{"id":5612,"date":"2011-11-21T03:25:10","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T01:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=5612"},"modified":"2012-04-01T23:28:47","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T21:28:47","slug":"from-the-archives-octobernovember-2003-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/from-the-archives-octobernovember-2003-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"From the archives: October\/November 2003 &#8211; 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eventDate\">Oct\/Nov 2003 &#8211; 2010<\/div>\n<p>Having <a title=\"From the archives: June\/July 2005-2011\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/from-the-archives-junejuly-2005-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\">another dig through the archives<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; if you&#8217;re interested, here&#8217;s what was happening in my life this time 8 years ago up until the present&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2003 &#8211; <\/strong>I was a miserable 14yr old, but luckily that misery helped to drive me to truly start discovering photography and music. I had a little Canon Powershot A40 which was really fantastic.<\/p>\n<p><em>Music I was listening to: RJD2, Interpol, The Rapture, Feeder, Goldfrapp<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2003_oct05_city_LMcC_2161.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\" data-rl_title=\"2003: oct 05 - The City\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5615\" title=\"2003: oct 05 - The City\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2003_oct05_city_LMcC_2161-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2003: oct 05 - The City\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2003_oct05_city_LMcC_2161-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2003_oct05_city_LMcC_2161-575x431.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2003_oct05_city_LMcC_2161.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2003_oct30_california-poppy_LMcC_3318.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\" data-rl_title=\"2003: Oct 30 - California poppy\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5616\" title=\"2003: Oct 30 - California poppy\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2003_oct30_california-poppy_LMcC_3318-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2003: Oct 30 - California poppy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2003_oct30_california-poppy_LMcC_3318-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2003_oct30_california-poppy_LMcC_3318-575x431.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2003_oct30_california-poppy_LMcC_3318.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><strong>2004 &#8211; <\/strong>I thought this was bizarre and pretty amusing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Music I was listening to: Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, UNKLE, Clinic<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2004_nov20_potters-market_LMcC_9496.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\" data-rl_title=\"2004: Nov 20 - hideous sculptures at the Potters&#039; Market\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5617\" title=\"2004: Nov 20 - hideous sculptures at the Potters&#039; Market' Market\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2004_nov20_potters-market_LMcC_9496-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"2004: Nov 20 - hideous sculptures at the Potters' Market\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2004_nov20_potters-market_LMcC_9496-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2004_nov20_potters-market_LMcC_9496-575x407.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2004_nov20_potters-market_LMcC_9496.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>2005 &#8211;<\/strong> I joined DeviantArt in September 2005 and started trying to be more serious about photography after that&#8230;I also upgraded my camera to an A95 &#8211; it was a truly amazing little camera and I really miss it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Music I was listening to: Bright Eyes, The Spinto Band, Editors, Bloc Party, Cursive, Modest Mouse, Incubus<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5612 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2005_oct23_trees_LMcC_4605.jpg' title=\"2005: Oct 23 - Ghost Tree\" data-rl_title=\"2005: Oct 23 - Ghost Tree\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2005_oct23_trees_LMcC_4605-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2005: Oct 23 - Ghost Tree\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2005_oct29_Lynx_LMcC_4957.jpg' title=\"2005: Oct 29 - Lynx, I can still hear his purr when I look at this...\" data-rl_title=\"2005: Oct 29 - Lynx, I can still hear his purr when I look at this...\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2005_oct29_Lynx_LMcC_4957-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2005: Oct 29 - Lynx, I can still hear his purr when I look at this...