May 2011 – Bloomeldine's Blog

Project 365 este un proiect fabulos ! La finele anului 2010 , o amica americanca m-a invitat sa fac parte dintr-un grup de fotografi amatori . Le-am urmarit fotografiile zilnic cu nerabdare descoperind o multime de lucruri interesante, asteptand ca noul an fotografic sa inceapa la 1 ianuarie 2011 .Ce este de fapt acest proiect ? Acest proiect este parte din viata noastra , simplu dar in acelasi timp interesant , fiecare zi din viata noastra este “documentata ” de o fotografie. Ziua si fotografia , astfel la finele anului 2011 , albumul notru trebuie sa contina exact 365 de fotografii . Fiecare fotografie are istoria ei , reprezinta ceva , fiecare fotografie va arata un nou sentiment , un loc inedit , un eveniment , o emotie umana sau un firicel de iarba. Proiectul in sine pune in miscare atat corpul cat si sufletul , te face sa fii atent la detalii , la sunete si culori .Lucruri care pe langa inainte treceai fara sa le observi devin subit absolut fabuloase , lentila camerei de fotografiat devenind prelungirea ochiului tau care nu doar ca vede si capteaza imaginea dar o imortalizeaza in 1001 de culori. Project 365 este emotie, pasiune si viziune !

Mosaic wall in area Victoria, Alexandria.

One day after Egypt erupted and looters put fire on all Governmental buildings. This is a Financial Department located in Sidi Besh area , close to my parents in law .28.01.2011

Morning over my balcony seeing how life comes back to normal … apparently , at least for the fishermen !

In the morning together with my birds ! They are free and me I am caged !

Day 41 - Washing the scoop of ice-cream ! ( Inspired by Tracie )

Day 47 – Egyptian soldier’s boot – special request from a faraway friend

Day 48 – Goddess holding the key of life ( Ankh ) , Raml Station , center of Alexandria

Day 52 – Young Egyptians cleaning and painting the streets on the Cornish . ( people at work theme )

Day 55 – 24.02.2011 – Beach seller carrying some cookies filled with dates ( people at work theme )

Day 57 – 26.02.2011 – Old fisherman cleaning and fixing his fish net ( people at work theme )

Day 65 – 6.03.2011 – The Pearl of the Mediterranean

Day 68 – 9.03.2011 – Is not a piece of art but is my son’s way to say Ana Bahebak Masr / I love you Egypt

Day 74- 15.03.2011 – Underground passage – for crossing the street to the shores you have to use this . If you do it between cars you do it on your own risk … and no , there is no pedestrian crossing nor traffic lights !

Day 81 – 22.03.2011 – Sneak peek to our new door

Day 90 – 31.03.2011 – This is Alexandria everyone ! And this is what I was calling the Cornish , the promenade street along the shores ! Is just a billboard but I can’t go that high to make such picture !

Day 91 – 1.04.2011 – Another drawings that pop -up on the side-walk , next to my bus stop !

Day 98 – 08.04.2011 – Once upon a time …….

Day 109 – 19.04.2011 – Can you feel the wind??

Day 113- 23.04.2011 – What is hanging there ?

Day 117 – 27.04.2011- Don’t try to jump over the fence !!

Day 118 – 28.04.2011 – Ladybugs invasion

Day 120 – 30.04.2011 – Invading her privacy

Day 133 – 13.05.2011 – The moon is shinning over us

Day 135 – 15.05.2011 – Alexandria Library and how they keep it clean doing the windows everyday !

Day 140 – 20.05.2011 – Do you need to throw some old stuff ??!!

Day 143 – 23.05.2011 – Theme week – Decorative walls ( 1 )

Palm tree on my neighborhood Miami located on the Mediterranean Cornish of Alexandria City , Egypt. I wish i would have made a picture related to last night event on Alexandria, the bomb attack that took place in front of a Christian Coptic Church but i guess would have been too painful to actually see the place full of blood although is painful already that this happen 10 minutes away from my home.May God rest the deaths in peace and forgive their sins, Amin .

Square in Cleopatra , area Sidi Gaber . I was passing by on my way to an office for some legal papers and there it was , the iron flower. This is day 4 picture from Project 365 delaied cause my internet connection.

This is a cart pulled by a donkey full of vegetables and huge cabbages. Personally i like the way sellers are passing by on my street with fresh vegetables every day.Day 5 picture from Project 365 also delaied due to internet connectivity.

Nice egyptian cat looking over the sea or to the fisher men , i guess waiting for her treat ! She was staying on the rocks in area Glim , next to San Stefano ! Day 6 picture from Project 365.

Empty cafeterias along the Cornish , Miami area – Alexandria.

Shooting the moon between a palm tree tonight on Miami, Alexandria. Still testing my new camera …so any advice how to shoot the moon and get a good fine picture of it??

The beach in front of my home after the sunset . Alexandria , Egypt

As today was raining I went searching for some treasures in the secret room! Look what I found!

Unusual building in area Victoria , Alexandria. And like this are many others . I was wondering how the flats are arranged , I guess like a wagon train !

Incensing the house with my Peruvian friend !

Blue lamps in front of a hotel next to my home.

The sign of a fast food – ( Red Theme week on Project 365 )

The red light of the fanous ( Ramadan lamp ) – ( Red Theme week on Project 365 ).

Even I was not on I still did my daily picture as much as I could ! This is a sunset on the beach in front of 45 street ! Last sunset I saw since Egypt erupted !

Eating the last tomatoes thinking what we will eat tomorrow!

My world , my reality ! Egypt uprising !

An early morning over my window hoping for a better day !

