Sunday stills: Macro

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Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Macro Pics or Extreme Closeups
Posted in Sunday Stills, Sunday Stills Challenge of the Week with tags photo challenge, Sunday Stills on August 7, 2011 by Ed

I used Closeups for the folks who don’t have macro lenses, so just get as close as you can to the subject as you can and then do some creative cropping. Most point and shoot cameras have a macro setting and will let you get real close, a good rule of thumb is one arms length away. So lets have some fun..:-)

Ed,

I don't do much Macro except for flowers which I have over at my other site: Every Saturday, I post macro flowers.

http://annsnowchin.blogspot.com/2011/08/macro-flowers.html

So here I try my best.

Meet Charlie, a boy with a big heart.

http://youtu.be/1g_qfR56F9s

Charles's story deserves to be told on all my four blogs. Charlie likes trains, Thomas the Tank. Here, Charlie are the real tracks and trains of the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit trains MRT for you.


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I first posted this story in my book blog. I think it is appropriate it to post it here so more people can read it.



http://www.designgivesback.com/2011/08/welcome-to-miracle-makeover-reveal-charlies-room-video-august-12-18-leave-comments-and-design-gives-.html#comments

My fellow blogger and bereaved mother Marydon has lots in common with me. We both lost our sons. Today, she did a post and invited me to comment.

Mary featured on ~ Charlie Grady aka Charlie Santa ~
www.designgivesback.com I invite you to check this out to watch this incredible and awesome boy.

We are sharing the story of a little boy who is probably a lot like your son, grandson or nephew; he loves cars, trucks & trains. Charlie loves riding his bicycle, also. He is different than most 8 yr. olds in two ways: he has brain tumors & he leads a toy drive to help kids in chemotherapy to have happier holidays. "Charlie Santa" was founded when he was just five & in his first round of chemotherapy. This is one of the reasons he was chosen to be an ambassador for kids with Neurofibromatosis Type 1, & a recipient of a Miracle Makeover.


I have another friend Linda, who is wearing the same shoes as Charlies' mum. Shoes that are too small and pinching her feet causing great pain in their heart.

Designgives back is not screened in New Zealand, but what a great job they are doing,

In my book, I wrote a poem about shoes.

I modify it here,

The hole in the heart is bigger than life,
The hole never mends.
My child has cancer.
Life is never the same again.
Only a fellow mum who has a child with cancer,
will understand another mum's pain
For she wears the same pair of shoes,
For she feels the pinching at the toes.

Sunday scans/FSO: Rustic

This is rustic, the color has changed from a colour photo to a sepia. The Granddad has gone to heaven, and the little girl is now a beautiful girl.

A fort is really old, built by the Portuguese when they conquered Malacca in 1511 - 1641 . It is so rustic even the name has changed to Meleka. The Stadthuys (an old Dutch spelling, literally meaning "town hall"[1]), also known as the Red Square, is a historical structure situated in the heart of Malacca Town, the administrative capital of the state of Malacca, Malaysia. It was built by the Dutch occupants in 1650 as the office of the Dutch Governor and Deputy Governor. ***Correction, Thanks to Marja.***

These are real equipment used in th early Antarctica exploration, now on display in Chrischurch.

The rustic hut is similar to the old houses in the villages when I was young.

My nephew is now a dad of a kid as old as he was when he was dancing his traditional Kelabit dance of Borneo.
Member Voice for Rust, Rustic, Rusty
Our theme for Friday the 12th of August is Rust, Rusty, Rustic. This can be a color or a place, think outside the box. Rust and rusty are easy, I think. Also think of color, etc.

Here is the definition of rustic from Merriam-Webster online.
1
: of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
2
a : made of the rough limbs of trees
3
a : characteristic of or resembling country people
4
: appropriate to the country (as in plainness or sturdiness) rustic boots>






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Our theme for Friday the 12th of August is Rust, Rusty, Rustic. This can be a color or a place, think outside the box. Rust and rusty are easy, I think. Also think of color, etc.

Here is the definition of rustic from Merriam-Webster online.
1
: of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
2
a : made of the rough limbs of trees
3
a : characteristic of or resembling country people
4
: appropriate to the country (as in plainness or sturdiness) rustic boots>



(rust color and has a country feel to it with the feet sticking out wouldn't you say?) A restaurant along the way on one of my outings with my camera.


These definitions are from Dictionary.com. for rustic.
of, pertaining to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
2.
simple, artless, or unsophisticated.
3.
uncouth, rude, or boorish.
4.
made of roughly dressed limbs or roots of trees, as garden seats.
5.
(of stonework) having the surfaces rough or irregular and the joints sunken or beveled.

It will be fun to see what everyone does with this theme. I already have the perfect place to go for this theme in mind.

http://sundayscans.blogspot.com/ Al, all these photos are scanned.

my world Tuesday/outdoor wednesday/watery wednesday/Save our world:Save our rivers

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When I was little, Dad used to take us to a little park not too far from these photos to watch ocean going ships unload their cargo. Look at it now.

Photos courtesy my old friend Choon Ming

Something terrible last year, my heart bled. The river bled. Do click on this link of last year's post

http://annkschin.blogspot.com/2010/10/save-worldlook-what-they-done-to-my.html

Sunday Stills, the next Challenge: Sunrises or Sunsets

Sunday Stills, the next Challenge: Sunrises or Sunsets


Something we never tire of, so try not to use archives..;-))

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These were all taken in one day at the same location, except where the pigeons were. The pigeons were still asleep. The first 2, is sun rise, the bottom two, is sunset.

FSO:shooters choice: Auckland city

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August 5 - Shooters Choice! Our last Shooters Choice was August 27 of last year!! Time to do that theme again. Anything goes as long as it showcases your town.

My world Tuesday/Thursday Theme Song:Banana Boat

(Daylight come and he wan' go home)





deadly black tarantula

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hootin--anni has a new meme.
IT'S ALL ABOUT MY NEW MEME THAT I HOPE SOME WILL FEEL LIKE JOINING IN ON THE CHALLENGE AND THE FUN [at least I hope the weekly challenge will be fun!]. It's loosely based on song lyrics [recorded songs since the beginning of time to today] and associating them with photos of yours...as I've done in the past...If you click on the link above, it'll take you to the Meme's Homepage for rules and buttons. There will be a Mr. Linky Widget for each individual week also. Do consider joining me sometime. Hope to see it flourish in time.
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Though I could never remember the lyrics, I love Harry.

Day-O (Banana Boat Song)

Artist: Harry Belafonte (peak Billboard position # 5 in 1957)
Words and Music by Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess, and Bill Attaway
Based on a Jamaican folk song
Other versions in 1957- Tarriers (#4); Fontane Sisters (#13); Steve Lawrence
(#18); Sarah Vaughan (# 19); and Stan Freberg (#25)


Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he wan' go home
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Work all night on a drink a'rum
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Stack banana till thee morning come
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

Day, he say day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day

(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

A beautiful bunch a'ripe banana
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Hide thee deadly black tarantula
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

Day, he say day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day

(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)


Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz
ronhontz@worldnet.att.net