tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87997358255061825322024-03-12T18:52:52.174-07:00Photographic ImpressionsJohn Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-86937513583687284062015-03-05T15:20:00.000-08:002015-08-03T11:15:39.402-07:00Anatomy of a Furniture ProjectMy retiree activities continually rotate between photography, travel, and woodworking. I'm fortunate to have all three to keep me active! My last big furniture project was a good challenge. Although it looks fairly simple, it really tested my skills. Specifically, the doors. It is a little unnerving, after spending 40 - 50 hours to create them, to rout and chisel the final mortises for the offset knife hinges. This process requires great precision to ensure uniform 1/16" spacing around each side of each door. Otherwise the doors will not hang properly. You plan, practice, and plan again. I'm sure glass blowers encounter similar "holy crap" moments where endless hours of labor can be ruined in a heartbeat.<br />
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My daughter Stacey asked if I could build a walnut wine/stereo cabinet for her beautiful D.C. loft from a picture that she found. She liked the idea of me documenting the entire process of building it. <br />
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When I tackle projects like this I always go through several stages:<br />
1) excitement about building something new<br />
2) lots of drawings and calculations to "reverse engineer" someone's beautiful design (thank heavens for algebra so I can interpolate from just the outside dimensions)<br />
3) sudden realization that this is going to be trickier than I initially thought<br />
4) frustration finding and buying the materials<br />
5) total immersion in the project (to the dismay of my "abandoned" wife)<br />
6) excitement, relief, and a bit of melancholy as I get to the final stages<br />
7) satisfaction that I was able to pull this off<br />
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Day 1: Shopping</h3>
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American Black Walnut is prized in furniture making but it has become harder and harder to find quality wood. All the really good logs generally go overseas or to companies that make veneer. It took all day and visits to 5 different suppliers to find the five boards in this picture. I wasn't able to find ANY decent 8/4 locally so I called my old supplier in Rochester, Pittsford Lumber, to ask what they had in stock. Fortunately, they had just what I needed and, coincidentally, Claire is heading up to Rochester to visit her Mom, so she can pick it up. This made my day! Ka-ching: Hardwood cost so far approximately $430.</div>
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Also on the shopping list were the other elements of the credenza; the stemware rack, the chrome and leather drawer pulls, the Soss Invisible door hinges, the the magnetic "push" catches. It took some major sleuthing to find the Italian supplier of the drawer pulls but in the end I was successful finding everything. Ka-ching: Cost for hardware approximately $120.<br />
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Day 2: The Glue-up</h3>
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The top of the credenza is approximately 41" X 20", but hardwood typically is 4 to 6 inches wide. Also, it has rough edges. All edges have to be jointed (made smooth and perfectly perpendicular to the face). The wood is laid out so that adjoining boards match color and grain pattern as well as possible so that seams are barely noticeable. Then slots are cut for "biscuits" that are used to help align the boards for glue up. The objective is a flat panel but it's tricky because all boards have some degree of warp, cup, twist, or thickness variation. Clamping cauls (simply 2" wide pieces of hard maple set on edge) help keep the panel flat during glue-up. As you can see in the picture, LOTS of clamps are needed, thus my annual Christmas request for more clamps! Glue-ups are typically a race against time, applying the glue to edges and biscuits, then trying to place all the cauls and clamps before the glue sets. Mark Ronson / Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" is the appropriate music to play during the glue up to get your blood pumping!!</div>
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Day 3: Making the top really, really flat</h3>
The clamps are off and now it's time to make the top perfectly flat and smooth. 4 steps: scrape off remaining glue squeeze-out with a cabinet scraper. Plane both top and bottom surface with a Jack plane and/or a Smoothing plane. Scrape the whole surface again, sand both sides with 80, 100, and 120 grit sandpaper with a random orbit sander. Continue sanding top side only with 150 and 180 grit sandpaper. Wipe down the surface with mineral spirits to make sure there are no defects, glue spots, etc. showing. I'll now set the top aside and cut it to final dimensions and finish sand it later.<br />
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Smoothing Plane</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The smoothing plane should cut nice thin ribbons of wood. </span></div>
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Had to stop and re-hone the plane blade on waterstones to get better results</div>
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Checking for flatness with a straight edge</div>
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Days 4, 5, 6 and beyond</h3>
The doors are clearly the most challenging part of this project and they are also the most distinguishing feature, so lots of care is required in their construction. This is where multiple tests with scrap wood are very informative and helpful. <br />
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In my first (and I am sure not last) bonehead mistake, I sized the rails too long. Fortunately, it's just took a little time to fix that mistake. I would have been much more unhappy if they were too short!<br />
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Mortise and Tenon Jig</div>
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Mortise (female) and Tenon (male)</div>
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Door frames dry fit (not glued yet)</div>
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The last couple days have been spent experimenting. Since I'm not working from a plan, only a picture, it's hard to tell how the 76 slats are attached to the door frame. I needed a dead accurate process for spacing the slats and ensuring they are secure. I used scrap lumber to duplicate the door frames and built a jig that would provide exact 1/2" spacing between slats. I then cut some sample slats to see how they looked and how secure they would be in the frames. <br />
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This illustrates how the jig works. A dado blade cuts an exact 1/2" groove and then the piece is moved over. The groove that was just cut registers on a 1/2" key that is attached to the backing board. The next cut is then made, board moved over again, etc.</div>
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Slat samples sitting in the grooves</div>
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The slat in this pic is not the actual height of the finished pieces, but illustrates how it fits together. The grooves increase the gluing surface and provide some support so that slats can't<br />
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So after all this practice, I learned that, to have the same spacing at the top and bottom of the doors, I need stiles that are 1/2" shorter than my original plan. Sure glad I discovered that before grooving the real pieces. It's a bit of a pain, but not TOO much work to shorten the stiles and recut the mortises.<br />
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Claire returned from Rochester with the 8/4 walnut boards and I could not be more pleased. These boards are from the base of a very old tree. They are 16.5" wide which is very rare, and there is not an ounce of sapwood (very light colored new growth) on them. They are perfectly flat with no warp, checks, splits, etc. Absolutely prime boards with a cost to match but worth it since the slats made from them will be the centerpiece of the project.<br />
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The first step is to make a reference slat that will be used as a template for all the others. I ripped an exact 1/2" piece from the slab and then cut the "L" shape on each end to ensure a perfect fit into the grooves on the door. The top length is intentionally a bit long. They'll be cut to final length, matching the width of the door stiles, after the door is fully assembled. </div>
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I used a couple jigs (fortunately already made during prior projects) to help ensure repeatability. If the bottom length is even a fraction too long or too short, gaps will show, and I hate gaps!</div>
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And here are 76 slats, each cut to exact width, depth, and length. Now I need to add the "L" at each end (like the reference slat on top). Then my least favorite part, sanding them to remove any saw marks and make them smooth enough for finishing. Fortunately I used a really high quality new saw blade so sanding should be minimal, but there are 304 sides, tops, and bottoms to do!</div>
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Yay, the stemware holders, drawer pulls, and hinges arrived. Stacey and I decided to go with an oiled bronze holder rather than chrome holders. Here are two of the four. They should look great against the finished walnut.</div>
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It was kind of a mind-numbing process making all the cuts on 76 slats, but they are done! </div>
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Was wondering what creative project I could make with all of the cutoffs!</div>
