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Oh, the clothes I would have…if only I could sew

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This is my first sewing machine. The Universal De Luxe Family Sewing Machine. My parents bought it for me second-hand the summer before I started 7th grade. Sewing was required the first semester that year. I had to make an entire garment for the final. I made a little cotton dress with long sleeves, and  a zipper up the back. I barely passed the class.
I’ve always wished I could sew. Alas, sewing takes an engineering mind. One must be able to think inside out, upside down, right side out, and a step or two ahead all at once. My seam ripper has seen more action and been more successful than my sewing machine.
Irony…I have 3 sewing machines.

I’m afraid I don’t know the history of this machine; age or where it was built. I  did have the case, but it didn’t hold up through the years. I had to throw it away a few years ago. I’ll have to try to find one for it.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 85mm f1.8AF-D @ f8| 1/10sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod| Clamp light w/daylight bulb camera right| Texture by Muffet

Fill Me with Serenity

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Fill Me with Serenity, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

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While hanging out at home during the rainy week-end my mind turned toward “Still Life” photography. Something I don’t do often.
So I’m playing with some ideas, themes, and natural lighting. My favorite “go to” lens for this is my 85mm f1.8 AF-D.

Nikon D700| 85mm f1.8@ f5.6| 1/10 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| Tripod| Texture by Boccacino

The Keeper of the Heart

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Here’s another creation from my Smoke Photographs. Do you think this one looks like a Cylon holding a heart? Or the keeper of the Holy Grail?

Nikon D700| Nikkor 35mm f2 @ f11| 0.3 sec| ISO 800| Manual Mode & focus| Hand-held| Flash SB600w/Snoot

Hot and Spicy

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The Appetizer:  A basket full of Escabeche

I fill up on this stuff. It’s Mexican pickled carrots, onions, garlic, and red new potatoes, with jalapenos, but I don’t get any of those.  Those are too hot and spicy for me. I also get a few fresh radishes.  I munch on this while I wait for my entrée.

A Soft Veggie Taco-Two corn tortillas piled high with tender, pink Pinto beans, Spanish rice, a wee bit of Guacamole, pico de gallo, salsa, and garnished with a slice of fresh tomato.  I ate the whole thing.

This is my favorite “fast food”.  What’s your idea of “fast food”?

Nikon D700| Nikkor 35mm f2 @ f3.5| 1/40 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode & focus| Hand-held

Taqueria Los Pericos, Campbell, CA

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White-tailed Kite

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This photograph is one I took at last month’s Pacific Flyway Festival.  It’s a week-end event for birders out on Mare Island in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Several hikes, and guided tours with experienced birders are offered. I went with a group of folks, and my friend Dali out to Skaggs Island for a private walk-about. It’s part of an old Navy base which is being renovated and rehabilitated to marsh land.
This Kite was perched in a tree just within range for me to get several shots of it before it flew away. I was so excited to be this close to one that didn’t fly away the moment it spotted me. They’re so skittish they perch far away from the roads, or they take flight as soon as they see me coming.
The day was overcast, and the sky was flat so I decided to turn this one into a “high Key” shot.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 70-300 @ 300mm| f7.1| 1/1600sec| ISO 500| Manual Mode| Tripod