michèle : shoot & wander

"Hollywood Sunset" The sunset over Hollywood taken from the Griffith Observatory. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's taken me over a year to come back to this photo and really appreciate it. I remember standing at the observatory watching the sunset over LA city. I could see Santa Monica in the distance and then I looked toward the hills. I patiently waited for the perfect moment that the sunset would hit the hills at the best angle. The only tweaking I did was to bring out the colours of the sunset as it touched the hills. Camera: Canon EOS 6D Focal Length: 105mm Shutter Speed: 8 s Aperture: f/11 ISO/Film: 100

Took a 1.5hr drive up north from the city to get away from all the main light pollution. Seeing this with the naked eye was definitely a beauty to behold. For more photos like & follow me: https://www.facebook.com/michemedia

One thing I really enjoy doing is macro photography and doing it also on a budget. This photo is not taken with a $500+ macro lens. The lens set up I'm using here only cost me $160. I'll be sharing how I did it next month on the Remember Forever Photography blog.

Kiyomizudera - Kyoto, Japan

Kaiyukan, Osaka Aquarium - Osaka, Japan - Day Three

Kiyomizudera - Kyoto, Japan - Day Two

Kyoto, Japan - Day One

This is our dog Ted frolicking in the backyard garden. Taken on my iPhone 5. I must say when it's nice and bright out the iPhone 5 camera capabilities are just beautiful :)

While taking shots of the sunset I found this rocky outlet where the waves were smashing against the rocks. So, what I did was change a wild scene of waves into something that looked misty and calm. Camera: Canon EOS 6D Focal Length: 17mm Shutter Speed: 25 secs Aperture: f/16 ISO/Film: 100

I must say, the tour was an eye-opener to the dark and humorous history of Seattle. We were led out onto the streets by our guide then around a corner then through a padlocked door which had stairs leading down. There we were lead through the underground streets of the original Seattle where we saw the remains of what life was lived down there. A lot of it is kept how it was found and so the atmosphere did feel a tad bit creepy. Pardon? Haunted? Yes, supposedly these tunnels are haunted. I don't want to give away too much because I want you to have your own adventure. So, the next time you're in Seattle check out the underground tour. It's a great eye opener to the dark history of Seattle, with their faulty plumbing and body snatchers.

Canon 6D | ISO6400 | 30 sec | f2.8

ISO/Film100

In the past year though there has been a slow revival of instant photography ie. Fuji Instax Min, which is similar to the good ol' days of the Polaroid Joycams.

I'm not much of a panoramic photographer, but now and then I like to make an attempt. Here I've taken an interior pano of St. Mary's Cathedral in Perth, WA. It's incredibly beautiful both on the inside and outside.

(Nikon F3, 35mm Lomo Colour Negative 100 ISO)

There's something that I love about shooting on film, which I just can't get when I shoot on digital. I love how it forces me to choose carefully, the excitement I feel when I wait for them to be developed, and the tangibility of it all. To be able to physically hold the print in my hands rather than the quick viewing of it on a digital screen. It's almost romantic.