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Test fit the slats into one of the doors. Next I'll remove them all and start the sanding.</div>
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Gluing in the slats took every clamp I own (three times over)!</div>
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I intentionally cut the slats so the bottoms were a little "proud" of the door frame</div>
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Then I used a low-angle block plane to hand trim the slats to be perfectly flush with the frame</div>
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And these are the shavings from just one door!</div>
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After final sanding, I finished the doors with 3 or 4 coats of Danish Oil. The picture doesn't do them justice. Very rich, deep walnut color.</div>
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As mentioned back on "Day 1", good walnut boards are hard to find. The hardwood rating system doesn't consider sapwood a defect, but most furniture-makers don't like it because the color is so different from the heartwood. If you can't find boards without sapwood, the only choice is to cut around it (and the knots) or try to dye/stain the sapwood (not fun). That's why it is usually necessary to buy up to 30% more wood than the project calls for.</div>
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Rough (not planed smooth yet) lumber is cheaper but even experienced woodworkers can't tell if it will have much sapwood until it's planed. I liken it to opening a Christmas present; you are all excited about the potential and then either disappointed or delighted after it's opened (planed). The board above fell into the "delighted" category because it had very little sapwood on it's 7 foot length.</div>
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After a wonderful surprise visit for my birthday from all of our kids, I got back to the project and completed the base (walnut plywood joined by tongue and groove to solid walnut edging) and the carcass (3/4" walnut plywood) of the credenza. This was done with dados (grooves), dowels, glue, and screws. The back of the carcass includes a 1/4" by 1/2" rabbet to house the 1/4" walnut plywood back.</div>
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To ensure perfect dowel alignment, I built a jig to guide the holes drilled into the base and sides.</div>
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Carcass dry fit before gluing and screwing</div>
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With the doors (not hinged yet)</div>
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I finally returned to the project after our trip to Europe but, in the interest of finishing prior to visiting our daughter in California, I did minimal documentation. I built the sub-base that goes underneath the cabinet from solid walnut. <br />
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The carcass was glued together and hardwood edging was doweled and glued to all the plywood edges. <br />
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The Soss hinges were then installed. Having never used these before, I practiced cutting the double mortises on some scrap lumber before cutting into the doors and frame. The great thing about these hinges is that they are invisible with the doors closed. But, unlike Blum hinges commonly used on kitchen cabinets, they are not adjustable in any way, which means there is no margin for error when installing them. After the hinges, I installed spring-loaded push latches to secure the doors when closed.</div>
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The drawers came next. I planed the solid walnut faces down to 1/2" thick and joined them to solid maple sides, also 1/2" inch thick. I used locked miters for the joinery. Although not quite as pretty as handcut dovetails, they are equally strong for this application. </div>
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The bases of the drawers were made from 1/4" walnut plywood. Grooves 3/4" wide by 3/16" deep were cut into the sides of the drawers so they could hang on maple tracks screwed to the inside of the cabinet. The tracks and drawers were waxed to make them slide perfectly smooth. </div>
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The chrome/leather drawer pulls were then added.</div>
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The last bit of construction was to build the wine rack from 1/2" walnut plywood. Like the cabinet carcass, this was done with grooves to secure the vertical and horizontal pieces. Hardwood edging was added to the plywood edges.</div>
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The top of the cabinet was secured with figure 8 tabletop fasteners and then 4 coats of Danish Oil were used to finish all surfaces. I added my traditional brass plate to the inside of one of the drawers and took a few final pictures. Whew!! Time for a beer.</div>
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John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-57932789078843724572015-03-05T13:44:00.000-08:002015-03-05T13:44:37.578-08:00Rocks and WaterIt has been a while since I have posted on this blog but I thought it would be a good place to put some pics from our Pacific Northwest adventure. We flew to Seattle and drove down the entire magnificent coast of Oregon. We have now driven both east and west coastlines and this was hands down the prettiest. Up at 6am to capture good light, fog, and early sunshine.<br />
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<br />John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-14877586032990844422013-09-27T14:58:00.000-07:002015-07-22T21:46:01.568-07:00Shadows and Why I Like ThemOne of the best photography classes I ever took was not a photography class. It was a graphic design class taken at RIT as part of my Pro Photo curriculum around 1980. There I was introduced to the concept of positive and negative space and the importance of balancing the two for visual harmony. Our exercise was to create forms on a 3x5" white board, incorporating all or a portion of a square, a triangle, and a circle. Below is an example of one of my efforts. Positive space loosely defined is the subject or main picture elements. Negative space is essentially the unused part of the frame.<br />
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Since then, I have found strong shadows can sometimes be used to help control the negative space of my images. Here are a few examples from old as well as new photographs.<br />
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I love the design created by the shadows in this picture of Chris; the "angel's wing" and the strong diagonals that divide the frame.<br />
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I like the shapes of each of the picture elements; the silhouetted people, the wet sidewalk, the bench, the clouds, but without the negative space (i.e. the black foreground), I don't think this picture would work.<br />
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Simple is often best and the large negative space helps accentuate the shape of this tiny leaf.<br />
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Simple picture elements, Stacey's face and a sign at the bowling alley, accentuated by the deep shadows and dark blue sky of dusk.<br />
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The subject is very small in this picture but the negative space adds the drama.<br />
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Love the shadow of Rick's hat and how his body disappears into shadow.<br />
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A composite from two separate pictures. Love the negative space created.<br />
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There is kind of a 50/50 split between the positive and negative space in this picture of California girls posing their shadows against a white wall at sunset.<br />
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I like the interesting shadows contrasted against the backlit cuteness of our great niece.<br />
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I guess I'd view the sunset and water as the negative space in this picture, but it's the shape of the fishermen and peninsula in total silhouette that provide the visual harmony.<br />
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<br />John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-17736196953171689652013-02-16T18:08:00.001-08:002013-02-16T18:08:40.263-08:00Reflections and SnowI'm a sucker for lake reflections and Lake Lynn in Raleigh is a great place to find them. But when it started snowing huge flakes today, I immediately headed over there to see if I could capture the inside of a snow globe. Success!! Click for full size versions.<br />
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An empty lot about a mile from our home was transformed into this unique European village setting. It is getting filled with interesting, individually owned restaurants and boutiques. The Village was all dressed up for the holidays so I couldn't resist taking a few dusk and pre-dawn pictures. Our friends in Rochester might recognize the restaurant in the last picture, Simply Crepes. The original is in Pittsford, NY.</div>
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<br />John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-16512964214148595612013-01-22T11:28:00.001-08:002013-01-25T10:34:59.550-08:00Goodbye "Old Friends"When cleaning out the attic last month I decided to finally throw away a bunch of large mounted prints that I made in the 1970's while at Kodak. These prints were like old friends because they represented an exciting time in my life as I was just getting started in the world of photography. But it was time to de-clutter and since we were never planning to display them, I decided instead to take a picture of a few of my favorites for posterity before trashing them.<br />
