Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of a sliced mango on a black background. Below are only some of the benefits of eating mango regularly: It helps in fighting cancer. Helps in lowering cholesterol level. Clears the skin. Great for diabetics. Helps in alkalising your body. Help in weight loss. An aphrodisiac fruit. Help improve vision. I’m sold, are you? Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about figuring figs out, by photographing them on a black background. Another product photography session @Ozgo Productions’ Studio featuring two figs on a black background. I like my job, especially when I have to eat my subjects. Below are two more images which I like from the same shoot. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about rewire outdoor light and feed it through the wall. For about two years the cable of the outdoor light was running through a small window and during the winter I could feel the draft running down my neck. To fix the issue, I had to detach the wire from the rear of the light in order to be able to run it through the hole in the wall. Long story short, the issue has been fixed and I can fully close the window now. Why […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a skilled carpenter fitting an interior door. Incidentally, the workbench was set up in the middle of Ozgo Production’s studio so I got my camera out and ready to shoot. Apparently, the job seems simple, but I was surprised by how many tools are necessary to complete the task to a professional level. From trimming the bottom of the door to ensure the door will fit the carpet, to chopping in the handle, each step will require different tools – as you can see in […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge” is about a matchstick on fire. Check out the short animation of the same matchstick burning all the way. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a white fan on a black background. I also captured the same image under different flash power settings from 1/64 to 1/4, at 1/200 sec, F8, ISO100 to see when the back light/rim light is overpowered by the speedlight’s power. Below is a quick animation I created with ezgif.com. How to Add Animated GIF Images in WordPress in one easy step. Add “Image block” and on the right hand side make sure the the “image size” is set to Full Size. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my daughter’s Panda Bear Plush Toy on a black background. This images started with a black background and a white surface made of polystyrene. I was intrigued by the contrast and challenged myself to capture a black and white object in this environment. If you look closely in the toy’s eyes you can see where I got the lighting setup idea. Three-point lighting setup In order to achieve this setup I needed 3 lights. I had the back light (Elinchrom D-lite 400 flash head with […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a more creative way to present a watermelon slice. For this image, I dared to try something a little bit different, so I decided to turn the red of the watermelon black and white but keep the crust in colour. I kind of like this look. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of a passion fruit cut in half on a black background. Know when to stop shooting! This is the first shot out of 3 in total. After the 3rd shot, I decided that the first image will suffice, so I stopped shooting. I took the card out of the camera and went upstairs and started editing on Adobe Lightroom Classic. I imported the 3 images and gave the first image 3 stars. Usually, when I have more images, this star rating helps me sort out the […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about Papaya fruit captured using a feature in my camera called Multiple Exposures. In case you haven’t noticed, in this image is only a half of papaya fruit on a black background, but as I mentioned above, on a Canon EOS 5D Mark III there is a built-in feature called “multiple exposures”. How to I used Multiple Exposures feature? In short, I enabled the multiple exposures feature, selected “additive” option with only 2 exposures (each exposure is added to the final image cumulatively) and rotated the […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a kiwi cut in half on a black background. In this shot, the key light is from a Elinchrom D-lite 400 flash head with a snoot positioned above and to the right of the fruit and triggered by a speedlight at 1/128 power. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a pineapple on a black background. This image was taken in Ozgo Production’s small studio with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III, a manual macro lens (F22), an Elinchrom flash head with a snoot on a light stand shooting down from above, but the key light was from a Canon speedlight flash on camera pointed at the object, exposure, 1/200 sec, ISO 100. In Ozgo Productions studio we captured different fruits on a black background like this apple or a small Daddy Pig toy, to […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about flying above the clouds, early in the morning. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about selfie family time initiated by our daughter. I decided to go with a blank & white treatment because I don’t want the variate colours to distract from the action, our daughter grabbing both of us by the neck while she is leaning towards the camera. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about cutting firewood with a chainsaw. I have no experience cutting firewood with a chainsaw, but our neighbour Gabi offered to help. He brought his own Stihl chainsaw and heavy duty wood log splitter. Tomorrow will have to stack all the firewood inside, next to the fireplace. Winters are harsh in Romania, and for that reason we have to prepare in advance, while the sun is still shining, because is not advisable to use wet or green wood in the fireplace. If you do, you might […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a silver metal blowing whistle. In order to take this image I used my iPhone 11 Pro a piece of white tissue on the kitchen table using the available light. The edit was done in Lightroom mobile, white balance, cropping and masking the object with my finger to get the white background. I have to admit that is not perfect, but it’s amazing what can be done these days on a smartphone. