A Surprise Every Day: Shaking Up October With Hipstamatic (week 5)

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As promised I have a few more spooky images from John’s latest creations in my newest recap. The past week was filled with Halloween preparations and you can see he really had fun designing and displaying new vignettes. I mixed in a few “daily life” photos to keep my theme of random discoveries intact but as always every image here is something that surprised me or stood out in the midst of a normal day.

Sunday’s project entailed ageing bundles of roses and hydrangea blooms with a light dusting of spray paint, then arranging them in a tall, three-tiered stand to create an abandoned floral centerpiece.  Monday’s photo is a line-up of customers standing outside of the flagship Microsoft Store before their launch of the new Surface Tablets.  I know it was a big day for the company but I suspect most of these people were actually waiting to see Tyler Lockett from the Seattle Seahawks during his personal appearance.   Tuesday I slowed down to shoot another odd roadside find during my morning walk with Finn.  Due to the random Hipstamatic treatment the white circle looks like a tennis ball but really it was a fully intact white onion…

Wednesday is our friendly skeleton posing on top of a coffin and Thursday night I stopped to snap a photo of these fall leaves outside my local library.  It was fully dark and I didn’t expect the image to turn out but once again Hipstamatic surprised me and the flash choice illuminated each branch with this glowing yellow light.  Speaking of glowing, yellow light here is a shot of a re-purposed chandelier lighting my dining room and Saturday’s image needs no introduction – it’s our happy jack-o-lantern shining through Halloween. 🙂

Each photo was taken with my iPhone 6 using Hipstamatic’s “shake to randomize” function then posted without any additional editing. If you like a particular combination and want to try it at home just click on the image to see the lens, filter and flash used.  For variety I continue to add new lenses and filters so if you want to try Hipstamatic but are unsure how to start let me know and I’ll do my best to answer your questions.

 

 

33 responses to “A Surprise Every Day: Shaking Up October With Hipstamatic (week 5)”

  1. restlessjo Avatar

    My favourite collection ever, Lisa! The skeleton is unbelievable and I really love the dried flowers and the candelabra too. Thanks a lot 🙂

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

      What a nice thing to hear tonight, Jo. Thank you!

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  2. Jnana Hodson Avatar

    October really is a boffo time of the year for shooting. And then we drop into November …

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

      I agree, Jnana. There are so many pretty moments to capture in October but November gets dreary and dark really fast… Thanks for your visit today.

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  3. Amy Avatar

    Love this collection, Lisa! Beautiful fall colors, the dried flowers are my favorite. 🙂

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

      The flowers turned out great this year, Amy. I’ll miss them once everything is put away. 🙂

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  4. Heyjude Avatar

    A busy week. I love the tree treatment!

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

      Thanks, Jude the tree was a happy surprise!

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  5. Mabel Kwong Avatar

    Another lovely set of autumnal photos, with a creepy touch. My favourite would have to be Sunday’s the roses and hydrangea bloom. Something’s so peaceful about that photo. Hope you had a happy Halloween and Ryan got plenty of candy and chocolates 😉

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

      Ryan is enjoying a big bowl of candy all to him self so I’d say he had a great holiday. 🙂 I thought the roses and hydrangea photo would be a popular image once I saw it in the group so it’s nice to hear you’ve enjoyed it!

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  6. andy1076 Avatar

    Looks like you had great fun setting everything up, Cheers to that! 🙂

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

      Thanks, Andy! A lot more fun to set up than to take down…

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      1. andy1076 Avatar

        But well worth it rite 🙂

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      2. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

        Yes. 🎃

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  7. sustainabilitea Avatar

    Another cool gallery, Lisa.

    janet

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

      Thanks so much, Janet.

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  8. Home That We Built Avatar

    Jo was ahead of me – yes, dried roses, candelabra (I had no idea this word is used in English! it’s a very old-fashioned one on Russian) and the skeleton!

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

      It’s great to learn how many things and words we share in common! Thanks for your visit and comments today. 🙂

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  9. BunKaryudo Avatar

    Oh, it’s an onion… I thought it was a coin so I was getting quite excited. I always like that about money lying on the street.

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

      Money is good. 🙂 Onions are tasty but not great for shopping…

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      1. BunKaryudo Avatar

        That’s true. I’d rather have the money. (Then I could buy some onions if need be.) 🙂

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  10. joshi daniel Avatar

    nice and subtle feel 🙂

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

      Thank you, Joshi!

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  11. littledogslaughed Avatar

    Love that top photo of the tree and branches-wonderful colors!

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

      Thanks, Meg!

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  12. lolaWi Avatar

    lovely collection, Lisa. the dried flowers are beautiful! 🙂

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

      It’s so nice to hear you enjoyed the collection, Lola. 🙂

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  13. Melissa D. Johnston Avatar

    Love these! It makes me want to try the app and “shake to randomize” function.

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

      Thanks so much, Melissa! I hope you have a chance to give Hipstamatic a try. 🙂

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      1. Melissa D. Johnston Avatar

        I will for sure!!

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      2. Melissa D. Johnston Avatar

        Also, check this out. I tweeted your post and it made it into someone’s paper.li. 🙂 http://paper.li/GaryGardiner/1293104716?edition_id=f3f1f930-82ae-11e5-9ad2-0cc47a0d15fd

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      3. NW Frame of Mind Avatar

        Oh wow, thanks so much for your tweet and for letting me know about the paper!

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      4. Melissa D. Johnston Avatar

        Of course. 🙂

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