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A window light picture of Claire before we were married. She was my favorite subject. This picture could easily be captured by today's great digital cameras but slow films necessitated a tripod and a very still subject back then.<br />
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This is Lynn, a high school friend of Claire's, shot on B&W Tri-X film in our apartment. Always loved the distant look in her eyes .<br />
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My sister Mimi. She's the one who introduced me to photography. This is a posterization from a B&W negative. It kills me that you can do this with a click of a mouse today. Back then, I had to make high contrast separations from the original. Hours of work in the darkroom.</div>
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I worked in the Photographic Technology studio at Kodak and occasionally had opportunities to be creative. I spent a full day setting up this glassware and dye shot, creating an off-beat impression of how color film was made.</div>
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I gained my first understanding of how difficult commercial photography is when I working on this soap picture. Even though it took a long time to set up the lighting, I only had a few seconds to capture the shot because the bubbles wouldn't last. Shot with a 4X5 view camera.</div>
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One of our dearest childhood friends, Kathy, posing for me in the backyard of your first home. I used a homemade soft focus filter on this picture to soften the edges. Was constantly experimenting with different ways to do this.</div>
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Our first road trip to Vermont during foliage season. I would LOVE to go back there in the fall.</div>
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<br />John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-30922175935036386262012-12-25T15:53:00.001-08:002012-12-25T16:34:03.757-08:00The Great Blue Heron As much as I hate getting up really, really early, there are usually photographic rewards for doing so. It helps to have a partner to share in the misery of interrupting a perfectly good sleep and our daughter Stacey agreed to join me on a pre-dawn outing to Lake Lynn in Raleigh. It was much colder than we expected (about 25 degrees) and I made the mistake of not bringing gloves and carrying a nice metal tripod. Freakin' brrrrr.<br />
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Flying over the Arctic Circle (iphone pic)
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Buddhist Temple ceremony in Singapore
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Chinese Junk in Hong Kong Harbor
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No diapers in China. Just split britches so babies can squat and go.
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Wild Monkeys in Singapore (iPhone pic) - Parents with their baby<br />
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A little grooming on the sidewalk</div>
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Yummy. Live scorpions on a stick at "Critter Alley" in Beijing
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Frogs on a stick
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More delicious critters
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The Chinese would do well on "Fear Factor" they'll eat just about any critter
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Surfing at Fort Siloso, Singapore
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Kebun Baru Birdsinging Club - Singapore
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Delicious Peking Duck dinner - Beijing
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Motorbikes by the thousands in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (many riders with surgical masks to block dust and pollution)
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Seatless toilets in many of the ladies rooms in China. Just squat. </div>
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Cindy, our magnificent Singapore hostess, showing off her baby belly!</div>
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John and Cindy</div>
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Ancient Chinese Attire</div>
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Roy, our incredible Chinese driver, leading the way up the steep, LONG, stairs of the Drum Tower</div>
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Our amazing Beijing hosts, Chris and Sharon, on the Great Wall</div>
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Beijing Bride and Groom - we saw many photographers on the streets of China with couples in their wedding attire. Apparently, they will take several days, in multiple locations, to shoot the couple prior to the wedding. This couple was happy to strike a pose for me, even though they spoke no English.</div>
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Our host Chris, playing in the Lenovo (his employer) basketball tournament. Not sure his knees appreciated it.</div>
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Lenovo employees served as cheerleaders and the company newsletter commented the next day on how "hot" they looked. Somehow I think HR departments in the US would frown on this.</div>
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Claire on the Hong Kong Escalator</div>
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John by the Voyager of the Seas</div>
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Bride and groom mugging for my camera</div>
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Yet another bride and groom in Shanghai</div>
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Vietnamese street vendor on her iPhone, in au dai dress</div>
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Vietnamese street vendor in her pajamas?</div>
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Watching a little tv on the street</div>
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Narrow streets with courtyard residences from the early days of China</div>
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The Olympic Torch</div>
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The Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium<br />
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China TV building - Beijing</div>
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Bird's Egg Opera House - Beijing<br />
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Oriental Pearl Tower (the funny looking one) - Shanghai</div>
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The Drum and Bell Towers - Beijing - used to announce time in ancient China</div>
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Original drum from the Ming Dynasty<br />
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Included in the Botanic Gardens is the world's largest tropical orchid display - a photographer's dream!</div>
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One of the many orchids displayed in the "mist house" which would turn on a fine spray of warm mist every few minutes<br />
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One of the carnivorous varieties in the "cold house"<br />
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The Peak Tram in Hong Kong takes you up the side of the mountain at a 45 degree angle. Another ticket gets you on the observation deck, where I took the nighttime harbor pictures.</div>
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Delicious Chinese restaurant near the Hutongs</div>
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Lotus flower<br />
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We spent over an hour tasting wonderful different teas at the tea market</div>
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The ship took us from Singapore to Shanghai<br />
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John and John at one of the many wonderful outdoor restaurants in Singapore<br />
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Pictures guided our selections<br />
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Lots and lots of outdoor markets<br />
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Beach at Xiamen on a rainy day<br />
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Brand new beautiful Marriott in Shanghai. Claire and I enjoyed a fantastic 90 minute head to toe massage in their great spa<br />
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More pho. This time at the Marriott in Shanghai<br />
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On Sunday we went to the Yashow Clothing Market in Beijing. On Wednesday we picked up our tailor-made cashmere overcoats that we had made for us!!!<br />
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John and Cindy sure know their wines and entertained us with several fine bottles!<br />
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Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city<br />
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Our Big Bus Tour in Hong Kong - definitely worth it!<br />
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This started as a picture blog when my daughter Stacey and I went on a photographic expedition to the Pacific Northwest. I've added pictures occasionally but will be doing so on a more regular basis now that I have upgraded all of my camera gear and we are prepared for some great travel. In the meantime, I decided to start cataloging my woodworking projects so I would have a photographic record of some of my successes (and failures!). Here are a few.
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Curly Maple and Cocobolo Sushi Tray
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Birdseye Maple and Cocobolo Box. Birdseye Maple and Chechen Table. Burl Walnut Base under box.
