The 26 weeks B&W Project - Week 8 | Fundamental

The weather is getting warm and it is time for the rose to bloom! How nice is it to photograph beautiful flower with lovely curvy pedals. This is a picture of a rose's receptacle - the fundamental part to support a flower to bloom beautifully. It has its own pretty shape and texture, yet not highly recognized as the pretty flower gets the attention mostly...

This picture is taken by my Canon Kit Lens 18-55mm with a +10 Macro filter. I am really amazed with the Macro filter that we've got, although the image is not as nice as the ones taken by a Macro lens, it is definitely a very cheap alternative to satisfy my Macro need...lol

The 26 weeks B&W Project - Week 7 | The Frame

A nice walk in the evening by the seaside is always enjoyable, the lovely fresh breeze, the smell of the ocean and the gentle sunlight....

The 26 weeks B&W project - Week 6 | Footprints

Leave our footprints and take the memories...

Isn't time flies quickly? It's another week again and the middle of April has arrived already! When I was small I always wanted to grow up quickly, so that people around will treat me like an adult and believe in my capability to take good care of myself. My mum told me that as we grow older, time seems to pass by quicker, and, I can't agree more. 

Last week we took the chance and went to Sunshine Coast, the weather forecast said there would be a few showers and we came across some rain on the way. To our delight the rain stopped when we arrived the beach and remained dry until we were on the way home!

It wasn't the intention to take the footprints on the sand but they caught my eyes when I was looking back at the pictures. Every step we've taken took us to where we are, and footprints are left with every step we take. There are footprints for us to learn from and follow, and never fear to leave footprints on ground that no one has been to before.

The 26 weeks B&W project - Week 5 | The Silent Guide

It was my first time visiting a lighthouse (and NSW)! Thanks to my hubby who drove for a total of 4 hours during Easter Monday and brought me to Byron Bay. The scenic there was just wonderful, beach with very fine sand, comfortable wind and lovely shopping area around.

We are glad to have visited Byron Bay since the decision was made 'not-so-early' in the morning, we planned to get going at around 7am weather permitted the day before, but the weather was just too nice to sleep in, and we have started our journey at 11 after a bowl of 'yummy' oat for breakfast with further research on the destination. We thought it's gonna rain according to the weather forecast so we weren't too sure about the trip earlier, but it was sunny all day long! We have parked our car close to the lighthouse which costed AUD 7 per hour, when we've got home and took another look at the ticket, we were glad to know that the money will go to the maintenance of the lighthouse!

It is a destination that worth visiting again!

The 26 weeks B&W project - Week 4 | The Hearts

Happy Easter everyone! This is going to be my first Easter spent in Australia, supermarkets and shops are full of Easter Bunnies, chocolate eggs, and countless cute stuff toys since last month! It is definitely a festive occasion here!

Our buddies are truly our spoilers! This is one of the many lovely wedding gifts from wonderful friends, thanks to Meibo, I like it so much!

The 26 weeks B&W project - Week 3 | A Cup Of...

Clouds of smoke and wall of blue caught my eyes when husband and I walked along Arab Street in Singapore - A Turkish cafe with lots of customers sitting at the outdoor tables around the street corner, enjoying their Hookah with their friends, and we were the only 'special' customers without a Hookah next to our table. I wasn't so much into coffee when I visited Turkey long ago - people said that I've got to try out Turkish Coffee whether I like coffee or not, it's just not the normal cup of coffee. Seeing the very dark color of coffee in a tiny cup, I hesitated and missed out the chance back then.

Since then I have started to drink coffee once in a while, and it was sort of a must-have companion in my university time. Perhaps it's like what my parents have told me - as I grow, I will appreciate the bitterness from coffee and bitter gourd.

Turkish Coffee is a bit bitter, but it tastes good. Give it a try!

The 26 weeks B&W project - Week 2 | Expression

'Simplicity is the glory of expression.' ~Walts Whitman

Week 2! We came across this special plant during the recent Singapore trip, the picture was taken at Singapore Zoo. I admire the unique curves that plants possess, they are simple yet elegant. 

It has been a wet week in Brisbane (no flooding, finger crossed), good for the plants! I am still waiting for the Calla Lily to bloom so that I can take some pictures of it, hmmm still not blooming yet after a few months, perhaps it's time to shop for other types of fertilizer for it!

The 26 weeks B&W project - Week 1 | Sleep Tight

Yes! I have decided to start another project! In the coming 26 weeks, one black and white pictures will be added into my project collection each week!

In the past, I didnt quite like black and white pictures because they are not 'colorful'! However, I started to appreciate the different perspectives that black and white pictures have to offer some time ago when I read up on a photography book that focuses on black and white. It is amazing to see how my attention is shift between the color and black and white version of a same picture. And this is the purpose of the 26 weeks project - to explore more into black and white!

I am happy to have a lovely cat to kick start my second photography project again!