No tempest here.
While in China for my trip, I was taken to a tea plantation near Hangzhou. Being a typical tourist, my camera was nearly glued to my face, and so I brought back this.
Archive for the ‘random’ Category
Teapot Fountain
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Cthulhu’s Nightmare
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
As Cthulhu sleeps, does he not occasionally have his own nightmares?
This street vendor of “Squid onna Stick” was what greeted me right after I got off a river tour of Shanghai. I’ll be honest – it smelled great, but I wimped out and only took a picture.
Available at Cafe Press and Imagekind
Ice
Monday, July 14th, 2008The freezer in my workplace’s breakroom has a minor leak. We think it’s overflow from the ice maker. Either way, once every few months, a slab of ice is removed and gleefully broken down.
This is one of the pieces:
I don’t know if the layering is caused by the simple adding of the water in layers, or temperature difference between day (slightly higher due to use) and night (lower due to disuse) or what, but ’tis nifty.
Also, note the really shallow depth of field. This is especially obvious on the counter top the ice is resting on (“on which the ice rests”? Whatever.).
I like shooting with a wide aperture, as it allows me to use a slower speed film (or equivalent), and the shallow depth of field adds to the overall image (in my not so humble opinion), but I’ve had a few issues with not all of the subject being in focus due to choosing too wide an aperture. It’s all about trade-offs, and I’m still learning.
Note to self: Go for slightly smaller apertures. Not everything has to be F5.6 (or F3.5).