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of a tasty apple hanging in a tree in the orchard. Nothing compares with the action of walking through the orchard and pick up an apple from a tree, wipe it clean on your t-shirt and enjoy the divine taste of a simple apple. By the the way, did you know that an apple with skin on contains 50% more phytonutrients than a peeled one! Apple skins have exceptionally high concentrations of antioxidants. They also contain compounds (triterpenoids) with significant anti-cancer capabilities. Particularly so, when it comes to preventing liver, colon […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about ripe grapes hanging from a vine in our vineyard, ready to be picked up. Apparently, among other benefits, black grapes are healthier, have antioxidant and anti-cancer properties, containing a key ingredient in their skin: resveratrol, which is found to reduce inflammation and have a chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic effect on cancers, according to a September 2017 review in NPJ Precision Oncology. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a beautiful landscape near Sacele. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a giant grey moth we found in the basement of our house. My courageous wife picked it up gently and brought it outside, where I found it on a patch of grass, and started taking photos. Below are some of the stages the moth was going through as I shooting. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of my daughter’s gentle touch with the neighbour’s cat called Lemonade. Poor cat, sometimes I feel for her. She is dragged all over the garden and trained to walk like a human or squeezed firmly by the neck, with all the love in the world. On the other hand I don’t see her complaining too much, and only noticed a few scratches here and there on my daughter’s arm and face. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is an aerial view of Sacele City Centre on a sunny day. The city since 1950 is composed of former villages which now form the main sectors: Baciu (Bácsfalu, Batschendorf), Turcheș (Türkös, Türkeschdorf), Cernatu (Csernátfalu, Zerndorf), and Satulung (Hosszúfalu, Langendorf). In the image above I mainly captured Cernatu. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about Mr. Big Nose, an adventurous eggplant who took our garden by storm. Below are some of his adventures. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a Picturesque landscape near Bradet, Brasov. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about an old house with a hole in its roof. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about harvesting Aronia Berries also knows as Chokeberries. They are rich in fiber, vitamin C, and powerful antioxidants that may have heart-healthy, immune-boosting, and anticancer properties. You can add fresh aronia berries to many recipes, jams and syrops or use them as a supplement. I tried them in juices, together with peaches, bananas or apples. Really nice! Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about our two cute little cats, only a few weeks old. These two kittens were born on 26 August 2020 in a cupboard on top of a pair of winter fluffy comfy boots, and since then their mother hidden them until today. Currently we are debating how to call them…Roxy seems to be one name my daughter is using, but to be honest I not even sure if they are male or females. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about burning dead wood after pruning all the trees in the garden. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my neighbours’ rabbit (Not Peter Rabbit) who escaped its cage this morning. I found it under the porch, grabbed it by the ears and put it back in its cage. Mission accomplished. To keep it busy for a while we dropped a bunch of dandelion leaves in the cage too. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the crying vines. I didn’t know about this vine tears phenomenon, which is a way for the grape vine to heal itself after pruning, preventing the penetration of bacteria, and finally closing off the cut wound.According to Botanical-Online this grape vine sap is one of the most important eye drops. It can be used to treat Skin Diseases or Conjunctivitis.
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of a beautiful butterfly hanging upside down on an apple tree stalk. Even with a damaged wing, this beautiful orange and brown butterfly was flying without any issues. In conclusion, being flawed doesn’t make you less beautiful. For most people you are perfect the way you are. Carry on … flying. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the final goodbye family and friends wished to my father in law. In many traditions around the world, the memorial of a loved one doesn’t end after the funeral. While the memorial service is the last chance to say goodbye to the deceased in many cultures and religions, some believe the mourning process lasts for 40 days. There is a belief that the soul continues to wander the Earth for another 40 days after the initial death. While wandering, the soul visits significant places from their life as […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the white house with the red rooftop I see everyday from my kitchen window. Because our houses are located in a valley, most days the top of the hills are covered with a white blanket of clouds and this is the view I see quite often. Spectacular I would say! Another interesting fact is that the white house with red rooftop was the only house in the Doftana Valley in 2003, when my in-laws started the construction of their house. Now there are more than […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about some stormy clouds over Brasov. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my daughter bathing in bubble bath created by the jetted tubs. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is an aerial image of Eforie North Beach at sunset. Also in the image is Belona Lake, Techirghiol Lake and Eforie South in the distance. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a bunch of clouds over the Heroes’ Cross on Caraiman Peak. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my daughter and wife holding hands in the Black Sea. In case is not clear from this image who’s leading the action, I have another image from a few months ago to help your decision process. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my daughter being covered with sand. So far the weather was spectacular. Not too hot, not too cold and the sea water was warm. These are the most important things for me when going to the seaside.
