Still Seconds

2011-12-08T13:15:00.002+01:00

It is amazing how difficult it is to find some time and write a post when you've got a beautiful small baby in your home:) Anyway, I finally decided to post some photos I took during our holiday. They were taken in a lantern located on the Hel Peninsula.

Our sweetheart

2011-11-16T18:20:00.000+01:00

I'm proud to pronounce our beautiful sweetheart... She was born exactly one week ago.

Meet Hanna:)

2011-09-28T13:13:00.001+02:00

There were a lot of this kind of birds by the sea. During cloudy days, they were very patient models as there weren't any people on the beach.

my new blog

2011-09-14T17:39:00.005+02:00

For a few months now, I was trying to create my new blog which would be devoted to photos of people. I focus there on maternity, families, children and basically everything what is connected with everyday life. Today I would like to present it for the first time, hoping that you will visit me there, while still checking out the StillSeconds blog. The new one is run in Polish, but I hope it won't be an issue for you.

http://joannadurczokfotografia.blogspot.com/

free as a bird...

2011-09-07T08:22:00.006+02:00

These beautiful birds were staring at the sunrise over the Baltic Sea. They looked as if they were really enjoying the view and as if it was a great pleasure for them to stand there and just watch the sun coming out.

The sunrise - part two

2011-08-29T09:27:00.006+02:00

Another bunch of pics from the beautiful morning I mentioned in the previous post:)

Sunrise over the Baltik Sea

2011-08-25T15:08:00.010+02:00

The first part of my holiday memories starts with a breathtaking sunrise. It was a very long day... We got up at 4 o'clock to catch this beautiful moment. What we didn't expect was that the train trip to Gdańsk we had planned for that day would take 3 hours one way... But this is a totally different story that I will tell you some other time.

2011-08-08T09:59:00.006+02:00

This flower is called (correct me if I'm wrong) White Pulsatilla or Pulsatilla Alpina. We've seen them blooming during our last trip to the Tatra Mountains.

A little preview

2011-08-06T20:55:00.005+02:00

Last week was an amazing time. I was visiting our Polish sea. I had been there once before, but I hadn't been able to see all these beautiful places. This time I was enjoying every moment and surprisingly... I like the sea:) This is a little preview of what our Baltik Sea looks like.

On a meadow

2011-06-29T18:35:00.005+02:00

What can I say... summer, with all its goods, is here :)

two creatures

2011-06-24T16:53:00.004+02:00

There has been a funny photo of my dog in my computer for a long time, but I haven't had any idea what to do with it till now. Yesterday, I managed to take a similar one and it turned out to be a funny couple of two different but yet, similar creatures:) The second picture presents a roe deer.

Two more of Ania and Paulinka

2011-06-23T19:35:00.006+02:00

There is one more photo of Ania and another one of her younger sister that I wanted to show you. I'm looking forward to meeting with them on another session that was promissed to me:)
I hope it will happen soon.

Ania

Paulinka

the twins: Ania and Dominik

2011-06-21T10:10:00.009+02:00

Children photography is going to be my next big interest. I can feel it in my bones. As I will have a wonderful model (he or she - I don't know yet), I will practice on my child night and day:) Meanwhile, my sister-in-law gave birth to her first child yesterday so... let's begin.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Today I present some headshots of my cousin's children. They are twins: a girl and a boy and they are one year old now.

Ania

Dominik

The Tatra Mountains - early summer trip.

2011-06-11T23:38:00.004+02:00

Last weekend we were visiting our beloved mountains - Tatras. The weather was pretty good, although there were storms everyday at noon so we had to start our trips really early in the morning. We certainly relaxed there, as usual, as it is a perfect place for taking a deep breath and chilling out.

Have a nice Sunday, everyone:)

Lazy May...

