I thought that these budding plants looked a little like claws and so brought my 100mm macro in close for some nice abstraction and so that I could submit something for #DOFMonday curated by +Helena Martins, +Mara Acoma, and +Lynda Bowyer, as well as #MacroMonday curated by +Jennifer Eden, +Kelli Seeger Kim, and +Kerry Murphy.
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I actually took a photo last week with the intention of submitting it for #LeadingLinesMonday curated by +Jakob Nilsson, +Pam Chalkley, and +CJ Sros. That's forward thinking!
I've actually remembered to submit it too. That's pretty impressive for a Monday, all things considered.
I think I need a lie down now.
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Chance of me stepping foot outside in the wind and rain today is currently hovering around the zero mark so I thought I'd have a hunt back through some old photos from four years ago and play around with them.
This is a shot on the streets of Hong Kong, taken with my 350D, and it was the first morning using a wide angle lens (Tamron f/4 12-24mm purchased in the market at midnight the night before) so I was enjoying the fun of getting close, shooting from the hip, and still getting loads of features in the picture. I hadn't quite mastered the art of holding my camera level at this point and, to be fair, I still haven't. When I originally uploaded this many years ago I'd cropped out the girl on the right. I'll bet I had a reason for that then but I've no idea what it was.
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A trio of music videos of songs that were one hit wonders in the UK according to the Wikipedia entry on the subject here.
All of these reached number one in the UK but never charted with any other track. Yes, even the last one. Hard to believe, I know.
Tubeway Army – Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
The Floaters – Float On
Doop – Doop
The last Friday in the month is Henchman Market Friday in Chichester and I really can't recommend it highly enough for all your henchman needs. From one-off thug services through to independent and fully-equipped squads of hired goons, whether you're after slightly-built, ninja-style personnel or traditional, heavy mobsters you can be certain of a great deal. And it's not just people; henchman insurance, outfitting, training, and volcano lair-acclimatisation lectures are all available at some of the best prices you'll be able to find too.
So the next time you're thinking about henchmen, think Henchman Market Friday in Chichester.
Henchman Market Friday is regulated by the British Professional Ruffians Association.
#StreetSaturday
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Since I'm going to have approximately stuff all (very approximately) time to do any uploading or processing tonight I thought I'd grab one of the flowers shot yesterday and submit it for the popular #FloralFriday theme curated by +Tamara Pruessner while I've got a moment to spare.
Now, I know that some people will claim that this is a weed and not a flower and so, perhaps, technically shouldn't be included in a floral theme but I have spent many years convincing my wife otherwise (pro tip: using latin names helps) and I'm afraid I can't possibly permit any dissenting view on the subject.
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The seventies was a tough decade for a lot of people and my family was no exception. When you've watched your parents scrimp and save to buy a gorgeous, brown-striped three piece suite only to realise it's going to be a pretty bare Christmas on account of having nothing left there's only one thing that a considerate eldest son can do.
And so it was that I moonlighted; school kid by day, patrolman by night. I kept the job a secret until such time as I could present my family with a tree and at least one of every possible type of decoration known to man at that time.
I'd like to say that everyone was happy that year but in truth Tigger never forgave me – he was a proud cat and had considered it his responsibility to provide for the family; it really wasn't his fault that there simply wasn't much money to be made in the scrap mice industry after 1973 – and he refused to join in the otherwise uplifting December celebrations.
For #BlastFromThePast curated by +Cheryl Cooper, +Isabelle Fortin, and +Mark Rodriguez.
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I forewent (I think that's the first time I've ever conjugated the past tense of forego in a sentence!) street photography today in favour of a little stroll around the canal area in Chichester.
It was fairly pleasant temperature-wise, although the wind could have been a tad less blustery if I'd had my hand on the weather control knob. I took quite a number of photos but a quick check shows that there aren't any daily themes for #WeedThursday , #AnotherWeedThursday , #HoorayAnotherWeedThursday , or #WhatIsThatDuckDoingToThatOtherDuckThursday so that's the bulk of today's shots that I won't bother uploading.
However, there is #LeafOnThursdays curated by +Margaret Tompkins, +Marilou Aballe, and +Ray Bilcliff so the day wasn't a complete waste.
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