Black & White Falls

A B&W version of one of today's photos.

How Does it Relate to Me?

One of the photography courses I'm taking right now is Personal Expression in Photography. This week's assignment was to compose a list of things you are passionate about, narrow that list to one item and photograph it as it relates to you. Mmmh, ok?

One of the items on my list was water and I've always enjoyed images (moving and still) of moving water whether it be crashing waves, rushing river, waterfalls, etc. For my assignment I took some photos of the water feature in Zilker Botanical Gardens, in the prehistoric garden. Now I have to figure out before 7pm Monday evening how it relates to me.

Taking Tea at The Steeping Room

04450006, originally uploaded by EileenInAustin.

I took my new old camera to tea with me last weekend. We like going to The Steeping Room for brunch on the weekends and we usually get the tea service with lapsang souchong chicken salad sandwich and goat cheese with olive tapenade sandwich. The sandwich looks like it's oozing mayo but it's soft goat cheese.

It's a lovely cafe and both the teas and food are very good.

The Old Country Pub

04450003, originally uploaded by EileenInAustin.

Not really, this is Fado's patio from street level. They've done a good job though in making it look authentic. Another photo from the AE-1.

My New Camera

04450005, originally uploaded by EileenInAustin.

I just got an old Canon AE-1 off of eBay and am trying to get the hang of the fully manual 35mm camera.

I took this photo of Sam last Saturday morning outside of Fado where we'd just watched our Arsenal beat Reading 2-0. The kick off was at 6:45am so this was taken around 9am; nice diffused morning light.

On top of Cadillac Mountain, Acadia NP

On top of Cadillac Mountain, Acadia NP, originally uploaded by EileenInAustin.

The mix of colors around these rocks appealed to me when I was on top of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park and I liked the tufts of grass and red wildflowers struggling to survive on the rocks.

park in bath spa, england

park in bath spa, england, originally uploaded by EileenInAustin.

I love being able to blog from flickr. My sister and I spent two weeks in Ireland and England in May 2001 and this is one of the photos from my day in Bath Spa. My digital camera at the time was a Kodak DC210 which was a gift from Sam. It took pretty good photos for a one megapixel camera.

Whatcha Smilin' At?

rusty looking handsome, originally uploaded by EileenInAustin.

Rusty looks relaxed and happy in this photo. The bald spot on his front leg was from his IV for his oral surgery last spring.

interesting intersection in quebec city

interesting intersection, originally uploaded by EileenInAustin.

Let's give blogging from flickr a try. I took this photo when I was in Quebec City with my mom and sister in October 2006 and it's one of my favorite photos from our trip.

This intersection in Quebec City really appealed to me. I liked the monochromatic background and the pop of the red, yellow and green in the foreground.

Warm January Afternoon

It was unseasonably warm this weekend so we took Rusty down to Lady Bird Lake, fka Town Lake, this afternoon and he enjoyed some mid-winter swimming.

Florida Sunset

Sam and I spent Christmas with our families in Florida. My youngest brother took me out onto one of the local lakes in his new boat and I took these photos of the beautiful sunset. Florida sunsets are the most beautiful in the world.