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Mad as a March Hare

2008.04.01
I must be mad... started up karate again this past month

Time was a blur...

The colder days towards the end of March were so welcome

Time spent with friends

And a little superman flew by

The midnight ground lit up with fluorescent light...

I tried... a lot

Typical Melbourne... sunny one day... stormy the next

Allison - check it out... a bit of that bookcase ;)

Got to see a beautiful sunset driving home

Autumnal colours announce the arrival of the season

With plenty of rain today to brighten up what was soon to fade...

“Then you should say what you mean,' the March Hare went on.
`I do,' Alice hastily replied; `at least - at least I mean what I say - that's the same thing, you know.'”

- Lewis Carroll


Sometimes we try very hard to photograph what we mean to photograph... doesn't always turn out the way it actually looks to the eye... but you can be sure, at least we meant to try...

These shots are posted with inspiration from dear friends ambersunsets and breezer.

p.s. still haven't worked out how to get my exif data back because i'm too lazy... big thanks to sjasf and basisimages, hopefully will be able to solve it for next time ;)
51 Comments
leocheung An interesting series. Like 8 and 13.
leocheung · 2008-04-02: 08:09
mojaroo great shots 3rd is beautiful
mojaroo · 2008-04-02: 08:50
amberkay Great set!
amberkay · 2008-04-02: 08:55
MrSaSa i love that set
MrSaSa · 2008-04-02: 09:49
mystic1 Interesting series
mystic1 · 2008-04-02: 10:45
lexlevans i think we can all relate to trying our best to capture what we want to show in photographs. somethings are so beautiful that we just want to share that beauty with others - and photography gives us that chance.

that's so neat that you do karate. adorable photo of the little guy in #5!! hehe. and i love the bright green of the last one - i'm wearing a shirt to match it today :-)
lexlevans · 2008-04-02: 10:58
mintra Another entertaining, great post.
M
O
R
E please..
mintra · 2008-04-02: 11:27
CJLata These shots are great. I love number 6!
CJLata · 2008-04-02: 11:51
coyoteself Very nice set. All are very clear and well photographed and an excellent narrative too
coyoteself · 2008-04-02: 12:10
StonedNori I love the first !
Great set !! =)
StonedNori · 2008-04-02: 12:26
maharba Good story.
maharba · 2008-04-02: 12:46
kyira karate is perfect i think! i wish i would have learned it when i was young.
the little superman is too cute!
kyira · 2008-04-02: 13:15
etodd80 A bunch of cool shots! I like a lot of them, but especially #12 for some reason.
etodd80 · 2008-04-02: 13:30
ncshutterbug These are great! The first and third (especially the first) are fantastic - great use of light and tone. The last one is such a beautiful, vivid green, it's stunning!
ncshutterbug · 2008-04-02: 15:31
wingsofbutterfly Great set!
wingsofbutterfly · 2008-04-02: 15:35
hohlkopf great shots! nice set :)
I really like it ^^
hohlkopf · 2008-04-02: 17:11
BreezyOnTheEyes preeeetty sure that's the same bookcase we have! i'll have to look at the exact name but it looks darn familiar!

your sentiment/narrative/quote is so perfect and true. we surely do try hard to say what we mean in our photos but something is almost always left unsaid or getting semantically confused. alas, it's the joy of the actual artform and the sharing it with others that is truly important, as least for me.

i love the texture of the first shot. i don't generally like the 'sepia' tone, but i think that it really lends itself to this particualar photo.

i really like the composition of shot three.

shot five is an excellent and expressive portrait! nice work!

florescent light!? at midnight! interesting...

great color contrast with the stark clouds and the bright red building in eight.

of course, way to steal my bookcase PFFT...^_~

excellent macros in both of the last two shots. i think that eleven is my favorite from the whole set.

i'm glad that we inspired you to do some march reflections. wonderful set tootsy pie! l&h!!