2011-06-01T20:33:00.004+02:00

May was really lazy when it comes to my photographing. I think that this is because I'm... pregnant:) That is why I don't rush with anything now and I'm more careful with everything. Anyway, I did take some photos. Here they are (at least those worth placing here):

Spring ladies:)

2011-05-01T11:18:00.004+02:00

A few days ago, I made a small daisy-chain. Then, I was trying to put it on my dogs' heads. It was very difficult in case of the smaller one. She kept turning her head backwards so that the daisy-chain was falling down. The bigger one, on the other hand, didn't care what was put on her head and she was so patient that I was able to take some photos of her. The background in these pictures is not pretty, but I could not convince them to change their location. Apparently cold dross is the best place to spend Sunday mornings :D

Sunday

2011-04-17T10:07:00.005+02:00

Yesterday, I was riding my bike and I noticed a bunch of various flowers growing next to someone's fence. I stopped and took some photos as they were really pretty. Each flower kind was different. I don't know names of them. Maybe You can recognise these beauties?

White beauty

2011-04-04T17:45:00.007+02:00

These beautiful Magnolia flowers were found by me and my husband while our first bicycle trip during this spring.

Finally...

2011-03-27T18:17:00.010+02:00

Finally after maaaany weeks of passive existance, there is hope for real spring. My body and my mind desire sunny warm days. I was desperately looking forward to see the first signs of spring, and I have finally seen the first crocuses today. I know that the weather isn't bad since the first day of spring, but my idea of this season is slightly different. As for me it should be warm and sunny from the beginning. Well, that's who I am, I hate winter, cold and everything what's connected with them. But enough about me... These are my today's photos :)

Minerals - part three.

2011-01-19T08:15:00.005+01:00

The third and so far the last part of photos which present minerals show a small piece of a topaz. I would like to tell you that all the minerals that are shown on my blog come from my brother's collection. He's got some amazing examples of many different minerals.

Minerals - part two.

2011-01-16T16:24:00.008+01:00

Today I want to show you a couple of agates. I love the shapes that are hidden in these minerals. Only after taking macro photos you notice some new lines or colours. I'm going to borrow three macro rings from my friend. There are some parts of these agates that shoud be enlarged but my current equipment is not good enough to do this.

Greetings;)

Minerals - part one.

2011-01-15T16:53:00.006+01:00

After a long break caused by the end of the term at school (very busy time for a teacher), I finally started to photohraph again. The weater in Poland resembles late autumn so you won't see any landscapes on my blog. I focus on minerals and water drops during the winter holiday that has just started.

Today, I present a mineral that has been bought as a souvenir during our last summer holidays.
Greetings to everyone;)

New Year's Eve 2010

2011-01-02T10:33:00.008+01:00

New Year's Eve was a time of learning how to shoot fireworks. I had been reading articles about the proper technique before, but that night was to be a practical course. There were some beautiful, colourful fireworks visible from my backyard, but apparently my reflex failed. I managed to capture some of the small ones. These are the results.

Happy New Year!

2010-12-31T08:40:00.006+01:00

We're having beautiful winter this year. There are many sunny days and the frost makes the world magical. Trees are all white and they look wonderful against the blue sky.

Happy New Year everybody!

Old times

2010-12-29T10:14:00.017+01:00

Christmas has passed and I haven't had time to write anything here. I'm going to catch up a little bit today.

I will start with showing You what I found during Christmas, when I was spending time with my family at my grandmother's. What we found there were four thick albums with my grandparents' old photos. They covered times of their youth as well as the war, the births of their children and weddings of their friends and relaives. What I like most are photos of hiking trips my grandpa went on. He loved mountains as much as I do. It's a wonderful feeling watching him walking familiar trails in the mountains that haven't changed at all since then.
Here are some pictures I liked the most.

The man on the left is my grandfather.

The girl on the left is my mum, the other one is her sister.

I also love the photos of architecture that was taken by my grandparents' friend. I have never been good at this kind of photos. He captured the buildings and building sites so professionally that I really find his pictures motivating.

I hope You enjoyed a little old fashioned photography. Greetings to everyone;)

Flying beauties

2010-11-28T11:01:00.010+01:00

During working on my website I accidently found a folder with photos from a rehabilitation center for injured birds. I posted some photos form that place a few months ago. It turned out that there were many photos that I didn't have time to work with, so I decided to post them now. Correct me if I'm wrong with the names of the birds as there were so many species that I might have forgotten some of them.

Kestrel

Peregrine Falcon

Long-eared Owl

Tawny Owl

The Autumn 2010 is over

2010-11-24T14:50:00.005+01:00

We have had a very beautiful, sunny and warm Autumn this year. Unfortunately it's definitely over. Another cold has visited our home. Through sneezing and coughing I want to show you the last Autumn image I've taken in November.

