tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17807291183205509462024-02-19T03:55:37.151+00:00Gwynne-GibbonsEllie Gibbonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10380127344673960504noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780729118320550946.post-12128597304651716742015-01-29T21:56:00.000+00:002015-01-29T22:04:13.170+00:00Homemade Fermented Sauerkraut<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Did you know that the sauerkraut you buy in the shops is definitely not the real thing? Usually it's just cabbage in water and vinegar. Authentic sauerkraut is fermented and contains only cabbage and salt - with maybe some herbs. The lactobacilli bacteria that naturally lives on the surfaces of the cabbage works to create a wonderfully tasty true pickled taste which is very different to vinegar and has a lot of health benefits, too. It becomes a 'probiotic' like the yoghurt products you can buy in the shops, but obviously without all the added sugar! Sometimes you will find true sauerkraut in the shops but it's almost always been pasteurised, which kills all of the beneficial bacteria and thus makes it almost pointless.</div>
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In the world of home fermenting, we want to learn to work with, and not against, the naturally occurring beneficial bacteria - it is surprising that we don't sterilise the equipment we are going to use: namely a jar and something to smush-down the cabbage inside the jar (we use a wooden rolling-pin). Instead, we just give them a good clean with normal washing-up liquid and rinse them thoroughly. An interesting thing about lacto-fermentation is that if done correctly, the good bacteria will completely crowd out any small amounts of undesirable bacteria during the fermentation process, and the lactic acid produced by the good bacteria kills putrefying types. Also, we want as much of the lactobacilli as possible to make it all work! Just make sure you buy organic cabbage to prevent chemicals getting in and spoiling the fun. </div>
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Just wash your cabbage. Either colour works well but in my opinion red has a more satisfying texture. And it looks nice. Now cut it in half and cut out the core (very nice to eat raw actually).<br />
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<span style="color: black;">Now just take a nice sharp knife and shred the two halves of the cabbage. Cutting the cabbage finely will help it get broken up during the next step which is to knead and crunch it with your hands. </span></div>
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Once you've got plenty of liquid at the bottom of your bowl, transfer it along with the cabbage into a large jar. Now it's time to get your wooden rolling-pin or other wooden heavy instrument and bash and grind down the cabbage for around another 5-10 minutes until the liquid is sufficient to completely cover the cabbage. This is important as exposed cabbage may get mould in the fermentation processing time and spoil the batch and all your hard work! </div>
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Now just leave the jar in a room-temperature place for at least two weeks, slightly loosening the lid around every 3-4 days to allow the gases to escape. If you can wait for more than two weeks, your sauerkraut will taste even better, but it will still taste great after two weeks.<br />
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Hello! Now, because as you know photography and art is something we do out of love, it is already very much a part of a wider 'picture' in our lives. Isn't it true that our individual interests whatever they may be are all influenced and augmented by the others, that they stem from a general interest in the world? So we thought it might be nice for our blog posts to include more wide-ranging subjects. Our interests reflect our work, and vice-versa, so it's a natural thing for us to do. <div>
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We've found a way to include tags for our posts that point to subjects or points of interest included in that post, and arranged it so that when you go to our blog homepage, there is a 'cloud' of subjects. The ones that are mentioned most often will be bigger than the others. </div>
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So for example, if one of us or both of us is having a particular interest in science (like now), we might write a little post about that - or about philosophy maybe. The idea is that wherever possible we'll include a picture of ours or a classic picture that sort of expresses these things nicely. Naturally, the overall theme of the blog will be photography, but we hope some of the other subjects will be of interest to you too and it'd be even nicer to get some comments or discussion about what we've mentioned from anyone who wants to. </div>
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Now at the moment both of us are interested in some of the "debate" between evolution and creationism. I put the word debate that way because although people who accept evolution and creationists talk together, I think a real debate can only happen between two parties who have facts, and in this case of course, that isn't happening! For example have a look at this... shocking ignorance. </div>
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This is a pretty scary issue since as you may know, evolution has been repeatedly banned in the US in certain (southern!) states in favour of a literal translation of Genesis, the Bible story. However much the ideas in Genesis might be considered allegorical or symbolic, of course creationists take the story's events literally and in fact believe that the Earth is under 10,000 years old. </div>
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We both find creation myths a fascinating area, and there seem to be commonalities amongst them which point to deeper truths - but most definitely on the symbolic edge of the scale. As a matter of fact, we are planning on our to-do list a fine art piece about Hindu mythology, which we're looking forward to a great deal. </div>
