iPhoto: Faces

One of the neat features of iPhoto that I really like is the ability to tag people/faces in images, and arrange them by individual. It makes finding pictures easier, and keeps things more organized. And while it works surprisingly well most of the time, it does have a few glitches.

No, iPhoto. This is not my Grandfather.

There are just completely random images not containing a face at all that it assumes are individuals. My grandfather again, in this case:

And I also get a little creeped out when it picks random doll heads out of images and suggests that they may be certain individuals.

Those dead doll eyes just freak me out.

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fall morning

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crisp autumn morning
damp leaves cling to my windshield
come on heater, work

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Day #16: Things that remind you of your childhood

It was a lot of fun coming up with a list of the items I fondly remember growing up with. I could remember the smell of the plastic on my Star Wars action figures, the smell the black paper would make when it got hot after sitting on my Lite Bright, waiting very impatiently for the new Christmas catalog to arrive, so my sisters and I could start dreaming about what Santa was going to bring, and waking up for school, curling up on a chair in the living room and watching Underdog while Mom made breakfast.

Going back in time is such a vivid experience.

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Day #15: 5 favorite pictures you’ve taken

There are many pictures I’ve taken that I have sentimental attachment to, like just about anyone who enjoys taking pictures, but these are 5 of the images I’ve captured that I feel were most creative at the time, and captured something unique.

Taken during a winter sleigh ride in southern Minnesota in December 2005. I loved the look of the lone tree standing atop a small rolling hill.

A quick snap of my partner pumping gas. I was sitting in the passenger seat and thought it would be interesting to take his picture in the side mirror.

I was trying out my new digital camera, snapping random pictures of my nephew and my nieces. I caught this one of my nephew peeking up at me from behind the Sunday paper on the other side of my parent's dining room table. I love it, because it captures so much of his personality in a simple photo.

The day of my youngest sister's wedding. My nieces and nephew wait patiently for their turn to have their pictures taken with the rest of the wedding party. It wasn't planned or staged, I just walked up behind them and snapped it because I loved how they were standing.

While walking out of the comic shop my partner and I visit, I looked up and loved the contrast of the lone green tree on the beautiful blue sky.

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Remember when…

This is just the sweetest thing. Remember when you used to get this excited about something? God, I miss that feeling.

And the little girl is absolutely adorable. She reminds me of my nieces. :)

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