Cotton In The Sky

Yesterday when I went back home from work, right before

I went inside my house, I noticed how beautiful the clouds looked. 

I thought to myself, "jeez Marcela, you get off work

and you go directly home on such pretty day... why don't you

enjoy the sky a little?"

So I did. I grabbed my camera and went along this pretty road

nearby, taking pictures along the way. 

The clouds were puffy, gigantic, and they made the houses look tiny

They also made this tree look more isolated and peaceful

I used my other lens to see the difference. How awesome would it be

if we could sleep on them...

*sigh*

On the way back home there was a small hill to pass and, with the clouds above,

it was too magical for my camera to skip

Finally, when I thought I didn't need more pictures, I looked at my house, my room

on the right, and the sky behind. Lens cap off, camera on, click!

Apologies & 2 Pictures

Dear Enjoyers,

I have to apologize once again for not writing as often as I used to. In only three months I will be traveling and there is sooo much stuff I need to take care of before leaving. I am going to be writing about it eventually. Today I actually wanted to tell you about an old friend from college, but I am here in my room trying to organize some things and I even have to go wash some dishes because I don't want my mom to see them in the morning! So, instead of hurrying and writing my post rushed, I thought I'd share with you two pictures that I sold within the last 5 days on Etsy (how exciting!!!):

This picture was taken with my Canon 30D here in Texas. 

I really love railroad tracks, so I 

was pretty excited to find this elevated one.

This picture was taken with my little Nikon CoolPix in Vienna, Austria. 

Three years ago (May 22nd) I was in that beautiful city. 

Wow, time passes by so faaaast. 

Anyway, I'm glad two people found them pretty 

and decided to support my little shop :)

I will come back to tell you the other story! :)

ACP Contest

Hello everyone! How have you been? It's been a few days since I last 

wrote here, I know :( I hope everyone's days have been great. 

Mine have been a little busy as I now have a 

weekend job too. But here I am, dedicating some time to my blog today.

So, last month I entered this contest held by the Austin Center for Photography

(website here) called "Two."

The interpretation of this theme was up to us; we could submit a maximum of 5 images.

I wonder if they already saw mine, I wonder what they thought of them,

I wonder how many chances of winning I have. We'll see!

In the meantime, I wanted to share with you the 5 pictures I submitted.

  I hope you were able to see the theme 'two' in each of them :D

A Night At The Carnival

Why is it taking me so long to write about my weekends lately?

To whoever reads my blog; I hope you know that I will always write, 

even if sometimes it takes me days...

if one day I decide I can't dedicate enough time to it at all, I would let you know. :)

This past weekend my friend and I wanted to go to Austin Rodeo... a festival they have every year. But after some of the people who were going to go with us informed us they wouldn't be joining anymore, we spent a few hours trying to decide if we still wanted to go... at the end we did. And I'm glad!

Today I just wanted to post some of the pictures I took that day. It's funny 
how excited I get sometimes with photos of ordinary things like...

balloons

silhouettes of people with lights in the background

someone's jeans

a token machine... etc

I am still editing some of my pictures, but let me share these with you:

I do wish I had gotten there earlier to see Whiplash the cowboy monkey!!

source

But at least I had fun riding the ferris wheel and taking pictures :)

That's it for now! I'll show you some more later :P

Remember most of these are for sale at my Etsy shop.

Hasta pronto my dears

Etsy Etsy Etsy, I love you

Just thought I'd do a little advertising on my blog :) not 
just for me but for other talented people on Etsy.   


So here are some of my favorite items. Amazing artists out there...

Etsy Buy Handmade TheLittleRooster

This would be my photography shop. Come visit sometime!

Etsy Buy Handmade TheLittleRooster

I have 4 sales so far, but eventually I am sure I can reach more people 

and also improve as an artist.

This is a picture I took with my phone before shipping one of my sold items. 

Whoever buys from my store gets a note from me, a nicely-wrapped print protected from all hazards! and who knows, maybe even more surprises :) Also, I'll probably have a sale at my shop this month because my birthday is coming up! 

Now go and check out some Etsy stores!
And if you make anything you feel you're good at, open one! Who knows who might be waiting for your art out there.

Last week's weather in pictures

This is how one of last week's days started for me:

it is unusual here in Austin to open the door and see this:

As I was getting ready to go to work, I couldn't help but 

keep my eyes on the window... the roofs were white!

Before getting in my car, I had to remove some 

of the snow from my front & back windows

When I got to the office, the deck looked like this:

it wasn't snowing as much as in the area where I live, 

but it was still noticeable!

Some minutes later, it was magical outside:

I think Winter is saying goodbye...

And in such a cool way... hasn't snowed like this in like 

12 years from what I heard.

