Kamehameha

Ok, I admit it... I went completely overboard with this... But it was so much fun!! Probably the first and only time in my life that I turn Super Saiyan...

Taken with a Sony Webbie MHS-CM1 HD Camcorder.

Lamp Post

I really like the lampposts we have here. I might have used too much contrast on here... but I like it that way! the clouds look so menacing, I wanted to highlight that, and add some blue hues... just because.

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Chinese Chess

I am not ashamed to say that I bought this on a whim. It rarely happens. I just found those so beautiful, I decided to get them. Of course I can't play chess, never mind Chinese ones. And I don't even know the pieces. All I recognise is the kanji for horse (right at the front).
Of course, they were cheap ;) I might use them again for other shots.
Unbeknownst to me again - fits in the DS for today!
http://dailyshoot.com/assignments/653

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Bluesy

This is not really what I had in mind, but I guess it's pretty close.
I've had this harmonica for ages, I've brought it along during all my moves... I can barely play it but I'm hoping that one day... Anyway, I just wanted to showcase the instrument because it looks pretty cool. I also wanted an old feel, so I added a texture. Don't know if I succeeded.
This project is a lot about trying out new things, experimenting, daring, learning. So far, I'm having a lot of fun.
PT: Desat, contrast, lightness.

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She Bangs the Drum

Another goofy shot with a fancy hat. Just because I felt like it.

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Tuk-Tuk Reflection

Was at the coffee place today, and they had those cool reflections on the lamps above. I tried to capture the movement and distortion of one.
PT: crop, hue, contrast.

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The Unholy Trinity

Hehehe... Unholy, only for some...
The bit in Cambodian says: "Warning! Smoking can make you look handsome" :p
PT: Contrast, sharpen.

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Key

The key to happiness, to your heart, to the mystery... It's up to you.
PT: softglow, desaturation, hue.

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Yin Yang

An attempt at editing with stock pictures. Not sure if it worked.
Continuing my "Spirituality" series...

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Round Lamps

We had lunch somewhere new, and the decoration there was bold and daring. I especially liked those lamps. They almost look like a giant neon "No Entry" sign.
PT: sharpen, hue, contrast.

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Closed Window

I used for the first time today a tool called "perspective"... I tried to make the picture "flatter"...
Window seen at the monastery. I like the colours and details.
PT: contrast, lightness, perspective, crop.

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Container

I tried doing something else, but it failed miserably. Will try again tomorrow.
This is me at sunset, on my balcony... I have those two huge containers on either side. I believe one of them contains water.

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L'Occulte

What we don't understand sometimes fascinated us even more.
Paying tributes to my origins, continuing a spirituality series I just realised I had started... and playing around with a lot of editing.

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Two Hundred

Another milestone today! 165 days to go.

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Happy/Sad

I know the title is not all that and a packet of crisps... That's all I could find.
Another scene by the riverside... there's a lot going on there. Lots of unspoken drama. This one was too blatant to pass by.
I tried desaturating the picture the other way around, but it didn't work. 

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Excuse My French

I was shooting this video today that was so arty-farty (me reciting a poem while playing the ukelele in my bathroom) that I decided I *had* to have the appropriate headgear for such pompous pretense. So I donned my beret. And voila! The occasion also called for a pompous portrait. I went for a blase look and I think it works well, if I say so myself!
The cigarette is unlit, as you noticed. I tried using fake smoke but it looked too fake.
I like the phrase "excuse my French", I find it rather funny and have been using it on occasion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sfEMk-kPLg
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Mind's Eye

This is not exactly what I had in mind, but time was running out. I'm glad I tried it though.
I have noticed that lately, I've been inspired quite a bit. I have tons of ideas for pieces, videos, even photos sometimes! So this is my way of saying that it's really cool.

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Little Guy

My husband's colleague's daughters found this cat lying around at the school. He looked very weak and skinny. We bought him a can of tuna, and he was happy as can be. We couldn't take him home though. That said, I miss having a cat.
Funnily enough, we also met another cat that looked like his grand-pa, and was blind in one eye.

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Crossover

Where the Tonle Sap meets the Mekong. SOOC.
The river has been going up a lot lately, it's not threatening for the moment, but we'll see how it goes. There was quite a bit of current and some tiny waves as well. The sky was wonderful.

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Truth Hurts

I have talked about it before. I make videos (12th June). Most of the time, like here, I do poetry.
Here I am, getting ready to deliver my latest piece (same name as this). Video can be watched here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyUPNsVnieA

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Behind the Music

I hadn't done that sort of chiaroscuro shot in a while. I missed it, I actually quite like them.
This is SOOC, the flare and slight bokeh are real. I wanted my face to be slightly in the background, like an afterthought.
Expect more pictures of Lyla and me... She's very esthetic.



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Monk & Flags

All those colours were too good to pass.
PT: saturation, lightness, crop.

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Four In A Row

I thought they were funny, all together like that, like organ pipes. They were mesmerised by something. They stood like that for a few minutes. I think they give a good representation of elderly people travelling around SEA, enjoying their retirement. Makes a nice change from the old pervs you meet sometimes, a 20 year-old girl under each arm.
PS: contrast, lightness, saturation.

