Capture your 365 : 11/08 - 11/17

11/08 Interesting light - My wife hates to have her photo taken. Thus, the best subject for portraits in the household are the dogs. We were having coffee on the deck this warm morning, and the lights were just perfect.

11/09 Perspective - I have always been an ocean guy .. my dad was a fishmonger, and I grew up associating my dad with that fishy smell. There are always at least one fish tank in the house. There is always fish at dinner. So, from my perspective, the best days always end with a slow sailing back home at sunset.

11/10 New adventures - My wife and I have been diving for many years, and we have been very active in technical diving as well. However, recently, I started to try my hands on underwater photography - new adventures. As you can see, I am far from being familiar with the camera and underwater housing. My wife would shake her head at me when I said I need a few more *not cheap items such as strobes, wide angle lens etc for the photographs to turn out nice! 

11/11 Interesting displays - My wife has her ear-rings and necklaces displayed on a "dead branch" mounted on a wooden base. This is the first time I tried using the flash from the camera. Don't really know whether I like or dislike the effect from the flash.

11/12 A hand to hold - My wife and I... image is a bit small and resolution is not very good because I used a camera phone (not the new iphone!.. still living in the older smart phone era!), but it was a nice representation of today's theme.

11/13 The memories - My wife had put up pictures along the stairs - her concept was that these photos make the house a home. My argument was why do we need so many photo frames? Couldn't we do with just one of those digital photo frames that changes pictures? Either way, I think it is a way of us holding on to the memories.

11/14 Quiet times - I am not a religious person, but a revered monk (my teacher) gave me this Buddha statue years ago when I was venturing out on my own. Now it serves as a reminder that everyone needs some quiet time for our mind and heart.

11/15 The beauty in nature - The sky looks like it is on fire this evening! No matter how much I try it seems that I could not capture the real beauty in mother nature through the lens.

11/16 Home cookin' - Home cooking starts from digging for cockles on the mud flat during low tide! It is fun, dirty and always end up with way too much cockles than we can eat. The end product - delicious spicy chilly cockles.

11/17 Comfort - I love rainy days - love the sound of rain spattering on the glass windows and tin roofs. What I love most is the refreshing air after the rain. The air is still, the surrounding is quiet, and the surroundings are clean. And it is amazing to see the changes from the comfort of home.