring and that there's nothing to do, but if you look beyond the face value of something, there's meaning to everything.  For example in this photo, it's just a photo of the ground, don't just think that it's a floor, but look beyond for more than just what it is.

Taken on my D90 in Brisbane (Sunnybank), Australia and edited in Aperture 3.

In our lives there's plenty of negativity coming from left, right and center.  It's pretty overwhelming when you think about it and it influences us strongly.  It blurs our vision and perception, making it hard to hold onto what is most important in our lives.   Every so often, a ray of light will shine through to guide us but it's up to ourselves to stay positive even in the worst of times and find that silver lining.

Taken on my D90 in Brisbane, Australia and edited in Aperture 3.

Perspective - it's a way of looking at something in one particular way, but there's always multiple perspectives.  When we look at in one way, it might be blurry or vague, as if we can't reach a conclusion.  Once we look at it in as many perspectives as possible, we find clarity amongst the confusion.

Taken on my D90 in Brisbane, Australia and edited in Aperture 3.

Just a short post for tonight.  I took this a few nights ago over at Southbank and it's interesting how if you leave your camera to take a photo for a while, it shows so much more than just taking a photo in a split second.  It goes to show how fast our lives are moving every second and every day.  The details get a little fuzzy over time, but it paints a whole different story.

Taken on my D90 in Brisbane (Southbank), Australia and edited in Aperture 3.

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