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Talking of evolution, did you know that whales are evolved from hyena-like animals? More than 50 million years ago, these land animals began to become semi-aquatic in what is now northern India and slightly later what is now Pakistan, their hind legs gradually becoming more and more fin-like over millions of years, until they became permanent water-dwellers as today. Apparently even now, the occasional whale will turn up with short, stubby hind legs! If this sounds incredible, have a quick look at this 'geological clock' - a visual representation of the Earth's timeline. Notice that the black line represents the first hominids a mere 2 million years ago and how immensely small that is in comparison to the rest of Earth's history. Isn't it amazing? And all of the transformation from the hyena-like-creature to modern whale happened well within that last light green period on the graphic, the Cenozoic. Marvellous. </div>
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Ellie Gibbonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10380127344673960504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780729118320550946.post-43268955791432408802015-01-18T18:56:00.000+00:002015-01-21T14:11:59.762+00:00Scrabble and a little surprise<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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both of us it's a game that has quite a bit of nostalgia to it; I (David) used
to play it with my grandparents when I was a child, and Ellie did, too. It's just a nice relaxing game, but we have some funny
banter at the same time, and like a lot of things we do, it's often played over
a coffee (or, rather, the coffee is usually drunk over scrabble) in a favourite
coffeehouse or at home in the "Gwynne-Gibbons Café"! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">... which was reinstated to its former
glory this weekend by a new bag of Monmouth espresso thanks to Lewis' café &
deli in Moseley. If you like coffee, hunt down some Monmouth (made in Covent
Garden, London). A friend recommended it to me many years ago and I think it's
one of the nicest coffees around - though there are a few excellent
coffee-roasters in England now. Far more than in France, surprisingly - but
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<span lang="EN-US">Also this week we've been spending quite a
bit of time thinking about ethics and philosophy; Ellie has been reading a book
by a hero of us both, Alan Watts - and I have come to the end for the third
time of The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. By chance, or
perhaps not, the philosophical ideas of both books crossed paths and converged
at the same time so we've been having lots of in-car and over-coffee philosophical
debates! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Oh, and... yes, I knew there was something else! How could I forget?! Someone has found his way into the
GG residence... we're seeing how he settles in with us; we hope it works out!
He's about 16 weeks old and his name's Oskar. And he's rather cute. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ellie Gibbonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10380127344673960504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780729118320550946.post-50729877995104746062015-01-08T19:02:00.001+00:002015-01-21T14:09:09.025+00:00Christmas in France<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been a few weeks since we've written a post; it's been Christmas (hope you had a lovely one) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best reason to visit France. This might not look much... but just you try it. </td></tr>
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We've been very much in 'home' mode, and we've also both been busy doing Gwynne-Gibbons and personal work too since we got back. But we thought you might like to hear a little about our trip to France and some other bits and pieces.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An interesting antiquarian bookshop in Saint-Malo</td></tr>
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We decided to spend Christmas by ourselves this year, just because we hadn't done so before and we thought it'd be lovely to spend some time in our little flat just cooking, eating and relaxing! We also planned to do a few practical things while we were there too, sort of justifying our trip with those, but mostly they were just excuses for going to France and eating lots of nice bread.<br />
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For once, we got our ferry on time in Portsmouth (although we were late back to our car - all the others had boarded the boat and we ended up getting searched by security - getting the boat never goes too smoothly for us!) and arrived safely in France. For the second time, because nothing stays open late in Brittany, we ended up having our first 'meal' in McDonalds! It was really awful, but funny all the same and we needed to eat before the 2-hour drive to Dinan. It was great to walk into the flat though when we got there around 12.30am and see that everything was fine with it - nothing broken or damaged at all which was a relief as we've had some holiday guests in there this year so we didn't know what to expect!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who says lard is rubbish? </td></tr>
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The first few days were really relaxed just getting ready for Christmas and doing our favourite little walks around the town and the port on the river Rance down the hill. There's a walk we always do down from the flat, through some woods down the hill and along the river to the port - it made us feel really at home and almost like we'd never left. The weather was really warm for the time of year too - about 10 degrees, and it almost felt like spring. We found some nice holly to bring back to the flat to put towards the christmas decorations, which apparently is called 'gui' in Breton and was similarly used spiritually by the celtic peoples as our holly was here and in Wales and Ireland.<br />
