ginger photo shoot

one of my recent photo challenges for my group was shallow depth of field. i thought it a good opportunity to get some shots of ginger. of course, she would not sit still, so i had to bribe with treats, which only semi worked.

i want those treats
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yum
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yup. hi. best put me down if you know whats good for you.
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a few more on flickr in addition to these.

Bowl update

The bowl turning has taken a bit of a back seat in the last week or so, but i thought i would update pictures of bowls i have turned so far.

this was one of the first small ones i tried, finished with walnut oil. the wood is cherry.

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This is a larger cherry bowl, with sapwood near the base. due to the difference in hardness between the sapwood and hardwood, a few cracks have developed near the base. Finished with Beeswax and mineral oil mixture.

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now we have an oak bowl, finished with the same mineral oil and beeswax mixture.
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here is the first dried piece of wood i turned, a piece of cherry from a different tree than the others. finished with beeswax and mineral oil.
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here is my first natural edge bowl. its a lot of work to finish. cherry with mineral oil and beeswax.
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and lastly another cherry bowl again with beeswax and mineral oil.
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all these were turned wet, other than the one i mentioned. the risk of turning wet is extreme warping (which i like) or cracking. sadly, my largest piece so far, 11in wide and 5in high, cracked in a violent manner. i may be able to save it yet by adding glue into the gaps, but I’m pretty disappointed, i really liked it. ahh well, thus is the line i dance on turning wet wood.

Photography Group photo challenges

So I teach a photography class at work now. every two weeks we have a photo challenge. the last one was called “water”. you interpret that like you want, and post a picture for the group to look at. its designed to help get people out and shooting pictures, with a theme in mind.

anyways, i wanted to be creative, so here was my response.

Fun.

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