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, was taken by the pool, Hotel Felix, Eforie North. The first impression is good. The Hotel has been recently renovated and the water in the pool is clean. The sun is shining and can’t wait to dip my toes in the sea. I have a feeling that I might extend my stay! Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about nine hens and one rooster just exiting their chicken coop. These gorgeous creatures makes 7-8 free-range eggs daily and taste so much better than the eggs you buy in the supermarket. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a group photo taken during my daughter’s birthday – Happy Birthday Diana! Today, she turned 4. Family and friends were next to her on this special day to bring presents and wish her a traditional happy birthday! Mini mouse was present too and was the highlight of the party. All the kids gathered around it and took pictures together. Shortly after, the Peppa Pig birthday cake arrived! A total success! Thank you all for making my daughter’s birthday special! Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a beautiful sunset behind the clouds in Bradet. This place is fantastic. Everyday is another picture perfect moment. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, captured sparks everywhere. In this image I was holding a chain while my neighbour was cutting the excess with the disc cutter. Now the swing is ready and guaranteed to hold up to 200kg. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about fixing the ATV, by inspecting the spark plug. Apparently, it is not a good idea to have the ATV not being used for long periods of time because impurities in the gasoline clog the system and the ATV won’t start. We also believe that the problem is the spark plug because the ATV starts when gasoline gets pushed in directly in the burning chamber, but as soon you stop it, won’t start again. If any of you has an idea how to get this going, […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a traditional dish in Transilvania: Gulas Our neighbours invited us to join them for lunch and they cooked a wonderful Gulas with chicken and polenta. They made it in a crockpot hanging over a wooden fire. Delicious! The food was wonderful, but the homemade cognac topped it all. Smooth and aromatic. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the Waxing Crescent Phase Moon, about to set behind the hill in the distance. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the harvest day in the orchard, picking up some apples. All these apples were on the ground and we are planning on making fresh apple juice and possibly an apple pie. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a tiny Planet image of Sacele City Centre. It is adjacent to the city of Brașov, its city centre being situated 15 km away from downtown Brașov. This image was captured with Insta360 Pro camera and edited in Adobe Lightroom Mobile. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my neighbour hitting the nail in the head literally, while sitting on top of his future garage roof. In one day, two people managed to build a garage and a workshop enclosure. Cudos to them, impressive what skill people can do. Fair to say that a lot more work is required, but the main structure is up. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the Circle of Fire. In order to achieve this image, I used a chain with a burning piece of wood at the other end and spin it for 60 seconds. I used the Slow shutter app on my iPhone 11 Pro and this is the end result. I have tried to use different illumination sources and settings and I got something like this… This small house was behind the circle of fire but it was very dark in the garden tonight. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a simple snap of the Carpathian Mountains from the side of the road near Sacele. We stopped because my daughter had car seek, but luckily this time was a false alarm. My wife used to live in one of these block of flat and her parents used to work in the factory near by. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a portrait of a beautiful young lady. Tiara was a present from our friends at Beginnings.ro – a photography studio in Braşov, specialised in newborns and family portraits. They have also photographed my daughter’s christening, so I can’t recommend them enough. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my early birthday celebration. Tomorrow I’ll be 42 years old, but I feel younger than ever. Today we’ll start the celebration a bit early with a bottle of silver tequila “Patron” 100% de Agave – The perfect white spirit made from the finest Weber Blue Agave. Thank god these things don’t get spoiled, because it’s at least 5 years old. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about two chickens dust bathing in the garden. A chicken dust bath helps to remove excess oil, as well as external parasites like lice and mites. My mother-in-law has spread a handful of wood ash to create a dust bathing area for them to do the work themselves. When done bathing, the chicken will shake off any excess ash and dead parasites. As usual, I hope you’ve learned something. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my father-in-law looking down on us forever. Thank you for watching over us. You will always be in our hearts. God rest your soul! Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my first completed pallet bench garden furniture project. From start to finish the entire process took about 4 hours and the most time-consuming task was painting the pallets. Next, we will add a few pillows for extra comfort and rounding a few corners. For now, the bench found its place underneath a mulberry tree where my father-in-law used to sit. If anyone is interested, maybe I can make a short tutorial on how you can make your own pallet sofa. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my little helper, who is painting the last pallet, soon to become a comfy bench. I still haven’t decided on the final design. My neighbour has a vertical rear panel, but I am thinking to have it on an angle in case I want to slouch. Any suggestions are more than welcome. