Nice to Meet You Once Again.

Hello friend, it's been awhile, to say the least. I think I have avoided the issue (and this blog) long enough; it is time to address it... I stopped blogging because I couldn't keep up and finish the Project 365, and it discouraged me. I believe my last post about it was from May 2014- I just couldn't keep up with posting every day! But even though I was way behind in my posts, I still kept taking pictures daily for about a month after my last Project 365 entry. I kept taking pictures until it started to feel more like a chore than a fun project. Yes, a chore. Who likes to do chores anyway? Unless you're my sister, Peejay, who loves to do the laundry, I don't think you'd like it one bit. I know I don't, so I just gave up.

It wasn't a complete failure though. I did accomplish one of my main goals for doing this in the first place, which is to familiarize myself with my Panasonic Lumix GF2. I can now say, with some degree of confidence, that I can take pretty decent pictures using the manual controls of my camera... Not great, but good enough. Let's face it, I am never going to be a professional photographer anyway so what I probably do know is enough for what I need my camera for. That doesn't mean I am not going to try to better myself in photography, it just means that I am not going to stress myself out trying to take pictures daily. Plus, it was really difficult looking for different things to take pictures of since I am surrounded by pretty much the same things every day, as evident of the pictures I've posted.

But enough of that, it is all in the past. It is now 2015, I am back, and I am just going to move forward... For the next few posts, I will be talking about what kept me busy for the parts of 2014 that I have been M.I.A., and of course, I will be talking about my 2015 goals. For now, I will leave you with this picture of my adorable goddaughter, Lizzie.

(Very, very, very belated) Happy New Year!

I hope you had a great 2014, and I hope you have an even better 2015.

xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 29

Project 365 - Day 29 

Date & Time: Sunday, May 11, 2014, 5:06 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 42 mm
     ISO: 640
     Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec
     Aperture: f/5.6

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
So, I made boo-boo. I didn't realize that my camera's ISO was set on 640 until I had uploaded the pictures on my computer, and noticed that they were grainy... so upsetting! Especially since I really like two of the photos I took... I mean they look okay until you enlarge the photos.

In addition, the pictures were all square... I must have accidentally change the photo size! And I wouldn't realize this until a few days later. Eh...

Such a shame... This is not the first time I've done this but the ISO wasn't set as high... I have to see if my camera has an option where it'll say the ISO right on the screen. It probably does but I just never noticed it!

Lesson learned. I hope...

*This post was backdated - originally posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 2:06 am.

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 28

Project 365 - Day 28 

Date & Time: Saturday, May 10, 2014, 6:29 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 26 mm
     ISO: 100
     Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec
     Aperture: f/4.7

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
The statue was that of St. Augustine. We attended a dinner that was held by Ventures for Good to raise money to help the children of Uganda. I actually took more picture so I'll post them in a separate post.

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Date & Time: Saturday, May 10, 2014, 6:36 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 17 mm
     ISO: 100
     Shutter Speed: 1/13 sec
     Aperture: f/4.5

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
This is a picture of some of the authentic Ugandan art that they were selling at dinner. They were also selling flowers/plants, and they also had a raffle drawing... all for a good cause! :)

*This post was backdated - originally posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2014 at 8:18 pm.

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365- Day 27

Project 365 - Day 27

Date & Time: Saturday, May 10, 2014, 7:30 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 16 mm
     ISO: 100
     Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec
     Aperture: f/4.5

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
I guess I am still a high from seeing The 1975 that I didn't take any photos the day after... :/ To make up I will post two photos...

This is a part of the photos I took Saturday, May 10. Please click here to see the post.

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Date & Time: Saturday, May 10, 2014, 7:31 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 17 mm
     ISO: 100
     Shutter Speed: 1/40 sec
     Aperture: f/4.5

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
This is a part of the photos I took Saturday, May 10. Please click here to see the post.

*This post was backdated - originally posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2014 at 8:29 pm.

