It’s been quite long since I shared any photos from London, so now here you are. The weather is getting a bit chilly outside but I couldn’t resist…grabbed my tripod and headed to the city. Long exposure images are definitely out of my comfort zone, there are still so many things (and places) to discover…till then enjoy a few photos of the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament with Big Ben. And don’t forget to check London Eye from a different angle and some other favorite images taken in London.

Have a wonderful weekend! If you have any great images of your city, feel free to share the linkies in the comments!

Lolo

Nikon girls rock, yeah? Hahaha. Let me dedicate this post to my friend, Delphine. She’s from Paris, lives in London till Christmas and is a real party girl. Yesterday she had a great idea to visit Hard Rock Cafe. Can you imagine that I’ve never been to any Hard Rock Cafes in my life at all? All I’ve seen so far is that special black T-shirt with the Hard Rock Cafe inscription.

I was totally amazed when I stepped in, couldn’t say a word at all and stared at the instruments on the walls. It was also the paradise of lights and colors. A huge collection of autographed guitars, outfits from world tours and rare photographs can be found on the cafe walls.

Eric Clapton was a regular visitor in the restaurant. He gave them his un-signed Fender guitar as a gift in 1979. This prompted Pete Townshend of The Who to give one of his guitars, also un-signed with the note “Mine’s as good as his! Love, Pete”. Today Hard Rock’s archive includes over 70,000 items. Have a look at the photos and tell me if you recognize any of them.

To think or not to think? This is the question (or a never ending debate between men and women lol) on Facebook today. So now I’m starting a new project on FlickR, revealing my thoughts about life. Its title is ‘How I feel today’. My dear friend, Atish, told me I was always thinking too much – about nothing. I answered him it was rather caring – about my life, about everything. On the other hand I should stop thinking ‘cos it might kill my creativity. If I keep thinking about what I want to do or what I hope will happen, I won’t do it, and it won’t happen. So I stop thinking to start living. HOWEVER, there are seconds when I can’t stop the computer of my brain and I really need to capture these thoughts. Thinking is a kinda mental tool (or a crazy female habit…lol) that is ideally used to analyze our options objectively. Sharing my thoughts with you might help me stop cycling through them in my head…or not. Anyway enjoy the new series of photos of my crazy (or creative?) mind. Only on my flickr page.

“You can close your eyes to things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to things you don’t want to feel.”

~ Unknown Author

Olalaaa! Here we go! This is my next submission for the ‘full bodied’ day in our lovely camp. Have I already mentioned how much I LOVE playing with the lights at night? 

I think you all know:

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Enjoy the rest of your day! See you tomorrow!

Hi y’all! Happy Sunday evening!

Saturday night fever…I loved it. =) I was asked to be the photographer at a salsa competition in a local club. I remember I was in a great fever. Not only because I never photographed at such events before but I used to dance salsa as well a long long time ago. Quite many people got together to showcase their talents. From beginners to pros with a glorious past. I used to be somewhere in the middle when I finished dancing…LOL. The jury came directly from Cuba. So exciting. 

Ok, a few words about the shot you can see above. Since I love details so much I tried to capture at least one photo in this theme. And this one is my most faved shot. A little bit of a pinky bow. 

Salsa is a very emotional dance, I guess you know this. Dancing close to each other, almost never-ending eye contact, much passion, desire… These Latin rhythms have influenced my life in such a positive way. I’m so happy that I started to learn it. I feel really well balanced.

Congrats to the organizers! It was a fantastic party! I’m happy to be a part of such an amazing company! Now I go back working on the rest 200 shots. 

Kisses,

L.

I didn’t have too much to do yesterday. It’s funny that little things like a toy (+ my camera too) can make me sooo happy.

Usually I prefer using natural light but this time I really enjoyed palying with the lamps in the dark.

My quote for today:

A sensible man will remember that the eyes may be confused in two ways – by a change from light to darkness or from darkness to light; and he will recognize that the same thing happens to the soul.

~ Plato

I hope you have a happy Monday!

This is an older photo from my collection and I simply love it. I clearly remember the day when I grabbed my friend and my new tripod, and we drove crazily to the downtown to take some night shots at the bank of the Danube. The lights really are amazing. This is my town, that’s why I love it so much!

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

~ Sir Francis Bacon