2 of my favourite things: chocolate & pepsi. I don't think i could EVER give up either....if i ABSOLUTELY had too? ...the chocolate would definatley gotta go - i need my agua!!
When i was growing up, I lived in a house where COKE was the cola of choice - for my parents. I used to always go to the corner store with my grandmother and she'd give me some change to buy something. 'Go ahead, get yourself something'. She would be in the fruit/vegetable market and i'd say, 'can i go next door?'. Next door was this fish & chip place that had one of those old school freezers. I'd insert my change and this little tiny Pepsi bottle would come out. The owner would open it for me with a bottle opener, pass me a straw and i'd sip it and savour every drop. I would do this a couple of times a week. I always looked forward to these outings with my grandmother. My money would be used not for candy (like any other normal kid) but for Pepsi. I look back on this and think, that would make an awesome commercial. That is the story behind my addiction....and I was only 7.
Today the cola of choice in our house is my choice!! We always have at least 2 bottles and 1 box of cans. If the reserves (yes, reserves) get any lower than that, i always know. My DH thinks it's funny and will announce, 'Oh no...emergency, emergency...we've got a crisis situation, please head to your closest Pepsi supplier!!'. who is he kidding?...he loves it too...
...and no...my kids have never touched the stuff.
On a photography note: 2 days ago i discovered that i had ISO 3200, so after dinner the kids and i went outside & i of course got snap happy. Came inside to do my POTD and only after i finished taking the pictures i realized that i forgot to readjust my ISO....just got too lazy to retake the shots. Does anyone know if there's anything i could do to reduce the grain?
The 2nd photo looked kinda 'blah' to me on my screen so i thought i'd do an image effect on it leaving the color in the center. I also know i should have used my speedlite - again--- i was too lazy. Shame on me.
M Mode | ISO 3200 (by accident) | SS1/50| f3.5
M Mode | ISO 3200 (by accident) | SS1/15 | f3.5
Love the cookie shot! The composition and the lighting (noted a few hot spots on a few of them, but they don't bug me). It has such a warm homey feeling!
Posted by: Mar | January 11, 2007 at 12:35 AM
Cool photoshop on the Pepsi, I love it!
Great shot of your cookies(umm did that make anyone else smile or am I the only one with a gutter mind? LOL). I really like the light on that shot.
Posted by: Liz | January 11, 2007 at 09:14 AM
I think these are great shots--again! You are very talented! Thanks for sharing the story as well. It's nice getting to know you.
Off topic, but I really like the font that you use in your watermark on your photos. Would you mind revealing which font that is? TIA...either way! And, I noticed that in some earlier shots you had "Cherry photography" and now have "photography by cherry". I really like the "by cherry" one. It sounds great!
Posted by: justjanice | January 11, 2007 at 09:59 AM
Love the color gradient. Nice effect.
Posted by: Jen | January 11, 2007 at 11:40 AM
Love your work.. these photos are great...i really enjoy looking at your photo style...keep up the good work
Posted by: jennifer | January 11, 2007 at 12:19 PM
What a great story- I really enjoyed it! I love the cookie picture. As for the ISO, I have heard good things about noiseware, have you tried running it through there?
Posted by: Andrea (Momma2E) | January 11, 2007 at 05:02 PM
yummy pics!!
Posted by: Lorrie | January 11, 2007 at 05:04 PM
yummy! great shots, love the cookie one. =)
Posted by: julie | January 11, 2007 at 05:30 PM
Great shots.
Posted by: dar | January 11, 2007 at 08:16 PM
ohhhh send me some cookies please....
i can't resist warm chewy chocolate chip cookies. i just can't. i'll pass on the soda though.
love what you did on the soda (effect) i think it's pretty cool.
keep it up!
Posted by: cristina4k | January 11, 2007 at 08:22 PM
Great photos! The first one makes me want to make some cookies!
Cari
Posted by: cari | January 11, 2007 at 08:33 PM
Great shots. I like how you used the spot of color on the pepsi and can almost smell the cookies
Posted by: Christy (Krissynae) | January 11, 2007 at 09:02 PM