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 26

Project 365 - Day 26

 Date & Time: Saturday, May 10, 2014, 7:30 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 26 mm
     ISO: 100
     Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec
     Aperture: f/4.7

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
Yesterday was The 1975 concert, which means I didn't (want to)bring my Panasonic camera to the concert. I did bring my pocket sized Canon so I did take pictures but not for this project...

So I'm going to use this photo for today... This is a part of the photos I took Saturday, May 10. Please click here to see the post. I purposely took a bunch of photos that were not event related because I knew I had some making up to do... :/

*This post was backdated - originally posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2014 at 8:33 pm.

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 25

Project 365 - Day 25

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 07, 2014, 7:09 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 16 mm
     ISO: 100
     Shutter Speed: 1/30 sec
     Aperture: f/4.5

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
For Day 25 of this challenge, I decided to take a picture of my sister's CRX... and of course, more plants and trees in the background! LOL.

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 24

Project 365 - Day 24

Date & Time: Tuesday, May 06, 2014, 6:16 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 14 mm
     ISO: 100
     Shutter Speed: 1/400 sec
     Aperture: f/4.5

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
Once again, I should have increased my aperture so that everything in the picture was in focus. I keep forgetting! Plus, it's hard to see the blurriness of the edges when I review the picture after taking it. I don't usually notice it until I view the pictures through my computer. I guess I just have to be more mindful and stay on top of it.

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 23

Project 365 - Day 23

Date & Time: Monday, May 05, 2014, 7:40 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 24 mm
     ISO: 100
     Shutter Speed: 1/320 sec
     Aperture: f/4.5

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
This was taken in a semi-moving car. I know I'm much better at it, but I really need to improve my speed in figuring out the settings I need when taking a picture

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 22

Project 365 - Day 22

Date & Time: Sunday, May 04, 2014, 5:40 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 42 mm
     ISO: 100
     Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec
     Aperture: f/5.6

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
This picture was taken while walking around SoHo, NYC. We had some visitors from France and we were showing them around. More photos from this day to follow in another blog post. :)

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 21

Project 365 - Day 21

Date & Time: Saturday, May 03, 2014, 9:44 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 25 mm
     ISO: 400
     Shutter Speed: 50 sec
     Aperture: f/4.6

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
I decided to give night time photography another try. I used my tripod for this photo and the one below.

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Date & Time: Saturday, May 03, 2014, 9:47 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 25 mm
     ISO: 400
     Shutter Speed: 60 sec
     Aperture: f/4.6

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
I think this image and the one above definitely came out sharper than the first one I attempted (Project 365 - Day 2). It could be because I had tweaked the sharpness and saturation settings.

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 20

Project 365 - Day 20

Date & Time: Friday, May 02, 2014, 7:08 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 29 mm
     ISO: 100
     Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec
     Aperture: f/4.9

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
I once again forgot to make my aperture higher so that the edges of the photo are not blurred out. When will I learn???

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Why am I doing this project? Click here and find out!

xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 19

Project 365 - Day 19

Date & Time: Thursday, May 01, 2014, 7:23 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 19 mm
     ISO: 400
     Shutter Speed: 1/320 sec
     Aperture: f/11

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
I walked around the neighborhood with my sisters and our dogs. I actually took a bunch of photos but chose this one as my "Photo of the Day." This may be my favorite one at this point in the challenge.

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 18

Project 365 - Day 18

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 12:58 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 14 mm
     ISO: 400
     Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
     Aperture: f/10

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
It was still a raining so I couldn't really take that many pictures outside- I didn't want my camera to get wet. I could have taken photos inside, but I couldn't see anything or think of anything I wanted to take a picture of.

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Why am I doing this project? Click here and find out!

xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 17

Project 365 - Day 17

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 29, 2014, 6:47 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 31 mm
     ISO: 400
     Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec
     Aperture: f/5.0

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
It was drizzling all day so I wanted to take a close up picture of the rain drops on a petal of a flower. But I couldn't find any decent flowers, so I figured rain drops on leaves will have to do. Actually, I didn't have that much of a selection... Flowers should be blooming all over the place, but they are not. I guess it's all due to this weird weather we've been having. Can you believe I am still wearing my winter coat? :/

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 16

Project 365 - Day 16

Date & Time: Monday, April 28, 2014, 6:17 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 17 mm
     ISO: 100
     Shutter Speed: 1/5 sec
     Aperture: f/4

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
I spent the whole day cleaning, so I was sore and tired by the time I took this photo. I was going to take pictures outside, but walking was such a struggle that I decided to take photos inside instead. LOL.

