be still: a beginning

This little

Beleek creamer

of my mother's

has always been a favorite.

Just a few lilacs

survived

our 

spring snowstorm.

I don't remember

where or how

I acquired

this wonderful

old, old

children's book.

I put it all together

with

an old

cutwork linen

doily

and set it up

with

some makeshift

painted plywood

backdrops.

And I played...

I'm shooting

in Manual Mode

now...

various f-stops,

shutter speeds,

exposures

and

auto-focus points.

Set up everything,

shoot some pix,

run downstairs

with the

flashcard

and load 'em

into Lightroom.

Study them closely,

mostly checking

for

'tack sharp'

focus.

Then

head back upstairs

and

try again.

The light is different
just a few feet away! 

Lillian

patiently

watched...

...and seemed to
understand
why I am
compelled
to do
this.


***

Thanks Kim
for
Be Still 52


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I painted one side
of each of two
plywood scraps
flat white
then distressed them
by rubbing them
on gravel.

Top photos
edited in
Lightroom
and Photoshop
with Kim's
Texture Tuesday
recipe
this week
(I chose
the Beleek creamer
because of its
soft yellow
'ribbon'
and interior glaze).

I added
 kk_simple
to the top photo only
(just one layer at 38% Soft Light)
The other photos
needed the clarity
with all their busy-ness.

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