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30 Minutes in the Life Blog Circle | November 2018 – Cape Cod

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“Thirty Minutes in the Life” features ladies from around the world as we capture 30 minutes in our lives as mothers, wives, daughters, sisters and friends {and photographers}.  This is a blog circle so please be sure to visit the next photographer in the circle.

It’s been a while since my last blog post; a short while but time enough for a world of change.

A little over a month ago our lives were turned upside-down and, cutting a long and complex story short, my family and I are back living permanently in the UK.

With all the stress and instability that came from sudden and unexpected upheaval, photography fell by the wayside. As we settle into our new normal I’m hoping I can get back on track, and I’m thrilled that my return to blogging is with a new group of photographers, the 30 Minutes in the Life ladies. Each month I will be sharing a selection of images taken (yes, you guessed it) over the course of half an hour. This month I’m sharing images from our last-minute day trip to Cape Cod. I’d been to the Cape with my parents last October, but the three boys had never been. When you don’t have a deadline to do something, it’s harder to make that thing a priority, but I couldn’t leave our Massachusetts home without taking them there first. Fortunately we were able to find a free day amongst the chaos so we set out to make the most of it.

This 30 Minutes was the first stop on our trip around the Cape: Boardwalk Beach, Sandwich

Thank you for joining me this month. Please be sure to follow along the blog circle, and see what my amazingly talented friend Channon Williamson is up to this month by clicking here! Want some amazing inspiration? Keep following the circle to see what other photographers from around the world have shared this month – and don’t forget to leave a little love on their pages!

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10 on 10 | September 2018

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Our crazy summer is behind us; now it’s just a blur of memories and images on a hard drive (most of which are still unprocessed, haha). But instead of dwelling on the happiness of what has been, I am looking forward and focusing my attention on something new.

The weekend before school started I dragged my family to the beach. That may not seem like such a chore but after a long busy summer, believe me, it was! I had a vision, a specific look for a specific image, that I wanted to achieve, so I was thankful they humored me. My initial short list included 165 images so I guess you could it was a successful trip!

My favourites are destined for a spot on a large public white wall, so for this month’s 10 on 10 I’m sharing a few captures of the kids (after they stopped sulking) and some of my almost-favourites. Gah, I love the beach!

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Until next time,

~Ceri

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Share Six Blog Circle – August 2018 | Water

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The theme at Share Six this month is {Water}.

We’ve been contemplating the future a lot recently. We don’t know where we’ll be down the road, but what I do know is that I long to be by the sea. Or a big lake at the very least. The ocean, the waves and the sand between my toes fill my heart with joy, with peace and respite from the daily grind. I want to walk the dog on the beach every morning, come rain or shine. Even snow. I want big views and big sky. And light. Give me all the light reflecting off the water and let it shine!

I’m travelling this month so I’m pulling a few recent beachside favourites from my archives. Maybe they’ll give you some inspiration for your own dreams or better still, inspire you to submit your own images with us! Post your {Water} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by tagging #sharesix and #sharesix_water. A new theme will be posted on 6th September.

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That was six at the seaside but I’m throwing in an extra special favourite too, just because…. water.

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Thank you for joining us for another month at Share Six. Please continue around the circle by clicking HERE. I can’t wait to see how the exceptionally talented Sharleen of Sharleen Stuart Photography interpreted this month’s theme!

Until next time,

~Ceri

 

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10 on 10 Blog Circle | May 2018

Yay, it’s 10 on 10 time again! This month I want to share 10 images I took while we were in North Carolina for Spring Break: sunsets and the sea!

We went to the Outer Banks, a narrow strip of islands up to 25 miles off the coast of the mainland. The wonderful thing for photographers about this place is that one evening you can watch the blue light over the east-facing sea with the sun setting behind you and the next you can watch the golden light of the sun setting over the inlet towards the mainland. So many opportunities to get creative!

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Up next in the 10 on 10 Blog Circle is Lexie of Alexis Merritt Photography. Click here to see her 10 images for this month. There are only a few members participating in the circle this month so be sure to click all the way around!

Until next time,

~Ceri

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Share Six Blog Circle – May 2018 | Urban

Another month has been and gone, and here in New England Spring has finally landed! What better excuse to get out and about in glorious weather than a street photography theme. This month at Share Six we want to see your best {Urban} images.

It’s been a busy month round here so I’ve not been able to shoot specifically for this theme. Looking through my archives, it turns out I don’t really do Urban anything! I’ve always told my husband that I want to live in the country, whereas he’d be totally happy in the city with all of its hustle and bustle, but my photographs tell me that I’m supposed to be surrounded by nature. And photography wins, so there you have it, rural-living wins!

Anyway, I digress. I do love street photography, I just don’t seem to do it a whole lot. So I’ve had to dig far far back to find a variety and images I’ve not shared before. Here a few of my favourites from the past few years and a couple from even further back. You may have seen some of couple of them before, and for that I make no apologies.

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California > Phoenix > Venice > New York > London > Dallas

I took the image of the Houses of Parliament in 2014, but it’s taken me 4 years to process it. I had only just started shooting manual (literally two days before) and we went on a special evening trip into London so I could experiment with shutter speed. How I long to be there to apply all that I know now! Perhaps this summer I can make that happen?!

There are so many options with this theme: details, cityscapes, documentary and creative techniques. We want to see it all!

Thank you for joining us for another month at Share Six. Please continue around the circle by clicking HERE. I can’t wait to see how the exceptionally talented Nicola of Nicola MacQueen Photography interpreted this month’s theme.

Join us for this month’s theme by posting your {Urban} images on our Facebook page at SHARE SIX and to our Instagram gallery, by tagging #sharesix and #sharesix_urban. A new theme will be posted on 6th June.