\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2005_nov05_darling-petrol-station_LMcC_5758.jpg' title=\"2005: Nov 05 - Petrol Station in Darling\" data-rl_title=\"2005: Nov 05 - Petrol Station in Darling\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2005_nov05_darling-petrol-station_LMcC_5758-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2005: Nov 05 - Petrol Station in Darling\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2005_nov12_mom_LMcC_6292.jpg' title=\"2005: Nov 12 - My Mom, Groot Constantia\" data-rl_title=\"2005: Nov 12 - My Mom, Groot Constantia\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2005_nov12_mom_LMcC_6292-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2005: Nov 12 - My Mom, Groot Constantia\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2005_nov25_Lisa+Mik_LMcC_7073.jpg' title=\"2005: Nov 25 - Lisa &amp; Mikhaila\" data-rl_title=\"2005: Nov 25 - Lisa &amp; Mikhaila\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2005_nov25_Lisa+Mik_LMcC_7073-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2005: Nov 25 - Lisa &amp; Mikhaila\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2005_nov27_Summer-sun_LMcC_7478.jpg' title=\"2005: Nov 27 - Summer Sun in Green Point\" data-rl_title=\"2005: Nov 27 - Summer Sun in Green Point\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2005_nov27_Summer-sun_LMcC_7478-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2005: Nov 27 - Summer Sun in Green Point\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>2006 &#8211; <\/strong>I saw Lark for the first time in November 2006. The gig was really cool, it was called &#8216;Re-wake&#8217; or something like that and happened at the Tafelberg Tavern. The Dirty Skirts also played (I think it was the first time I saw them too) as well as The Real Estate Agents and, I think, Jacob Israel.<\/p>\n<p><em>Music I was listening to: Mogwai,\u00a0 Calla, Apparat, The Dirty Skirts, Lark<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-5612 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2006_october01_cobra_LMcC_5571.jpg' title=\"2006: October 01 - Cobra, manipulated image\" data-rl_title=\"2006: October 01 - Cobra, manipulated image\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2006_october01_cobra_LMcC_5571-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2006: October 01 - Cobra, manipulated image\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2006_oct26_peacock-feather_LMcC_2223.jpg' title=\"2006: Oct 26 - peacock feather, taken at Lourensford Flower show\" data-rl_title=\"2006: Oct 26 - peacock feather, taken at Lourensford Flower show\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2006_oct26_peacock-feather_LMcC_2223-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2006: Oct 26 - peacock feather, taken at Lourensford Flower show\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2006_nov17_Lark_LMcC_0168.jpg' title=\"2006: Nov 17 - Lark, Tafleberg Tavern\" data-rl_title=\"2006: Nov 17 - Lark, Tafleberg Tavern\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2006_nov17_Lark_LMcC_0168-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2006: Nov 17 - Lark, Tafleberg Tavern\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>2007 &#8211; <\/strong>I&#8217;d thoroughly hijacked my dad&#8217;s 30D by this point&#8230;again, lovely camera. With a dedicated macro lens I was able to take proper close-ups, something I&#8217;d wanted to do for ages. Other noteworthy events around this time in &#8217;07: I matriculated and won the senior art trophy, which was mine to keep for like a week or so. I&#8217;d meant to photograph it but somehow didn&#8217;t get around to it until the day before it had to be given back, so this resulted in the ridiculously tongue-in-cheek self-portrait included below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Music I was listening to: Vector Lovers, Interpol, Joseph Arthur, Modeselektor, Sondre Lerche, Stina Nordenstam, VETO<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-5612 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct14_buzz-off_LMcC_8203.jpg' title=\"2007: oct 14 - Fly on a nasturtium\" data-rl_title=\"2007: oct 14 - Fly on a nasturtium\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct14_buzz-off_LMcC_8203-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2007: oct 14 - Fly on a nasturtium\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct14_hammond_LMcC_8293.jpg' title=\"2007: Oct 14 - Hammond in the neighbour&#039;s garden\" data-rl_title=\"2007: Oct 14 - Hammond in the neighbour&#039;s garden\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct14_hammond_LMcC_8293-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2007: Oct 14 - Hammond in the neighbour&#039;s garden\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct14_Hammond_LMcC_8331.jpg' title=\"2007: Oct 14 - Hammond in the neighbour&#039;s garden\" data-rl_title=\"2007: Oct 14 - Hammond in the neighbour&#039;s garden\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct14_Hammond_LMcC_8331-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2007: Oct 14 - Hammond in the neighbour&#039;s garden\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct19_success-is-overrated_LMcC_1508.jpg' title=\"2007: Oct 19 - Success Is Overrated (tongue heavily in cheek)\" data-rl_title=\"2007: Oct 19 - Success Is Overrated (tongue heavily in cheek)\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct19_success-is-overrated_LMcC_1508-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2007: Oct 19 - Success Is Overrated (tongue heavily in cheek)\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct20_Flix_LMcC_1509.jpg' title=\"2007: Oct 20 - Felix, a ghost in the moonlight. One of the last photos I have of him.\" data-rl_title=\"2007: Oct 20 - Felix, a ghost in the moonlight. One of the last photos I have of him.\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct20_Flix_LMcC_1509-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2007: Oct 20 - Felix, a ghost in the moonlight. One of the last photos I have of him.\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct30_up-close_9529.jpg' title=\"2007: Oct 30 - Butterfly up close\" data-rl_title=\"2007: Oct 30 - Butterfly up close\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct30_up-close_9529-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2007: Oct 30 - Butterfly up close\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct30_zebra-longwing_LMcC_9450.jpg' title=\"2007: Oct 30 - Zebra Longwing\" data-rl_title=\"2007: Oct 30 - Zebra Longwing\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_oct30_zebra-longwing_LMcC_9450-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2007: Oct 30 - Zebra Longwing\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_Nov08_snaily-spiral_LMcC_2214.jpg' title=\"2007: Nov 08 - snail in the garden, visiting my gran\" data-rl_title=\"2007: Nov 08 - snail in the garden, visiting my gran\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_Nov08_snaily-spiral_LMcC_2214-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2007: Nov 08 - snail in the garden, visiting my gran\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_Nov08_snaily-spiral_LMcC_2214-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_Nov08_snaily-spiral_LMcC_2214-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_Nov08_snaily-spiral_LMcC_2214-575x575.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_Nov08_snaily-spiral_LMcC_2214.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_nov23_Lisa_LMcC_2382.jpg' title=\"2007: Nov 23 - Lisa\" data-rl_title=\"2007: Nov 23 - Lisa\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2007_nov23_Lisa_LMcC_2382-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2007: Nov 23 - Lisa\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>2008 &#8211;<\/strong> I got a 17-70mm lens which I totally loved and used for pretty much everything. I also recruited my brother to help mount some perspex pieces into a small shelf on my wall &#8211; it&#8217;s still standing! But buckling somewhat under the weight of all the crap I&#8217;ve subsequently loaded onto it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Music I was listening to: Kent, Tiger Lou, Black Light Burns, Clouddead, Garmarna, Gotye, Surfact, Bell X1, Tunng, Flight of the Conchords, Pela<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-5612 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2008_oct12_shelves_LMcC_5383.jpg' title=\"2008: Oct 12 - newly-installed shelves!\" data-rl_title=\"2008: Oct 12 - newly-installed shelves!\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2008_oct12_shelves_LMcC_5383-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2008: Oct 12 - newly-installed shelves!\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2008_nov20_Whiteness_0142.jpg' title=\"2008: Nov 20 - Ziggy\" data-rl_title=\"2008: Nov 20 - Ziggy\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2008_nov20_Whiteness_0142-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2008: Nov 20 - Ziggy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2008_nov30_Mish-Al_LMcC_0431.jpg' title=\"2008: Nov 30 - Mish-Al\" data-rl_title=\"2008: Nov 30 - Mish-Al\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2008_nov30_Mish-Al_LMcC_0431-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2008: Nov 30 - Mish-Al\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2008_nov30_Tamara_LMcC_0446.jpg' title=\"2008: Nov 30 - Tamara\" data-rl_title=\"2008: Nov 30 - Tamara\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2008_nov30_Tamara_LMcC_0446-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2008: Nov 30 - Tamara\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>2009 &#8211;<\/strong> Somehow, my mom and I got roped into showing some out-of-towners we knew only from the internet (not as dodgy as it sounds, we all belonged to a photography site&#8230;) around Long Street