My pictures

During some of the classes Duncan our lecturer let us free around the college to take some snaps of pacific things, one of the weeks was straight line and the other for national book day you guessed books was the theme .Here are some of the snaps.Ax

Solider

So this picture of the solider was one of my first pictures to edit, and what happened basically was that the solider was taken from another picture and plunked in to the forest and I used some tools on the adobe photo shop to make him look as if he belonged there which I think that he does. Ax

SNAP!!

So for my stills image class I’ve been asked to take a variety of pictures around the college from books to straight lines and also some that my lecturer has given us to edit. I’m a total beginner when it comes to taking pictures that you have to put some thought into unlike a night out just snapping away and also using the Adobe photo shop to edit them in so there is still lots of room for improvement. I have uploaded some of the pictures that I have taken so far for you to have a look at so perhaps you could post a comment to let me know what you think. Ax

party trick skill!

So everyone has some kind of party trick whether it is a dance move, a rap they can say very fast, or they can pull off there nose well I hope not but you get the gist.

Ever since I was little for no reason at all I have been able to walk on my toes when they are curled up which I can still do now even though I’m probably about 5 stone heavier and yes at every party I go to I feel the need to show everyone. Its not even though I practice it just happens but I do admit it’s easier on some soft carpet.

Everyone who has seen this also say that I should have become a bally dancer but that kind of dance was never my thing. But just so you know what I mean I have included a picture for you to have a look. Go on give it a try, but warning to you all toes have been hurt in the process before. Ax

Cricky! Steve Irwin.

So for my new blog interview I got together with the one and only Steve Irwin. Unfortunately not that long ago Steve was taken away from us by a very freak accident that shocked the world, so I was very keen to get this interview with him to find out more about the man himself.

Steve Irwin February 1962 – September 2006.
Amanda: So Steve it’s a pleasure to meet you today thanks for your time, to start with I just wanted to know how you got into working so close with wildlife?

Steve: Well Amanda it’s a pleasure being here with you today thanks for wanting to meet me. It all started out when I was very young with my parents Lyn and Bob being involved with wild animals and actually for my 6th birthday I got a scrubpython which I was very happy with.

Amanda: When was your first handling of your favourite animal the Crock?

Steve: Cricky that was some time ago I reckon, it was probably around about when I was about 9 years old and at about the same time I think I had my first crock wrestle and from then I have never looked back and hopefully like me my young children will want to get involved with wild life when they are growing up.

Amanda: Why do you think you are so popular?

Steve: Nothing to do with my looks, that's for sure! [Laughing]. You know what I reckon it is? My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife. Since I was a boy, from this house, I was out rescuing crocodiles. So now what happens is the cameras follow me around and capture exactly what I've been doing since I was a boy. Only now we have a team of, you know, like 73 of us, and it's gone beyond that.

Amanda: We've met some Australians who are sceptical about what you're doing. They say that you may inspire kids to try to do too much of this kind of stuff on their own. Have you been accused of that before?

Steve: Yeah, I've been accused of that by everybody, in every country. However, several times a show--I don't know how often--but I'm continually saying, "I'm a professional" and "I've been doing this since I was born." I was born into it, and my apprenticeship's been 38 years.

Amanda: Your film, "The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course", is great family entertainment considering it involves so many fierce creatures. Was it so harmless when you filmed it?

Steve: No, I got busted up a lot doing the film. There was a lot of blood, my face got caved in by that female croc underwater, I had a cartilage operation in the middle of it all - so that all got edited down so that kids could watch it.
We had a heck of a job keeping the fear factor down during the main croc capture. Even my own daughter was intimidated by the croc stuff. When we watched it at the premiere a few weeks ago, she ran up and sat on my lap, just to keep in contact because she wasn't sure what was going to happen to me.

Amanda: Are there any animals you're frightened of?

Steve: I have a deep-seated respect for parrots. As gifted as I am with all other wildlife, parrots have this uncanny desire to kill me. I'm not sure why, but they're like my kryptonite!

Amanda: Oh Steve your making me laugh!! Well Steve that’s about all the questions I have for you but thanks very much for your time and it was an absolute pleasure to meet you.
And I really hope that all the work that you have done over the years continues with your team of wildlife experts and that the rest of the world does its bit as well. Cheers.Ax

Robet Burns Scotlands Favourite Son.

So for the Blog today I was asked to find out about a famous Scot who died before 1950, so for this I chose Robert Burns also known as Rabbie Burns Scotland’s Favourite son.
He was born 25 January 1759 and died 21 July 1796.
I wanted to find out what happened during his time and find out more about him so I gathered some questions for him and got some answers for the truth.


Q~ Hey Robert, so the first question has to be what made you famous?

A~ well I’m famous for writing of pomes and songs which I first started writing when I was very young.

Q~ What would you say are your most famous poems?

A~ I have written so many poems and songs over my time it’s hard to say, but if I had to they would be
• A Red Red rose
• Auld Lang Syne
• To a mouse

Q~ You now have a day to remember you Robert, What is done on this day?

A~ To start there is the Selkirk Grace a prayer attributed to myself. It goes like this, some hae meat and cana eat, and some wad eat that want eat, but we hae meat and we can eat, sae the Lord be thank it.
Then comes the cutting of the haggis where my poems are read, Address to a haggis before the cutting of the haggis. Once people have eaten they have a reading called the immortal memory an overview of my life and then conclude with the singing of Auld Lang Syne.


Q~ Who did you have help from to be able to read and write so well?

A~ My dad taught us in the early years reading, writing, ariithmetic, geography, and history, but also John Murdoch who opened an adventure school in Alloway in 1763 and thought Latin French and mathematics to me and my brother Murdoch.

Q~ Who were your influences?

A~ I was a big fan of Robert Fergusson. He was one of Edinburgh’s most gifted poets but least recognised.

Q~ why do you think your work is so popular?

A~ I think it could be because it is the story of an ordinary Scotsman and his background, encounters, observations and thoughts. But also the structure of the poetry is unusual in its self if you have a look at the phraseology and the rhythm it is interesting.

Q~ How proud of you of all the work you have done in your life?

A~ Well to have my work still being read today and to also have Burns organizations around the world such as Atlanta makes me feel so proud and I would just love to say thanks to everyone and carry on reading

Well thanks for that Robert I appreciate you having this chat with me its been very intresting.Ax

Eye Pixel!!

So I had my best mate round at mine the other day and she is sometimes so full of information, somethings you think wow other stuff I must admit is usless although its the things I remember. So in one of my classes at College today we had a discussion on pixels that make up the screen of your computer screen or t.v at home and how many you need to have a good picture. This is when I thought I would share that your eye pixle is something along the lines of 556 megapixel. God knows how some of us still walk in to lamp posts.LOL.Ax Any other facts let me know.