Dear Fellows PNEH, hoa. si~, thi si~ and art critic, and Forum friends
Here are my entries for Umbrellas. Since I have so many (sorry BiTi, you did not expect this flood from me when you came up with this theme, did you?) I will put them in chronological order. You will notice that time after time, they all have this blurry effect, for various reasons.
Beach Umbrella: picture taken a year ago in Hawaii. I started to take pictures at that time, and did not understand why all my photos came out blurry. I consulted my in-house expert who asked me whether I waited for my camera to focus. Naturally I did not understand the question. So very patiently the expert explained to me that first I needed to press the button halfway, waited for the little box to come up, then pressed the button all the way down. I was so thankful and happy. I thought my problem was solved...
Red umbrellas: picture taken last month in Bruges. The quality of the photo has not improved much since last year . Why? I did press halfway, waited for the little box to come up before pressing all the way down. But, I was nervous that Mai Han would turn around and snatch my camera for stalking her...
Waiting for the rain to come: also taken last month, in Amsterdam. Not too clear. Reason? I am not sure why. I thought I took all the right steps, and I was not even nervous. May be I was hungry that day, so my hands trembled?
Pink umbrella: photo taken on Sunday. I took a walk around the neighborhood trying to shoot pictures of the sunbrellas. I saw this peachy pink one that I liked. I quickly tried to take a photo. I was so afraid that the owners would come out and ask me why I was taking picture of their house... Not surprisingly the photo came out fuzzy.
Umbrellas on 1st Avenue: Photos taken this afternoon on 1st Avenue. After many days of scorching sun, it was pouring rain this afternoon. So I took the opportunity to shoot pictures of umbrellas in the rain. I got more than a few unwelcoming glares from passers-by, as I was taking pictures from the car. Result? When I showed Chuong my collage, he said "they look okay Mom, but why are they not sharp? You have to try better if you want to post the pictures on the blog" !!! Oh well, I do hope that my twin BiTi and all of you are way more indulgent than my son.
Goodnight
from Be^n Bo*\ So^ng
MC
Dear PNEH and friends,
ReplyDeleteI now realize that it is so true that ... when it rains IT POURS !!!! hi hi
I like all your umbrellas Em Ci, no wonder you jumped at the theme :-)
...
BiTi
MC oi:
ReplyDeleteLove your entries “Umbrella on 1st avenue”:
The drops of rain are really beautiful, just love the composition of every single photo of the collage,
It seems to carry the whole scene of a rainy day, and surely worth the attention.
Each lady somehow shows securely protected by her umbrella &
Are there many young moms with “baby bump” around that day MC?
Cheers from Liem
Khanh' Lie^m o*i,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your sweet comments. I am happy that you love every single photo of the collage :-)
It was my luck as a PNEH that it rained on Monday, since I had hoped to capture people with umbrellas in the rain, to complete my series of photos on umbrellas with lively images.
As I left the office, a heavy rain came down. Perhaps because the previous days were so hot, reaching 100 degrees, people did not seem to be bothered by the rain. Some even seemed to enjoy it. I took so many photos, some of them while waiting for my ride and some in the car as we drove along First Avenue. There were lovers, a giggling couple, a young dad pushing a stroller, a big group of cute little Chinese kids with their little umbrellas, and yes, quite a few young moms or mothers-to-be (two of them as you saw in my collage, looking elegantly casual in the rain)...One could see umbrellas of all sort of designs and sizes. There was even a blue umbrella with white clouds that I could not take a picture of, because it was on the side of the driver.
There was this overall feeling of happiness and somehow it also brought back sweet memories of when I was a little kid and my brothers and I used to run around in the garden in the torrential rain.
Goodnight
from Be^n Bo*\ So^ng
MC
Hello Mai Chau
ReplyDeleteWhether standing still, idle or in perpetual motion, captured on the sly,
in a click of an eye, paparazzi style or not, in fair condition or inclement weather, a diverse collection of snapshots of colorful umbrellas
As captivating and refreshing as the never ending rain drops
that poured on a stormy, windy day on First Avenue
a misty, romantic vision that brought to mind, with a certain nostalgie,
the cool, hip song of yesteryears
"Who will stop the rain"
Quang