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We also gave ourselves the mission to visit the two other 'Emmaüs' in the area we hadn't got to before, with the main point being to find some nice old cast iron pots and whatever old random stuff that took our interest! In the first one, near Saint-Malo, we found a beautiful photography book and some other bits, and in the second one on the way to Rennes, we found two fantastic Le Creuset pots for a grand total of 4€... just amazing. We have quite a collection at home now but luckily we love cooking and they all get used a lot. The Emmaüs are such amazing places to just wander around - people give away unbelievably good stuff and it's generally sold for incredibly low prices, particularly in the ones outside the towns. The charity is set up to help adults with various problems relating to social inclusion and in return for helping out working at the depots, they can live on site. There always seems to be a nice community spirit about the places.<br />
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For our christmas dinner, we actually bought some belly pork - not that traditional, but so much tastier than turkey and a fraction of the price too. We cooked it so that the fat on top was really crispy and tasty, and slow enough for the meat underneath to be melt-int-the-mouth... mmm. It was so nice just getting up, relaxing, eating, opening a few presents, and not having to rush between family places all day like normal christmases! We just stayed in, and had a walk in the afternoon to stretch our legs. It was like a warm spring day in Dinan on the 25th - the sun was shining and it was quiet, warm and still.<br />
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We still have never managed to actually send postcards when we've been away - this time we got as far as writing them! Next time...<br />
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We've been planning a visit to Bradgate
Country Park in Leicestershire for a few weeks; I (David) went to university in
Leicester and used to go regularly for a good stretch of the legs and to see
the deer that live semi-wild there. There are no fences so they roam completely
freely over many miles of moorland and through forest. Ellie and I went once last year but
far too late in the day and saw no deer (although we did see a gorgeous sunset)
so it was high time to return.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We got very lucky with the weather; it's
been so drizzly the last few weeks as we pass into wintertime but the day we
went to Bradgate was clear and sunny. Almost embarrassingly, we went a good few
miles out of the way before we got to Bradgate to visit... a new Waitrose! Did
I say <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">almost</i> embarrassing? But it
does have a café, and with our Waitrose cards (oh dear, sorry) we can get a
very nice free cup of coffee and sit and have a read. We do this quite often...
it really is fun! Especially in the lovely Malvern branch. Anyway, I'll shut up
now!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So, caffeined-up, we tipped up at the
gates. To find that yet again we had stumbled on a Christmas fayre; a really
nice one this time. This happened the week before too in Malvern - but with
only a few hours at best of light, we hauled our equipment out of the car and
set off. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It was a long time before we saw any deer -
and around 45 minutes in, we decided to take a few photos of Ellie through the
beautiful long grass which fringes the moorland. I'm very lucky to have a beautiful model on hand everywhere we go! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Not too long after we saw deer in the
distance; Roe deer females. Nice - but I really wanted to find some of the Red
deer stags, with their fantastic antlers. We kept walking until eventually we
found a good group of them. They're pretty used to people being around so we
managed to get within around 20 metres of them - just enough with the 200mm
lens. I lay on my stomach and watched as they calmly made their way past,
chewing constantly and also very vigilant. Ellie had a really interesting
experience as another stag looked directly at her for some time before moving
on. I was very struck by the calm grace of these animals, as I always was when
I used to go regularly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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actually walked quite a bit further than either of us realised, and we were
fairly freezing by the time we got back to the car! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Bradgate's main entrance is in Newtown
Abbot, some 5 miles outside of Leicester. Definitely a highly-recommended place
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With spare time to enjoy before lessons today, I took a stroll with the camera around Lightwoods. The mist was hovering thickly just above the ground, and the moon brightened as the sky darkened - just an atmospheric British late autumn walk. Reminded me of why I love this time of year!<br />
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Ellie remembered a set of photos she had taken some time ago with a girl named Sascha and was inspired to revisit the work in light of what we'd found; here is the finished piece. I think it's wonderful and I'm very proud that it's a new piece in our fine art portfolio! We'll definitely be paying more attention to this very meaningful avenue of our field in the future.<br />
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Ellie Gibbonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10380127344673960504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780729118320550946.post-57000354892036707482014-11-03T14:28:00.000+00:002015-01-21T14:20:23.708+00:00Why Family Life photography? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Probably the
photography work closest to our hearts is our “Family Life” concept that we
have been developing over the last 18 months or so. I’d like to talk a little
about why we have chosen to move in this direction and why we feel it is so
important and meaningful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">When we as people
really think about what is the most valuable time in our family lives, often we
might initially think “holidays!”, time away from work or just relaxing. But if
we really look deeply into what the feeling is behind those things, it is
almost always because we do those things with the people we love most, our
immediate family members. Holidays are special because there is nobody and no
situation that needs to draw you away from those people for the week or two or
three that we might have “away”. We sometimes overlook the most obvious time,
and I think the most important of all: the day-to-day lives of family units.
