Word-A-Week photography challenge #2

Hi everyone,
Here are my photos as promised. I enjoyed trying to think of how to portray calm. I wanted to get a beautiful calm lake or scene, but being at school all week and living in an area where there isn't any breathtaking scenery right on my doorstep, I followed the route of things that make me calm. This was an interesting thing in itself...what makes me calm?? This is what I came up with

Watching a flickering flame and a beautiful candle, that is what makes me calm. I love it, especially this new candle that I bought Mum for Christmas, one of the gorgeous ones that reveal a lace effect as it burns. Lovely frangranced candles, they're even better, they really make me relax and feel calm.

This photo was a complete fluke, I was changing white balances whilst taking photos of the candle and suddenly I took this photo.

I haven't converted this photo to black and white, but it looks like I have. I think I took this on the tungsten white balance. I love it. :)

Another take on calm. I was reading a new book during the week, one with lots of funny sayings in it, and at the back of the book there was a n advert for another book

This remided me of the phase we all seem to be going through at the moment. I keep seeing these 'Keep Calm and ...' sayings everywhere at the minute, they've just suddenly appeared everywhere.

I hope you like my photos (all SOOC (straight out of camera)), it was great fun trying the candle photos with the new camera.
Once again, thanks to Janys for also taking part, I love your photo this week, it really shows a gorgeous calm setting.

Bye for now,
Hannah :)