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Monday, 6 October 2014

279 - By Accident

Day 279. I'm a big fan of randomness. I like accidents and coincidence and serendipity. I think if we were all just a little more accepting of some of the things that happen around us without necessarily questioning the reason for those things, we would all be just a little bit happier. Sometimes, things "just happen" and we don't need a rationale or a logical explanation for why.

As an example, I unexpectedly found this photo on my phone tonight. It seems that the lady sitting next to me on the train today noticed me using my Android Wear to respond to a text message by using my voice to talk into my watch. She asked about it and we got into a good conversation about wearables and technology. I was showing her how the watch could be used as the remote trigger for the phone's camera, and I must have accidentally pressed the button and taken this blurry shot by mistake.

Then somehow, I've unknowingly managed to accidentally press a button to add this filter and border effect, resulting in this image. All of this was done without me realising it, and yet, I quite like the end result. So today's create is a nod to the value of randomness and "happy accidents".


Saturday, 2 August 2014

214 - Sunset at Laguna Beach

Day 214. On a recent trip to the US I got to have dinner with a wonderful group of friends at Laguna Beach, California. It's a great spot, with amazing sunsets, as shown here. This image may have been tweaked a little (ok, a lot) in Snapseed for Android. But that's how my mind's eye saw it....

 

Sunday, 27 July 2014

208 - Black Swan

Day 208. This image was made using an iPad app called WordFoto, and it applied to a photograph I took in Canberra of a black swan. Interesting effect I think.