The Birds Of Serendipity

I have this block of state bird and flower stamps out in the hall in front of the bathroom -- the only place in the apartment that gets absolutely no daylight to fade them. I have it in acid-free glass and a frame. The stamps show almost no fading after many decades. These stamps are a treasured possession that my aunt gave me many, many years ago.

 

Well, today I thought I would just take a picture of it as it hung out in the hall. This mushroomed into a fascinating "set the birds free" project that went on for an hour or so. I eventually brought the framed stamps out into the light of day temporarily and set it up so I could use my macro lens to take individual pictures of states where I know people so I could send them "their" stamp as a gift of sorts. I really learned a lot by doing this -- mainly about squaring off the individual pictures and keeping them on a flat and square plane with the camera on the tripod. I had never done anything like this before.

 

I thought it wasn't too bad for a beginner.

 

 

Done