chijude
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I enjoy the influence of the East on Western culture, art and exercise methodologies. Perhaps it is not surprising that I have dabbled with Chinese Brush painting and teach well-being through a movement program based on Traditional Chinese Medicine principles. Family is very important to me.
A trip to Europe in 2007 to attend a Convention to celebrate ten years of the ChiBall MethodTM in Lausanne, just gave me a hint of how a world opens up when you look through a viewfinder. I was at that point using a Pentax Optio750Z, and was surprised by some of the results.
With encouragement from family and friends I now have invested in a Nikon D90. The camera outstrips my expertise but I am enjoying myself immensely. Post production is also very new to me and I really appreciate those members who provide information.
I wait with interest to see what unfolds as you share your work with me.
Avatar for All About Flowers October 2009:
Featured work includes:
Top Ten Placements 
Groups
chijude hosts Photography 101 and is a member of # 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE , Complex Simplicity of Art, Northern Territory (3 per day), The Fruit and Veg Shop(2 uploads a Day), ! HAIRSTYLES !, " ' Too Bright ' ", "All parks", "Tone It Down"! (3/day - No [EXPLETIVE] color allowed!), ** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), *A Beautiful Blur, *Elegant Rose Card's*, *Focus and Lighting*, 1. The Mysterious Balkans , 1:1 Macro Photography (Limit: 2 posts per 24 hour period), 2D - Daffodils & Dahlias , 60 and Beyond, A Garden somewhere....., A Place To Call Home, Abstract Realism, Abstracts from Nature, Adelaide/ South Australia, After Dark, All About Boating, All About Flowers, All Around the Styles, All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers, All Original Blends, All Pets Great and Small, All Soft and Cuddlies !!, All Street Portraiture:(Country/CITY/)added to your description , All That is Nature (Photography Only), All things Coffee, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Altered by Design, Alternative Process and Experimental Photography, Animal Kingdom, Architectural Details, Architectural Photography, Architecture and cityscapes, As Is, Australia's Great Coastline, Australian Bush ☼ (aspects of realistic Landscapes - ie N0 Abstracts or Macros please!), Australian Portraits, Australian Wildlife, B&W - Character - People Shots, Backyard Photography (NO MACROS, DOGS, CATS, INSECTS, SKYSCAPES), Beach Art, Bee & Wasp Passions, Beginner's Expressions, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Bits and Pieces , Black & White Photographers Showcase, Black and White Photography, Black with a hint of colour, Bokeh, Both Sides Now, Bridges, Bubble Boutique, Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects (2 a Day), Candid photographs of friends and family~~ (PLEASE ADD A DESCRIPTION OF WHO IS IN THE PICTURE), Candid Photography ( 1/24 ) , Capturing Emotion, Cars, Motorbikes and Motorsports, Cats and Dogs (1 artwork per day), Cee's Fun Artsy Friends, Childhood, Children-The Power of Raw Emotion , Color Me a Rainbow (Current Color: BLACK [No FLowers]), Colour and light, Colour Me Vibrant Red!, Communities (NO SUNSETS OR SUNRISES OR CLOSEUPS OF PERSONS, PLACES OR THINGS!!), Country Bumpkin, Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Cutest of the Cute, DANCE PHOTOGRAPHY, Dawn and Dusk Light, Depth Of Field (2 images per day) - Read Group Rules Please, Dilapidated Buildings, Domestic Art - [2/24, NO PEOPLE, PETS, or FLOWERS. INSIDE shots only.], DSLR Users Only - 1/24 - Camera & Lens In Description Please., European Everyday Life (add the place!), Everyday Life, Everyday Women, Extreme Close-Ups, Fabulous Flowers, Family Matters, Family Unlimited, Farms and Countryside, Featured Features - For Featured Art, Photography, T-Shirts, Writing, First Things, Flower and Foliage DETAIL - 1 per day (24 hours), Flowers in macro (very close macro please), Friends of RedBubble, Funny Kritters, Garden Sculptures And Ornaments, Going Coastal (2 art per day), Good News Group - Sharing & Caring, Gorgeous Flower Cards, Green!, Horse and Rider , Human and Nature, Humour Captured, I Love Birds, If it doesn't belong, In the Pink 50% pink, Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies (2 A Day), Inverted World, Italy and all Things Italian , Just Brown, Lakes and Inland Waterways *one* per day, focal point - the water!, Landscape Photography, Layered with Texture, Live and Let Live, Live, Love, Dream: , Mans Best Friend's (Dogs only), Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Moody, Dark, Evocative (no nudes), National Parks of the World, Nature's Wonders, Nautical, Nikon D90 Users, Nikon DSLR Users Group - 2 uploads per 24 hours, Nostalgic Art and Photography, Oh Baby!, Old farts of redbubble, One Single Flower On Show.. 2 Photo's per day, Parrots Only (Birds), Paws n Claws <3 per day><Domestic cats & dogs only>, PEACE, LOVE & TRANQUILITY, People and Portraiture Photography, Pets Are Us ~ 2 per day, PixElations - The Art of Photoshop, Portraits in Natural Light, PostCard Style (Describe your image please) Limit 2 per day), Public Art, Reflections in Building Windows 2 per day, Religious Art & Photography, Room With A View, Ruins, Ancient and Derelict Buildings, Rusty, Crusty and Falling to Bits - 2 Per 24 Hours, Safe Haven, Shades of Grey, SHOPFRONTS , Signs, Simply White Artwork Gallery - 95% White !, Solo Exhibition, Something To Say, Soul Mates, South Australian Artists, Sports Photography, STAINED GLASS ART, Statues and Such, Still Life Photography, Stop and Smell the Roses, Street Photography and Photojournalism, Streetscapes, Strictly Human Faces , STUNNING SWITZERLAND, Sunrise, Sunset, The Adelaide Hills, The Birds, The Compact Group *ONE* per day with *camera details please*, The Patchwork , The Photographer In Action, The Scavenger Hunt, The true beauty, The Urban Environment, The Woman Photographer **7 Submissions a week only please**, The World Of Maltese Shitzu's, Travel and Adventure, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, TUTORIALS (Help and Advice forums), Two Beings Group, Unique Buildings Of The World, Untouchables, Unwanted , Abandoned & Saved Through Preservation., Vibrant and Vivid Color, Vibrant Plants, Waterfowl, Which Way - walkways, pathways, stairways, and roadways, Windows and Doors, You're Accepted, Your Country's Best (2 images per day) and Your Magic PLACE (only a place!).
Journal Entries
Darwin Features - Four!! and a Top Ten Finish
Posted about 7 hours ago, 7 comments so far.
A feature with Photography 101
Posted 22 days ago, 18 comments so far.
Two Features and a Top Ten Finish
Posted about 1 month ago, 22 comments so far.
Amazed - Avatar for The 'All About Flowers' Group
Posted about 1 month ago, 18 comments so far.
Features for Wanted for Questioning (from the Koala Caper Series) and Adelaide War Memorial
Posted about 1 month ago, 20 comments so far.
A feature for Stylish Windows!
Posted 2 months ago, 10 comments so far.
Flogged but Feaured!!
Posted 3 months ago, 26 comments so far.
Two features to cheer up my day!
Posted 4 months ago, 22 comments so far.
Three features!! Delighted!
Posted 4 months ago, 28 comments so far.
A feature from Nikon D90 Users!!
Posted 4 months ago, 18 comments so far.