This is the glue that binds everything together; the threads of meaning and
belonging that weave our sense of wellbeing, purpose, and bring the most
lasting joy to ourselves and our loved ones. And of course, the vast majority
of this happens in the home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">At home we also have
all the things – mementos, gifts and cards, the washing drying on
clothes-horses or radiators, our own beds, photograph albums – that make the
house a home and the central point of our family lives. Everything happens
there! From cooking and cleaning to loving embraces, game-playing,
potty-training, tantrums and laughter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">There are so many
photographers who do an excellent job of photographing families, but 99% of the
time these photos are taken in a relatively alien environment away from the
home. If we think about it, so much of what we call “ourselves” exists as much
as anything else in our environment; so if you take the family out of the
environment, you aren’t really capturing the whole picture. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another really
important point is that while one family-member can photograph the others,
there is practically no opportunity for the family to see itself as a whole –
the whole dynamic of the family-unit. And of course these photos are usually
posed: “Say cheese!”… which is certainly a lovely way of producing a certain
kind of memento, but is completely other to what we achieve with our work. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">What happens<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">On the day of the
photography, we arrive at your house at the agreed time. We will have asked you
when is a good time to come based on when you think you will be doing things
together which you really enjoy or you would especially like to be captured.
There is no posing here!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">We simply ask that you
continue with your normal pattern for the day, while we interfere as little as
possible, simply observing and intuitively photographing. Cooking, eating,
playing with the children, playing games together, reading; whatever you
normally do, just do it. We will be there to get those special moments. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">We are extremely
excited about developing this work further. We enjoy nothing more in our work
than to see the connections between people, and we find that nowhere is this
more apparent or more touching than in the case of a loving family in its own
environment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">To enquire further
about Family Life photography, please contact us at <a href="mailto:gwynne.gibbons@gmail.com">gwynne.gibbons@gmail.com</a>, or send us
a message at our Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gwynne.gibbons.artists">https://www.facebook.com/gwynne.gibbons.artists</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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its glory by night. It isn't a foreboding overshadowing though, and nor is it a
bewildering sight of our galaxy. The people here, especially in the traditional
<i>Bauernhof</i> where humans and their
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As he might. Every Friday, Martin and his wife Elfriede bake 200-or-so loaves in a centuries-old oven, and are collected by local villagers. The smell of bread lingers in the air much like the mist does in the trees, as Martin bakes engrossed in his work. Inside the kitchen, Elfriede cleans and puts away the dough and bread-making equipment and continues her day cooking lunch and then going outside to tend her small kitchen garden. I can't stress enough the simplicity yet fullness of life at Jocklisbauernhof. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">During our stay we visited festivals in Schiltach (during a pilgramage to find fantastic Black Forest Gateau), Wolfach, and Baden-Baden. Each had its own character - the Schiltach version was a Wild West fest, with men in pink cowboy-suits doing very strange dances, and another dance-troup that we ended-up taking part in. The Wolfach festival was a night affair, with tables laid out through the main street, all the cafés and restaurants open and with stalls, and two live bands! As with all these things, people of all ages were out enjoying themselves. We really noticed that in Germany, people seem not to only want to be eternal teenagers - people seem very comfortable in their own skins.</span></div>
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We also found the most beautiful bookshop I've ever seen, "<a href="http://www.das-freie-buch.de/" target="_blank">Das Freie Buch</a>", in Schiltach. It was decorated in warm, deep reds and dark greens, with a woodburner and gorgeous traditional rugs, and the most perfect couple of reading-chairs in traditional German style. Though we didn't want to buy anything, the co-owner was happy for us to simply sit and read for a while. Unfortunately we only had the cameraphone with us, but here is a picture of Ellie in the comfy chair, reading. It doesn't do the place justice though.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wonderful Elfriede at home in her kitchen <br />
garden at Jocklisbauernhof</td></tr>
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We travelled back through Belgium and
