27 December 2015

chrome

It's way too hot in Atlanta, 2 hours north of Mexico and I'm wearing the exact same amount of clothing and sweating still. Unfortunately there's no ocean breeze to cool things down.

Hence today's tea is the last of the fishhook sample cold-brewed:


Also testing out the Classic Chrome film simulation, it is really nice.
Official blog post, series of FB posts explaining each film simulation in more detail.

24 December 2015

steps

Been waking up at sunrise every day trying to get good photos, no luck. There's always too much clouds covering the horizon.

Pretty much every morning:


But at least today we walked to a nearby lagoon with clear turquoise ocean water. The experience is similar to hiking to the Grotto in Tobermory.


Learning to use Fuji RFC (based off silkypix) to process my raws (just this image), there is a bit of a learning curve. Also getting this new camera system has affirmed the usefulness of manuals, never shall I discard them again.



21 December 2015

beam

sunset spotting was not the most successful:



twinkle

star spotting at the (very small) beach:





20 December 2015

spotless mind

Cloud spotting on plane ride:


18 December 2015

hoofs

Because on the night before a true vacation, I spend all my time drooling over shoes.
First my own pair that I brush with love and care (hopefully I can keep this up forever), and then scrolling through Saint Crispin's 2015 lookbook & catalog...three times.

A compilation of the ones I stared at for the longest time:
 Two notable mentions: double monk boots! and the 630 which is sleek as fu.

Can I make a vow to never buy crappy shoes again? Not realistic at this point in life though (ahem, patience self). Need to replace sneakers very soon as the current pair's sole almost has a hole, finally decided on Stan Smiths since they're the best combination of low profile & affordable. A new pair of tall boots would be useful too next year, but ugh I should just suck it up in the wind and wear short boots because the models I want are too expensive to be stepping in salt.

Also waiting for good weekend lighting so I can finally photograph my C&J and gush about them.

17 December 2015

coma

I really do have a pleasant walk home.



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Unrelated: I waited 427 chapters from this for this. Totally worth it.
(and how much the art has improved)