No.60 on my Day Zero Project list was to photograph a landscape across 12 months and turn it into a calendar. This view is what I see from my office window at home. The field adjoins our back garden and I chose this to photograph because it's a view that's so familiar to me. When you see it day after day it always looks the same but I knew it changed and wanted to capture it.

January


February


March


April


May


June


July


August


September


October


November


December

I have a rather nifty little app on my iPhone called Pro HDR and it has allowed me to take some awesome photographs over the past few years.

It takes a double exposure and can produce some beautiful results, it's especially good for landscapes and capturing skies at sunrise and sunset. But it's not suitable for people shots or anything that moves as you have to keep still whilst it takes the two exposures.

And because I'm nowhere near done talking about my recent trip to the Sahara Desert, I thought I'd share with you some of my favourite shots taken with Pro HDR (any excuse!)

Sunset Day 2





Sunrise Day 3




Only a few left to go, keep scrolling!




And just to show you the difference, below is a shot taken at sunset with my normal iPhone camera, see how the sky is over exposed?

That aside, it's me sitting on a sand dune in the Sahara, look it's me! In the Sahara! (Can I go back please?)



Day 4 of Blogging Every Day In November with Rosalilium

The photobook of our honeymoon arrived yesterday and I'm really pleased with it! I wanted to get our photos printed so that we had physical copies and a photobook seemed the perfect solution. You can't snuggle up on the sofa and leaf through the pages of a computer can you?

I used Photobox to put it together and the whole process was really easy. I took advantage of one of their offer codes and saved 60% (if memory serves), since I registered I often receive emails with more offers so if you are looking to make one, it's worth holding out for a good deal. I chose an A4 Classic Collage photobook so that I could have a little display of photos on the front.

To keep it simple (for me) I uploaded the photos a day at a time and created a number of spreads for each day, before uploading the photos from the next day. I couldn't have two days on one spread - oh hell no! (but maybe that's just me?).

I could switch around the layout, change the size of the picture frames, and move images around with ease. It took a little while to get my head around how it worked but it's very user friendly and the whole thing only took me a few hours.

I was able to save the book as I went along, I could've gone back to it and finished it off another day if I'd wanted to. This would be a great way to document an on-going project or make a year book (which I have to say I really like the idea of).


The only one little niggle is that I had to pay (£5 something) not to have their logo printed on the last page of the book, which I think it a bit cheeky. If I'm advertising their brand they should be paying me!

That said, the book arrived in good time, I was updated via email throughout the whole process and it arrived in good condition. It's good quality and I love it. It's the perfect keepsake of your honeymoon.


Now I just have to set to work on a book for our wedding, which is going to be hard as we have so many lovely photos, I want to include them all, even though some of them are almost identical.

Do you get your photos printed or are they all stored digitally?

(Day 28 of blogging everyday for 40 days)

I found out about the Summertime Photography Scavenger Hunt on In My Playroom and hopped over to the host Gallorganico to see what it was all about.

Eileen from In My Playroom is going great guns and has numerous photos for some, over a number of posts (be sure to check them out), which puts me to shame as I only shot one for each before ticking it off the list and moving on to the next thing.

I've decided to post the ones I've found so far and if I find the others, I'll add them in at a later date.

I was able to capture a lot of these whilst on honeymoon in Zurich.

1. A bouquet of flowers
This bunch of Hydrangeas was in the hotel where we stayed. They had bunches like this all over the hotel which looked stunning!
 
2. An ornate door knocker - yet to find.

3. A person walking a dog (or other animal)

I spotted these two ladies in the distance and ran to try and catch up without looking like some kind of deranged stalker. Luckily they stopped at a crossing so I was able to catch up. I often chuckle to myself at the random things I do for this blog!

4. People playing a board game or card game

Andy spotted these two playing cards and pointed them out to me, that's him on the right pretending to pose for a photo!

5. Architectural columns

Columns on Zurich's Opera House.

6. A metal bridge

Overall this wasn't a very exciting bridge, but it was metal and it did have love locks which I was delighted to see. Obviously, I wanted to add a love lock of our own, especially as it was our honeymoon, but we couldn't find one in any shops nearby.

7. A turtle


I am well aware that this is a pile of terrapins and not a turtle but the turtle I did see was doing something (to another turtle) I didn't want to photograph, so this will have to suffice (and it's kinda cute too).

8. Someone "plugged in" to social media

Bit of a cheat as this is Andy lurking on Twitter as we waited for our lunch to arrive in the airport.

9. A tent


Not content with a photo of just one tent, I took this at Latitude where there are tents as far as the eye can see.

10. A college or university - yet to find.

11. A cellular tower or television satellite dish - yet to find.

12. A public restroom, bathroom, or toilet

I did get a few odd looks taking a photo of toilet doors, especially when there was a stunning view directly behind me (the Limmat River, which you can scroll down to see).

13. A merry-go-round or carousel

My husband will tell you that I actually squealed when I saw this. We traveled home from Zurich via Paris by train and stayed overnight. The Eiffel Tower was only a few minutes walk from our hotel, imagine my delight when I saw a carousel there, you can't ask for a better backdrop than that can you?

14. A traffic signal

Why do these things always look so much more interesting in foreign surroundings?

15. A flag pole with at least three flags on it


This one was so frustrating! We saw many flags and many flag poles but not three flags on one pole. So, I cheated - here are three flags on three poles.

16. A panoramic view, taken while standing someplace high in the air

This was the view over Zurich and to The Alps from our hotel balcony, we where on the third floor set up in the hills. It felt magical to wake up to this view everyday.

17. At least two people wearing matching outfits or uniforms

I'd been sitting behind these gentlemen for a while before I realised they were in matching uniforms! They were all sitting down, side by side, all with the legs out and arms folded. It wouldn't been a much better shot but sadly I wasn't quick enough to capture it.

18. An overloaded truck, car, bicycle or other vehicle - yet to find. 

19. A ticket booth


Queuing to get in to the zoo.

20. A natural body of water


Limmat River, Zurich

21. A photograph of you with a sign reading "2015 Summertime Photography Scavenger Hunt"


The rules gave three alternative shots to find, if you got stuck on one of the ones above.

Alternative A: People eating outside - yet to find.

Alternative B: Someone holding an umbrella

We arrived back in London to be greeted with rain, the only upside to that was getting this shot!

Alternative C: Rocking chair - this should be easy as I own one, but I'm waiting to find a cat curled up asleep on it (they used to sleep there all the time but will not be cajoled!).

So that's all of them so far. It was fun to have such a varied list with a few really difficult ones. Thanks to Maria for hosting.

(Day 20 of blogging everyday for 40 days - half way!!)

Yesterday I gave a pair of Irregular Choice heels and makeover and this time last week I was testing Rock Rose Gin.

I'm taking part in Greenthumb's photographic scavenger hunt again. I do enjoy putting words into pictures, but oh my goodness this month has gone quickly! I didn't manage to get them all.

Walk
The view from one of our walks

Horizontal
You can't really get more horizontal than the horizon


Square


Rough
If you've ever been licked by a cat you'll understand


Bow
I gave Big Ted Michael a spruce up for our teddy bears' picnic with a handsome red bow


Crowd
Not exactly and huge crowd but a crowd of people none-the-less


Colourless
Some chives that I forgot to water


Friendly


Whatever you want
A beautiful August sky


The ones I didn't get
Diversity
Joy
Forgotten

If you fancy joining in here's September's list, link up with Greenthumb over at Made With Love
Woven
Repeating
Greedy
Flowers
Curly
Adventures
Line
Mesmerising
Triangle
Dreamy
Day
Whatever you want