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Cherry and Hard Maple Cutting Boards
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Cherry and Painted Poplar Frame (surrounding one of my all time favorite pictures of the family taken when I worked for Kodak in Sequoia National Park. Picture was used to advertise our campground programs)
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Cherry Blanket Chest
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Cherry Hall Table. Birdseye Maple and Chechen Stationery Box
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Cherry and Maple Spindle Back Bench
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Rolling Flip-Top Tool Table (Planer one side, Belt/Disk sander on the flip side)
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Rolling, collapsible, miter saw stand
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Workbench and Tool Cabinets
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Closets, Cabinets, and Bookshelf (built in Stacey and Juan's D.C. co-op)
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John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-39013219142343456452011-03-22T18:17:00.000-07:002011-03-23T22:18:57.908-07:00My Other HobbyIt has been a long time since I've posted to this blog but my camera has been stored away for a few months. Instead, I've been back in the workshop creating sawdust. I found a beautiful selection of tiger maple at my local hardwood supplier and decided to build this hall table with a maple top and walnut base. The design was inspired by a picture I saw in a magazine. The base was finished with amber shellac and top was dyed and sanded several times to get the tiger curls to "pop", then finished with several coats of lacquer and finally paste wax.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y4yKbP6zfhM/TYlNuTivqnI/AAAAAAAAAcI/4QcU-eFAjZo/s1600/Hall%2Btable%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y4yKbP6zfhM/TYlNuTivqnI/AAAAAAAAAcI/4QcU-eFAjZo/s320/Hall%2Btable%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587082270645135986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DBZhAXJDNe8/TYlNvGXlHAI/AAAAAAAAAcY/vGhvly6YKzw/s1600/Hall%2Btable%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DBZhAXJDNe8/TYlNvGXlHAI/AAAAAAAAAcY/vGhvly6YKzw/s320/Hall%2Btable%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587082284288515074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sJtlDKdqjpw/TYlNupy6eOI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/IhJd-KgEoqA/s1600/Hall%2Btable%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sJtlDKdqjpw/TYlNupy6eOI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/IhJd-KgEoqA/s320/Hall%2Btable%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587082276618533090" /></a>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-44381497127735633372010-07-25T07:42:00.001-07:002010-07-25T08:38:27.089-07:00Creepy Guy on the PrairieLeesa and her husband Rick hammed it up beautifully to create a frightening prairie scene. Our plan was to create ominous shadows by placing a flash with a blue gel filter behind the villain. Leesa was lit with a second flash equipped with a 1/8th inch spot grid to focus the light just on the window. An orange filter on this light provided contrast and drama. Her $5 Walmart plastic pistol looked a lot more lethal with the long shadow it created! But Rick's machete was real. Click to enlarge.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TExOecPqluI/AAAAAAAAAbw/NDLMNakesLY/s1600/Leesa+and+Rick++2309.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TExOecPqluI/AAAAAAAAAbw/NDLMNakesLY/s320/Leesa+and+Rick++2309.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855529997473506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TExOeETDSuI/AAAAAAAAAbo/l25PCUzKSuI/s1600/Leesa+and+Rick++2331.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TExOeETDSuI/AAAAAAAAAbo/l25PCUzKSuI/s320/Leesa+and+Rick++2331.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855523569224418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TExOdHM_gcI/AAAAAAAAAbY/gZ2fd1ICC4U/s1600/Leesa+and+Rick++2345.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TExOdHM_gcI/AAAAAAAAAbY/gZ2fd1ICC4U/s320/Leesa+and+Rick++2345.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855507169247682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TExOdkg2i_I/AAAAAAAAAbg/qRzOehdcQmM/s1600/Leesa+and+Rick++2341.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TExOdkg2i_I/AAAAAAAAAbg/qRzOehdcQmM/s320/Leesa+and+Rick++2341.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855515037174770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TExOcsAtnwI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/Dwj3DstoMXg/s1600/Leesa+and+Rick++2355.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TExOcsAtnwI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/Dwj3DstoMXg/s320/Leesa+and+Rick++2355.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855499869986562" /></a>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-87969415798596476872010-07-23T03:48:00.000-07:002010-07-23T05:05:02.707-07:00Film NoirFilm Noir was our objective when Stacey and I dragged a carload of equipment out to shoot pictures last Sunday. Sabrina was the perfect femme fatale, dripping with attitude, and Rick the confident private detective, unmoved by her charms and ready to get to the bottom of this. <br /><br />No lungs were harmed in the making of these pictures. The cigs were only rolled up pieces of paper. Ash, ember and smoke were added later thanks to Stacey's Photoshop magic. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TEl3lPLWdRI/AAAAAAAAAag/9tgoZaM2iKg/s1600/Rick+and+Sabrina+film+noir.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TEl3lPLWdRI/AAAAAAAAAag/9tgoZaM2iKg/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+film+noir.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497056301795407122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TEl4jJmRbeI/AAAAAAAAAa4/lZ_G5fVbjLs/s1600/Rick+and+Sabrina+film+noir+64.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TEl4jJmRbeI/AAAAAAAAAa4/lZ_G5fVbjLs/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+film+noir+64.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497057365449600482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TEl4irOgZEI/AAAAAAAAAaw/Yu5tuGmb9WQ/s1600/Rick+and+Sabrina+film+noir+97.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TEl4irOgZEI/AAAAAAAAAaw/Yu5tuGmb9WQ/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+film+noir+97.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497057357296854082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TEl4jvFT5AI/AAAAAAAAAbA/HvDBNSs7t4A/s1600/Rick+and+Sabrina+film+noir+80.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TEl4jvFT5AI/AAAAAAAAAbA/HvDBNSs7t4A/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+film+noir+80.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497057375511897090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TEl4idAYRhI/AAAAAAAAAao/F1xAmdbD33o/s1600/Rick+and+Sabrina+film+noir+102.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TEl4idAYRhI/AAAAAAAAAao/F1xAmdbD33o/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+film+noir+102.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497057353479505426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TEl4jxmlNtI/AAAAAAAAAbI/71M2nI517a8/s1600/Rick+and+Sabrina+film+noir+51.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TEl4jxmlNtI/AAAAAAAAAbI/71M2nI517a8/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+film+noir+51.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497057376188315346" /></a>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-34348805071401407812010-07-10T13:17:00.000-07:002010-07-16T14:28:11.109-07:00Had a great time over the 4th of July weekend in D.C. Stacey hosted a workshop and she found some great models to work with while we shot pictures indoors and out. Emma and Flow were very patient as we practiced some lighting techniques with shoot-through umbrellas, softboxes, and spot grids, balancing daylight and strobes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TDjV_uJa9pI/AAAAAAAAAaA/lNIdLar9-Ks/s1600/One+Light+Seminar+81.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TDjV_uJa9pI/AAAAAAAAAaA/lNIdLar9-Ks/s320/One+Light+Seminar+81.