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Butt & Co. Coffins, Pocahontas, VA
Sep. 24th, 2009 10:26 am
You would think this photo was from decades ago, judging from the old cars next to the building. But this photo was made 6 September 2009.
Sep. 24th, 2009
You would think this photo was from decades ago, judging from the old cars next to the building. But this photo was made 6 September 2009.
Healthier Cats
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acoustics1220 has been kind enough to draw upon her violin teaching experience to give me encouragement and advice as I get properly reacquainted with the instrument. Today I printed out her detailed instructions from a private message, set my music stand up in front of my mirror, and began looking for the things she suggested I work on.First order of business: training my bow arm and hand to keep the bow centered between the bridge and the fingerboard, rather than traveling up and down that space willy-nilly like it has been doing. I think today will be full of bow exercise intervals, to get used to this new discipline.
At least Minuet in G (greatly slowed down) sounds less like a cat is being murdered in my home. :-)
More Powerful Than the Gates of Hell
Sep. 24th, 2009 06:17 pm
The verse inscribed on the cornerstone is part of Matthew 16:18, from the Bible. "Upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it." Perhaps not, but nature has certainly prevailed by the year 2009.
Church of Christ (1924), Pocahontas, VA.
Experiments in Photography
Sep. 24th, 2009 10:25 pmI didn't study, today. I intended to, but you know what they say about the best laid plans.
I did, however, practice my violin. (I need to think of a name for her.) And I edited more photos from my trip to Pocahontas....which got me thinking about comments I've heard from other photographers about film being superior to digital, particularly for black and white photography. (It's all a matter of individual preference; some pros swear by digital for everything, and others won't touch digital with a 20-foot pole. The opposite is also true.) I am not sure if I would feel the same, because I have never shot with black and white film. So tomorrow I intend to buy a roll of Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros and a roll of Kodak T-Max 100. I'll use them both in my Minolta Maxxum 5, have them developed by the same professional lab, and see which I like best. I'll also compare them to what I can do with my DSLR and see whether I prefer film black and white vs. digital...or if I don't have a preference, after all. It should be interesting!
I did, however, practice my violin. (I need to think of a name for her.) And I edited more photos from my trip to Pocahontas....which got me thinking about comments I've heard from other photographers about film being superior to digital, particularly for black and white photography. (It's all a matter of individual preference; some pros swear by digital for everything, and others won't touch digital with a 20-foot pole. The opposite is also true.) I am not sure if I would feel the same, because I have never shot with black and white film. So tomorrow I intend to buy a roll of Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros and a roll of Kodak T-Max 100. I'll use them both in my Minolta Maxxum 5, have them developed by the same professional lab, and see which I like best. I'll also compare them to what I can do with my DSLR and see whether I prefer film black and white vs. digital...or if I don't have a preference, after all. It should be interesting!