Demianowska Cave of Liberty

2010-11-11T16:15:00.014+01:00

I don't have much time to take photos lately, so today I would like to show you pictures from The Demianowska Cave of Liberty. It is located in Slovakia. It is the most beautiful cave I've ever seen. It's full of various stalactites and small lakes. It is also very colourful. There are different colours of rocks on it's walls from orange to almost white. I recommend this place to everyone. Unfortunately, to take photos there you have to pay 10 Euro and it is forbidden to use a tripod, but it's worth its price.

The colours of Autumn

2010-11-03T17:39:00.007+01:00

We are having a beautiful Autumn this year. The colours are beautiful and it is so warm. I don't remember such sunny All Saints' Day, which was last Sunday in Poland.
Anyway... these are the photos that I managed to take during our trip to a nearby forest.

The 15th National Show of Purebred Dogs in Rybnik - Kamień (Oct 3, 2010).

2010-10-29T18:57:00.007+02:00

I'm suffering from the chronic lack of time, lately. That is why I'm showing you these photos so late. The 15th National Show of Purebred Dogs tok place on October 3rd. The weather was wonderful. It was quite warm and the sun was shining the whole day. This is what we saw there:)

The inscription on the wall says: "To be, or not to be: that is the question"... this dog seems to consider these words:)

Our first visitors of this Autumn

2010-10-20T17:49:00.010+02:00

These little fellows are our first visitors which came to our feeders this Autumn. They appeared in the second day after we placed the feeders. The Great Tits are the most numerous species. . There were about ten of them once. The Great Tits aren't the only birds that visited us, though. Except from Sparrows, a bird called Greenfinch has appeared. Thank You for the identification of this bird, Keith.

Greenfinch

Great Tit

Autumn forest - part two

2010-10-17T11:50:00.004+02:00

These are the three pictures I was trying to put in the previous post, I had some trouble with it, though. Anyway, I decided to place them in a separate post.

Autumn forest

2010-10-14T19:08:00.002+02:00

These photos were taken in a forest in Rybnik. I didn't know there is such a beautiful place in the middle of a town of 140000 inhabitants.
I will publish a few more photos from that sunday morning when the blogger system gets fixed. It's kind of broken today:/

Kestrels

2010-10-09T12:09:00.009+02:00

There were a few Kestrels in Ustroń. They were very eager to pose and very patient.

Tatras

2010-10-03T21:17:00.005+02:00

Today I would like to come back to our holidays. The weather was beautiful today so I started to think about this beautiful summer we had here in Poland this year. It was pretty hot and sometimes we were fed up with it, but it was still summer:)

But now, the Tatra mountains... I wish I was there now...

Barn owl

2010-09-30T19:24:00.004+02:00

Barn Owl was another beautiful bird that I was admiring in the rehabilitation center.

Snow owl

2010-09-28T18:18:00.005+02:00

I have visited a great place last sunday. It was a rehabilitation center for injured birds of pray. There were many species of beautiful birds like owls and eagles. I would like to show you today a Snow Owl. I think it is the most beutiful owl I have ever seen. It has very deep and 3D eyes.

In a different forest...

2010-09-23T18:07:00.003+02:00

I haven't had much time for writing a post lately. So now, between cleaning windows and ironing, I'm going to show you some photos I have taken in Slovakia. This beautiful forest is located near Vrbickie Pleso (Pleso = Lake). I will show you this lake in a different post. Anyway, the forest is amasing, it's full of moss-covered trees and mushrooms. It's a beautiful place, worth visiting:)

Two busy weeks...

2010-09-15T14:26:00.002+02:00

I've been trying to write something for the last two weeks. Unfortunately, there are such periods in a teacher's life that she (or he) has no time for anything. The beginning of a new school year was very stressful for me. I think that's why I'm sick now - my immunity was weakened. I didn't have much free time to look through your new posts, my dear readers, but I'm going to check them out this week as I've got a few days off.