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492375036274341522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TDjV_9wzkaI/AAAAAAAAAaI/2LxW2ua7sSc/s1600/Cloonan+team++2200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TDjV_9wzkaI/AAAAAAAAAaI/2LxW2ua7sSc/s320/Cloonan+team++2200.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492375040466063778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TDjWARNcCnI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/7OCxhHvCPrQ/s1600/Cloonan+team++2188.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TDjWARNcCnI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/7OCxhHvCPrQ/s320/Cloonan+team++2188.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492375045686430322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TDjWA1okPcI/AAAAAAAAAaY/8XkpAt7CHH8/s1600/Cloonan+team++2105.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/TDjWA1okPcI/AAAAAAAAAaY/8XkpAt7CHH8/s320/Cloonan+team++2105.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492375055463890370" /></a>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-21592245695725393262009-09-24T18:35:00.000-07:002009-09-25T07:04:08.079-07:00Just make it simple...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SrwyrBxwY6I/AAAAAAAAAZk/myYqkxBSpaA/s1600-h/Sarah+and+Karrin+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SrwyrBxwY6I/AAAAAAAAAZk/myYqkxBSpaA/s320/Sarah+and+Karrin+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385234969221161890" /></a><br />Stacey and I got to shoot together again this weekend. <br /><br />For me, photography pulls something out of me that often gets surpressed in the clutter of my life. From the first time I saw a photographic image slowly emerge in a bath of developer in the faint glow of a darkroom safelight, I was hooked. It was such an adrenalin rush to anticipate the result; a validation (or repudiation) of my skill with a camera and as a technician in the dark. More often than not, the results were awful - the exposure was off, the lighting sucked, the composition included a light post growing out of my subjects head, the image was out of focus. Basically, the image bore no resemblance to what I had in mind when I clicked the camera's shutter. The time between capture and finished print was days or even weeks so it was hard to remember what my f-stop or shutter speed was or even the time of day the picture was taken. Leap forward 30 years and it's a brave new world. With digital cameras you get instant gratification (or disappointment), virtually unlimited chances, auto focus, ISO options, white balance options, exposure sophistication, flash synch at unbelievable shutter speeds, and if you STILL screw up, the opportunity to "fix it in post", which basically means letting a $600 software package make you look like a hero rather than a goat. It aint fair. As Joe McNally (30 year National Geo shooter) often says, "Do you know how HARD this shit used to be???" But I digress.<br /><br />Yes photography is easier to learn, and that's a good thing. But "easy" and "good" don't always equate. Even with all of the modern tools, photography forces me to really think, to "see" light, to try to tell a story. I've often told Stacey, the more you learn about photography, the lower your percentage of good shots. It's not that your pics aren't getting better, it's that your definition of "good" keeps changing. <br /><br />So we took a couple of Stacey's very patient and photogenic friends up on a roof of an apartment building in D.C. along with about 50 pounds of gear....cameras, lenses, light stands, speedlights, soft boxes, clothing, hats, tripods...to create a few images as the sun set. Simple? Not by a long shot. But I'm just as hooked on the process as I was 30 years ago.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SrwgArrtmOI/AAAAAAAAAZU/Mmxm2-FvrEM/s1600-h/Sarah+and+Karrin+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SrwgArrtmOI/AAAAAAAAAZU/Mmxm2-FvrEM/s320/Sarah+and+Karrin+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385214450526427362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SrwgAewsp4I/AAAAAAAAAZM/-eA4ANCjIU4/s1600-h/Sarah+and+Karrin+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SrwgAewsp4I/AAAAAAAAAZM/-eA4ANCjIU4/s320/Sarah+and+Karrin+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385214447057676162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SrwgAIlQjBI/AAAAAAAAAZE/kSjgMWAF-fQ/s1600-h/Sarah+and+Karrin+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SrwgAIlQjBI/AAAAAAAAAZE/kSjgMWAF-fQ/s320/Sarah+and+Karrin+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385214441104116754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Srwf_risQcI/AAAAAAAAAY8/lrxOuEfg_oc/s1600-h/Sarah+and+Karrin+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Srwf_risQcI/AAAAAAAAAY8/lrxOuEfg_oc/s320/Sarah+and+Karrin+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385214433308721602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Srwf_YyyFFI/AAAAAAAAAY0/maP1csugXOY/s1600-h/Sarah+and+Karrin+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Srwf_YyyFFI/AAAAAAAAAY0/maP1csugXOY/s320/Sarah+and+Karrin+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385214428275938386" /></a>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-68334737785612430602009-08-20T19:50:00.000-07:002009-10-31T09:08:47.425-07:00Surfing USAGetting up on a surfboard the first time can be tricky, especially when you have the paparazzi following your every move. Even so, Kevin, Chris, and Stacey did an awesome job riding the great Kahuna. Well, OK, maybe the waves weren't as big as the great Kahuna. They were closer to the ripples made when you throw a rock in the water. Nevertheless, spectacular spills and thrills were captured, including the classic "Endless Summer" sunset picture, while we visited Venice Beach a couple weeks ago.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/So4PC_odALI/AAAAAAAAAYE/THqD6i3y25Q/s1600-h/surfing+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/So4PC_odALI/AAAAAAAAAYE/THqD6i3y25Q/s320/surfing+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372247949614842034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/So4PCUDsZeI/AAAAAAAAAX8/W6yTsxB-Fho/s1600-h/surfing+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/So4PCUDsZeI/AAAAAAAAAX8/W6yTsxB-Fho/s320/surfing+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372247937917937122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/So4PCEKLy3I/AAAAAAAAAX0/xPOjus2Jff8/s1600-h/surfing+1+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/So4PCEKLy3I/AAAAAAAAAX0/xPOjus2Jff8/s320/surfing+1+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372247933650193266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/So4PBpejxeI/AAAAAAAAAXs/c-0i9NvNM68/s1600-h/surfing+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/So4PBpejxeI/AAAAAAAAAXs/c-0i9NvNM68/s320/surfing+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372247926487893474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/So4PBIfJ8_I/AAAAAAAAAXk/A9KF4sNlMPM/s1600-h/surfing+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/So4PBIfJ8_I/AAAAAAAAAXk/A9KF4sNlMPM/s320/surfing+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372247917632025586" /></a>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-62452879078903646472009-07-30T18:56:00.000-07:002009-08-21T16:44:08.551-07:00Organ HummersSo after a couple glasses of wine with our sister and brother-in-law, Katie and Joe Organ, we decided upon the title of this blog entry. The hummingbirds hanging out in front of their beautiful Mendon, NY home were too pretty to resist. So I set up a tripod and waited until the sun went down so I could use a couple flashes to freeze their wings, which beat at 50 - 80 times per second. Click on the pics to see larger versions.