My Life in Pics Too

It's been such a busy week! It's hot and humid, but it beats all the rain we were having before! As you might have expected I've been trying out my new camera. So far it continues to exceed my expectations, so we're still very much in love :)

Last week I wanted to try out my tripod, so I went to a beautiful graveyard I've been wanting to catch on camera for years. I drive past it often, but always in a hurry and I never actually took the time to park the car and go in. Now I finally did I ask myself why I didn't do that sooner. Such a serene and magical place! I love graveyards. That may sound a little morbid, but I love how green and quiet they are and I love to think about all the stories that wander around in these places. The mossy statues with their delicate faces, the overgrown wooden crosses, they all breathe a certain pureness that's hard to come by in daily life.

Back home I like to try to integrate my own fantasies into some of the existing images.



Another thing I love about graveyards: there are hardly any people! I like that a lot!

Later this week we took our little boy Ravi to a playground, he had so much fun! He loves everything that can drive!

It was also a week of fabulous Etsy mail! My lovely friend Heidi McDonald made me the cutest painting ever! Don't you just love the bright pink colours?!

She is so talented! This is a typical example of the new direction she's been heading over the past few months and I absolutely adore everything she creates!
I LOVE the little camera she gave me in the painting!

Want to take a look for yourself? You won't be dissappointed! Find her here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/ScissorsGlue and here http://heidimmcdonald.blogspot.nl/

And last, but not least: the wonderful Carrie of Cherry Blossom Tattoo Photography

(https://www.facebook.com/CherryBlossomTattooPhotography) featured me in her wonderful blog!!! She said such sweet things in her article! They made me blush (a lot!) :)
Click the link to read a little bit more about me and my work (and to see a pic of me and my gorgeous kitty Zelda!)
http://cherryblossomtattoophotography.blogspot.nl/2012/07/sweet-etsy-goodness-interview.html

So, that was my week up till now! How has your week been? What has inspired you lately? And do you like graveyards too or do you prefer to be among the living? ;)

See you soon xxx

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

GIVEAWAY WINNERS!
Hello everyone! It's time to announce the winners of my Fabulous 500 giveaway! Thank you all so much for participating! And the winners are: 

 2nd prize (one 5x5 or 5x7 photo): CAROL GRESSELL!!!

1st prize (one 8x8, 8x10 or 8x12 photo): AMY SCHAULAND!!!

Congratulations, ladies!! Please contact me at maximonstertjefineartphotography@hotmail.com or send me a message on facebook with your address and the photograph of your choice! You can pick anything from either my Etsy shop, Fine Art America, facebook or Flickr :)

Yay, that was exciting! I wish I could send you all a present... But for those who didn't win, no sad faces please! I've made a special coupon code for you if there's something you've been eyeing! Just enter FAB20 at checkout for a 20% discount! This code will be valid for a couple of days :)

I'M IN LOVE!

And now something completely different. I am in love. My darling sweethearts name? The Nikon D7000. What a camera... We're still on a getting to know each other basis, but deep in my heart I know... he's the one for me!

We went for a lovely walk after the storm and sang the tune of 'My Little Pony' to the horses:

He brought me flowers:



We had a picknick in the park:



I even showed him the magical forest. Hey, I don't show that to just ANYONE!

Today he even spent the entire afternoon on a graveyard with me to take photographs! If that's not true love, than what is? ;)

You'll be hearing more of him in the near future!

Have a fantastic week! xx