IntenseDebate - Satakieli

14 years ago @ 3 Bedroom Bungalow to ... - Oh For *&^%\'s Sake · 0 replies · +1 points

bahahaha!

I did the exact same thing when there were workmen building new houses opposite my parents house! I was so used to it being a field.

14 years ago @ Clash and Contradiction - March 17 · 0 replies · +1 points

I will! It looks sorta scary... I'm buying my own .com hosting and doing it that way.
My recent post March 17

14 years ago @ Clash and Contradiction - March 15 · 0 replies · +1 points

Actually yes, I got faux antique birdcage and bunch of old skeleton keys, lol
My recent post March 15

14 years ago @ Clash and Contradiction - Recycled Kid's Pa... · 0 replies · +1 points

Oh I'm sorry, it was early here when I did all that so I must have missed it!

I'm originally from the UK, but I actually live in Germany at the moment!
My recent post Recycled Kid's Pajama Cushions

14 years ago @ Clash and Contradiction - March 7 · 0 replies · +1 points

No problem! I really enjoyed your website and I was pretty excited to be on there, thank you!

14 years ago @ Clash and Contradiction - March 7 · 0 replies · +1 points

Thank you :) That's so kind of you to say so, I try and keep things light over here.
My recent post March 7

14 years ago @ Clash and Contradiction - Divine Lemon-Blueberry... · 1 reply · +1 points

So it's down the street from the familia center? or in that same sort of business area?

We went to the Bauhaus just outside of Mannheim, near Poco. It was really nice inside, not like the scummy one we have in Heidelberg!

We get our car in just over a week! Squee!
My recent post Divine Lemon-Blueberry Muffins

14 years ago @ Clash and Contradiction - March 3 - The Rhythm o... · 0 replies · +1 points

Hey, we're far from perfect. We have this but sometimes it gets a little messed up, for example it's 6am here and my son is awake far too early!
My recent post March 3 - The Rhythm of Spring

14 years ago @ Clash and Contradiction - March 3 - The Rhythm o... · 0 replies · +1 points

If your camera is on Av then you just need to get really close to what you're taking a photo of, My camera lens was maybe just over a couple of inches away from these using a Nikkor 18-55mm (the D3000 kit lens) zoomed in as far as it would go... the closer you are to your subject the more depth of field you have, so the background is easier to blur.

You want to get close to your subject and play around with the aperture settings. You can do this exercise to help: find some good lighting and get in close to your subject, start out at the lowest aperture, take a photo at each setting, moving up to the highest aperture, but keep everything else the same. Look at the photos you've taken and make a note of which one has more of the effect you're after. That's the one which has the settings you'll want to use, you should be able to check the settings for each photograph in camera after you've taken the photo.

What kind of camera are you using? It's easier to do this with an SLR and a lens that has a longer focal length, the longer focal length means that you can get more of the subject in the frame but still get the blurred effect. It is possible to do with a compact camera but you have to get in much closer (and with the macro setting usually).

Hope that helps, let me know how it turns out!
My recent post March 3 - The Rhythm of Spring

14 years ago @ Clash and Contradiction - March 3 - The Rhythm o... · 0 replies · +1 points

I think that's usually the way with small children, I know that's how it is for mikey and I. The meal and naptimes are the axis around which the rest of our day revolves.

I love dinner time, Mikey usually "helps" which is when I can put him to work emptying the dishwasher (or at least the safe items in there) or stirring things. It's lots of fun. If my husband takes him while I cook then it's also nice and relaxing for me.
My recent post March 3 - The Rhythm of Spring

IntenseDebate Comment System

Connect with Satakieli

My blogs/sites

People I'm following

Satakieli