The Call: For the Artwork as Much as the Contents — Cheryl Over the years, I have spent a lot of money on seeds, but haven’t reaped much benefit from my investment — generally because I haven’t invested as much time as money. If only I weren’t so attracted to the beautiful packaging! : } […]
The Call: Baseball Evenings — Jessica Double exposures are all about trial and error. Lucky for me, I’ve got plenty of time while I sit here at my son’s baseball game. Mistakes Aren’t All Bad — Cheryl It can take years to learn that errors are a part of life and a great way to […]
The Call: At Sword Point — Cheryl LAERTES Have at your now! In scuffling they change rapiers, [and both are wounded]. KING Part them. They are incensed. HAMLET Nay, come—again! [The QUEEN falls.] OSRIC Look to the queen there, ho! HORATIO They bleed on both sides. How is it, my lord? OSRIC How is’t, Laertes? […]
The Call: Sun & Leaves — Jessica “Radiance characterizes total emission or reflection. Radiance is useful because it indicates how much of the power emitted by an emitting or reflecting surface will be received by an optical system looking at the surface from some angle of view.” — Wikipedia.org Response: Starstruck — Cheryl O Gloriosa […]
The Call: Peace is not a Place — Cheryl It has taken me about 45 years to figure out that peace has more to do with state of mind than physical location. The Response: Peace-filled Slumber — Jessica Sleep, my child, and peace attend thee All through the night Guardian angels God will send thee […]
The Call: Kitchen Sink — Jessica The key to a stress-free 365 project, as everyone knows, is to get the shot of the day as early as possible. It would seem that I had forgotten that this week. This long, full of appointments, catch-up, back-from-spring-break, week. It’s almost over and I’m looking forward to the […]
The Call: Words are Everywhere Well, my attempts at getting shots for today’s Call were numerous and varied. It wasn’t until I had already downloaded my photos that inspiration struck. So, back into the camera went the SD card. Even then, the shot took shape as I manipulated scrapbook letters and came up with new […]
The Call: What’s He Doing? — Jessica The human face and especially the eyes are such a strong element in a photograph that once our eyes find the subjects eye we will automatically follow their gaze — even if it is out of the frame. The trick is to capture a gaze that directs the […]
The Call: Peanut Butter — Cheryl When I was growing up (here in Maine), we called lunch, “dinner” and dinner, “supper.” Now, at our house (here in Maine) we eat lunch and dinner, not dinner and supper. No matter what you call it, lunch time seems to last for hours. In fact, it’s hard to […]
The Call: Piles & Piles — Jessica When people find out that I have seven children, one of the typical responses is something like, “How do you do it? I can barely manage one (or two).” “Well,” I reply (channeling Rodney Dangerfield), “Not very well — have you seen my house?” Well, now you have […]
The Call: Fret Job — Cheryl Dennis is making excellent progress on Henry’s handmade guitar. Today, he installed the frets. The Response: Handmade Handmaid — Jessica That’s a really bad pun for such a lovely lady and I am truly sorry. I started out taking a picture of a tatted lace doily that I made […]
The Call: Little Drummer Boy — Jessica Tommy started out playing the drums on his brothers’ Beatles Rock Band playstation game. Then he graduated to an electronic kit that we had set up in our bedroom. (Yeah, I know, don’t ask, you don’t want to know!) Finally, he insisted that he wanted a real drum […]
The Call: Photographic Studies — Cheryl Dennis and I bought this digital SLR as an anniversary gift to each other in 2007. Determined to use it, and eventually use it well, I spent a few weeks taking photos everyday and emailing one to friends and family. The shutter bug didn’t really bite, though, until Dennis […]
The Call: Lost Sock Bin — Jessica Every time I do laundry, I add a couple of mateless socks to this stash. Every other week or so, I go through and match up the pairs that have been reunited. It’s amazing how fast they accumulate. Just a month or so ago, I finally threw out […]