I can't believe it's already March!

'The kayak man' and some news

Hi dears :)

I'm sick. Yesterday I went to bed feeling a little congested, but it became worse at night. 

I woke up like three times to clear my nosey and throaty. My boss told me to 

stay home today and rest. I think my inner-self was really hoping I would receive 

that suggestion. One actually needs those days once in a while. 

I haven't posted pictures in a while! But first I have three things to say in terms 

of photography :)

# 1: I had my second Etsy sale!! I know... such a small number. But really guys, 

it makes me happy. Etsy, to me, is only the first step in realizing 

whether it is possible to make people love your images. 

Two sales is enough, for now, to know that. 

#2: I finally made a Facebook fan page! I would love 

it if you joined! It's still under construction, as I only 

have a few pictures, but I will be adding more and more.

click here to join!

#3: A very sweet person wrote about my pictures on her blog. I loved what she wrote, 

and I felt truly honored to be chosen for that post 

out of so many wonderful artists on Etsy. 

Today I'm going to show you pictures I took of a man kayaking two weekends ago. 

As soon as I saw him approaching I started clicking that shutter button! 

He just smiled, talked to my friends and I for a few seconds, and then 

continued his 'journey.' Since all of these pictures happened so close in 

time to each other, I could only think of simple names such as:

'Here comes the kayak man'

'There goes the kayak man'

'I can see the kayak man'

'Witness Of A Magical Journey'

Untitled (any ideas?)

and this is one from that same day called "Dancing for the clouds" 

Have a wonderful afternoon kidos.

Confused-- Hope the length doesn't make you click the x

I need a sign from God. Ever since I was a kid I thought I wanted to become an architect one day. When I finally applied to College, I didn't get in the University of Texas' Architecture School, only to the Liberal Arts School. I was sad, as I didn't want to go anywhere else (I also couldn't afford to) and wanted to stay close to my family since we had just moved to Austin. I decided to pursue a degree in Urban Studies and do Architecture as a Master.  A lot of people said that was a good idea.

After graduating, I was able to get a job at a small Architecture firm (where I work now). I was thrilled. I wanted to learn stuff, interrelate with architects, and perhaps even design something small with the help of my very basic AutoCAD and Sketchup knowledge. Months passed, and for some reason, all my excitement began to fade away. I am not sure why... maybe it was because I discovered I was in love with photography, maybe it was because I read that architecture is one of the most overrated careers, maybe because I thought about my future life and decided I didn't want to live for my career-- I want to be able to have time for me, for my family, etc-- or maybe it was because one of the architects in the office told me he would choose another major if he could go back in time. I am not blaming him...  each person goes through different experiences in life. Anyway, the point is that I woke up one day and said "I don't want to be an architect anymore, I want to be a photographer-- a popular one."

Well today, I talked to one of the new architects in my office. He used to be a T.A for one of the classes I enjoyed the most in college. He talked to me about the positive things about the career. He said there are firms that still do hand drawings and models, that in South America architecture has a high demand, that he absolutely loved architecture school. Unconsciously, he awoke some curiosity in my brain again.

I don't know what to do. I don't know when to do it. I will probably go to Peru for a few months in the middle of this year and I wish I could go knowing what I want to do with my life, so that I can prepare myself further while I am there, whether in photography, or architecture.

A few months ago I  discovered a Masters Degree that sounded very exciting to me. "Photography & Urban Cultures." They offer it in London only, though. Maybe I should just go to London? Why is it so hard to decide what I want to do? Why am I so indecisive? Some say I could do Architecture because photography can be a hobby. That's the thing... I wish it wasn't just a hobby. If I do architecture, then I won't be able to study photography and pursue it 100%.

I seriously need one of those rays of light they show in cartoons, when people suddenly know what to do.

All I want in life is:

- To have a job that I LOVE

- To be somewhat 'popular' with what I do, at least in the town I live in 

- To have extra time for me, for my future husband, for my family, always 

- To earn a good enough income

- To never feel I wasted any talents

- To enjoy life, places, people, nature, etc. You only live once...

Any suggestions? I know...  crazy huh.

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Film suprises with a few effects...

Remember when I said last week that I was excited to develop some film photos? 

Well, I already have them! In fact, I've had them for a few days, 

but today seems like a good day to share them finally. 

I also wrote a little list of the ones I really wanted to see. Well... here they are:


- me at Whole Foods

- my friend Adrian at Whole Foods (I had to make it b&w)

- my dad standing in front of my car

- pictures of cars and the sky

- a picture of my mom in the kitchen

- pictures near UT

and here is one more that I liked. Two great friends and I at a restaurant:

I really enjoyed using that camera.

I think one day I want to have a collection of them...