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Pictures From Life’s Other Side

The Silver Fox — Tue, 24 May 2011 03:00:34 +0000

I was gifted with a lovely new camera for Christmas, a Canon 60D, but the convergence of my last semester of grad school with the Brain Incident means I have not spent a lot of time with it. And the few pictures I did take I shot in RAW, which means I need to learn how to process them properly, the above being my first attempt. I’ll get the rest up on Flickr soon.

I’ve been forcing myself to shoot in manual, or at least in shutter or aperture mode, in an attempt to become a better photographer. Results have varied, but hopefully will improve with practice.

Islands

The Silver Fox — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:16:26 +0000

Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, we have a Flickr set titled Harbor Views, including pictures of the Harbor islands and light houses. I found the images of the hospital and other buildings on Long Island, as well as pictures of the construction of the bridge to that island, to be fascinating. The island is probably a ten minute drive from Silver Fox Mansions, but inaccessible for all intents and purposes.

Going Mobile

The Silver Fox — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:52:35 +0000

Last weekend Herself, the Rocket and I took ourselves down to New York. Photos can be found here.

Meanwhile, the Rocket has been practicing her walking around skills – video here.

This was my first trip ever to New York where I a) was in bed by 11 PM both nights and b) did not consume all the beer purchased. Madeleine loves her FAO Schwartz stuffed dog though, and Herself and I enjoyed yummy cocktails at Bubby’s. The Bees Knees was just that, although next time I’m getting a Calvados Sidecar.

40

The Silver Fox — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:56:36 +0000

One of the consolations for advancing age and an increasing waistline.

Also, I can still kick you in the head. So I got that going for me.

Low Side of The Road

The Silver Fox — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:41:08 +0000

I have here some odds and ends for your consideration and possible enjoyment.

First – yet more pictures of the Rocket, mostly from a trip to the Paragon Carousel. With which she was completely unimpressed.

Also in the imagery line – a collection of covers of vintage men’s magazines. Which taken as a whole seem to exhibit some deep–seated fear of being eaten alive – flesh ripped – by wild animals.

Light reading: a brief essay on Tolkien, by noted scifi author Gene Wolfe.

I missed noting John Wayne’s birthday, although Red covered it more than ably. I will point out these two anecdotes by Dick Cavett concerning his meeting the Duke.

The Blinking

The Silver Fox — Sun, 16 May 2010 12:59:21 +0000

On certain days and in certain light, World’s End bears more than a passing resemblance to the Shire of my imagination.

Brite Side

The Silver Fox — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:59:14 +0000

I’ve been playing around with the iPhone Hipstamatic – the results can be found here and here.

Prisoner of Love

The Silver Fox — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:41:13 +0000

Actor In The Street

The Silver Fox — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:02:32 +0000

“Oh I’m afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive.”

And that picture and quote combination is probably the nerdiest thing I will do this year. I’m not even going to explain it – either you’ll get it or you won’t.

Even Here We Are

The Silver Fox — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:33:10 +0000

I started a new set of pictures of the Rocket. I also intended to post something more substantial here this weekend, but time ran away from me. Maybe later then.