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SnJRxEYE0MI/AAAAAAAAAW0/kG679f4vISk/s1600-h/hummingbird+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SnJRxEYE0MI/AAAAAAAAAW0/kG679f4vISk/s320/hummingbird+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364440009581842626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SnJRxWGqK8I/AAAAAAAAAW8/BZO58gfPXX0/s1600-h/hummingbird+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SnJRxWGqK8I/AAAAAAAAAW8/BZO58gfPXX0/s320/hummingbird+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364440014340631490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SnJRwxp76zI/AAAAAAAAAWs/MHPSsyTEwWE/s1600-h/hummingbird+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SnJRwxp76zI/AAAAAAAAAWs/MHPSsyTEwWE/s320/hummingbird+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364440004556483378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SnL-R_cao9I/AAAAAAAAAXc/rmfcSY1xEVI/s1600-h/hummingbird+3+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SnL-R_cao9I/AAAAAAAAAXc/rmfcSY1xEVI/s320/hummingbird+3+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364629691193533394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SnL-Rqzne6I/AAAAAAAAAXU/3V9kQyrYtAU/s1600-h/hummingbird+2+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SnL-Rqzne6I/AAAAAAAAAXU/3V9kQyrYtAU/s320/hummingbird+2+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364629685653699490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SnL-RZ684AI/AAAAAAAAAXM/P5TTxtwLfg0/s1600-h/hummingbird+1+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SnL-RZ684AI/AAAAAAAAAXM/P5TTxtwLfg0/s320/hummingbird+1+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364629681121058818" /></a>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-72804840878402372982009-07-05T19:16:00.000-07:002009-07-12T10:09:19.210-07:00One light in the gardenNothing better than having family with us over a holiday weekend so we were pretty psyched when Stacey, Juan, and Chris surprised us with a visit from D.C. over the fourth. Stace and I have learned that dragging our cameras and lighting gear out for long periods of time is greatly frowned upon when "family" time is so rare, but we did get to sneak in a few pictures. We were up at 6:30am on Saturday to take some yoga pics (did I mention that Stacey is also a popular yoga teacher in D.C.?). Simple setup; just a softbox to the left of the camera and natural daylight. The other pics used a technique I've been anxious to try; one speedlight mounted high on a lightstand aimed at the windows/glass door on the back of the house. The light is outside, about 20 feet away in the garden behind our house. It strikes the window grilles and indoor plant, creating interesting shadow patterns on Stacey and the wall behind her. The intensity of the shadows is adjusted by changing the camera shutter speed. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SloXOmJ3m2I/AAAAAAAAAWk/6R9aYu3RU5o/s1600-h/stacey+yoga3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SloXOmJ3m2I/AAAAAAAAAWk/6R9aYu3RU5o/s320/stacey+yoga3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357620246238174050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SloWQQWiINI/AAAAAAAAAWU/9bGa0C-a_HU/s1600-h/stacey+yoga+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SloWQQWiINI/AAAAAAAAAWU/9bGa0C-a_HU/s320/stacey+yoga+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357619175233822930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SlFi3Lm__SI/AAAAAAAAAVM/YE9iU7L4VsM/s1600-h/stacey+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SlFi3Lm__SI/AAAAAAAAAVM/YE9iU7L4VsM/s320/stacey+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355170132068924706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SlFi2xUL1cI/AAAAAAAAAU8/_j_q6ag6jdw/s1600-h/stacey+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SlFi2xUL1cI/AAAAAAAAAU8/_j_q6ag6jdw/s320/stacey+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355170125010687426" /></a>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-18218238256794877722009-06-28T11:19:00.000-07:002009-06-28T11:54:23.612-07:00Squirrels, kids, and bridesNumber one rule in photography is to "have your camera with you". When the bag weighs over 10 pounds, that's easier said than done. I had to run and get it to catch the squirrel eating bird seed that had dropped near a sprinkler. Same with the baby playing on the beach and our friend's granddaughter playing in magnificent window light. But it was definitely with me when our close friends', Colleen and Rick, daughter got married in Vermont a couple weeks ago. Cristin and Keith made a beautiful couple in a spectacular location.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Ske8ArR1W7I/AAAAAAAAAUs/rYODrGl8HpI/s1600-h/Squirrel720.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Ske8ArR1W7I/AAAAAAAAAUs/rYODrGl8HpI/s320/Squirrel720.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352453401956670386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Ske8AgHnSTI/AAAAAAAAAU0/1syPcDNZ_NU/s1600-h/Beach+Baby.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Ske8AgHnSTI/AAAAAAAAAU0/1syPcDNZ_NU/s320/Beach+Baby.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352453398961015090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Ske5TMwZ3sI/AAAAAAAAAUU/w8RjlxKQ92c/s1600-h/blog+pics+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Ske5TMwZ3sI/AAAAAAAAAUU/w8RjlxKQ92c/s320/blog+pics+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352450421646024386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Ske5S2LoKDI/AAAAAAAAAUM/IYzZWaUNhAI/s1600-h/blog+pics+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Ske5S2LoKDI/AAAAAAAAAUM/IYzZWaUNhAI/s320/blog+pics+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352450415586191410" /></a>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-20116406869340240892009-05-31T14:27:00.000-07:002009-05-31T14:44:44.129-07:00A Day at Duke GardensClaire has a friend visiting from Massachusetts and we enjoyed a beautiful afternoon in the Sarah P Duke gardens on the campus of Duke University in Durham. The water-lilies and pond life offered some great opportunities for pictures.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL6MXpVDCI/AAAAAAAAAUE/tpE2Z22f5Mg/s1600-h/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL6MXpVDCI/AAAAAAAAAUE/tpE2Z22f5Mg/s320/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342107198427565090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL6Fl65uxI/AAAAAAAAAT8/jNDO6r__rdM/s1600-h/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+8+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL6Fl65uxI/AAAAAAAAAT8/jNDO6r__rdM/s320/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+8+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342107082000284434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL5_ps-MvI/AAAAAAAAAT0/mM2VqzAv3iU/s1600-h/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+7+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL5_ps-MvI/AAAAAAAAAT0/mM2VqzAv3iU/s320/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+7+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342106979936383730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL54yZKqwI/AAAAAAAAATs/Pi02NeFofgk/s1600-h/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+6+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL54yZKqwI/AAAAAAAAATs/Pi02NeFofgk/s320/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+6+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342106862010149634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL5yosaCfI/AAAAAAAAATk/2BxoMXiXuNU/s1600-h/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+4+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL5yosaCfI/AAAAAAAAATk/2BxoMXiXuNU/s320/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+4+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342106756327279090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL5tEt7t_I/AAAAAAAAATc/y_dFNqe1vQM/s1600-h/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+3+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL5tEt7t_I/AAAAAAAAATc/y_dFNqe1vQM/s320/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+3+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342106660770658290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL5mbmsYxI/AAAAAAAAATU/rqhAvnfrvw0/s1600-h/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+2+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL5mbmsYxI/AAAAAAAAATU/rqhAvnfrvw0/s320/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+2+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342106546655224594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL5fN5tX5I/AAAAAAAAATM/uS-4Zr8Y0B0/s1600-h/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+1+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SiL5fN5tX5I/AAAAAAAAATM/uS-4Zr8Y0B0/s320/Duke+Gardens+Jun+2009+1+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342106422717800338" /></a>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-20988279594224578402009-04-26T10:03:00.000-07:002009-04-26T17:52:03.369-07:00BreakdownSabrina and Rick are recently engaged co-workers who joined me for a photo shoot yesterday. Not only are they both good looking and very photogenic, but were <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">incredibly</span></span> patient while we spent three hours setting up and shooting the "breakdown" story. Rick's beater F150 served as the perfect prop while lovely Sabrina grows increasingly impatient with his inability to fix the problem. This was a great opportunity to try multiple strobe units to light our subjects as the light slowly fades to darkness. For those with an interest, the setups are shown at the end of this post. Click on the pictures for larger versions.