France, stopping for a few days in the Arndennes National Park; visiting Dinant
in Belgium, hope of Adolphe Sax and the best chocolatier we've ever been to -
Neuhaus, where we sampled incredible hot chocolate, pistachio gelato and
handmade chocolates. Another place we much get back to at some point! There was really far too much to this trip
to fit into a little blogpost like this. Suffice to say, we recommend the
Schwarzwald to everyone interested in travel and getting a taste of a
surprisingly different culture. It really does hold a special place in both our
hearts and we hope we can return soon, for a longer time. </div>
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Ellie Gibbonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10380127344673960504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780729118320550946.post-19073724366596897622014-10-23T14:38:00.000+01:002015-01-21T14:21:02.372+00:00Otto<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Every home should have an Otto-cat. He’s fluffy, silky
and soft to the touch, and always manages to lighten any feelings of tension
after a long day at work. His mother is a black and white cat who followed David and I home after a short evening walk back in 2012; I was
living with my mom at the time who (surprisingly!) allowed her to come and live with us. My younger sister, Kate, named her Tiggy, and it wasn’t long before her stomach began to swell with the promise of some
cat-babies… A few months later, David and I had moved into a new house and were
eagerly awaiting the arrival of the kittens since we’d already decided that
we’d love for one of them to come and live with us. It was a Sunday when I
received the excited phone-call from Kate announcing the arrival of the
kittens – four tiny, squirming, black and white babies. We asked to have the cat that was had the most black on it, since
David had always loved black cats. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3tWjcOaLyn-Zbk6jmiq-jDg2LQZRoU93to7rywHoYozcd_mb-Bnf9Dy1OmealGYFY9Np1jJkzTiWR3hyphenhyphenCK7SQ20bfbuekb4ezsX93ITw-ygCzHd7umGejzxSxPT3TPx4r800YM6nAMB1/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3tWjcOaLyn-Zbk6jmiq-jDg2LQZRoU93to7rywHoYozcd_mb-Bnf9Dy1OmealGYFY9Np1jJkzTiWR3hyphenhyphenCK7SQ20bfbuekb4ezsX93ITw-ygCzHd7umGejzxSxPT3TPx4r800YM6nAMB1/s1600/1.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We had already decided on the name Otto (a German
boy’s name) beforehand, and we got to bond with him when we visited my mom over
the following weeks. He came to live with us at Christmas-time in 2012 when he was around
10-weeks-old, and he has been a most welcome member of our family ever
since. We’ve enjoyed watching him grow up over the last couple of years, maturing into a
strong, spirited - and extremely hungry - cat: he never stops thinking about
food…but then again, neither do we, so we are definitely three of a kind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">October is Otto's birth</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">day month and this year he has turned two, so t</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">oday we thought we'd</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">share some of our favourite Otto-photos to celebrate. Over time, we’ve come to realise how common Otto’s markings are, spotting numerous ‘Otto clones’ (as we call them!) in photos in the Internet; it always makes us chuckle. We know that having a cat with unusual markings is usually preferred, but for us, Otto is the most perfect cat in the world - he's 'our' cat and we are 'his' humans :) </span><br />
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Ellie Gibbonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10380127344673960504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780729118320550946.post-46298985620946209452014-10-10T08:00:00.000+01:002015-01-21T14:21:59.181+00:00Beach<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">This shoot has a lot
of lovely memories for me. Ellie and I had a really clear idea of a shot on a
beach with the model walking away from the camera and a beautiful calm sea and
sun. Ellie had a lovely white lacy dress that seemed perfect, so we went off to
a beach I know to be extremely photogenic to put our vision into action. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The day was spent
rather blissfully in Barmouth, north Wales, playing on the beach. Towards the
end of the day when the sun was going down, we began to take some shots, and as
we did the scene just kept getting more peaceful; the sea-birds were calling in
their high voices and the sun began to rake across the sea and beach. Warm
colours in the sky and a breeze. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We soon got this shot,
and though we kept experimenting I think we both knew which one we wanted. I
love it because it expresses something about Ellie that I love; her
inquisitiveness, sense of freedom and her amazing openness. I think it also expresses that feeling of limitless potential so readily found on a fine day with sea and mountains... we’re both really proud of it.</div>
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Ellie Gibbonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10380127344673960504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780729118320550946.post-52889883858062126982014-10-03T08:00:00.000+01:002014-10-10T09:20:30.252+01:00'Family Life' Photography <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">Home life is