What I want to show you today are two panoramas from Tatras. Both were taken in the Chochołowska Valley. I love this valley for beautiful views and the fact that there is a possibility of renting a bike. I'm joking now... but I'm going to use it the next time I'll be there as the trail is very long. Thanks to the bikes you can save your strength and visit nearby peaks.

In a forest...

2010-08-29T10:34:00.001+02:00

This set of photos was taken during our way back from one of the peaks.

Waterfalls in Tatras

2010-08-23T20:11:00.002+02:00

There are many big waterfalls in Tatras like "Wodogrzmoty Mickiewicza" but no one menstions these small ones. I decided to take some photos of these small, unknown waterfalls.

Another lake:)

2010-08-20T20:25:00.003+02:00

This lake is called "Gąsienicowy". It is not one of the five lakes from my previous posts. It's a separate place, also beautiful, located in the Tatra Mountains.

I'm having trouble with colours and brightness on my computer lately. I don't know how to adjust the brightness of some photos in PS. Ysterday I was checking my blog on my parents' computer and it turned out that they are far too dark - sometimes I couldn't even believe that these are the same photos I was working with last week. Now I don't know if they are too dark? My computer may give me a false image. What do You think of the brightness in my photos, especially the last panoramas. Do they look unnatural?

The valley of Five Polish Lakes - part two.

2010-08-18T10:53:00.004+02:00

The first photo is from 2008 and the next two are from our last trip. My husband is working on my 360° panorama from this valley. I will publish it as soon as possible - I can't wait:)

The Valley of Five Polish Lakes - part one.

2010-08-16T19:39:00.005+02:00

As You know our last trip to Slovakia wasn't successful due to the rainy weather. That's why we decided to go to The Tatra Mountains. We packed ourselves up and went without even having a place to stay there. The weather was beautiful (it's very rare in Tatras) and we longed for hiking very much.

The first collectiona of photos, mostly panoramas, were taken in The Valley of Five Polish Lakes. It is withought doubt the most beautiful place in Poland.

What I found in the garden... part two.

2010-08-07T11:41:00.001+02:00

This time I want to show You a couple of bugs, a butterfly and a ladybird. According to Keith the butterfly is called Ringled Butterfly. Thanks, Keith:)

What I found in the garden... part one.

2010-08-06T07:10:00.001+02:00

I've been dividing my posts into two parts lately. This set is devoted to: 'what I found in my grandmother's garden'. There are so many small screatures there that I'm not able to name all of them. Today I want to show you two butterflies and a moth. At least that's what I thing they are. Maybe I'm wrong - I think the last one is a moth and the first three photos show butterflies. What do You think?

Rivers - part two.

2010-08-03T11:26:00.002+02:00

Today, more shots from Slovakia.

Slovakia is a beautiful country full of mountain ranges. I used to go there with my parents when I was in primary school and later when I was in my teens. I've got wonderful memories from those visits.

These photos show some rivers from The Demianovska Valley.

Rivers - part one.

2010-08-02T16:18:00.003+02:00

After four days in Slovakia we were so desperate that we went back home. The first two days were not so bad - it wasn't raining but clouds were hanging so low that we hardly saw the nearby mountains. Later the rain unabled any hiking or wandering so we made the decisio to go home. We are going back to mountains when the weather is better. This time we decided to go to Polish Tatras.

In the mentioned weather conditions I was shooting either caves (I need to work on these shots a little bit longer) or rivers. Here is the first part of river photos - Slovakia 2010:)

Relax!

2010-07-24T14:53:00.004+02:00

We're going on our holidays tomorrow. Our destination is Slovakia. The region we will be spending time in is called Demianovska Valley. I hope the weather will be better than the forecast. We're going to hike a lot as well as visit three great caves. I've visited them when I was a child and I can't wait to see them again!

In the meantime, we're going to relax just like our Figa... just look:

How to make a camera backpack - tutorial.

2010-07-20T18:12:00.019+02:00

There are many kinds of camera backpacks in the market. They are usually quite small and all they can hold are a few lenses and a camera. There are of course million small pockets for your memory cards and other small stuff. I know that such backpacks are practical and lots of people use them, but what I was looking was a 45-liter backpack with one pouch for the camera and stuff, and another one for my jacket, sweater or just food and water. Unfortunately, I didn't find one. I started to look through the Internet in order to find some advice about what to do in my situation. I found an opinion of a young person on one of the million forums I had visited, who was writing about you can make your own camera backpack at home. The idea was good and I thought... why not?

