It’s at times like these that I feel that I have been short-changed with my 50D. Both the model above and below it have a HD video feature and mine does not. I’m not one to let these little limitations get in my way though…

With apologies for the size, here are a bunch of images I took in Yosemite stitched together into a single animated GIF¹.

I thought that this image was suitable for the “Monochrome” theme for a number of reasons. It was taken on black and white film (Ilford XP2) and, even on colour film it would have been pretty monochromatic. It was taken in Vigland Park, Oslo.

Please also vote for my entry in last weeks challenge, “Metal.” I’m entry number 27.

The cars in the Rally of Corsica were zipping through the streets at High Speeds, which I thought made this a good candidate for this weeks PhotoFriday challenge.

Please vote for my entry in last weeks challenge, “Shiny,” I’m entry number 162.

My entry for this weeks PhotoFriday challenge, “Shiny,” was taken at the changing of the guard ceremony in Stockholm. I was very impressed with their smart and shiny uniforms and astonished when they started playing the Indiana Jones theme music shortly afterwards.

The first thing I thought of when I read this weeks PhotoFriday theme, “Wildlife,” was the African Savannah. The lions, gazelles, giraffes, all the famous big mammals. Unfortunately I’ve never been. So I’m afraid you’ll have to make do with this picture of a goat I took in Corsica. The thing I like about it is the sad look in his eyes; he may not be wild but he wants to be.

For this weeks challenge I was very tempted to use a picture of a woman sleeping in a Vietnamese market, as that’s perhaps the most relaxed and unconcerned person I’ve ever photographed. Then I realised that I’ve used it not once but twice before. I like it, but three times seemed a little excessive.

A little late this week, but here is my entry for this weeks PhotoFriday challenge, “Wealth.” I have to say that I don’t “get” a lot of the other entries to the challenge, but the connection between wealth and the New York Stock Exchange should be pretty obvious, even though the link may not be quite as strong as it was a year ago!

My first thought for this weeks PhotoFriday theme, “Extreme Closeup,” was Wayne’s World. (Party on, reader.)

Indeed, so ingrained in my memory is that phrase and that film, so was the second thing. It took me a while to think of anything else. In the end I decided on a close-up of an eye. I tried to do my own with a tripod and the remote control software on my Mac (never thought I’d use the “live view” on my 50D but it seems that it has its uses) but that didn’t work out so well. So this is an extreme close-up of B‘s eye. Sorry for blinding you with the flash…

There seem to have been a few food-related themes recently, and this week is no exception. The image above represents the PhotoFriday challenge “Edible.” It’s B digging into some more than merely edible food in Lisbon.

Please also vote for my entry in last weeks challenge, “The Weekend.” I’m entry number 187.

In my mind, this weeks PhotoFriday theme, “The Weekend,” is linked with the “Morning Routine” theme a couple of weeks ago. I guess that’s my fault for using my weekend breakfast routine last time. I fought the temptation to use the same image, and instead used this spot we used for brunch a couple of times when we were in Lille, France.