The Decemberists

Ya se que ya hable de esta banda antes, pero hoy escuche un programa de radio y escuche que en Marzo sale un nuevo cd que se va a llamar "The Hazards of Love". Se acuerdan un par de blogs atras les dije que escucharan el tema "Summersong"...ok ya se que no lo escucharon todavia, por eso les digo donde lo pueden escuchar mientras leen la letra que esta aca en mi blog. Si miran a la derecha hay una lista de links, entre ellas una que se llama The Decemberists, bueno si hacen un click ahi van a la pagina de la banda y si hacen un click donde dice "click here to listen" justo esta esta cancion tan apropiada para esta epoca del ano. Espero que les guste tanto como a mi.

If you haven't listen to this band yet I urge you to follow the link on the right side of this page 'the decemberists' and once there, click where it says: 'click here to listen' and that song that I love so much 'summersong' will start playing. You can follow the lyrics here from my page (a few blogs ago). In March there will be a new cd coming out and I am looking forward to hearing it. Since you are in their page check out the artwork it's pretty cool.

Expedition

OK today Oliverio and Felipe went out for a big expedition: to visit the place where they were born. The trip went without much fuss expect for the constant miowing and Felipe's opera singing. When we arrive to their mother's house they came out of the cage and they saw 'the others' (mum, older sister and a complete stranger) and the hissing started. Felipe went so mad that didn't even recognise his own brother Oli. Oli was terrified and completely taken aback by his brother hateful language and so he retreated to the cage and stayed there for a while until Felipe got his act together and stopped the growling. Untie Andrea quickly hid 'the others' but Felipe's wires got so crossed that did not come down from his madness. Oli was patient and waited until the air was clear to come out of the cage. When he did, he investigated the whole room and even chew on some left over cookie. He even got to look at 'the others' from much closer than Felipe for a minute or two.
So Horacio's mith that they would remember their mother, turned out to be busted. Both of them got their vaccine anyway and now Oli is sleeping like a baby. Felipe is a totally antisocial cat. He has a lot of explaining to do to Oli.

Happy Birthday Oliverio

Today was Oli's B'day. His exteded family came to visit him and his favourite toy came out of the draw to have a long well deserved play. At night he had a deliciuous Fancy Feast Royale which he devoured and mum played with him for a whole hour, moving the little rat toy everywhere until Oli was tired. He also received a text message from his twin brother Milo who was celebrating his b'day too, but Oli was too busy to reply.
Oli you are such a loved little spoilt cat and you are soooooo cute and soft. Happy 1st Birthday!

Second Installment

As promised here it is the second installment on the Aireys Inlet Series. Something to think about...a different perspective on the same object can make an image more interesting. I like this shot, the light is really warm and soft and the angle makes the lighthouse very prominent. In this shot I used the "rule of thirds", made famous by the Grade 6 students exhibition last year, to create a more dynamic image.

En espanol: esta es la segunda foto de la serie "Aireys Inlet" tomadas ayer en el camino de vuelta de Lorne. Cuando saquen fotos traten de usar una perspectiva diferente para crear una imagen mas intereseante. Me gusta esta foto porque la iluminacion era suave y calida y el angulo en la que esta tomada hace que el faro sea prominente. En esta imagen utilice la famosa regla de tres para crear una imagen mas dinamica.

Aireys Inlet

Hoy Lorne volvio a la normalidad. No hubo 20.000 personas, ni trafico, ni nada feo. El dia estuvo calurosisimo y el sol demasiado fuerte. Lo unico malo es que el mar estaba totalmente flat, no olas. Asique los muchachos se quedaron sin surfear. Igual pasamos un dia de playa alucinante y en el camino de vuelta paramos en Aireys Inlet y fuimos hasta el faro. Estaba atardeciendo y desde arriba habia una vista alucinante. Ya ire poniendo fotos de a poco. Por hoy esta.

Well another day at beach for us today. Lorne was back to normal. No special fk event, so the day went really well, except that there was no swell and the boys couldn't surf. We went for a long walk all the way to the pier, today was actually the first time this summer that the sand was so hot that you couldn't step on it bare feet. If you read my description of the trip to Lorne, you would know why we decided to stop at Aireys Inlet and take a few shots of the beautiful lighthouse. The time was perfect, the sun was setting and the view from up there is breath taking. I took lots of photos, for now just enjoy this installment.

