A SMILE FOR WEDNESDAYS -- Fuzzy Heads
posted by micki at 8/23/2006 08:57:00 AM
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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- Name: micki
- Location: United States
No digital photography here folks. Only film, all the time. No post processing. I shoot it, I have it developed, I scan the print, I post it. It is hoped that you would respect my ownership of the images posted, despite the ease with which you could copy them. If you would like a true photographic print of any of my images, please contact me at goodiesbaker@yahoo.com and I will be happy to provide you with one. Weapons of Choice: * Minolta 7000 * Minolta 9000 *Minolta Dynax 9 * Konica Minolta 70 *Minolta x-700 * Minolta AL-F Rangefinder *1958 Minolta Autocord *Holga *holgamod Holga *PIX Panorama Toy Camera *Polaroid One Step Close Up Lenses: Too many too list, just read the stats for each shot I post Scanner: Epson 4990 Perfection Photo Favorite Films: * Kodak Tri-X * Fuji Superia * Ilford HP5+ -- Goal: To make the best exposure possible, on film. A Theme a Day *Sunday – Take A Guess *Macro Mondays *A Glimpse of My Town Tuesdays *Wednesday's Colors *Thursday's Critter *Unique Film and/or Camera Fridays *Saturday – Anything goes
24 Comments:
tuan asked yesterday if broadband was available in my area…no it is not. Cable is not either. I’m stuck with dial up. Yes, I know I could get a satellite dish, but actually I can’t. As the clearing for our little house in the woods is only about a third of an acre, there’s no place to put the dish where it will receive a signal.
The six month cleaning at the dentist’s went well enough. It’s never as bad as I fear. Now I have six more months before I have to go back again. :o)
What makes me smile? My little guys with a new hair cut. These shots were taken right after their last haircut, three weeks ago from tomorrow. Now they’re due for another. After the weather cools down a little, I’ll trim them 1/8th of an inch longer than this cut. This one starts off at 1/8th of an inch at the ear and back of the neck, and lengthens up to 3/8th of an inch at the top of the head. They never need a comb.
Here they are doing their favorite outdoor activity…climbing one of the felled trees from hurricane Isabel. My older son had worked for a few days trying to break off the branch he is leaning on in this shot. Shortly after I took this, he succeeded. Of course he started to go down with the branch, about five feet from the ground into the branches of an ivy tree. But my son, although non verbal and moderately-to-severely autistic, is wonderfully athletic. He didn’t panic, just assessed the situation and found a sturdy branch of this dead tree to land on. It was a hard land and he came away with some cuts and bruises, but within a minute he was back to his daredevil climbing. I’ll never give up on this kid who never gives up.
My other son sat there giving me lip and throwing mushroom growth at me from the trunk of the tree while I took his picture. He’s my little stinker. I grabbed this shot in between his attacks.
Older Son
Camera - Minolta Maxxum 9000
Film - Kodak Max ISO 400
Shutter Speed - 1/180 +1 EV
Aperture Setting - f-4 Aperture Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm portrait/macro lens
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer
Younger Son
Camera - Minolta Maxxum 9000
Film - Kodak Max ISO 400
Shutter Speed - 1/250 +1 EV
Aperture Setting - f-4 Aperture Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm portrait/macro lens
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer
Yeah, he looks like he had been throwing stuff at you. :-)
Fun shots.
it's lovely to read about your sons growing up in what seems to e such a beautiful rural area; great photos too!
Excellent shot, love their expressions.
It's hard to beat the rural life. Great photos of your boys, they must keep you busy!
Astrobeck
LOL love his face on the last shot...look like he felt a little bit guilty to throwing mushroom to u:-P i'm not sure he looks handsome coz of yr pro shot or just perfect haircut:-P great capture!
Fuzzies rules =) (I'm a fuzzy myself)
Sweet pix
the small adventurer
this is a fine portrait of a resolute adventurer!
excellent portrait.
Beautiful boys! They look so much alike...wow! Excellent images.
Wow! You can sure tell they are brothers. I can't even imagine how busy you must be! I just adore the colors your shots have.
I have to agree, I think my boys too are very handsome with the same hair cut LOL We do it year around here :-)
Even hubby OK he started the tradition LOL the boys just figured out it was much easer to care for LOL
Nice work... Very expressive!
Michael
Oh my... what a guy! They grow up so fast. Take LOTS of portraits.
cute one :) ! who is he ?
oh ,ur son ..so cute ! I wrote the comment and then read ;o) !!!
Your son has given you such a cute expression ! Love it!
These are fine portraits to treasure and some trees are just made to climb.
I could imagine the mushroon growth attack ;-) A couple of nice shots of a cute guy.
Would never have guessed you were under fire while taking these shots. I like the top one the most. Cool reporting from the front line.
The framing is perfect given that you were under attack ;-) Very cute, well done!
To my also me of a little fear to go to the dentist, I am glad that you have surpassed it well, and also that your small one only had small contusions after climbing to the tree. Greetings.
Older son definitely looks like he's ready for adventure and younger son appears to be plotting his next barrage of fun with fungi - nice feature of this dynamic duo!
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