Hey Ya'll! How's everything going? Me? Pretty good but it's been hot. I mean hot! Africa Hot! So there has been a lot of inside stuff going on. Outside stuff has been curtailed to mornings only. With temps pushing 100 and heat indexes well over 100 going outside is not only uncomfortable but dangerous. My daughter gave me a puzzle for Father's Day and it took a couple weeks to finish. While I was struggling over the puzzle I listened to some food pod cast from Great Britain . I'm not a big foodie but I do love to listen to the English speak and the food podcast was very interesting to me for some reason. One of the guest was a comedian that was talking about a fad that he said he had started a "Mousie" Now it's not a real mouse or even a toy mouse. It's a selfie taken from the perspective of a mouse. I don't think he started it but I thought it was interesting. I'm not much on selfies but I was intrigued with the notion on what a Mouse sees. Now mice
usually scurry on the ground along the edges of walls or on countertops or in cabinets. They have a unique view of the of the world. Now I haven't seen any mice in my house now but when I lived in Illinois we had lots of them at work around the corn fields of the area.  They can be fast and sneaky. During the same time frame I became an Apple watch user. One of the cool functions of the Apple watch is that you can trigger and control your iPhone camera from your wrist.  This was something I really wanted to try out and the Mousie gave me an excuse . So I took a couple of them and I really liked the perspective or POV (Point of View). I don't really know why. Maybe just because it was different.  I posted a couple of these "Mousies" on my photography clubs facebook page and got a few people to make some "Mousies" of their own. And they were great. I plan to make Monday  Mousie day. Like Taco's are on Tuesday. So Mousie Monday!

What equipment do you need to take a Mousie? Really you can get as elaborate as you want to but all you really need is some sort of camera set on the ground pointed to you to take the photo. I like using my phone. Phones now are really great and take great photo's. You can use wide angel lenses on them that can catch everything and in focus. But you could use your big camera and use your phone as a trigger. Most camera companies have programs or Apps that go to your phone and you can control your camera from them. If you use a big camera you need a small tripod that is low to the ground. If you're using a phone you can prop it up on a shoe or the side of the wall almost anything can stand up a phone. They do make
little phone stands that can work also. If you can tell I like the phone for the Mousie.  I always have it with me and I can control it with my watch. But with a regular smart phone or Android phone you can use a self timer to trigger your phone. So that's the equipment for a Mousie.

What types of things to photograph with a Mousie. Everyday things I would say. Opening a cabinet, making coffee, sitting in a chair at work, on trips around town almost anything. Like a day in the life type photo. Try to make them unique and funny. Remember the from the perspective of a mouse. Maybe get your pets involved your spouse too. Post your Mousies. People will love them. They will laugh and see what you do day to day or when on vacation. Its a cool way to keep cool in the hot summer heat and still have fun with photography.

Well that's it for this week. Until next week "Get out and Shoot!" If it's not too hot. LOL 

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