Hoping for the dove to bring the Peace in the Middle East.

Day 39 – my son got upset that are only my pictures posted on the internet so he took the camera and started shooting all his toys while I was not watching and in the end he came and told me ” You pick a picture from me NOW ” ( he is 6 years old ) .. so this is it !

Day 42 – Roman reminiscence ( in fact the roof of my neighbors )

Day 43 – Tonight dessert papanasi ( Sweet Cheese Dumplings )

Day 44- Tribute to the stolen / missing artefacts from the Egyptian Museum ( for more info click here http://dr.hawass.com/ )

Day 45 – Traditional Arabic sweets usually bought on religious occasions and other events . Today 15.02 is the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad

Day 46 – Fruit street seller ! One of the campaign now in Egypt is about helping this kind of sellers , to buy from them and not from the big stores , to let everyone survive . Those kind of sellers were always chased by the police and brutally harassed them . The Tunisian revolution started when some policemen slapped a fruit seller and took his cart , after that the man put himself on fire and Tunisia erupted . I preferred them always because they are always having fresh fruits and vegetables .

Day 50 - I passed by this building when I left from work today . Never saw it till now and as I said before this project is making me see better and think twice !

Day 51 – decoration on the wall of a cafeteria on the Cornish

Day 53 – 22.02.2011 – Cleaning the shoes ( people at work theme )

Day 54 – 23.02.2011 – Newspapers and books seller reading the news ( people at work theme )

Day 56 – 25.02.2011 – Cleaning the kids corner at McDonald’s ( people at work theme )

Day 100 – 10.04.2011 – Choosing the right carpet ..

Day 105 – 15.04.2011 – Chillin’ ..beach-keepers under the sun !

Day 110 – 20.04.2011 – My son wanted all of it

Day 112 – 22 .04.2011 – Mabaret Al Asafra Hospital ( I have been there for few days now , everyday , but just today I managed to picture it cause it was so quiet at 7 AM)

Day 114 – 24.04.2011 – Internal city train

Day 115 – 25 . 04. 2011 – What is hanging there ? Garlic stock or anti-vampire remedy ???

Day 121 – 1.05.2011 – Long live Egypt – ( the flag goes everywhere with my son )

Day 122 – 02.05.2011- Doctor’s orders ! Drink a glass of water every one hour !

Day 124 – 04.05.2011 – Attention ! Is falling !

Day 125 – 05.05.2011 – Why that much ignorance ? I feel ashamed !

Day 139 – 19.05.2011 – Konafa & baclawa … anyone !?

Day 141 – 21.05.2011 – Above the Toy Store !! I guess is Sultan’s cannon trying to catch Alladin , I saw him flying on his magic carpet somewhere around here

Day 144 -24.05.2011 – Theme week – Decorative walls ( 2 ) – this is a wall made my ceramic and stones by the students of Fine Arts in Alexandria in front of the place where the Lighthouse of Alexandria was once

Day 146 – 26.05.2011 – Theme week – Decorative walls ( 4 ) – Wall of a Hotel and Restaurant with the windows as shells , fishes , life saver and some are covered by the net

Day 145 – 25.05.2011 – Theme week – Decorative walls ( 3 ) – Wall in front of the fish market

Day 147 – 27.05.2011 – Theme week – Decorative walls ( 5 ) – Not actually a concrete wall but I can easy call it Human Wall . This is from the protests that took place today in all Alexandria , as well in Cairo and other big towns

Day 148 – 28.05.2011 – Theme week – Decorative walls ( 6 ) – Muslims and Christians walking hand in hand as brothers , God willing one day !

Continuam seria DIY (do it yourself / realizeaza singur) cu un mic felinar realizat dintr-o cutie de conserva. Simplu si cochet acest mic felinar poate creea o atmosfera intima fie asezat pe masa unde luati cina, fie in gradina seara, fie in cadrul unei petreceri. Tot ceea ce trebuie sa faceti e sa ii daruiti o lumanarica rotunda ( de ceai), eventual parfumata, o aprindeti si voila!

De ce aveti nevoie :

1 cutie de conserva – a mea este o cutie de porumb

1 ciocan

Cateva cuie

1 prosop

1 marker negru

1 tub de vopsea ( optional )

Cutia se spala foarte bine, i se indeparteaza eticheta, se curata bine de lipiciul ce ramane de la eticheta. Se deseneaza in puncte cu marker-ul design-ul dorit apoi se umple cu apa. Astfel cutia plina cu apa se pune la congelator unde se lasa sa se inghete foarte bine. Eu am lasat-o 2 zile.

Cutia de conserva plina cu apa in congelator

Dupa ce apa a inghetat se aseaza cutia pe un prosop si cu ajutorul ciocanului si al cuiului se realizeaza mici gauri in dreptul punctelor desenate. Se lasa apoi sa se topeasca gheata si se usuca foarte bine.

Cutia inghetata pregatita pentru a fi gaurita

Pasul urmator este optional dar de preferat in cazul in care doriti sa folositi felinarul in gradina. Pentru a nu rugini este bine sa il vopsiti. Eu am folosit un spray auriu. Rezultatul se vede in poze !

Felinarul vopsit gata pentru a fi folosit

Puteti realiza orice design doriti , cercuri , patrate , forme de frunze . De asemenea il puteti agata in diferite locuri , la grinda casei sau pe ramura unui copac . In acest caz nu uitati sa gauri in laterale pe buza cutiei diametral opus inca 2 gauri si sa atasati o toarta confectionata din sarma. Si cel mai important nu lasati niciodata focul / lumanarea nesupravegheat !

Month: May 2011

Project 365

Felinarul din cutie de conserva