This is how I did it:

1. Things you need: a backpack suitable for you (it should have at least two big pouches), an old foam pad, a sharp knife, scissors, a measuring tape, cloth, self-adhesive velcro and two-sided scotch tape.

2. Firstly, you have to measure the pouch which will be your camera pouch and cut the foam pad into suitable peaces. There should be a separate piece for the bottom, both sides, back etc.

3. Once you make the pieces, you shoud try if they fit by placing all of them inside the pouch.

4. Then you must find someone who can use a sewing machine and ask him/her to do you a favour:) In my case it was my belovid mother.

5. During the process of covering the foam pieces with the cloth, you should carefully measure everything over and over again to make everything suited (for example we must have to prepare the front piece three times).

6. Once you have all of the pieces ready, it's time for the self-adhesive velcro. You should stick both its parts in right places so that they will meet when you place a foam piece in the backpack.

7. Ok. The inside is ready. Now it's time fot the partition walls. I joined together two layers of the foam to make them more stiff. Again, you should try if they fit and then cover them with the cloth. To place them inside the backpack, use the self-adhesive velcro.

8. This is the end. The final effect is as follows:

I hope someone will find this description useful:)

MY OWN WEBSITE !

2010-07-19T16:27:00.003+02:00

I can proudly present the project of my future website. It is created by a very talented graphic designer - my husband. I can't wait its publication on the Internet. It's got everythink I like - the colours, climate and the fact that it will by my own page:)

Home

Photo Gallery

Presentation of Vertical Photos

Presentation of Horizontal Photos

More Clematis

2010-07-19T14:41:00.002+02:00

When I'm writing this post there are almost no flowers left on my mother's Clematis. It's so sad. It makes me think that this summer (either hot as hell or cold and windy - like today) will end some time. All we want is a few days of normal, summer weather... is it too much to ask?

Anyway... in a few days I'm going for my holidays and I hope the weather in Slovakia will be at least a little bit more understanding:)

In my magical garden...

2010-07-15T19:20:00.001+02:00

To be precise... in my mother's magical garden:)

Bugs!

2010-07-13T11:15:00.006+02:00

Here is a collection of dead bugs.
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I know what You think... "you're a cruel person, Asia". For my defence I can say that I didn't kill them. They all come from the huge collection of my friend's father I was writing about in the previous post. He collects all kinds of bugs and insects from all of the world. He keeps them in the fridge and in show-cases on walls. His collection is huge and the butterfly from the previous post comes from it too.

I was wondering if You could tell if these bugs are dead. I know they are, so for me it's obvious. I think that their eyes are too mat and without this "spark". Especially the bug from the first picture. What do You think?

GOLIATH BEETLE

STAG BEETLE

I'm working on this one right now:)

Flying rainbow.

2010-07-02T10:13:00.004+02:00

This beautiful butterfly was "captured" in this photo by me thanks to a great person. My friend's father knows almost everything about various species of bugs, butterflies, moths and other little creatures:) It was him who has shown me this butterfly. Soon there will be more such photos on my blog.

Meadow paths

2010-06-26T16:37:00.001+02:00

These are a few shots from this week. I don't know the name of these meadow flowers but I do know that they are beautiful and make evening walks more pleasourable. Wandering through meadows, rural paths or woods is the best thing (except cycling) in summer. I recommend it to all of you:)

Poppy

2010-06-20T11:31:00.001+02:00

I love these flowers. Unfortunately the weather wasn't good enough to take more photos of them. These two were in quite bad condition when I found them. I hope they will be blooming again this year so that I can shoot them.

Cornflowers

2010-06-19T18:01:00.001+02:00

I took photos of these cornflowers a few dayd ago:)

Leaves

2010-06-12T17:32:00.002+02:00

Some time ago I promissed myself that I will take a perfect photo of a leaf. I've been trying to do it today but I don't think it is what I intended. Anyway, here are some of my shots:)

The Beskidy Mountains.

