Blog-parison

Wordpress is a cleaner, harder looking site while Blogger is somewhat warm and fuzzy in relation. Blogger seems to have solved some of its earlier problems with photo handling and the like. Right now the thing that is really pushing me toward Blogger is that Wordpress keeps losing my header image and it really pisses me off! Especially when I'm trying to restore it and Safari locks up and the dogs gather round to stare at me whining and looking expectant. Tonight's round goes to Blogger!
   As I am viewing the above little rant that I pasted into Blogger i can't help but notice that the background is white. Where did that come from? I am still giving Blogger a slight edge tonight, through no fault of their own, as the dogs did not find this to be their optimum moment for asking out. Now I must paste this addendum to Wordpress and see what new development turns up there. Tonight I do also like that Wordpress changes whatever font is pasted into the font being used on that post. If I wanted a different font this could be a problem but tonight I just want everything to blend in. Sorry - this will have to be a draw.

Drink Me!

Here's one from yesterday using the magnifier as a frame. Took a lot of spots out of it and kind of like it. Do wonder if I should reverse it to be like real life but think that the looking-glass effect is helpful in removing this place from . . . .  Never-mind - now I have to reverse it just to see.
    Now - - One is as you would see it at the lake - the other is straight from the viewfinder. I like them put together like this. (You'll have to imagine the two right next to each other - I don't know enough to change the layout to get them that way, sorry)Which do you think is an actual place?
   I think I need to make a longer tube in order to get the entire square frame in the shot. Maybe tomorrow or the next day. Then I need to figure out the printing aspect of the process. I also wonder how it would be if I were to slip a little hdr in here too. If you use enough tricks it will have to be good - won't it?
   I need to make a longer tube in order to get the entire square frame in the shot. Maybe tomorrow or the next day. Then I need to figure out the printing part of the process. I also wonder how it would be if I were to slip a little hdr in here too. If you use enough tricks it will have to be good - won't it? We are supposed to have some cloudy, rainy days here for the next week or so. What will happen if I crank on the dynamic range in a monochrome environment using a process that drains the color to begin with? Stay tuned!

TTV + M

This was taken after I made a fixture on which to rest my digital camera on the twin lens. The interior magnifier popped up so this is shot through that with only a small portion of the ground glass visible. The glass and magnifier are both very dirty but I think that could be a slight advantage as I could photoshop random spots out of each image. Or, I could clean it the best I can and leave the spots in every image much as Atget had his consistent negative holder markings. This will work itself out in time.

Blogxperiment!

In starting a blog for the Propanicus Moon Etsy store the question has become whether to use Blogspot/Blogger or Wordpress. I know that there are more options but these are the two I am familiar with. My initial reaction is that Blogspot looks to be the goto site for the artsy-craftsy set and could quite easily generate much more traffic. Wordpress, however, has a much more logical and extensive Dashboard making editing and tracking a breeze. There are more pros and cons for each site and I will get to them as this trial progresses. For now I will be listing the same post on each site and see what floats to the top. Please feel free to comment and throw in your two cents - more opinions are always welcome. Most importantly; if you like what you're seeing Spread The Word!!

On The Way to TTV!

I finally found my Ansco Twin-Lens camera and now just have to make a few adjustments to shoot through the viewfinder. My initial test shots were nowhere near being focused but they had an interesting, and unique to each shot, bright spot in the image.The image above is, as everyone can clearly see, a windsor style chair with a large plant in the background. I do like the roughness this can bring back to photography especially when living in an area, and age, where film has simply become impractical. I suppose it could all be handled through the mail but where's the instant gratification in that? I will be posting my progress right here for your voyeuristic pleasure so stay tuned and keep coming back!

Well, a lot of cards have been listed for the past couple of months. I'm looking for the book photos so I can list them as well. I'm also working on a pattern for the Poulsbo Bag - large and small - and will have that up in a few weeks ( I have to knit both of the bags first!)