Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Look what I got in the mail *Ttv time finally*

Kodak Duaflexes.


You use these to do Ttv ('through the viewfinder' in case you aren't familiar) photos.

But first you gotta build one of these:


Use a macro lens to take a photo of the Duaflex's bubble eyepiece.

And get odd, sometimes surreal, results.












I've only had them a few hours, so these are only the first few shots I've done.

I am ridiculously excited to do more.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

I'm not very good at this

Older attempts:

Click to enlarge or bot flies will infest your eardrum.


Birdbath



Horse.


That weird place we always end up, in VA



The house.




Tonight in Long Island City:


I heart NY

Boat on the river.

I typed out what each is, because I think maybe the only reason I can tell what they are, is because I did them. Oh sweet insecurity.

Sooooo...

My LEDs are eh. My skills are eh. +This is harder than it looks.

Tonight was an hour and a half of work, 27 images, & only 2 that weren't God awful.

In over a year of doing these, this post contains the best I've produced.

*shame*

Heading upstate tomorrow.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

If you're bored...


It's 'cause you're boring.

ps. my kodak duaflex is on the way.

i=obnoxiously excited!

Monday, July 20, 2009

This is

Every picture Tom takes of me (when I let him hold the camera).

*scroll past this nonsense for actual photos*


I just thought I'd share his brilliant talent, if only to make you appreciate my photos a touch more in contrast.

"Hey Meg, compared to that guy who sucks, you're AMAZING!".

Oh I know I'm amazing...compared to that guy who sucks.

And now we can all mock me for being nearly the same shade of white as my dress.

Let's all do that.

Or not.

(I don't even know who "we" is...)


Anywhooooo...

Here is Chinese Virgin Mary and Chinese Baby Jesus
(as seen in Chinatown.)

Click to enlarge or reawaken the dead igniting a zombie world war of sorts.


Poor baby Jesus and his mitten shaped hand. Bet he got a lot of flack for that.


Later...

We went to Washington Square Park. (which despite the appearance of the photos, was paaaaaaaaacked)



And while we sat on the new benches, listened to a group of street musician's play "On Broadway", and watched a guy ride a unicycle with a tourist on his shoulders,


I looked at Tom and said:

"We're really lucky we live here."

<3

Thursday, July 16, 2009

I'm obsessed

with this font lately.


Primarily because




my hand writing is ATROCIOUS.



I remember in junior high,


girls practicing


these big, fat, swirly, flirty letters...



until eventually they trained themselves to write like that all the time.



I never did.


Thursday, July 9, 2009

Today While Leaving

Color Me Mine in Manhattan, Thomas spazzed and took us into Brooklyn.

We do not live in Brooklyn.

But while heading home on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, I saw the tip of the top of a ferris wheel.

Me: OH MY GOD A CARNIVAL!

(I am easily excited and a loud mouth.)

It's been done a million times before:


but not by me.

Click to enlarge or risk ring worm infection. FACT.


Today was lovely.

I haven't been to a carnival in forever.

My feet hurt.

But it's always nice to finally take pictures you've intended to for forever.