<br /><br />What a beautiful day. Sure glad I have a handyman around!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSXbS7i9YI/AAAAAAAAAS0/3yVe1qoCfWU/s1600-h/Rick+and+Sabrina+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSXbS7i9YI/AAAAAAAAAS0/3yVe1qoCfWU/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329050754279994754" /></a><br />What a bummer. I hope this won't take long.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSXTpVrW0I/AAAAAAAAASs/Gm4eMPD5FcA/s1600-h/Rick+and+Sabrina+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSXTpVrW0I/AAAAAAAAASs/Gm4eMPD5FcA/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329050622856223554" /></a><br />I'm thirsty. Can we PLEASE get going?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSXL52ZM2I/AAAAAAAAASk/K4zdJHZKBi4/s1600-h/Rick+and+Sabrina+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSXL52ZM2I/AAAAAAAAASk/K4zdJHZKBi4/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329050489849459554" /></a><br />He sure is cute when he fixes things.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSW_3OAq_I/AAAAAAAAASc/Lt5RwGCxjaE/s1600-h/Rick+and+Sabrina+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSW_3OAq_I/AAAAAAAAASc/Lt5RwGCxjaE/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329050282984778738" /></a><br />Maybe I can help!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSWzLWcnPI/AAAAAAAAASU/VHpRHIHrBY0/s1600-h/Rick+and+Sabrina+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSWzLWcnPI/AAAAAAAAASU/VHpRHIHrBY0/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329050065050574066" /></a><br />What if you turned this little thingy back here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSWpMyILsI/AAAAAAAAASM/Qz6I3v4imko/s1600-h/Rick+and+Sabrina+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSWpMyILsI/AAAAAAAAASM/Qz6I3v4imko/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329049893636419266" /></a><br />Will this take much longer?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSWgfpbBZI/AAAAAAAAASE/-LgB0k9Nrhs/s1600-h/Rick+and+Sabrina+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSWgfpbBZI/AAAAAAAAASE/-LgB0k9Nrhs/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329049744081356178" /></a><br />I'm SOOO bored!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSWW4gUdsI/AAAAAAAAAR8/Gi8b9bQucD4/s1600-h/Rick+and+Sabrina+8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSWW4gUdsI/AAAAAAAAAR8/Gi8b9bQucD4/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329049578955372226" /></a><br />My whole night is ruined.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSVTUu3ShI/AAAAAAAAAR0/KfCPmolmT2c/s1600-h/Rick+and+Sabrina+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSVTUu3ShI/AAAAAAAAAR0/KfCPmolmT2c/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329048418301463058" /></a><br />Forget it. I'm out of here!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSUQad-V7I/AAAAAAAAARs/hLz_2NYZQxk/s1600-h/Rick+and+Sabrina+10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfSUQad-V7I/AAAAAAAAARs/hLz_2NYZQxk/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329047268789999538" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfS5opmiUmI/AAAAAAAAAS8/-hb9G30HEEo/s1600-h/Rick+and+Sabrina+2+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfS5opmiUmI/AAAAAAAAAS8/-hb9G30HEEo/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+2+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329088367099531874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfS6MBtlUiI/AAAAAAAAATE/AqtEMFy6Unk/s1600-h/Rick+and+Sabrina+1+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SfS6MBtlUiI/AAAAAAAAATE/AqtEMFy6Unk/s320/Rick+and+Sabrina+1+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329088974866960930" /></a>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-40073299212227190832009-03-28T15:03:00.000-07:002009-03-29T17:15:50.784-07:00Signs of Spring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SdAPMbLiMPI/AAAAAAAAARk/Y2m6etHc4q8/s1600-h/JohnSmallPics.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SdAPMbLiMPI/AAAAAAAAARk/Y2m6etHc4q8/s320/JohnSmallPics.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318767866053538034" /></a><br />Our backyard has been filled with songbirds lately, all busy preparing their spring nests. With my camera on a tripod close to the feeder and a radio control, I have been having fun capturing some of their activity.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Sc6fHA6nWSI/AAAAAAAAARc/FdMg_0a46O4/s1600-h/JohnSmallPics+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Sc6fHA6nWSI/AAAAAAAAARc/FdMg_0a46O4/s320/JohnSmallPics+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318363152824883490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Sc6fGsMFEyI/AAAAAAAAARU/EvkRFzVq4P4/s1600-h/JohnSmallPics+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Sc6fGsMFEyI/AAAAAAAAARU/EvkRFzVq4P4/s320/JohnSmallPics+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318363147260990242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Sc6fGhlam3I/AAAAAAAAARM/-U-1SLB5li0/s1600-h/JohnSmallPics+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Sc6fGhlam3I/AAAAAAAAARM/-U-1SLB5li0/s320/JohnSmallPics+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318363144414468978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Sc6fGFlPzMI/AAAAAAAAARE/y6ArbYj24Po/s1600-h/JohnSmallPics+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/Sc6fGFlPzMI/AAAAAAAAARE/y6ArbYj24Po/s320/JohnSmallPics+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318363136897567938" /></a>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-85741453864991966762009-01-03T20:34:00.000-08:002009-01-04T10:13:38.532-08:00Glass blowing by Alice<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">"Alice" is a pottery fountain that was a gift from my mother 30 years ago. After years of sitting dormant, I finally replaced the broken pump and she is pouring water from her vase once again. She was a patient subject while I lit her with a softbox about 110 degrees camera left and a blue gelled flash aimed through some wine glasses to cast shadows on the wall in the background.</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWA9tBbuR2I/AAAAAAAAAP8/KkRzP1fotDE/s1600-h/Fun+with+Alice+1.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWA9tBbuR2I/AAAAAAAAAP8/KkRzP1fotDE/s320/Fun+with+Alice+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287293806221084514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5W09P8yI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/YlJbh3LSyhg/s1600-h/Fun+with+Alice2+1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">I then placed the blue flash high and to the right, aimed at the water, and moved in close with a macro lens. The softbox was 90 degrees camera left. Each exposure was completely different and the amazing water droplets reminded me of blown glass. Click on the images to get the full effect.