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Diamonds in the Garden

Stacy — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:06:31 +0000

Photographers speak of the “golden hour,” that time just before dusk when everything is bathed in (strangely enough) golden light. I prefer morning light, however, especially when it takes the overnight condensation and turns it into something much less mundane…

Artsy Fartsy

Stacy — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:11:56 +0000

Yesterday the creativeness overtook me and I did some experimenting with f-stops, apertures, all aided by my beloved Manfrotto tripod. The results, which I’m rather happy with, are below.

Dried red rocket and thai hot peppers from the garden this summer:

And a Brown Turkey Fig:

Man, I love natural light.

UPDATE: Oops, one more pepper shot:

Federally Mandated Relaxation

Stacy — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:49:46 +0000

Another Day of Rest was decreed for today, which was deuced smart timing our part seeing as how it has Rained All Day. We read books, poked around on the Intarwebz, played with the bebe kitty, watched cheesy movies, and cooked a lovely turkey breast with sage and thyme stuffed under the skin. Now we note with mild surprise that it is nearly eight of the clock, and we’ve accomplished nothing more profound today than relaxing.

Oughta be a law or something.

P.S. Want to know how to attract dragonflies, and get them to pose for your pictures? Put out random garden stakes, or any vertical stick-type thing at all, really. They’re apparently not so picky what it’s made of, as long as it is vertical-ish.