Bokeh Dance

Bokeh is defined as 'the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, present in out-of-focus areas of a photograph'. 

I've always had a fascination for those soft circles of light in the background and the effect and mood they lend to a photo. 

I learnt that it is the aperture that helps determine what the bokeh will look like and chanced upon the right combination of camera settings for me while clicking these pictures of bamboo. I managed to get a crick in the neck as well, standing there with my head bent back for goodness knows how long. But I didn't mind, as I was happy with what I got for my trouble.

This one is a picture of the leaves of a bottlebrush tree.

Earrings galore!

I recently redicsovered a bead set I had which was lying unused for a long time in some forgotten cupboard and with it, an interest in making jewellery. I began making loads of earrings as they were really simple to make, in fact some didn't take more than a couple of minutes and many times I would quickly make a pair and gift it to a visiting friend before they left. The basic ingredients I used were beads, wire, earring hooks and small pliers. I made other things also, like bead curtains and long strings to decorate doorways, and I tried to vary the earring designs as much as possible, replenishing my store of beads with new ones when they finished.

The materials-

And the results-