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about two stags we met at Pensiunea Gentiana Brasov. The perfect way to enjoy a family day out. My daughter was feeding the stags while me and my wife enjoyed a cold Ciucas Beer and Romanian chips. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the mushrooms stew I’ve made out of the mushrooms we got yesterday. I’ve used Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) mushrooms only. I chopped two red onions, 5 garlic cloves, 1 bell pepper and 1 tomato. After a few minutes I added the mushrooms and a bit of stock. I forgot to mention that I boiled the mushrooms beforehand and simmered them before adding them to the stew. I seasoned the stew with a bit of salt and cayenne. On a second pan I boiled some water and […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a bunch of fresh mushrooms from the forest. I have to admit that I don’t know which are good to eat and which one are poisonous, but the guy who brought them to us is an expert on mushroom, plus my mother-in-law knows a lot about mushrooms too. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about kids playing in the garden with water guns on a hot summer day. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about an interesting phenomenon I noticed in my garden in regards to these yellow flowers. In the morning, these yellow flowers were covering a good chunk of the garden, as seen in the picture above, but in the afternoon they were gone. On a closer look, it seems that these yellow flowers don’t like the sun’s heat too much and they close up, as you can see in the image below. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about saying Adio to my father-in-law, who passed away in hospital a few days ago following a cerebral stroke. Rest in peace and God be with you!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of the full moon I saw this morning at 4 am setting over the hills. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of 7 free-range eggs laid today by the 10 chickens we have around the house. This gorgeous rooster has a tough job on his hand. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the “killer claws” that struck our family today. My father-in-law passed away this morning at 4 am after fighting for his life for 1 week due to a cerebral stroke which rendered him unconscious. God blessed his soul!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a big splash in the pool, where my wife and daughter race against each other who’s making the biggest splash. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about starting a fire, either because I had to start the fire in the wood burner to make hot water for shower or get the BBQ ready. I spent most of my day cleaning the wood burner and the BBQ both full of ashes after years of use. Happy to report that both are fully working as intended. Initially the wood burner stopped working and lots of smoke was coming out until I cleaned the chimney. It was full of residue. Also I had to remove […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a peaceful night sky in Bradet, Sacele, Roamania. I forgot how many stars the night sky has. It’s just beautiful. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about our traditional T-Bone steak we’ve had for lunch at Firejacks. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of sword lily, a flower I didn’t know I have in my garden, also knows as garden montbretia. We’ve been away for 10 days and beside the sword lilies we also enjoyed a few ripe strawberries from our garden. Let’s not forget about the tomato plants. Before we left some of them had flowers and today I saw this… Soon we’ll enjoy our own tomato salad. I can’t wait for it. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is one of the few images I managed to capture during our ad-hoc family reunion in Preston. What is not visible in the photo is heated debate we’ve had in regards to where is best location to take the photo. A few things to consider: my mum just had hip surgery a week before, my stepfather had a stroke a few years ago and can’t stand up still for too long, my daughter started crying, one of my sisters hate having me taking her photo because 10 […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my daughter doing her homework. She is clearly missing her nursery, teachers and friends. From the technical point of view, this image was captured on iPhone 11 Pro, on 52 mm lens and portrait feature, dialling the F number all the way down to 1.4 to get the blurred background. I only used Lightroom mobile app to make the image smaller for web use. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory in Moor Park, Preston. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is an aerial image of a sunset over Haslam Park in Preston. Below is a classic view of Haslam Park as you walk in through the main gate. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of a few sailboats docked in the Preston Marina at sunset. I also managed to capture a few images from above which I hope you’ll like. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is an aerial view of Blackpool beach. It was a bit windy that day, but my DJI Mavic Air Drone handle it without any issues. Below is a 360 degree image from 100m above the water. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, was taken in one of the best kept secret in Preston, Highgate Wood. This is a place where people can visit and enjoy the nature and wildlife. During heavy rainfall, this area is used to stock excess river water from Savick Brook. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a long exposure shot of Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library in Preston. Throughout the entire exposure, a person in an yellow T-shirt crossed the square from left to right in front of my camera. A yellow and orange wavy line has been recorded in the final image. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about Tom Finney’s statue outside Preston North End Stadium in Preston. It looks better when the water fountain and the lighting is on. Sir Thomas Finney CBE was an English footballer who played from 1946 to 1960 as an outside left for Preston North End and England. He is widely acknowledged to have been one of the sport’s greatest-ever players. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a slight change of scenery for the next few days. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a surprisingly beautiful plant called Vax Begonia. The pot only had a few flowers when I bought it from the supermarket for only £5. I didn’t expect to have so many flowers in the end, but I can’t complain. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my breakfast, lunch and dinner for today, a freshly squeezed fruit juice. The reason I didn’t have anything else for breakfast, lunch or dinner today was because I can’t swallow, due to a condition called tonsillitis, which I developed a few days ago, apparently because I took antibiotics a few weeks ago to prevent a bladder infection. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is an aerial image of Rochester Castle at sunset. Rochester Castle stands on the east bank of the River Medway in Rochester, Kent, South East England. Construction started between 1087–1089 and keep built around 1127.Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about Diana fighting a huge dog. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my daughter playing piano in the living room. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the squirrel on the fence, as seen from my daughter’s bedroom. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a portrait of Daddy Pig on a black background in the Ozgo Productions Studio. This image was taken with the iPhone 11 Pro with the 55mm lens and Slow Shutter app using a torch swinging from above as a main light. In post, I cropped the image 1:1 in Lightroom and adjusted the levels a little bit. I am not very happy with the reflective surface I used as the floor and retrospectively I think I should have extended the black background and let the toy […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my Ideal Combi Boiler Repair experience. The long story short, my boiler was taking a long time to make hot water and recently developed a rumble noise, usually after I used the hot water, but not exclusively. See below video. I service my boiler every year and this year the hot water issue it happened just before the service day, so my hopes were really high that will be solved. It didn’t. Instead, Jake the boiler engineer said that the Plate Head Exchanger is the […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, was taken in the fields of gold from Langdon Hills Country Park. A wonderful evening with the family not far from home. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my daughter pretending to be the train driver. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about Football Tennis, a sport I used to play in Romania in the 1990s. On my way back I noticed how people were enjoying a pint of beer in the newly opened pubs, under the supervision of two police officers. Too bad they are not allowed to drink while on duty – not fair. Venues are told to “assist (NHS Test and Trace) by keeping a temporary record of customers and visitors for 21 days and assist NHS Test and Trace with requests for that data […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my daughter’s gorgeous eyelashes. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a stubborn bird eating from one of the feeders. I was fascinated by the perseverance and as always the reward is well deserved. The poor bird was standing on a tiny branch, just thick enough to hold its weight, plus was leaning forward and towards the bird feeder, hopping to find a treat inside the hanging pine cone. I am not a specialist, but I believe this bird is called Magpie, from the Crows birds family, one of the many British Garden Birds protected by […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my aneroid barometer, which until today was hanging on my wall as decor and not used for its intended purpose-predict the weather. I just learned how to calibrate it and from now on I will try to see how accurate is compared with the main weather channels and the actual reality. I am starting to appreciate old technology. I am blown away by the simplicity and craftsmanship and unlike our today gadgets don’t require electricity to function. Next, I will try to get myself an […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, might be useful to you if your car is due for and MOT and Full Service, and looking for a great deal. Please note the * which basically means that most likely you will end up paying more. I paid £213 (when I booked it online) not £188 and the entire process took 2 hours not 1 hour and 30 minutes as advertised. Drop the car and wait or comeback when ready. The staff is very knowledgable and overall I had a pleasant experience. Definitely recommend the […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about one of the few fun activities my daughter can enjoy during our daily walk around the block. As I was taking the photo Diana wouldn’t stop laughing and shouting: Higher Mommy, Higher! Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the first tomato flowers shooting out of the plants I transplanted 6 days ago. The flowers were splashed with mud hence the black spots here and there. As you can see in the images below, the plants are not very tall at the moment but happy to see the first flowers already here. I took the photos with my Canon 5D Mark 3 and Oshiro 60mm, f2.8 Macro lens, but when I edited them in Lightroom I noticed that lens profile is missing for this […]
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a perfect pose of Diana, which technically she took it herself. The camera was setup for a group photo of our family, on 10 seconds timer when Diana suddenly pushed me aside demanding to take the photo. She pressed the shutter and quickly run in front of the lens and stroke this pose. In Adobe Photoshop, I extended the background a little bit and exported it as *.jpeg full resolution and smaller version for web use. Below are a few more images captured during the same […]
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