Port Melbourne

This is a photograph of Port Melbourne Pier on one of those many afternoons that we get there by sunset at the end of our bike ride (well actually is just half way). I love this image, it makes me think of sea breezes. It is a good spot to sit and ponder on the accoplishment of getting there by push bike. Photographically speaking is a well composed image. It works because care has been taken to position the pier in exactly the middle of the image hence creating balance. The eye follows the pier into the distance and then out to the sides. Unfortunatelly, the light is too strong on the right and it burnt the sky leaving no detail. The contrast is good, the shadows are not too strong. The clouds in the background make an interesting addition and add detail to the image.
Today I got up with two things in mind that I wanted to do just to feel that I did something in the house during this holidays and I have accoplished what I set out to do, that is why this image is appropriate for today. I cleaned my fireplace and cleaned my spices shelf! I threw out so much rubbish! Tomorrow is Lorne again, they say the thermometer is going to hit 37!

Hoy hace 19 anos que pise por primera vez suelo australiano a los 20 anos.  El ano que viene se cumpliran 20 anos, la mitad de mi vida vivida en Argentina y la otra mitad aca, en Australia. What an anniversary!

Movies

Today was a stay home day for me. The boys went on a bike ride on the Yarra Trail. I had a headache so I stayed and decided to clean my medicine cabinet and vanity unit. I found things that expired in 05! Anyway I am very proud of it.
Changing topic I want to talk about the list of movies and shows on the right of this blog. If you never saw Amelie I recommend it very highly. It is a French movie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou. The story, without spoiling it, is about a very shy girl who struggles with her own isolation and decides to help change the lives of those around her. In the process she falls in love.
It is set in Paris and I love the photography, specially the saturated colours of the movie. The music is really characteristic of France and the story is just beautifully told. Audrey Tautou is fantastic in this role, her eyes are very expresive. Watch it and leave a comment!

En espanol: Queria hablar un poco sobre la lista de peliculas y shows que hice en mi blog y esta es la primera de la lista: Amelie. Un film frances dirigido por Jean-Pierre Jeunet y protagonizado por Audrey Tautou. La historia trata de una chica muy timida que vivio toda su vida un poco aislada y decide cambiar y ayudar a aquellos que la rodean, en el proceso ella se enamora. La pelicula me encanta porque es una historia muy dulce y tiene una fotografia exelente. Los colores esta tratados con mucho cuidado y saturados de una forma alucinante que le re pega a la historia. Es muy parisiena y la musica acompana a la historia super bien, especialmente los acordeones. Si un dia no saben que alquilar o que "bajar" mirenla y despues me dejan comentarios.

No lo mejor de Lorne

Recien llegados de otro dia en Lorne. Que bajon por desinformados caimos en el dia de la competencia mas grande del pequeno pueblo costal, botes por todos lados, gente a montones y para colmo me encontre con dos companeras del trabajo que mucho no me banco! Para colmo se nublo, hizo frio y no habia nada nada nada de olas.
El martes vamos de nuevo, va a ser 37 grados.

Well my friends...today was not the best of Lorne. Just because we live in our own little bubble we didn't realise that today was the major event in Summer at Lorne: the pier to pub swim plus a million boats and a billion people, amongst them Mother Teresa and La Piccola! Oh God! On top of that no sun and no waves...NOT THE BEST OF LORNE!

Fotografia

Hoy fue un dia tranqui, al menos para mi, asique decidi escribir un poco sobre fotografia. Aquellos que me conocen bien, saben como me apasiona el tema y los que no quiza tengan un indicio al mirar este blog. Esta foto fue tomada en la city de Melbourne, cuando cruzabamos el Yarra River con nuestras bicicletas. Una de las cosas mas importantes en fotografia es la composicion de la imagen. Es muy importante controlar los elementos que aparecen en la foto asi como tambien es muy importante decidir que dejar afuera del cuadro. Para que una imagen sea efectiva, el sujeto debe estar enfatizado. En este caso no hay distracciones en la imagen ya que el fondo es uniforme y el sujeto es claro: la canoa. Lo mas importante en fotografia es la ilumincion. Esta imagen carece de buena iluminacion porque el momento del dia en la cual fue tomada no era nada especial. Un par de horas mas tarde hubiera sido mucho mas impactante. Solucion: Photoshop.