Ms. Amphigorously

Photos by a girl named Anna. Anna Amphigorously, to be exact.

The Poor Man’s Tilt-Shift

I love Olivo Barbieri. He shoots these stunning landscapes with only a helicopter and a tilt-shift lens. The world’s most recognizable landscapes are brilliantly transformed into tiny miniatures, as if a master craftsman had too much time on his hands.

However, since I don’t have either of these at my disposal, and you probably don’t either, I present to you this Before and After:

And so, with a tad bit of color correction and a smattering of blur filters, you too can do what Olivo Barbieri does. Maybe someday you can borrow the helicopter.

Week 5 in Photographs

I’ve been a bit dormant as far as blogging goes, but here I am again! This is Week 5 of my journey along The 365 Day Project. Please click on each thumbnail to see the full photograph and read my thoughts, complaints, et cetera for that day.

Here’s my favorite photograph from this week:

Until next week, good night and good luck.

Week 4 in Photographs

I’m slowing down a bit, but here we are again – remember to click on each thumbnail to see the full photograph and read my musings for that day.

And here’s my favorite photo from this week:

Peace.

Seabrook

We have posted nothing for a few days – our apologies – and here is why.

Over the weekend we visited a small beach town called Seabrook. When we drove in on Friday night, Seabrook seemed as if Tim Burton himself imagined it. I was instantly reminded of Big Fish.

The whole town is only five years old, and as such, there is an identical street lamp on every corner, the sidewalks are made of crushed seashells, and the beach houses are pristine and perfect, each with a different colored door and a romantic name, like Kite Tails, Happy Days and Moonbeam.

The streets are just as idyllic, with names like Blackberry, Elk Creek Promenade and Primrose. There is one place to eat, called The Cafe. The Park is a flat patch of grass surrounded by houses. All of the bicycles in town are either orange or turquoise.

The ocean is a five minute walk away, and it looks like the Oregon coast. After breakfast we pulled three rusty cruisers out of our garage and rode down to the beach. Sunny weather is so good for the soul. As is lasagna, which is what we had for dinner.

And that’s that. Cheers!

Get Your Fashion

Some excellent new things from The Sartorialist.

If you are unfamiliar with Scott Schuman, he is the fashion photographer behind The Sartorialist. He wanders the streets of the world’s fashion capitals and takes photographs of random passers by. See more and read more at thesartorialist.com.

Shopping, anyone?

People Watching

Here it is. 

After school today, we took a bus downtown and chose a cozy spot to sit in front of a particularly busy Starbucks. I discreetly took out my camera, and started snapping photos. It wasn’t soon before the more intelligent passers by figured out exactly what I was doing. Some even stared directly into my lens as I shot them. I got a laugh out of a few defiant stares. 

Chelsey took notes diligently for the entire half hour. 

“Some people don’t like being watched. Luckily I was writing so I missed the glares.” 

“Lady in red handing out brochures. Never dissuaded if turned down.”

“Another woman in red smoking, sitting way too close and clouding my lungs, momentarily taking part in our watching. Stray ashes drift over and scrape past my leg. Stopped and rejoined stream.”

“Couple: waiting to cross the street, her telling a story, him deep in focus.”

“Asian tourists snapping shots across the way, lost in their explorations.”

“Mom with hat and stroller. Shortly after started running to cross street in time.”

“Man trying not to be seen, blinking and attempting to disappear as he walked by. Too bad I saw him the whole time. A little camera shy?”

“Why don’t people smile more? They’re always lost in their thoughts.”

“Some small forced bit of contact and then a quick, clean break away.”

“Everyone has their own way of walking, the way they were taught, or how they taught themselves. It says something about them.”

“The thing is, I never would have remembered or noticed half of these people.”

“People freeze up when they see a camera. They pretend like we’re not there or look us in the eye with thoughts we’re supposed to comprehend.”

And that’s that.

P.S. Let us know what you think, yes?