Thursday, February 21, 2013

Theme Thursday: Architecture

It's even more wintry today than it was last week, so I stayed in the comfort of my own home and went with a rather loose interpretation of this week's theme of architecture.

the house that Ashley built

Yes, it's a cardboard box.  My double stroller arrived this week, and there was no way I was going to let such a big, sturdy box go to waste.  

I learned several important photography lessons this week.

1)  Five minutes with the instruction manual does not this girl an expert photographer make.  I might just give up on any manual settings until Easter when my dad can teach me how to take fuller advantage of the camera he passed down to me.

2)  Even though I figured out how to play with the exposure on the camera itself, I still like automatic photos + Picasa better.

3)  I prefer taking pictures of my children to taking pictures of cardboard boxes (duh).

Mama is a better box-cutter than box-photographer

hanging out on the front porch


4)  It is much easier to take interesting pictures of real architecture than of cardboard boxes.

Apartments--excuse me, flats--in
Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia
photo circa 2007

Check out Cari and the rest for photos of not-cardboard-boxes!

8 comments:

  1. I bet the kids are loving that box! I might have to do something similar with our boxes once we're done moving :)

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  2. I love the cardboard take on the theme. We often have such accommodations in our living room.
    Thanks for linking up!

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  3. There is nothing more fun than a huge box. Nothing!

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  4. You are brilliant! What lucky kids you have, the front porch rocks.

    I also have had no luck with manual, but I do enjoy playing around with the other settings. And picasa is great at what it does anyway.

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    1. I'm afraid I get no credit for the front porch--that was completely my husband's idea!

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  5. I love the cardboard architecture! (My kids do, too, BTW. Do you hire out?) :-)

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  6. You are a great mom! And such a cute take on the theme. I also really like that photo of the flats. :)

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  7. big box + kids = hours of fun! Love the pics.

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