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Soft

This looks blurry, almost like a painting... I wanted that softness. I decided to play around with the lens and a silk scarf.

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Hooverbulous

I finally got a hoover! Adios, old crummy broom (Rock'N'Broom, 4th June & Cleaning, 21st May).
It looks like I'm kissing it, but I was pretending to blow on it like you blow the smoke of a gun.
PT: sharpen, contrast, lightness.

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Kids

Two kids sitting on the side of the road trying to sell their things, nearly getting run over by tuk-tuks and cars. Wish it was less blurry though.
PT: contrast, lightness.

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City Centre Hotel

Not very far from where I live. Edited it with a platinumish filter, then use selective colouring. I wanted to make the blue and the clouds stand out.

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A Kind of Magic

Didn't have an idea all day, then started snapping my fingers and this came about. Wanted to try some silly editing. With added sparks!

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Cheers

"Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name..."
Feeling nostalgic and enjoying some non-alcoholic cider.
PS: Unbeknownst (again), it fits right in the DS for today: http://dailyshoot.com/assignments/640

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Central Market

A must-see if/when you come to PP. This is the same market you see in the "Panorama" picture (2nd March).
I find the Khmer alphabet very pretty even though I can't pronounce any of the letters.
PT: contrast.

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Infinity

This is what happens when you put 2 mirrors in front of each other.

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Lyla & Me

We form a mighty small team.
PT: crop, lightness, contrast.

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Magritte

I've been writing a short text for a friend's upcoming zine, a surrealistic story about apples and men in bowler hats, heavily inspired by Magritte. I love his work, and surrealism in general. I wanted to give a painting feel to the picture, so I partially desaturated it and then used a "painting filter", except for the apple. I actually increased the contrast on it to make it stand out more and play on the aspects of reality and dream.
OK, I'm done being pompous :p


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True Coffee

Kampuchea's answer to StarBucks. Relaxing, comfy, elegant, food's good and so are the drinks. What more could you need?
PT: contrast, border, coffee stains.

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Fire

These days, people started burning papers and stuff on their balcony... I don't know exactly why, I suspect a Buddhist festival but didn't find anything concrete. Last night, at around 2 am, I saw this guy burning stuff in two big piles on a balcony that is otherwise closed by a gate... It looked like some sort of mafia thing, it weirded me out...
PT: colouring, crop, border.

Taken with a Sony Webbie MHS-CM1 HD Camcorder.

East Harlem

I had this song in my head all day. It's a pretty neat tune.
As most of Beirut's songs and videos are/look nostalgic/oldish, I went for an old summer feel... Not sure if that's what comes through!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qLbcFR3gI4

PT: grain, hue, desat, contrast, border.

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Effect

I had taken a picture for today, but it sucks. This happened by accident. I'm pretty happy with it.

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New Telly

Today, we got a new telly!! finally, a good one! 32", sweet :)
So, after many unsuccessful attempts at taking a good picture, I decided to go for an action shot and some colouring.
Product placement again!!

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Lyla

Meet my harp. I had to leave it in France for two years, but now we are reunited. Hurray!!
I used it a lot to play CocoRosie stuff.

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Short Hair

I cut my hair yesterday, so this gives me the right to be extra goofy. With added kitsch background for good effect.

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Pall Mall

Heads and tails... A funny story about this lighter: I thought when I arrived in France that it had been taken by the customs, but once back home, I saw it on the terrace. It hadn't been blown away or taken by a bird or anything; it seems it had been waiting for me all along, during those five weeks... And as I'd wanted to take a picture of it for a while, I took the opportunity that we were reunited to do so.
PS: That is completely a product placement shot. 

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Khmer Fried Rice

I missed it during those five weeks. So yummy.
The monsoon is here. So good too.

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Guangzhou Lights

Not sure I was allowed to take this... But I've always like lights against the dark backdrop of the sky. Especially in movement. There were not at the time. It was just me not holding the camera still.
PT: lightness, contrast.

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Turtle

Me in my bathroom (cos that's where the light is better), after nearly 24h of traveling... With my harp on my back, I thought I looked like a turtle, hence the title.

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Me and Me

Another double! Me in my first year of university, 12 years ago.


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Cat Behind Bars

A cat we saw while walking the dog, behind the gate I took on Sunday. It was too cute to pass.
PT: crop, contrast, sharpen.

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Chapel

A little chapel opposite the Emile Roux hospital.
PT: contrast, sharpen.

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Double

Having fun with the two bathroom mirrors.

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Chado

As you know, I love anything Japanese. Those are mine, and seeing them together, I was reminded of the Tea Ceremony. This is my sort of tribute to it.
PT: hue, lightness, contrast.
PS: I'm halfway through my 365 selfportrait project!

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Gate

I see this gate every time we walk the dog, and I wanted to do something with it. So I took a B&W picture that I then edited and turned green. I like adding borders at the moment!
PS: I'm halfway through my one photo a day project!

Taken with a Samsung SL605