Posted in Chapel Hill, autumn, color, photography, photos, signs on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Had a lovely little photo adventure today in Chapel Hill
Lovely trees and lights
lovely light, my favorite
quite possibly the best name of a restaurant ever
Neat oil and spices in a fabulous Mediterranean deli
I think the fountain bird would quite like this nest that was part of a window display
Hookahs. Didn’t see a hookah-smoking caterpillar though.
The leaves [...]
Posted in beauty, color, gratitude, happiness, healing, nature, photography, photos on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The past month, and longer, I’ve not been myself, trapped in being unwell, with no energy left for anything I normally do. The fog is lifting, sun is breaking up the shadows and I am feeling much more like my usual mermaid self.
Some recent-ish photos that I love, and that make me feel happy, just [...]
Posted in Engagement photos, change, dreams, goals, happiness, me, photography on October 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hellooooo out there!
‘Tis I, Flying Mermaid, finally returned from her great, mighty Mermaid adventure off on the other side of the ocean and eager to return to her bloggy home.
Ok, really, I’m not returning from anywhere, other than a very long blog hiatus, but I am very happy to be returning to blog land!
I last [...]
Posted in fun, photography, photos, tagged iPhone photos on July 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I also downloaded an app for the iPhone that lets you make pictures into Polaroid-like images (not actually a Polaroid product)
And an app that acts like many different camera styles, so you can get cool, pop art pictures like this:
This is the original of that shot:
or a fish-eye lens view:
Uh oh, Clive the Pocket Lion [...]
Posted in Durham, art, fun, photography, photos, tagged iPhone photos on July 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We went out last night with our friends Andy and Jess and had such a great night. We went to Blue Corn Cafe, which is one of my favorite restaurants in Durham. After a great dinner, we then went to check out 3rd Friday Durham, where some galleries were open late, serving champagne and snacks. [...]
Posted in creative, photography, photos, tagged iPhone photos on July 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Have I mentioned that I love my iPhone? Love. And I really like that I have a camera on me at all times now — because as much as I love my beautiful, awesome, swoony Nikon D50, sometimes I don’t want to have a big camera with me. Having the built-in camera gives me a [...]
Posted in kids, photography, photos, tagged Kid portraits on July 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As I’m starting to set up Flying Mermaid Photography, I offered to do some free portrait sessions to help build up my portfolio. I’ve done five portfolio sessions, three of which were kid portraits. I LOVE doing the kid portraits. My approach is to show the kids being kids, not posed or staged. The response [...]
Posted in animals, fun, mermaids, ocean, photography, photos on July 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As I’m a mermaid girl who loves her some photography, I bought a reusable underwater camera for my honeymoon. I didn’t do that much diving, but I did go snorkeling with rays and turtles and nurse sharks — I even got to hold a 6′ long nurse shark!
From a Belizean mermaid’s backyard:
He creeps me out [...]
Posted in North Carolina, beauty, cats, fun, happiness, nature, photography, photos, travel, weekend on July 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hubby and I needed a recharging weekend, he’s been very stressed at work, and I needed some relaxing, outdoor time.
I found Pilot Knob Inn, a charming B&B located about two hours away from home, out past Winston-Salem.
Before checking in, we went to Hanging Rock State Park, hiked up to the bouldering field and got to [...]
Posted in Durham, Engagement photos, beauty, fun, love, photography, photos on June 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Some photos from my recent engagement session with my good friend Eva and her fiance Tim. I will be shooting their wedding in October, and I am so honored and excited! Pictures were all taken at this great little park practically across from our downtown Durham, NC office.
It was actually their idea to do a [...]