BreezyOnTheEyes · 2008-04-02: 17:11
photopoet Ah—karate! Love the quote. My favorite is the fifth—his expression is perfect.
photopoet · 2008-04-02: 17:21
focussed we have that bookcase here too!...except we have the smaller version and it is on its side and being used as a side board for the dvd's...lol.....
this is a lovely set jess.....i especially like the portraits most i think..........these photos all narrate your journey through March very nicely indeed
xo
focussed · 2008-04-02: 17:41
oldbabe Great way to end a month. I love the red leaves and your friends! And karate? That must be good exercise!
oldbabe · 2008-04-02: 19:23
PaperWings I really like the idea of ending the month like this...a sweet little look back, but in a slightly different view. I may have to try it at the end of April. :)
Really nice post.
PaperWings · 2008-04-02: 19:38
Carley I agree....a really nice post! I LOVE your leaves!
Carley · 2008-04-02: 20:09
mclps Beautiful photos! I totally forgot it's the beginning of your autumn. I love autumn, it's my favorite! You know, I have a very similar bookcase from Ikea. :)
mclps · 2008-04-02: 22:59
riburabu Hahaa, you guys just got autumn, we have spring! Nice shots indeed!
riburabu · 2008-04-02: 23:29
shortyg Love the little boy's pic :) His face says it all :) :) :)
It is so funny how we are waiting for Spring so impatiently when you guys are welcoming the Fall :) :) :) Kisses
shortyg · 2008-04-02: 23:36
mahdi55 a really nice/1/3/5/6 very nice,goodluck.
mahdi55 · 2008-04-02: 23:41
genuinesqueak I looove the last one, so green and fresh and bright!
genuinesqueak · 2008-04-03: 00:36
kazshots lovely set, each photo is beautiful. I know exactly what you mean about the photo not turning out how it looks in 'real life', uggh happens to me all the time! I lvoe that each photo is so different, not related at all but you join them all up into a story with your lovely words. Very nice indeed. How cute is that kid!
kazshots · 2008-04-03: 02:04
fionarobinson great series.
fionarobinson · 2008-04-03: 05:11
rolpa Creative set. Wonderful variety.
rolpa · 2008-04-03: 06:16
vitzeq Great set!!
vitzeq · 2008-04-03: 07:27
snappy I like 5 and 12, great set!
snappy · 2008-04-03: 07:52
yamaleekis Beautiful photographs Jessica, a very good job. I love them all, but I was in love with the numbers 1 and 3, with your permission I took the portfolio. Regards
yamaleekis · 2008-04-03: 08:48
Primavera Very good and eclectic set!
Primavera · 2008-04-03: 10:16
tomie a beautiful set! i love the #3 and the #6 #12 enjoyed me too!
tomie · 2008-04-03: 14:00
KerBear This is a beautiful set Jess... I think the last one is my favorite though!! :) And good job starting up your karate again! I haven't had time to look into the kick boxing classes yet unfortunately.... and I don't know how much time I'll have with this new job of mine!! Later days at the office and a longer commute than the old job (though i do love the work itself haha).... but I'll sort something out in time I guess :)
KerBear · 2008-04-03: 18:09
Emma This is such a fab set Jess. I feel it tells me so much about you...like a 'Day in the life of Jess'.

Well done taking up Karate again too :)
Emma · 2008-04-04: 01:10
vollenda Great outakes from your month! 3,4,& 5 are my favorites, very memorable moments!
vollenda · 2008-04-04: 13:03
basisimages Hey - nice set!
basisimages · 2008-04-04: 23:44
jagungal #3 and #5 are out of the box — great images!
jagungal · 2008-04-05: 00:24
ambersunsets Love your highlights! Numbers 3 & 5 are my favorites!
Have a great weekend!
ambersunsets · 2008-04-05: 09:52
bebbitt This is a great set, creative, nice work!
bebbitt · 2008-04-05: 14:59
Marandi its life style , right ?
Marandi · 2008-04-06: 01:31
Peche Thank you to everyone for all your wonderful comments! :) I apologise I've been offline for a few days but should be able to respond in kind very soon. Just wanted to thank you all for your thoughts and visits, it means a great deal to me :)
Peche · 2008-04-07: 21:36
mrutherford22 What a neat post! I love it! And your words are so true. Sometimes your best shots are the ones that are unplanned. I just love #3...the mood is great! I love the expression and light in "superman's" eyes in #5! Wonderful job!
mrutherford22 · 2008-04-08: 21:08
Francko I thought that March was mad only in Italy =))
Great Set of photos, Jessica !!!
Francko · 2008-04-09: 07:14
FreeLoveontheFreewayyerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Go Japanese Maple go! :) Whilst you mock my poor tree think of how many times you have used it for a photography subject! :P
FreeLoveontheFreewayyerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr · 2008-04-09: 16:05
bamommy Ooooooo. I love the bookcase. Awesome photos. I can't even decide which is my favorite.
bamommy · 2008-04-09: 20:33
mintra Wonderful post.
:)
mintra · 2008-04-11: 23:43
aurian Your sunset shots looks very similar to what I have been seeing lately... but then again that's not surprisng seeing as though we're fairly close by. :)

Officially in love with your bookshelf, I love the black cubes! (I'd do dark-wood here, but it would make the loungeroom look so small! Perhaps with the next place...

Good luck with the karate again :)
aurian · 2008-04-14: 19:21
curlyq60 ...this is a gorgeous set.....wowow
curlyq60 · 2008-04-26: 18:03
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