Florida Flashback.

I've taken so few photos this year so far that I feel quite weird about it. I'm not necessarily a 'capture everything' kind of person, but it's fun and I enjoy it so it's definitely something I'm working to improve upon.
With a lack of new things to show you, I thought it might make me feel better to show you some things I haven't shown you before, so here is a small selection of snaps from my Florida holiday in December, it feels like an ages ago.

You might remember that I already shared a few when I first came back, getting the whole lot printed is definitely on my 'list of things to get around to eventually' as is compiling the video I shot into a short film because I think I got some really nice stuff. Looking through these again definitely makes me long for warm weather even more, how nice it will be to choose sunglasses over gloves.









Always any cat, but I do just love snapping away whenever I go to the zoo. ♥








I haven't really put any thought into any big holidays this year yet but I hope that I get around to a couple of minibreaks that have been popped into the suggestion box. We have a quick stop over to visit Moon's Dad's new house in Northern Ireland at the beginning of next month which I'm really looking forward to. It will certainly be nice to get a real change of scenery and get some fresh Irish air in my lungs.
It's pretty common at the moment that I find myself feeling a bit of wanderlust, I think the next few busy weekends will cure this though and I hope to feel back on track.

#PhotoSwap2012 - Amelie Obscura

You might remember way back at the beginning of October that I mentioned that I was taking park in a photo swap. Thanks to the amazingly organised Rhianne from For The Easily Distracted, I was able to swap with the lovely Alejandrina from Texas. I'm quite nosey by nature so it was really interesting to see the way she shot images and the different techniques she used, as well as where she was taking them.

Texas looks warm and full of character, certainly from the photos she sent me anyway definitely a part of the USA I'd like to see in real life as I've not really 'seen' America yet. It's certainly a stark contrast to the rainy photos from my trip to Cornwall I took for her.

You can find out more about #PhotoSwap2012 over at Rhianne's blog and take a look at the great selection of #PhotoSwap2012 images from other participants on the Flickr group. Here are some of my favourites from Alejandrina's 35mm film she sent me.

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I sure hope that Alejandrina stays in touch and now that I've finally got around to sharing these with you - down to my own laziness sadly more than anything else - I'd definitely be interested in carrying on photo swapping both with Alejandrina and other people.

The whole experience has actually had me really inspired to shoot more 35mm and I currently have two rolls waiting to be developed at home. I don't know why I don't do it more, especially since I totally adore my 35mm SLR and it might just be my favourite camera.

Starry and Stripey.

Check out what I snapped up from Sports House in Sha Tin yesterday! Just when I thought I had definitely been looking in all the wrong places for that much sought-after 'Hong Kong bargain', I spotted these.

New Town Plaza in Sha Tin is very much like all other shopping malls here, it's big and there's a diverse mixture of designer and affordable brands with the layout consisting of different products on each floor. I had already spied these shoes around various other shops but found the $360 price tag a bit much considering that it was similar to their already over-priced counterparts in the UK. Then I saw these at the front of Sports House, for $279, slightly more reasonable at around £21 and I've already checked and Office is selling the hi-top version for £44.99, so I'm very proud of myself.

It's not even like I needed new Converse as I only bought a turquoise pair a few months ago, but these were irresistible, not to mention a bit of a steal and star & stripes are very in, I'm even still seeing the older versions floating around. I love them and I can't wait to wear them somewhere neat where I can show off.