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[lapsedmodernist]

Today: was productive, worked on the exam for my students, then biked across the river to the Free Store that is open on Wednesdays in the big riverside squat. My friend S. (the one with the twins) now more or less runs it, so I popped in to say hi (and ended up leaving with a few things, including a Bert and Ernie stuffed toy duo, since Fionn is really into Sesame Street now and demands "Elmo's Song!" twenty times a day, some cute clothes for Fionn as well, a thermal wear super warm hat for me--maybe to use if I ever go visit shum_listvi in the winter? and a gothy-looking candle/candleholder).

Here is S. locking up the free store



and this is her car, now with extra flair



her older daughter Robin in the car (Random note: Robin has this toy called "the mandala-maker" so she makes mandalas for Fionn)



The store closed at 5, we hung out there for a bit afterwards, then she drove home, and I biked home...but on the way and then later back home with Fionn I did something interesting that I'd been meaning to try out with my camera...

Comments

[boobirdsfly.livejournal.com]

what is freelensing ? shooting without the lens on ?

love the "smok" photo and cute little pink hood !!

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

what is freelensing ? shooting without the lens on ?
exactly!

the cute little pink hood was also one of the free store finds from today...

[boobirdsfly.livejournal.com]

Wow... so how do you get focus at all ?
You just take out the lens and shoot ?
It works?

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

you still hold the lens in front of the camera, but you can move it around. It's basically the cheap man's version of the tilt/shift lenses.

[boobirdsfly.livejournal.com]

Oo, cool, now i have to try it too.

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

let me know how it goes!

[atallvlad.livejournal.com]

What an awesome car.

[dfordoom.livejournal.com]

I love the smoke one with the light bulb thing.

[sidewalkfox.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

This too is excellent. I too will be reading. Love your photos. Gotta get me a proper camera. X from London. Molly

[congogirl.livejournal.com]

LOVE The color in those top 2 photos. So much of it, it took me a minute to see the person in the top one.