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 15

Project 365 - Day 15

Date & Time: Sunday, April 27, 2014, 12:04 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 42 mm
     ISO: 100
     Shutter Speed: 1/1250 sec
     Aperture: f/5.6

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
Yesterday, we went to Macaroni Grill to celebrate my cousin's birthday. After, we went to a street fair, where I took a lot of photos. But instead of using one of those photos, I chose to use this picture of my sister, Phoebe, as the "Photo of the Day" since I haven't done one of a person. LOL.

I really like this one (the way she's posed), but the shutter speed I used was too high so the picture came out dark. I did increase the exposure when I was post processing, but as you can see , the picture is a little too grainy for my liking. :(

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Date & Time: Sunday, April 27, 2014, 12:04 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:

     Focal Length: 42 mm

     ISO: 100

     Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec

     Aperture: f/5.6

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:

Here is another one of Phoebe, taken mere seconds after the first one. I did use a different setting for this one. This one came out brighter than the first one but a little blurrier. The photos (this and the first one) were both blurry around edges, which was not planned, and was not how I wanted the shots to come out. I would have noticed it sooner but I had a screen protector on my camera, which pretty much made it difficult to see.

I have to remember to stay on top of my aperture setting in the future. Lesson learned.

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 14

Project 365 - Day 14

Date & Time: Saturday, April 26, 2014, 7:39 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 28 mm
     ISO: 200
     Shutter Speed: 1/10 sec
     Aperture: f/4.8

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
I was so drained that I spent yesterday pretty much sleeping on and off all day. I didn't have the energy to explore so I just used this angel fountain as my subject for the "Photo of the Day."

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xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 13

Project 365 - Day 13

Date & Time: Friday, April 25, 2014, 6:17 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 24 mm
     ISO: 200
     Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec
     Aperture: f/4.5

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
After spending about a couple of hours at the Empire State Building, I was sure I was going to use one the beautiful photos I took as my "Photo of the Day." But as we were picking up our car at the garage, this building caught my attention. I knew at that moment that this was going to be the photo I was going to use. :)

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Date & Time: Friday, April 25, 2014, 2:54 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:

     Focal Length: 33 mm

     ISO: 100

     Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec

     Aperture: f/9

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:

This was taken while I was in the car. :)

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Date & Time: Friday, April 25, 2014, 2:56 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:

     Focal Length: 28 mm

     ISO: 100

     Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec

     Aperture: f/9

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:

This was taken while I was in the car. :)

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I hope to post the rest of the photos I took yesterday within the next few days.

xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 12

Project 365 - Day 12

Date & Time: Thursday, April 24, 2014, 6:25 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 15 mm
     ISO: 100
     Shutter Speed: 1/30 sec
     Aperture: f/6.3

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
I feel the need to apologize for today's "Photo of the Day." It's another one of the trees and plants. :/ But it would have been that, or another photo of the sun in the sky! We're going to the city today, so hopefully tomorrow's post will have photos that are more interesting.

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Why am I doing this project? Click here and find out!

xx,
Pamela

Project 365 - Day 11

Project 365 - Day 11

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 10:19 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 23 mm
     ISO: 400
     Shutter Speed: 1/8 sec
     Aperture: f/5.0

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
I considered turning this into a black & white photo, but thought better of it. I'm glad I didn't. I like the hue, lighting, and shadowing of this photo.

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Date & Time: Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 10:16 pm

Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Settings:
     Focal Length: 20 mm
     ISO: 400
     Shutter Speed: 1/6 sec
     Aperture: f/5.0

Post Processing Software(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4

Comments:
This is pretty much the same as the photo above, but I just had to post it. :)

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xx,
Pamela