Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Happy New Year '09!!



I hear a lot of people say "New year's day is just another day." here in the US, but the new year's celebration has always given me this mixture of feelings of excitment, hopefulness and a bit of nostalgia that I don't get from any other holidays. Last year, I didn't do anything special besides going down the street to take photos of the fireworks. It was not very cold, so I stayed the whole time and used long exposure. I haven't decided if I will do it again this year, it's freaking cold outside and snowing.

This year I am just making lots of food for my husband who is working late tonight and early tomorrow, soup, quiche and baked chicken. I'd better run to the kitchen now!

Some shots from earlier today...
cora's pose


woodstove

cora's rope

table cloth

flaky painting

icy glass

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Microscopic view of chick embryo

I was always fascinated by what things look like through a microscope. Nikon Small World, a website I've found through The New York Times has lords of images by the world's best photomicrographers. I didn't even know the word 'photomicrographer' existed..., that is such a neat sounding word, though.
One thing I've noticed through my photography hobby is that I really like taking macro or close-up shots. Things look very different when you get down on your knees, elbows or stomach. Microscopic views are whole other level of how you see things, and some of the images are astonishingly beautiful. I imagined myself working in a lab and really enjoying it, but I could never get the job done.

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