2010-06-12T17:22:00.004+02:00

FINALLY! The weather I love. It's sunny, hot and it is not raining! I couldn't wait to visit my beloved mountains so we went to Beskidy last weekend.

Some mushrooms we've found on our way.

There is Skrzyczne on the left and Slovak Fatra in the background on the right.

Figa!

2010-05-31T13:55:00.002+02:00

Figa is the name of our new dog. She was taken from a shelter by me and my husband a week ago. We had to do so much about this little puppy that I didn't have much time to look through your new posts my dear followers and friends but I will catch up with them, I promise.
The name "Figa" is translated as "a fig". She is getting used to the new house and surroundings right now. We must "fatten her up" a little bit, too as she is as thin as a rake:) So what do you think of Figa?:)

Fallow deers

2010-05-16T17:09:00.003+02:00

Thanks to the bad weather that we have been having recently I managed to take these pictures. Why? These Fallow Deers didn't think there would be someone in the forest. They simply didn't expect me with my camera:)

Seaweed:)

2010-05-14T22:14:00.002+02:00

I feel like I'm starting to cover with seaweed lately. It's been raining for two weeks now. I don't know how people are able to survive the rainy season every year. Anyway, these are two shots that I managed to take:)

Dandelions

2010-05-12T21:33:00.002+02:00

I don't have much time free recently that is why I haven't posted anything lately. The weather isn't perfect, too. I was trying to show you the beauty of these "white balls". They are one of my favourite photography objects during spring:)
A few shots from this week...

After the rain.

2010-05-05T23:21:00.001+02:00

Once again after a few days of sunny weather there is this ugly rain and definitely not spring temperature. I think I will just have to get used to this and start finding something good in such a weather. I will start right now... During rainy weather I don't have to make water drops with my syringe and place them on flowers' petals in order to take a good picture, because there are drops everywhere:))))

Enjoy rainy weather!:)

Goldfinches

2010-05-03T17:19:00.004+02:00

I didn't know that there are such colourful birds in Poland. What is more I didn't realise that they live so close to my house. While riding our bikse this morning, my father noticed two goldfinches sitting on a tree. He told me some interesting stories concerning goldfinches from his childhood. Nowadays, unlike in the past, they are under protection in Poland. I think it's great because they are very graceful and beautiful birds.

Spring is here!

2010-05-01T10:57:00.002+02:00

I can honestly say that spring has come! After a few wonderful days the whole world around me is blooming. There are flowers on every tree and in each backyard. During such days I realise how much I hate winter :)

The following photos show flowers of wild cherries. As for the last photo, I don't really know what the name of this flower is. I found it on a meadow, near my grandma's garden. Maybe you know what it is?

Magnolias' tree

2010-04-28T18:32:00.003+02:00

There is something special about magnolias. The short period of blooming and their wonderful colours make them really unique. These photographs were taken a few days ago. I hope that I will have the chance to meet blooming magnolias again this spring.

Muscari

2010-04-26T10:29:00.008+02:00

One more series of these beautiful, spring flowers. This time, I was shooting a different kind of them. They've got slightly different shape and the colour is much more intense and saturated.

Sorrel wood

2010-04-23T20:07:00.002+02:00

I like these flowers of which period of blooming is quite short. It seems to me that they are more delicate and pure. Sorrel wood blooms in spring and then they disappear for another year. They sometimes bloom in autumn, but it happenes very rarely.

A rust-coloured bird.

2010-04-22T09:04:00.002+02:00

I met this bird two days ago, during a long walk. It was sitting in the tree and looking at me.
I couldn't resist taking it a few photos, and here are the results.

The first trip.

2010-04-21T20:53:00.001+02:00

Finally! After almost seven months of ugly weather we were able to go somewhere during the weekend. We have visited nearby mountains, of course. During the trip we have met this little fellow. "He" was really understanding and very patient as I took like fifty pictures of him.

And now a riddle. What do you thing it is?

Sparrows...

