Author Archives: melissaannphotography
Its a Sad Thing That Empathy Is a Dying Trait
Having just survived both Black Friday and Cyber Monday ,two days in which I staunchly refuse to purchase anything beyond basic living supplies, because I find the concept of both days abhorrent, I have few things to say about people’s … Continue reading
Posted in Failure, Gratitude, Self importance, Self Worth, Value
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Why all the fuss about the Refugees?
I need someone to explain to me why there is so much fuss over the refugees coming to Canada. It makes no sense to me at all. because lets face it, a very large portion of the people in Canada … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, children, decisions, family, Gratitude, Politics, Responsibility, Uncategorized
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An open letter to the intoxicated man and the woman with him in the ER last night…
Dear intoxicated man in the ER, You didn’t see me in the ER last night, but I saw you. You were very intoxicated, I could tell that from the minute you walked through the sliding doors. The woman who was … Continue reading
Posted in alcoholism, children, decisions, drunk driving, DUI, family, mistakes, Responsibility
Tagged children, Drunk driving, DUI, family, Hospital, mistakes, Responsibility
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Feeling HOT,HOT,HOT!!
I like the summer weather, but the last couple of weeks have been brutally hot here in our neck of the woods. I DON’T like turning on my oven in the summer so I am a big fan of small … Continue reading
Posted in Appliance, Cheap, Cooking, Creative, Easy, Eco Friendly, fun, Slow Cooker
Tagged Appliance, Cheap, Cooking, Creative, Easy, Eco-friendly, Fun, Slow Cooker
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Oh Christy, “Yoga-gate” might be the beginning of your downfall…
For those who believe “you can’t fight city hall”—or any government—think again. When stupid decisions touch a common nerve that causes public anger to go viral, they can be fought and often reversed with sufficient focus, velocity, and coordinated action. … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, Politics, Responsibility
Tagged BC Government, Canadian Politics, Christy Clark, Martyn Brown, Politics
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Premier Christy Clark, where do you get off?
My children are good people, they are both adults now, and I say this with complete confidence, my children are good, hardworking, young people. it’s a damned shame that they are being punished for it. not my son so much, … Continue reading
iPad Photo Editing, or You want me to do what with my finger?
I love Cameras, and I am not an elitist when it comes to cameras, Continue reading
Posted in Android, Aperture, Apps, Beginner Photography, Creative, Depth of Field, Editing, Ipad, iPhoneography, Photography
Tagged Android, aperture, beginner photography, Creative, Depth of Field, Editing, iPhoneography, Photography
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Adventures in Walmart’s parking lot, or, what’s wrong with you people?
I live out in the sticks, and I’m very happy that I do, it’s lovely and quiet, I get all kinds of animal visitors, in the morning I wake up to the sound of birds singing, and at night I … Continue reading
Posted in Driving, Eco Friendly, Ignorance, Parking, Responsibility, Self importance, Walmart
Tagged Eco-friendly, ignorance, parking, port Coquitlam, Walmart
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iPhones and Depth of Field…
So as a continuation to my last blog, today I’m going to talk about getting decent depth of field with your iPhone. I use my iPhone a lot, and I print many of my photos, I love Instagram and even … Continue reading
Posted in Beginner Photography, Depth of Field, DIY, iPhone, iPhoneography, Photography
Tagged aperture, beginner photography, Depth of Field, iPhone, iPhoneography, Photography
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Giving up the blur tool, or How I came to understand Depth of Field
as a novice photographer I had a heck of a time understanding Aperture, shutter speed, ISO and all those other cool things that photographers talk about in very knowledgeable ways. I just knew what kind of pictures I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Aperture, Beginner Photography, Creative, Photography
Tagged aperture, Creative, intro to photography, learning, Photography
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