Archive for August 23, 2010
Photography Homework – F-Stop
Just for fun, I thought I would post some pictures that I took today. I had a chance to do my first homework assignment from the photography workshop I attended yesterday. Believe it or not, we left with an entire page of homework assignments – single spaced!
Today – I delved a bit deeper into f-stop. It just blows my mind that I can take a picture, in FOCUS, without the flash by manipulating the settings. The lighting looks so much better…..very natural.
My subject today was Mr. Darcy – here goes……
at f4.2….
and here at f22. I definitely need more work with the blurring concept. And, I have discovered that I need a more powerful camera…….hummm……Christmas is coming.
FYI – I worked out tonight. Ran for 30 minutes…..goodbye extra pounds.
Crochet is making me fat……
Well, not actually but that is quickly becoming the end result. Sadly, I got on the scale today and I am up 10 pounds after feasting, rather stuffing my face, for 3 straight days while celebrating my birthday. I am confident that I will drop 2 or 3 of those pounds quickly since the calorie-fest is now over….but, that still leaves 7 pounds to shed by blood, sweat, and/or tears.
So, why – I am sure you are asking by now - do I blame my crochet? I have 1-2 hours of free time per day after the kids are safe and soundly tucked into bed……Yes, there’s only about 120 minutes or less until I doze off to sleep each night after I finish all of my “responsibilities”. Up until recently, I use to workout first and then crochet later, if there was any extra time left over. About a year ago, I decided that I wanted to spend almost all of my free time each night either crocheting or doing something else crochet-related (hanging out on Ravelry, blogging, reading knitting/crochet blogs and books, etc.)….hence, my workouts have begun to suffer. I went from 4 days a week to 2 days a week…. and then recently…..to 1 day a week. 
I love food….so pretty much, I have to workout or I turn into a fatted sheep.
Well, no more I say! I refuse to let myself “go” again. I lost nearly 100 pounds 2.5 years ago and I AM NOT GAINING IT BACK! Tonight, I start running again….it is going to be painful, I know…..but I have to do it before all of my clothes become too small. Goodbye fat sheep…..
I guess this would be a good time to consider going on a yarn diet too…..ok, maybe not…..one major sacrifice at a time. Yep, that’s all I can handle right now!
