Noise Photography

I don't know why but
I have a thing for noise in my photos...

These ones though weren't done on purpose...
These photos were taken from standing behind the professor at a lighting workshop,
almost in the dark away from the lights...



I was right behind him.
I set my ISO to a high value so I could get the noise in black and white.

I just love it.

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 =D

Listening to: Adele - Set Fire To The Rain
 Reading: George R. R. Martin - Game of Thrones    
Playing: World of Warcraft   
Watching: True Blood + Vampire Diaries + 
Game of Thrones + Castle + Ringer
Eating: Chinese 
Drinking: Coke
 Quote: "When laying with you 
I could stay there, close my eyes 
Feel you here, forever 
You and me together, nothing is better" 
(Adele)

Love Pills

Valentine's Day collaboration with my husband.
It is becoming a mini tradition for us to do this.
Photography by me, poem by Mike.

Thank you booboo for being my soul mate. You are my everything.
Happy Valentine's Day. I love you.

Making of.

❤

You are an addict, to a drug you have never taken.
You are in withdrawal, and you've never known the difference.
You have heard of it, yet you do not believe it exists.
You have seen it in movies, and swear it is only a work of fiction.
You yearn for it, feeling foolish for wanting that fantasy.
You have tried imitations, but you have been disappointed every time.
You live among users, but you bitterly ignore their ecstasy.
You cannot stand those smiles, so you convince yourself they are forced.
Your heart is withering, as you feel the crushing weight of its absence.
You are afraid to find it, as it will be worse if you ever lose it.
You are desperate, and you would do anything for it.
It is out there, in bottles of every colour and size.
It's a high you will never come down from.
The most mind-altering, life-rearranging substance imaginable.
You will never be the same, now that your soul is full of Love.


in the gallery


The work contained in my gallery is copyrighted©2012 Michelle Rivail. 
All rights reserved.
My work may not be reproduced, copied, edited, 
published, transmitted or uploaded in any way without my written permission.

The work contained in the text is copyrighted©2012 Michael Thomas Doucet. 
All rights reserved.

Listening to: Nightwish - Ever Dream 
 Reading: George R. R. Martin - Game of Thrones    
Playing: World of Warcraft   
Watching: True Blood + Vampire Diaries + 
Game of Thrones + Buffy + Angel + Firefly 
Eating: Chinese 
Drinking: Lemonade
 Quote: "But the winter shall fade away.
The nightingale will fly north again.
And summer shall reign in my heart forever.
Her kingfisher is waiting for her return." 
(Michael Thomas Doucet)

Tomato Bruschetta

Infused oil for the bread

1/2 cup of olive oil

1 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of black pepper

1/2 teaspoon of rosemary

1/2 teaspoon of salvia/sage

1/2 teaspoon of thyme

1/2 teaspoon of basil

1/2 teaspoon of sweet bay laurel

1/2 teaspoon of marjoram or oregano

You will need 1 teaspoon of olive oil and a pinch  (extra from the above) of the herbs to prepare the tomatoes.

Bread

Tomatoes

Sesame seeds

To make the infused oil:

Mix the oil, the salt and the herbs into a bowl about 40 minutes before you will use them.

The longer it sits there the longer it will be infused with the taste, but 40 minutes is enough.

To prepare the bread:

The bread in the picture is homemade. It is my soda bread.

But you can use any bread that isn't sandwich bread.

The best breads to make the bruschetta are the soda bread, ciabatta and French bread.

Ciabatta is the best one by far. Sourdough bread also makes good bruschettas.

Slice the bread in a more of less thick slice and separate.

To prepare the tomatoes:

Cut the tomatoes in half and remove the center (I use the centers of it in my pomodoro sauce so I don’t waste them).

With just the out layer of the half tomatoes, cube them in small cubes. Make sure your knife is sharp or they will become puree.

Separate. If you will take a while to make the bruschetta, put the chopped tomatoes sin the fridge because they need to be firm and not mushy.

Right before you will make the bruschetta, add about 1 teaspoon of olive oil to the tomatoes and a pinch of the herbs.

With a silicon brush, brush the infused oil on both sides of the bread .

Set them on a baking sheet and bake it in the oven until both sides are golden.

I bake them at 325F (170C or number 3), and turn them so they are golden on both sides.

Add the tomatoes to the bread, sprinkle some sesame seed and voila!

Enjoy!

Listening to: Natalie Merchant - Thank You
Reading: George R. R. Martin - Game of Thrones 
Playing: World of Warcraft 
Watching: True Blood + Vampire Diaries + Game of Thrones   
+ Buffy + Angel + Friends + Ringer
Eating: Steak and salad
 Drinking: Coke
 Quote:"You've been so kind and generous 
I don't know why you keep on giving 
For your kindness I'm in debt to you 
For your selflessness--my admiration
And I never could have gone this far without you
For everything you've done You know I'm bound
I'm bound to thank you for it."
(Natalie Merchant)