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nothing nada ziltch

Looking at a blank wall as far as SoFoBoMo goes. No ideas.  Tried. Did not work. Stuck in a rut again.

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Experimenting with a cool white-balance and warm light source to simulate evening sunlight at a really slow shutter speed to help blur and burn-in the background ambient light. Worked pretty well. Would like to do some portraits [real people] with a similar lighting setup and even move and shake the camera a bit more than [...]

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Day 7 – struggling

Day 7: Sitting out on the balcony enjoying a late afternoon espresso and a ciggy, dozing a bit from indulgence at lunch [after-glow of the Stoli really] this Black-hooded Oriole comes and perches for a bit of evening sun….

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SoFoBoMo screeches to a halt

Not such a good idea it turned out to be after all….On some days there can be  flurry of activity but generally the happenings on the Mango Tree are limited and often nothing exciting happens for days. There is still  time to do an about-turn and start another SoFoBoMo project. What will it be? No [...]

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Diary of a Mango Tree – day 6

Day 6: The mangoes survived! And life beyond the mango tree goes on, as usual

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Long time no flowers….again.

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Diary of a Mango Tree – day 5

Day 5: Got him! A quick one. Leaves masking him partly but that’s ok. Woke from an afternoon nap to a violent storm raging – horizontal rain and winds probably over 80 Kmph bending the trees half-way over. The storm was over in half an hour though. It almost blew out the bathroom window, which [...]

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Diary of a Mango Tree – day 4

Day 4: Pair of Sparrows this morning. The guy was all over the place but this little lady sat still and posed for her portrait.

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Diary of a Mango Tree – day 3

SoFoBoMo – Diary of a Mango Tree. Day 3: Nothing much really happened on the Mango Tree this morning and there are no visiting birds today either.  I take a few photos of the unripe mangoes and call it quits…. Then, at around 8:30am I hear the squirrel. It is back today for a late breakfast! [...]

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[SoFoBoMo] Day 2 at 5:38 AM I wake early.  Draw the curtains and wonder which birds will be visiting the mango tree this morning. The light is low and I see a movement in the branches… a bird? No. It turns out to be a tiny little furry creature who has come looking for breakfast. [...]

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