Abstruse Musing

I haven't really relaxed much since exams ended, I took today off to just take my mind off the exam results. I truly am a worry wart. I did a little bit of christmas shopping today, seems I've got my secret santa present sorted out. After a long day of walking around and carrying my shopping around, I find myself at home and in front of my macbook. I registered another domain name within five minutes of sitting in my seat. I didn't like the first domain name I registered, my sister thought it sounded rather childish. I think this new one is a little childish too, but I do like the Doctor Who reference. I've been weighing up between Aperture or Lightroom 4, I think the latter has won. I'll get started on this when the DNS hosting comes online in a day or two. Before editing After Lightroom

I have my exams this week so I probably won't update for at least a week from now. Hopefully things go well, I've got my fingers crossed. I just purchased a 12-50mm lens and Hoya UV filter today, I'm looking forward to taking some still life photos. I foresee a trip to Katoomba in the near future. I had an interesting conversation with a photographer today, I'm inspired and compelled to continue this hobby.   Little Cosmo is finally seven and a half months old, my sister and I plan on taking him to the vet in a few weeks for a DNA test. We think Cosmo is a boy, but we can't be sure. For now, I'll refer to Cosmo as he. We named him after  Cosmo Kramer  from Seinfeld, I believe it is a befitting name. He loves going into my other bird's cage unannounced, eats all the food and does whatever he pleases.

I haven't really been out and about taking photos lately. I'm essentially learning as I go and I still have a great deal to learn. I showed my sister these photos and she was surprised when I told her they were taken in the backyard. It's interesting how photography can challenge your perception and allow you to see things from a different perspective. Image credit:  impossibleastronaut

The other day I changed my mind about what costume I was going to wear to a Halloween gathering. I got a little creative... I didn't have any white face paint so I just put on foundation and a lot of concealer. I didn't have any black face paint either so I just substituted it with gel eyeliner. I rather enjoyed explaining to people what my costume was, although I didn't enjoy removing all that sugar skull makeup. I hope you all had an enjoyable Halloween.