Molly - Face in the Window
Ah, vacations. I love them – they are just tops – the bees knees. Last year, as with each year, we try to have some get aways. Last year we had a weekend camping trip, road trip to Montana and through Yellow Stone, and a trip to Long Beach – from which this face in the window hails. This year, I’m hoping for more but we’ll see what happens.
As is fairly usual, I was feeling rebellious, didn’t feel like doing another hour of homework or going to bed, so the next best thing would be to dig up old photos and spruce them up a bit. Still working on my photo blog, one day I’ll share it with you guys, but for now it’s my private project.
This picture, far from brilliant photography, was taken on a night out watching the sun go down on Long Beach – WA not CA. We were driving along and it jumped right out at me. I just had to take a picture. Thank goodness Rick’s dad and step-mom are more than happy to indulge my wishes.
She is just wonderful – the face that is. Needs a name. Molly. Everyone, meet Molly the face in the window.
Rick surprised me a few weeks ago with a “real” camera, a Nikon D5000. *insert screaming sound here* It was amazing, crazy even! My bargain shopper found a kit with the camera, a bag and two lenses – one “far away” lens of 55-200mm and one “wide-ish” lens of 18-55mm for a quite reasonable price.
So, most of my pictures here, unless I pull from old folders, will be “real camera” photos. Like I said, it’s amazing. I haven’t had contact with a real camera, that wasn’t point and shoot, since high school, since my dad’s old, super awesome manual camera. It’s been so long I forgot what aperture meant. Thanks to one of my favorite bloggers, The Pioneer Woman, I’ve been reminded. I even learned a little. After all DSLRs are different from old film manual cameras. So, if you want a DSLR, or have recently acquired one and don’t have a good grasp of aperture or shutter speed, have a look at Ree’s, What the Heck – Basic Photography Archives. Funny and well described, thanks so much for this Pioneer Woman!
Now, to perfect my skills, as they are non-existent at the moment!
Vivid green drapes - Just another day in Bellingham
Yesterday, after I left Vendor’s Row(was hanging out with Christy, The Coffee Lady) on Western’s campus, I walked by this building. I’m completely enamored with it. Bellingham seems to have a large quantity of awesome stucco buildings, mostly houses. In this case, a small apartment building, which probably was a house. This one is nestled in amongst old craftsman and Victorian type homes overlooking downtown and the bay. What struck me yesterday was the lighting was finally decent and the drapes in a room on the top floor were green, very green. Perhaps the most common color you will find in nature on this side of the mountains, this shade is rarely found hanging in a window in the form of a curtain. Perfect. That’s what I think. Bellingham is awesome.