</span></span></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5W09P8yI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/YlJbh3LSyhg/s320/Fun+with+Alice2+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287500133100942114" /></a><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5WxA6sDI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/-zkwRhaMuKY/s1600-h/Fun+with+Alice2+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5WxA6sDI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/-zkwRhaMuKY/s320/Fun+with+Alice2+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287500132042584114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5WGPS8xI/AAAAAAAAAQs/q_JT-qk0s_w/s1600-h/Fun+with+Alice2+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5WGPS8xI/AAAAAAAAAQs/q_JT-qk0s_w/s320/Fun+with+Alice2+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287500120560169746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5VhD95fI/AAAAAAAAAQk/1FB3yi7aYGw/s1600-h/Fun+with+Alice2+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5VhD95fI/AAAAAAAAAQk/1FB3yi7aYGw/s320/Fun+with+Alice2+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287500110580540914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5EuqzEoI/AAAAAAAAAQc/VoFnbSLhzew/s1600-h/Fun+with+Alice2+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5EuqzEoI/AAAAAAAAAQc/VoFnbSLhzew/s320/Fun+with+Alice2+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287499822175294082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5ErgAK4I/AAAAAAAAAQU/tjRjdozdw-E/s1600-h/Fun+with+Alice2+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5ErgAK4I/AAAAAAAAAQU/tjRjdozdw-E/s320/Fun+with+Alice2+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287499821324708738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5DgLM3sI/AAAAAAAAAQM/WIY3dm_nku8/s1600-h/Fun+with+Alice2+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5DgLM3sI/AAAAAAAAAQM/WIY3dm_nku8/s320/Fun+with+Alice2+7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287499801104801474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5DGCySZI/AAAAAAAAAQE/SOT8h8v6RCk/s1600-h/Fun+with+Alice2+8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SWD5DGCySZI/AAAAAAAAAQE/SOT8h8v6RCk/s320/Fun+with+Alice2+8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287499794090183058" /></a><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-4037964064819121672008-12-27T14:02:00.000-08:002009-02-08T09:20:49.409-08:00Fun with Flash<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Stacey and I had fun at Christmas playing with remote flash, colored gels. soft boxes, and snoots. The "mad woodworker" would be me, illuminated by three snooted flashes with red and blue gels. Good to be using my safety goggles while cutting a 2x6 with my miter saw, but the picture clearly illustrates why I should also have been wearing a dust mask!! The neighbors must have been questioning our sanity as we composed the picture in the driveway in total </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">darkness.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SVanjDr3vfI/AAAAAAAAAOk/v3_ZQSxCZrk/s1600-h/xmas+2008+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SVanjDr3vfI/AAAAAAAAAOk/v3_ZQSxCZrk/s320/xmas+2008+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284595433492430322" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">These pics of Chris and Claire were illuminated with a 2x3 foot soft box (at about 90 degrees camera left), complemented by remaining natural daylight on a very overcast day. The brick wall was lit with a second flash that was gelled with an orange filter.</span></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SVl77lAVAZI/AAAAAAAAAO0/LfLhYq8I3OA/s1600-h/xmas+2008+2+(1).jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SVl77lAVAZI/AAAAAAAAAO0/LfLhYq8I3OA/s320/xmas+2008+2+(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285391901171974546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SVl77vFziNI/AAAAAAAAAOs/Xe0GCmTRcMM/s1600-h/xmas+2008+1+(1).jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SVl77vFziNI/AAAAAAAAAOs/Xe0GCmTRcMM/s320/xmas+2008+1+(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285391903879301330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></div>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-31745748937228704012008-11-30T17:40:00.000-08:002009-02-08T09:16:56.196-08:00Day 11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNBtOOJoaI/AAAAAAAAAKs/JYI68V2wTMc/s1600-h/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+6.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">My laptop died on the last day of our trip and I was very concerned that all my pictures were lost, but thanks to the Apple Geniuses, all is well. Here is a traditional pic of Seattle as well as some of my favs from the trip.</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNVcOUMLRI/AAAAAAAAAM8/bJxQdQEgjmc/s1600-h/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+33.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNVcOUMLRI/AAAAAAAAAM8/bJxQdQEgjmc/s320/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274653531948461330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNX8TwOBYI/AAAAAAAAANs/Rmy5RDDW0MU/s1600-h/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNX8TwOBYI/AAAAAAAAANs/Rmy5RDDW0MU/s320/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274656282187269506" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNX7lJaDFI/AAAAAAAAANc/XAhk5cSlOXg/s1600-h/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNX7lJaDFI/AAAAAAAAANc/XAhk5cSlOXg/s320/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274656269676448850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNX7bGBlcI/AAAAAAAAANU/EBlcJR94G1s/s1600-h/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNT9MzJZVI/AAAAAAAAALk/vctL0USa1oQ/s320/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274651899453859154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNT8yrJZSI/AAAAAAAAALc/gP-aa7hLwrA/s1600-h/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNT8yrJZSI/AAAAAAAAALc/gP-aa7hLwrA/s320/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274651892440982818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNBtOOJoaI/AAAAAAAAAKs/JYI68V2wTMc/s1600-h/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+6.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span></span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNTG786URI/AAAAAAAAALU/r8oqwjRLEyI/s1600-h/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNTFdTGiHI/AAAAAAAAAK0/PSSMgh9y9j8/s320/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274650941810182258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNBtOOJoaI/AAAAAAAAAKs/JYI68V2wTMc/s1600-h/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+6.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNBtOOJoaI/AAAAAAAAAKs/JYI68V2wTMc/s320/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274631833748349346" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNBs-7rg5I/AAAAAAAAAKc/qhkDbTcGKvI/s1600-h/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNBs-7rg5I/AAAAAAAAAKc/qhkDbTcGKvI/s320/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274631829644346258" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNBsbErU7I/AAAAAAAAAKM/ZBtx8FTFgy4/s1600-h/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/STNBsbErU7I/AAAAAAAAAKM/ZBtx8FTFgy4/s320/Final+Pics+from+Photo+Expedition+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274631820018406322" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799735825506182532.post-40173083732581123152008-11-19T11:40:00.000-08:002008-11-19T11:46:32.367-08:00Day 10 Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SSRs2kMqJOI/AAAAAAAAAKE/y6YTEK44eZM/s1600-h/Cape+Kiwanda++681.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A couple final pics from Oregon and then we crossed into Washington state. Stace struck a few yoga poses on the rocks while I balanced the remaining rays of twilight with an orange gelled flash.</span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SSRs2kMqJOI/AAAAAAAAAKE/y6YTEK44eZM/s320/Cape+Kiwanda++681.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270457148615828706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SSRs2T8nRDI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/Xsy2TbXGW9g/s1600-h/Cape+Kiwanda++733.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SSRs2T8nRDI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/Xsy2TbXGW9g/s320/Cape+Kiwanda++733.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270457144253563954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SSRs2ByF32I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/jun3T2zPsn8/s1600-h/Cape+Kiwanda++548.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5whYtAt89U/SSRs2ByF32I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/jun3T2zPsn8/s320/Cape+Kiwanda++548.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270457139377594210" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div>John Vaethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714804835648044119noreply@blogger.com0