Category Archives: April

Animated Photography

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“There is only you and your camera.
The limitations in your photography are in yourself,
for what we see is what we are.”
Ernst Haas

Animated Photography

I recently came across a very cool animated short film titled, The Old New World. A Moscow-based photographer and animator, Alexey Zakharov created this film by combining photographs from the past with technology from today.

To create the four-minute film, Zakharov took photos of New York, Boston, Washington, Detroit, Washington D.C. and Baltimore captured between 1900 and 1940 and animated them into a wonderful film.

There’s no information on how exactly the process was done, but judging from his past projects, it looks as though he used the images as references for 3D models, then overlaid the images as textures to effectively create an entire 3D world from still images. However it was done, the result is absolutely incredible, as you can see from this animated photography.

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Eaglet Update

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“Every bird of prey looks over its shoulder
before it goes in for the kill, even a hawk.
Even they know to watch their backs,
every single one but an eagle. It’s fearless.”
Michelle Horst

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The eaglets at the Hays and DC nests are getting big. They are just three weeks old and doing well. I took this screen shot of the Washington D.C. family with the mother eagle feeding the eaglets. Just thought I’d give you guys an eaglet update.

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Saturday Sail

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“If we are strong, and have faith in life
and its richness of surprises, and hold
the rudder steadily in our hands.
I am sure we will sail into quiet and
pleasant waters for our old age.”
Freya Stark

Saturday Sail

It’s always a great day when I can spend time with my son. Especially spending time together outside doing something we both enjoy.

For the past year, my son has been taking sailing lessons. He started out with a small ten foot sail boat and just finished with the second phase sailing a fourteen foot boat. Today we went out to the marina and took out one of the fourteen foot boats that he has been learning on.

It was so relaxing out on the water. Just a beautiful day for sailing. The water was smooth and the wind was perfect. Not to mention the sun was shining and the temperature was in the mid 70s. A picture perfect day for a Saturday sail.

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Succulent is Growing on Me

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“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap
but by the seeds that you plant.”
Robert Louis Stevenson

Succulents

A few weeks back, the dining room table we ordered finally arrived. We wanted to have a permanent centerpiece on the table that would complement the table, so my husband and I shopped for a centerpiece. Nothing we saw seemed to work, until we came across this round potted cactus display. It was the perfect size and shape for the table.

I was a little apprehensive to buy this potted plant because I have no experience with caring for cactus plants. My only experience in the past was with prickly cactus, so I haven’t been much of a fan.

However, I’m happy to report that my new addition to my plant family seems to be doing just fine and this succulent is growing on me.

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Required Reading

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“Right now you are one choice away from a new beginning
— one that leads you toward becoming
the fullest human being you can be.”
Oprah Winfrey

Expectation Hangover

We all have dreams and goals. This is a good thing. It’s important to stay focused on the future and make our visions turn into reality through concrete planning and action steps.

But, some times in life, we end up frustrated or disappointed when our plans don’t become a reality we desired. We may feel like we are not living up to our full potential. This is when we are suffering from an expectation hangover.

Are you a Type A? An overachiever? Defined by your accomplishments? And then been disappointed when life didn’t go exactly according to plan? 

Has life recently thrown you a curveball? Maybe you have dreams and goals, but somehow things aren’t working out as you’d hoped? Or worse, maybe you’ve stopped believing that the life you’ve always wanted is even attainable?

If your answer to any of these questions is “yes,” then do I have the book for you: Expectation Hangover: Overcoming Disappointment in Work, Love and Life by Christine Hassler. The book is full of deep spiritual wisdom as well as practical advice for people from every walk of life.

If you are feeling like you’re not living to your full potential in life, then this book is required reading. 

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