2010-04-17T21:09:00.005+02:00

There are many various species of birds in Poland, there are also many bird kinds in my town. Unfortunately, it seems to me that the rarer bird, the more skittish it is. So, I practice my birds photography on... sparrows. There are plenty of them everywhere, and they aren't afraid of people any more:)

[] Smoleńsk, 10th April, 2010 []

2010-04-10T17:52:00.005+02:00

Pigeon

2010-04-09T21:57:00.004+02:00

I must say that taking a good photo of a bird isn't such an easy thing as one might think. I didn't realise it before, but now I know that there are many factors that matter in case of such photography. There is weather, time of a day, surroundings and great deal of good luck that you need in order to take a good photo.

This pigeon here is a great example of how many things I still have to learn:)

My first birds

2010-04-04T21:31:00.005+02:00

I can proudly present to you my first shots of birds I've taken during last few days. I don't know if they are any good but they exist, and that's what is the most important to me:)

The firts photo presents a bird of no name right now... but I'm sure that "Holdingmoments" or "Abraham" know this species. If you could tell me, I would be really grateful, guys:)

The second and the third photo present a starling (I hope). They are very common where I live. In fact, they took over the two nest boxes we had prepared for blackbirds.

Evening drops.

2010-03-30T17:59:00.001+02:00

Fly, fly little fly.

2010-03-27T17:01:00.004+01:00

These are "my" flies that I met some time ago. And so far, they are my only insects that are pretty sharp and "detailed":) I hope this year will be more generous for me in case of bugs and other small creatures.

Anthurium

2010-03-23T18:35:00.004+01:00

This flower looks in my photos like it was made of plastic. I'm not fully sattisfied with them fot this reason. I'm not sure if the lighting wasn't good enough or my vision of presenting them, but these aren't my best shots.
Anyway, better something than nothing:) There are still almost no flowers outside, not even one fresh blade of grass:/ But finally, everything is changing and hopefully, I will soon treat you with something more than just some cut flowers:)

A drop

2010-03-13T13:43:00.001+01:00

Lately I was working on shooting a drop that would be ideal. It means, that it would be extremely sharp. This one is not perfect but it's one of my best drops ever:)

Spring tulips

2010-03-09T17:32:00.002+01:00

Day after day I wonder where spring is! I can't wait for warm and sunny days. That's why I'm trying to make myself feel better and I take photos of flowers that my beloved husband gives me. Today, I present tulips. I hope You will like them, and they will make You feel better, too:)

Muscari

2010-03-05T14:57:00.002+01:00

I'm not sure if Muscari is the actual english name of these flowers, but it's the only one I've found. As (hopefully) spring is coming, we've bought these beautiful spring flowers to decorate our kitchen. They were so beautiful for couple of days, but now they look like mutants. Anyway, during their days of beauty, I took a few photos of them and here they are.

A little angel

2010-02-28T19:59:00.003+01:00

Today I would like to show You something completely different. These are photos of my friends' daughter, Kamila. I took them last Thursday. Kamila is a very sweet girl and she's got this wonderful curly hair. This hair makes her look like a little angel, don't You think? :)

White flowers

2010-02-26T23:36:00.002+01:00

Today, let me show You something I found waiting for spring:)

Pink flowers

2010-02-21T17:31:00.001+01:00

Unfortunately, I don't know how they are called. These are flowers that grew in my neighbour's yard. I took these photos last summer.

Tulip

2010-02-18T12:48:00.002+01:00

Cyclamen

2010-02-16T13:17:00.001+01:00

This is a flower given to my dad for his birthday. It's called cyclamen It's a very interesting plant with red flowers. These photos were taken yesterday, but I will definitely shoot it again in the future.

Roses

2010-02-14T11:57:00.002+01:00

"A rose is blue and violet's red

say it isn't true don't tell me romance is dead.
So wake up you sleepy head think of all the magic we could make
all your dreams are just a kiss away."

Lilies for my dad!

2010-02-11T17:59:00.002+01:00

Today's my father's birthday...

Happy birthday daddy!!!!:)

Here are some pictures of lilies I got from my husband last year. Tomorrow, I will try to shoot some flowers that my dad's got today. It is very hard to take good photos in winter afternoons. The light is so weak that a tripot is necessary. I'll show You later the results of my tomorrow's efforts.

The Tree

2010-02-10T09:55:00.002+01:00

Here is an example of a photo manipulation I've been trying to do lately. It should look like a painting, but I don't think it really does. On the other hand, what I like in it is that it is very warm, at least for a photo which presents winter.

