It was clear and cold last night, and when the sun came up this morning, it bathed the tops of the buildings across the street in a pink glow.
Category: Photography
Faucet Handle
Women’s Bathroom, Herman B Wells Library
Encore: Sink! In! Bag!
More Sinks! In! Bags! can be found here. Because it’s totally A Thing, y’all.
Ostrich Dog
Bookshelf
Altoids Mango Sours
I May Have Lost My Mind
I’ve spent the past couple of hours researching digital SLR cameras and pricing out the various alternatives, to see what would be the best bang for the buck. As if I were actually going to buy one. Aieee! It would be a most excellent way to spend my tax money, and I want a real camera so badly I can taste it. But the price! I repeat: Aieee!
The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT seems to be the sweet spot, in terms of getting the most for your money. I can get the camera plus basic lens for about $450. I need to call my mom and find out exactly which FD lenses she’s got, because there’s an FD to EF adapter for about $50 that would make them work reasonably well on an EOS-style body. I know she’s got a couple of my lenses, but I don’t remember what sizes or brands they are. I think one is basic, and probably similar to the 18-55mm that comes with the Digital Rebel. I knot that the other is a Tamron, and I want to think it’s a short telephoto lens.
Aaaack! Don’t mind me, I’m just thinking out loud! I don’t ever spend this sort of money on toys, so it’s a little scary to even think about it.
Aieee!
Stretching a Canvas
I was digging in the studio closet the other day, and noticed that I had some old stretcher bars stashed there, so I pulled them out. It’s been awhile since I’ve stretched a canvas, and I’d forgotten how hard it is on my hands to do all that stapling. Ouch!
I didn’t get the back margins perfectly even, so the miter isn’t as nice as it could be. It’s tidy, though, and that’s what counts, right?
Now, on to gessoing.
Granny Smith Apples
I love Granny Smith apples. I used to buy them by the bagful, because one of my dogs liked them, too. Elliott would eat them whole, or, when I ate one, would sit patiently and wait for me to give him slices. Harriet’s not too keen on them, unfortunately, so I don’t buy them as often now. They were on sale, though, so I got a 3lb bag of them today. Even if I don’t eat them all before they’re past their prime, I can slice and dry them in the dehydrator. Or, who knows, maybe I’ll bake a pie?
Addendum: Teh Google says that the Granny Smith apple was not introduced to the US until 1972. I had no idea!
Alsotoo, I like them best sliced and sprinkled with a little bit of salt. It cuts the sourness very nicely. That’s how I learned to eat grapefruit and tomatoes, too.
Fairy
This one was taken by candlelight, which is why it’s underlit. I put an old lace curtain panel over the mirror behind her, to soften it. She’s a little dirty and the pigment has worn off her in patches, because she spent years outside.
red paper boat 