Info on the pictures below

I posted the 6 pictures below for AK, as a lesson in white balance. I was shooting pics of mi hermana Luchy putting on her makeup, and adjusting the camera settings to see which reading of the light I liked best. I never take notes on these things so I'm not sure which settings I used for which pics. I think I like #3 the best, though it's a tiny bit dark.

White balance is basically an adjustment for the spectrum of light. So, for example, tungsten lights (from a lightbulb let's say) are in a yellow spectrum. The camera reads the light as yellow, especially in longer exposures, so you adjust the camera to balance the light back toward white in order to avoid the picture looking too yellow. Another example is fluorescent lights, which are read by the camera during longer exposures to be blue. By adjusting the white balance, you pull the camera's reading away from blue and back toward white.

Anyway, that's my lesson for the day. :)

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For Amity: A lesson on White Balance :) 

Spinning. 

mi hermana linda, dormir. 

The most handsome lizard. Could only be Venezuelan. 

Only in Venezuela do I sing Karaoke. I think this was a Bon Jovi tune, sung VERY well by Enzo, Cesar, and Chino. 

mi hermana y yo. 

on the porch at the terreno 

Mafe's self-portrait 

Luchy y Cesar, karaoke. 

a la casa de Sra. Marina 

el cuarto de mis padres venezolanos 

her blue dress 

The cars at el terreno 

la luz, el terreno de Chino 

Maria Fernanda 

Princess Birthday

It's great to know that even at 27, you can still feel like a princess on your birthday. Thanks to everyone who made it special. Especially HM. Muchas gracias, darlin'.

My last autobiographical posting

I need to be a little more private. I need to pursue stability. I will not be publishing any more musings about my life, my path, etc. on this blog anymore. I'm too neurotic and changeable to indict myself publicly. I might put up some photos from time to time, though.

Suffice to say, in response to my previous posting, I'm not planning on making any changes in my life. I need to just commit to it and stop being a flake. Tomorrow is my 27th birthday, and I give myself the gift of staying put. In my job, in Chicago, etc.

And that's all anyone needs to know. It's been fun.