Our Other Blog: Two Sisters and Two Points of View
by Taswegian1957 & Human59
Today, for my birthday treat we sailed on Yukon, a restored wooden fishing vessel. Originally from Denmark it is now based in Franklin. The weather was kind to us and although rain was threatened it stayed dry until after our trip.
After three wet days the sun finally came out for a while today so I unpacked the box of bulbs I got in the mail the other day and planted them in pots ready for spring. A handful went under the apple tree as a gift to the garden. While I was out there I decided that it was high time that I cleaned up the garden shed so I did. I was proud of myself for completing this chore so I took some photos to celebrate.
One evening I looked out the back door and noticed this unusual cloud formation. Naturally the camera was not handy so I ran for the phone.
Although I hate having my picture taken it is really hard to convince the people who work at attractions that you don’t want your photo taken, you just want a shot of the place you are visiting minus you. Sometimes it’s easier to let them take the picture so they will go away. This was at the Merlion on Sentosa Island. Don’t expect to see photos of me for at least another year.
I’ve been fascinated by the “Out of Bounds” feature in my editing program and have made numerous attempts to get it right. This is the first one that I have been really happy with.
On Friday I went to Hobart to do some errands. I saw that there was a cruise ship in port and from the chalkboard of a local coffee shop learned that it was Explorer of the Seas. It’s just over two years since we sailed on this ship and only a week now till we set off on our next adventure. I didn’t have my camera with me so as I wanted to practice using it anyway I took this with my phone.
I was stumped for a good picture today and decided to share this one of two of the cameras that David had in his collection. Both of these belonged to family members. The Kodak Brownie I believe belonged to David’s parents the battered Agfa on the right belonged to our mum. She used it to take photos of Naomi and I as small children. This was actually the first camera I ever used myself. Mum showed me how to hold it and take the pictures. She would change the film for me. I remember that it was 120 film and you would get about 8 photos to the roll. I was probably six or seven years old when I was first allowed to use this camera.
