Allen

1 hour ago, MoseySusan said:

What kind of printer?

I use Lightroom for post production editing and a local photo printer if I want enlarged prints but Walgreens if I want 4x6 prints.

I do alternative process printing. I synthesize my own photosensitive chemicals, and coat my own papers. 
Below you can see the brush strokes where I used a paint brush to apply the sensitizer. 
I typically capture the image digitally and then print a large contact negative on an inkjet. After I generate the negative the rest of the printing process is done in a traditional darkroom. 

1 hour ago, Shu Fang said:

Have you ever done DMT?

Joe Rogan

No, but I have seen GWAR live. 

1 hour ago, jsharr said:

did you break the marble open to get this? 

I did not, I’m focusing through the clear glass at about 5x magnification 

9 hours ago, Dottleshead said:

gallstone?

No, marble

17 minutes ago, MoseySusan said:

Do you do a lot of macro photography? 

I consider myself a printer first, photographer second. I’m all about the final print. 

13 minutes ago, MoseySusan said:

Do you do a lot of macro photography? 

Abstract photography is a draw of mine. A lot in the macro world is abstract. 

1 minute ago, jsharr said:

I’ve had cuts get infected and look sort of like that

Well, there’s yer problem…

37 minutes ago, Allen said:

Canon 100-400 @400mm and a B+W solar filter

ISO 100, 1/1000 sec, f8, solar filter = -67 stops

Artificially colored in photoshop—the sun is white, not yellow

1 minute ago, Airehead said:

And a spot on my iPad at 2. What did you use to take it?

Canon 100-400 @400mm and a B+W solar filter

Trying out A new toy. Got a pen for the iPad. it cam read my hand writing— almost

3 hours ago, MickinMD said:

I'm not sure.  It could have something to do with the temperature of the tea when the ice cubes were added causing just the right amount of kinetic energy change around the ice cubes to make them stick together.  The evaporation rate of the tea could also affect the ice behavior.

For some years, there was a debate in Chemical and Engineering News, the magazine of the American Chemical Society, over whether a hot mix or a cold mix of ingredients froze faster into ice cream in the freezer and why.  Some serious chemists said the hot liquid freezes faster because it causes an initial high rate of temperature drop that keeps going at a fast rate all the way to freezing due to various theories about molecular motion and kinetic energy.

I always thought they were a lot of bullshit, so I'll just say I don't know why the ice in the tea congealed - but there's a kinetic vs potential energy dynamic going on.

As the already cold tea comes into contact with the ice, particles of tea leaves become nucleation points and the ice cubes grow tea colored ice Afros. 

Just now, jsharr said:

BTW, that one house lower right middle looks like a damn castle.  Is it really that big or am I seeing things.  The one to the left of the rectangular white boat house.

No, that’s about right. 
Add a zero to the houses on that end of the lake, I’m on the low rent end. 

28 minutes ago, jsharr said:

You should consider taking up photography as a source of income.  People would pay for shots like those.   

Thank you
That’s the plan. 
I’m not sure where I’m going for the eclipse yet (weather is a concern).

I’m going to use my Shoemaker formula (I use an iron meteorite to formulate the photo chemistry) and maybe some gold leaf. The eclipse printed in meteorite and gold seems like it could be cool. 

5 hours ago, Dottleshead said:

Where is this??

Lake Burton, Ga

The Black Wing is a fantastic pencil btw

On 3/25/2024 at 8:38 AM, Airehead said:

Does it have the odd shaped brass for holding the eraser?  No wait that is the gold wing I think. 

That is the Palmetto Black Wing I think

https://blackwing602.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw5ImwBhBtEiwAFHDZx644uqmYN_lxZQGtB4VEPH5MSgJDj_v9qNStjTpQ0upKhstEE3ib9hoC2KoQAvD_BwE

I've ordered some new photo gear for taking images directly of the sun and a tracking tripod. Waiting for those to come in and then I need to decide if I am driving or flying north (most likely flying).