one evening. The lady was quite nice but her husband was really obnoxious and it was pretty embarrassing wandering around with him&#8230;I wonder sometimes how his pictures turned out&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Music I was listening to: Nephew, Tim Minchin, Filter, Emiliana Torini, Kent, Jonathan Johansson, Angelo Badalamenti <\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-5612 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2009_oct16_Leilah-stranger-in-long-street_LMcC_7671.jpg' title=\"2009: Oct 16 - Leilah, a stranger in Long street\" data-rl_title=\"2009: Oct 16 - Leilah, a stranger in Long street\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2009_oct16_Leilah-stranger-in-long-street_LMcC_7671-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2009: Oct 16 - Leilah, a stranger in Long street\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2009_oct16_sky_LMcC_7663.jpg' title=\"2009: Oct 16 - Long Street Alley\" data-rl_title=\"2009: Oct 16 - Long Street Alley\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2009_oct16_sky_LMcC_7663-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2009: Oct 16 - Long Street Alley\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2009_oct16_long-street_LMcC_7673.jpg' title=\"2009: Oct 16 - Long Street Backpackers\" data-rl_title=\"2009: Oct 16 - Long Street Backpackers\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2009_oct16_long-street_LMcC_7673-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2009: Oct 16 - Long Street Backpackers\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2009_oct16_long-street_LMcC_7673-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2009_oct16_long-street_LMcC_7673-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2009_oct16_long-street_LMcC_7673-575x575.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2009_oct16_long-street_LMcC_7673.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>2010 &#8211; <\/strong>Quite a memorable time, Foto na Dans at the beginning of October, <a title=\"hello and a year in photos\u2026\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/hello-and-a-year-in-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yoav and Zebra &amp; Giraffe at the Three Arts<\/a> at the end of October and <a title=\"Synergy Live 2010\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/synergy-live-2010\/\" target=\"_blank\">Synergy Live at the end of November<\/a>. Feels like it&#8217;s been a lot longer than just one year ago&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Music I was listening to: CatPeople, Yoav, Jack Parow, Zebra &amp; Giraffe, Nick Cave, Bittereinder, Jax Panik, Feeder, Peter Sommer, Malcolm Middleton <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010_oct02_Foto-na-Dans_LMcC_3395.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\" data-rl_title=\"2010: Oct 02 - Foto na Dans at the Assembly\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5644\" title=\"2010: Oct 02 - Foto na Dans at the Assembly\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010_oct02_Foto-na-Dans_LMcC_3395-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"2010: Oct 02 - Foto na Dans at the Assembly\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010_oct02_Foto-na-Dans_LMcC_3395-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010_oct02_Foto-na-Dans_LMcC_3395-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010_oct02_Foto-na-Dans_LMcC_3395.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"October\" href=\"\/blog\/2011\/10\/\" target=\"_blank\">October<\/a>\/<a title=\"November\" href=\"\/blog\/2011\/11\/\" target=\"_blank\">November<\/a> this year<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"From the archives: June\/July 2005-2011\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/from-the-archives-junejuly-2005-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\">From the archives: June\/July 2005-2011<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct\/Nov 2003 &#8211; 2010 Having another dig through the archives\u00a0 &#8211; if you&#8217;re interested, here&#8217;s what was happening in my life this time 8 years ago up until the present&#8230; 2003 &#8211; I was a miserable 14yr old, but luckily &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/from-the-archives-octobernovember-2003-2010\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[233,55,279,35,65,1431,232,23,331,30,19,12,22,256,126,43],"class_list":["post-5612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography","tag-butterfly","tag-cape-town","tag-cats","tag-evenings","tag-foto-na-dans","tag-friends","tag-insects","tag-landscape","tag-lark","tag-market","tag-memories","tag-photography-2","tag-plants-flowers","tag-portraits","tag-rock","tag-yoav"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5612"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5682,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5612\/revisions\/5682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}