This has been a fun week. I’ve been using the Malasaña pak which consists of the Franco lens which is a simple lens that adds much warmth and emphasis in the yellow tones to images, and the Libros film, which adds abstraction and mid-frame effects to photos. Named after Malasaña in Spain, which sounds a groovy place to be ~ Malasaña is a happening, student-friendly area, with streets filled with coffee shops, bakeries and vintage clothing stores. The Plaza del 2 de Mayo, a historic square lined with lively bars and weekend market stalls, is a popular meeting spot. At night, edgy dance and rock clubs host live bands and DJs, and the Conde Duque cultural center shows art and open-air movies in its 18th-century halls and courtyards.
These won’t appeal to everyone as they come in on the arty~farty side of life, but I really liked using this and shot loads more than I usually do. I think you have to look more into the photos and try to put things together in your brain, so not just an easy look-see image, and I used it with that in mind.
Sunday 26th February
Nothing much happening today, which is normal for Sundays when the weather is pants and the kids don’t visit. I took this slice-of-life shot in my little room, this is the board on the wall behind where I sit at the computer. I like how the sun sent some shafts of light to illuminate parts of it.
Monday 27th February
Another manic Monday at work. I didn’t have time to do anything there with photos so took some shots of some flowers I’ve got at home instead.
Tuesday 28th February
Tuesday has become the absolute worst day for driving to work and then home. I have to go through the Tyne Tunnels, and lately the queues to get to it in the morning and evening are horrendous. I don’t get it because Mondays used to be busy too but the traffic on Mondays is much less now, whereas Tuesday is much worse. 🤷♀️
Wednesday 1st March
A slow day at work, and then to ASDA for the weekly shop, but nothing floated my boat photographically speaking. Another slice-of-life shot from the little room.
Thursday 2nd March
Today is Phil’s birthday, but he was at work from 8am to 6pm. I got him some books I knew he’d like as a present, and cooked his favourite dinner- beef and broccoli in black bean sauce.
Friday 3rd March
Today Phil had his birthday part 2, and we went out to meet up with Shelley for lunch at the Red Lion. Completely forgot to take a photo but later Phil called me to see Winnie who had joined him in the bathroom to oversee his ablutions by sitting on top of the towel rail.
Saturday 4th March
Phil had his birthday part 3 when Richard Sounds (a hi-fi dealer) texted to say his new thingumty-bob for his sound system had arrived. So he went off to Newcastle to pick it up, and is now replacing the 10 year old thingy for the new one. (Which looks exactly the same as the old one but hopefully improves Phil’s perception of the sound he gets from his system!).
That’s another week done and time to move on to a new combination or hipstapak, I’m going to miss this one!
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Fraggle's Otherverse 
Some interesting effects there Frag. A 3 part birthday! I might suggest that to my better half.
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Yes do it. We don’t have that many birthdays left so make the most of the ones we get!
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I’m not keen on this combination, but the dripping red blood effect on the cars reflects very well how I felt about my own commute.
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It did work well for how I felt!
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Happy birthday Phil! Richard Sounds is a great joke that maybe US readers won’t get…
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Umm I don’t get it either? They’re suppliers of TV & HiFi equipment!
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Everybody gave up on Mondays, called in sick, and now the backlog has passed down the traffic colon to Tuesdays!
Happy Birthday to Phil! Didn’t realize he was so gangster with the tattoo.
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They’re memorial tatoos for his 1st wife who died.
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Yeah, can’t say I really like this particular photo effect.
How long is your usual commute?
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20 mins without traffic, and 40 with.
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Oh my. Doubling the time, I’m so sorry! That sounds horrible 😦
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It’s not the best.
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Richer Sounds is still going? That’s a blast from the past. Tuesday traffic is probably worse because of ‘working from home’. I read that lots of people are doing a 4-day week, choosing Mondays as their day off.
The effect is unusual, and works better in some shots than others. It would be good in a Horror film.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Cheers Pete, yes R.Sounds has been going as long as I can remember, good guys and know their stuff.
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I loved it! Synthesizing the real into a different perspective is interesting to me. Great job.
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Thanks Cindy!
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I like this lens/film combo for the artistic elements, but it’s definitely not for portraiture! I really like the “slice of life” photos, but my favourite for the week is Winnie watching Phil…. Good job!
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Thanks Connie!
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Quite a different view of the world, Fraggle.
Belated Happy Birthday to Phil.
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Yes it was fun for me anyway! 😊 cheers Don!
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Wow, Phil sure had a great birthday week. Good for him!
On the arty farty side, I LOVE “Losing the will to live.” That should be framed and hanging on a wall somewhere!
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Haha thanks Mae, will be doing it all again tomorrow 😬
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Certainly a fun set up here – it makes me see photography anew (which is not a bad thing). I have really been enjoying this series a lot and look forward to the weekly post. 😉
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Cheers Naomi!
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I love the warm on the photos, it goes well with my mood this week: yellow and orange!
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Cheers Elizabeth!
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