something solid yet transient: we live it every day, it gives us our sense of
solidity and wellbeing. It is where we retreat to after a busy day, and it is
the "hearth" of our life, where the heart of the family resides and
from where we go forth into our individual worlds. </span><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">Relationships are
held there; it is the place where new life is most often created. It is for
those with children the place where the joys and woes of life's journey begins,
and for the child it is the centre of the universe. Conversely though, it is
often the one part of life which isn't remembered in the form of really
beautiful photography which captures the essence of the family unit.</span></div>
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thought, that family photography shoots happen so much in studios and other places where the family ...don't live? Maybe the lighting can be better in a
studio, and maybe the photographer's favourite park is more photogenic... but
it isn't where the heart is. Of course there is a place for that, but we want
to expand our horizons and offer something really unique and special.</span></span></div>
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quiet observer of family life and reflect the everyday, priceless moments as you
can never see it for yourself; the family as a unit with everyone in it.</span></div>
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grey-black horse bending her head to eat. When I would walk up there with my
mom, nan or uncle, we would say hello to the real horses that graze on the
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Hello, and welcome. Since this is the first post, I feel inclined to say a few words about the genesis of this online journal. As you will know from the brief 'about' blurb to the right of the page as you read this, David and I are not only partners in art, but also in love and life. My own artistic background is in <a href="http://elliegibbons.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">photography</a>, and David's in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/logosthedestroyer/videos" target="_blank">music</a> - he is a wonderful piano and drum player, who also happens to be rather good photographer, with a full and considered appreciation for visual art. It is only natural that conversation between two artistic souls with such an intimate connection will eventually lead to the too-ing and fro-ing of creative ideas, and such was the case for us. One idea led to the next, each adding suggestions for the creation of some exciting conceptual photographic projects; and it was here that <i>Gwynne-Gibbons</i> was born: artistic collaborators creating imagery that expresses a joint vision. Whilst we use photographic processes to produce our work, we aim for our fine art collection to be more than simply a set of photographs, blurring the metaphoric lines between photographic and painterly techniques, and expressing a concept or story within each image. <span style="text-align: left;">As I write these words, some of our ideas have been realised, but many remain as thoughts in our minds, with the promise of wonderful art to be realised in future projects. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">As a passionate photographer, I have been asked many times over the years to photograph couples' weddings; I have always felt it to be a wonderful thing to be trusted enough to capture such an important day, and so have spent a long while honing my skill and passion for the art of wedding photography. A while back, David and I made the decision to start photographing weddings together and when the </span><i style="text-align: left;">Gwynne-Gibbons</i><span style="text-align: left;"> fine art blog started to come to life, we thought it only natural to combine both our conceptual and wedding work together. This blog will document, through words and images, our development as photographic artists in both fields of work.</span><br />
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Today, I have our first fine art image to present to you. We purposely didn't develop a story behind the image, instead, choosing simply to bring together several elements that appeal to our sense of beauty: the female form, nature, and books; the results having the feel of a classic painting... the story is left to your imagination. We believe that beautiful images can be created with only the simplest of elements, and for our initial projects, we have tried to use resources that we have available to us. To create an image that features a person, one needs a model; something that we didn't have immediately to hand - in the strictest sense - and so it was decided that I would take on this role, despite normally being the one behind the camera! This worked well for us for this shoot as we could work together - David shooting and me posing - until we achieved the image that we had in mind. We created this image in the woods near our home in West Birmingham on a cold autumn afternoon, where I struggled not to look as cold as I felt....!<br />
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We are currently working on a new 'Gwynne-Gibbons' website which we plan to release in the next couple of weeks, so keep a look out :)<br />
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