Here are the lastest additions to my LSNED Macro Photography project:
I learned I need to keep spare batteries for my remote cable release on hand. I had to run to the camera store to buy new ones. (And a set of spares!) Most of the photos require shutter settings of several seconds, so there’s no way to handhold the camera. I added the camera settings to the tag after I took this photo.
I bought some flowers at the Farmers Market so I’d have some good candidates for macros. It’s been dark and dreary here all week, so the only light I had came from the overhead light in the dining room. It proved to be quite uneven, so I should have tried to set up some more focused lights. I’m really happy with the sharp focus in this one, though.
No matter what I did, I couldn’t get a sharp focus across the whole image in this one. I was at my smallest possible aperture for this lens, so I’m not sure what the problem was. Maybe light . . .
It takes me a LONG time to set up the camera and compose a good photo while using a tripod. I’m not used to manually focusing every image either.
The photo for September 5th is a jar of canned salsa. We had quite the haul from our garden this weekend, so I really needed to make some salsa. Since I don’t have a stove, it was a challenge. I thought I’d take this opportunity to share some photos of our kitchen construction.
This was the way it looked this weekend. The drywall stacked against the wall kept us from getting into the kitchen from inside the house. We had to go out the front door and around to the side entrance. We must have amused the neighbors since it was raining, and we were going back and forth carrying supplies with an umbrella.
Here I am chopping veggies for the salsa . . .
. . . that we cooked on the camp stove.
The front of our house isn’t all that pretty either. There will be a big bay window here when the project is completed. I can’t wait to have more light in the kitchen.
Most of the time, we’re cooking in the dining room. Our refrigerator is there as well as the microwave.
And the toaster oven, and lots of the stuff we had to move out of the kitchen.
Needless to say, a lot of furniture from the dining room is now in the living room. I really thrive on a neat and clean house, so this is quite the challenge. One month down, at least another to go.
On Monday and Tuesday we were without a sink. After the drywall went up, the sink came back in, and tonight my new stove was hooked up. I’m very excited to have a real stove (I’ve been cooking on a very small cooktop for 26 years). Tracy didn’t get home until really late tonight, so we went out for pizza, but tomorrow I’ll be cooking on the new stove!
I really like the photo of the canned salsa. What an experience you are having with the kitchen renovation. We started a master bathroom renovation earlier this week. I’m like you and really thrive on an organized and clean house, so it’s already been a little challenging and we still have a couple of weeks or more to go!
You’ve learned you can survive without neat and tidy!! Though I bet you can’t wait for it to be finished.
Gorgeous photo’s Karen, The tripod thing is difficult for me too, it seems such a bother! I can’t believe you are making preserves in all your chaos! You put me to shame & I’m not having anything renovated. x
I have to take a big gulp when I see pictures like these – I really do understand what it feels like to live this way! What also is true, is that it really will be worth the effort – I compare it to childbirth in a way, all the yukky stuff fades with time!
We are by no means finished, but my kitchen is just glorious and I love having so much more usable space.
Good luck, keep positive and it will be done in no time … anyway, you have kids coming to visit, so what’s a bit of dust?!
It’s not easy, is it? Putting up with no proper kitchen is certainly a challenge, but I really am looking forward to seeing the finished result.
This morning I’ve been trying to take more pictures of my next set of tags and I haven’t been able to get focus right along the line either. Very frustrating! I put it down to light too
These pictures are hauntingly familiar! I have some less-than-fond memories of cooking a Thanksgiving meal under similar conditions three years ago… what WAS I thinking? Hope it gets done quickly so you can start enjoying your new kitchen!
I love your idea of macro photography for LSNED. It must be very frustrating trying to get the lighting right, but the photos are looking great.
Oh my goodness, this takes me back a year! I still remember the rebuilding vividly, especially the months without a kitchen – arrgh! Your top photo of the jar on its side is brilliant!
What a challenge Karen! I hope this project wraps up as planned for you. I think being without a kitchen would be harder than being drowned in a sea of packing boxes! (Ours are mostly gone, thank goodness.)
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