At the crack of dawn

2010-02-08T21:25:00.001+01:00

The sun :)

2010-02-03T16:36:00.001+01:00

I want you to meet my sun:) These pictures were taken during last summer, they remind my that... there is still hope.

-18

2010-01-24T17:05:00.002+01:00

The title of the following post speaks for itself. I don't care what people say, I like this cold weather. I hope it will kill the cold I caught. Anyway, this weather creates ideal conditions for taking photos of nature.

"FRINGE"

2010-01-23T19:56:00.002+01:00

It was great weather: the sun was shining, there was a cloudless sky and... -17 degrees. It was a beautiful day. I was looking for some good views and I found this. A small house in the middle of a village. There would be nothing unusual unless there were icicles about one and a half meter long. If you look at them from the side, they will resemble a fringe.

Look what I found!

2010-01-11T20:14:00.003+01:00

This is a leaf I found about 3 years ago. I had Kodak Easy Share Z650 then. This photo was my best one for a long time and I still think that it's the best macro of a leaf that I've ever shot. I have to beat it this year. This is my resolution for the spring of 2010:)

Something new.

2010-01-10T11:17:00.002+01:00

This is something completely different from what I've been doing before. These pieces of cutlery were given to us as a present. We got them for Christmas from my parents. They are new, clean and so shiny that I couldn't resist the temptation to take them some pictures. They will be probably hung in our kitchen:)

By the way, what do You think of them?

Monday's hoar-frost

2010-01-05T17:49:00.001+01:00

The most amazing morning happened yesterday. It was extremely cold (like - 16 degrees), and the sun was rising beautifully. That's the only kind of winter I like: cold and sunny. The trees were covered with hoar-frost so that everything looked like taken out stright from a fairytale.
Unfortunately, I didn't manage to show the real impression of that morning in my pictures. I still have to learn a lot.

New Year's drops:)

2010-01-02T09:31:00.001+01:00

As the weather was awful yesterday, I was taking photos at home. These are the results. I think the biggest disadvantage of the first two is the fact that the reflection of three bulbs from my lamp can be noticed.

Christmas!

2009-12-29T20:26:00.001+01:00

Merry Christmas everyone:) Better late than never.

Snow

2009-12-29T16:55:00.003+01:00

As there hasn't been much snow this winter, at least till now, I've decided to depict what has left from the latest snowfall.

Still Seconds

Our sweetheart

my new blog

free as a bird...

The sunrise - part two

Sunrise over the Baltik Sea

A little preview

On a meadow

two creatures

Two more of Ania and Paulinka

the twins: Ania and Dominik

The Tatra Mountains - early summer trip.

Lazy May...

Spring ladies:)

Sunday

White beauty

Finally...

Minerals - part three.

Minerals - part two.

Minerals - part one.

New Year's Eve 2010

Happy New Year!

Old times

Flying beauties

The Autumn 2010 is over

Demianowska Cave of Liberty

The colours of Autumn

The 15th National Show of Purebred Dogs in Rybnik - Kamień (Oct 3, 2010).

Our first visitors of this Autumn

Autumn forest - part two

Autumn forest

Kestrels

Tatras

Barn owl

Snow owl

In a different forest...

Two busy weeks...

In a forest...

Waterfalls in Tatras

Another lake:)

The valley of Five Polish Lakes - part two.

The Valley of Five Polish Lakes - part one.

What I found in the garden... part two.

What I found in the garden... part one.

Rivers - part two.

Rivers - part one.

Relax!

How to make a camera backpack - tutorial.

MY OWN WEBSITE !

More Clematis

In my magical garden...

Bugs!

Flying rainbow.

Meadow paths

Poppy

Cornflowers

Leaves

The Beskidy Mountains.

Figa!

Fallow deers

Seaweed:)

Dandelions

After the rain.

Goldfinches

Spring is here!

Magnolias' tree

Muscari

Sorrel wood

A rust-coloured bird.

The first trip.

Sparrows...

[*] Smoleńsk, 10th April, 2010 [*]

Pigeon

My first birds

Evening drops.

Fly, fly little fly.

Anthurium

A drop

Spring tulips

Muscari

[] Smoleńsk, 10th April, 2010 []