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Description: An unidentified two-story frame house, [1935?].
ID Number: P02256
Category: Homes
Year: [1935?]
Place: St. Petersburg, Florida
Cite as: Courtesy St. Petersburg Museum of History Archives, photo no. P02256
Presenting photos is a hard challenge and Flickr, which we all know and love, may not provide the very best interface for that purpose.
In this series of 20 photos I try to present them in a more traditional manner that you would use for a print - namely on a matte with a dark frame.
This photo is of a leaf frozen in the ice. The ice is melting and creating a layer of reflecting water. Taken with a Canon 5DmkII and the Canon 24-105L. The 24-105L is really one of my favourite lenses.
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From the May 2016 trip to Thailand and Cambodia:
Ayuthaya is really just a day trip from Bangkok. It’s about 1.5-2 hours by small van (and was about 60 baht/person, if I remember correctly). Ayuthaya is an interesting place in that it’s the former capital of Siam and, now, is famous for its ruins (Angkor Wat-ish, which made this day trip a pretty good preview for me, since we spent 2+ full days in Angkor a week after being here).
The ruins are quite fascinating. Ayuthaya was, in its prime, one of the largest cities in the world. It was the capital of Siam from 1350-1767 and was a major trading port, which led to a lot of international comingling. The capital finally fell in 1767 at the hands of the Burmese, who went on to destroy almost everything they could.
After 1767, the majority of temples simply began to fall into ruin. It wasn’t until 1991 when UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site that renovation/restoration truly began. The Burmese, for their part, have contributed to rebuilding.
The old city of Ayuthaya is located on an island – manmade, if I’m not mistaken – surrounded by sprawling, modern-day, urbanized and otherwise completely unmemorable buildings in a panoramic sense. The minivan drops you off at the eastern edge of the island, where you’re generally assailed upon by a horde of tuktuk drivers. For 800 baht, we had one hired for the day, who took us to six sites.
On the particular day that we visited here (Tuesday, May 10, 2016), it was fairly hot. The temperature was close to 100 degrees (38*C). We arrived at the first of six (though there are many more) temples around 11:00.
Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon (20 baht) was built by King U Thong in 1357 to house Sri Lankan monks. It’s just outside the main island on the eastern or southeastern part of town. The highlights of this temple are the somewhat large reclining Buddha and the rows of Buddhas which surround the main chedi. It’s not a large temple, though it was pretty interesting and photogenic.
The second site (through the fifth) were all located on the main island. Wat Phra Mahathat (50 baht) has the most-photographed site in Ayuthaya: a sandstone Buddha head entwined in a tree’s root system. The temple was built in 1374 during the reign of King Borom Ratchathirat I. The other points of interest at Wat Mahathat are the Khmer-style prangs (chedis) and the rows of headless Buddhas. Wat Mahathat is quite a bit bigger than Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, and it’s easy to spend an hour here.
From Wat Mahathat, the third stop was quite near: Wat Phra Si Sanphet (50 baht). Per Lonely Planet, Wat Si Sanphet was built during the late 15th century and once contained a 16-meter high standing Buddha covered with 250 kg of gold that the Burmese melted down and ran off with. What is still remaining are three rather impressive and easily-recognizable chedi (chedi just means stupa, or pagoda) that are the highlight of a visit here. Like Wat Mahthat, the grounds here are a bit large, though there are fewer ruins here than at Mahathat. This temple was used by quite a few kings.
Next door to Wat Si Sanphet was the fourth stop: Wihaan Phra Mongkhon Bophit. This is a sanctuary hall which houses one of the largest (17-meter high) bronze Buddha statues in the country. The Buddha has undergone quite a few restorations after lightning strikes and fire. In 1955, the Burmese Prime Minister donated 200,000 baht (a little over $6,000) to restore the building. Between Wat Si Sanphet and here, one can easily spend another hour, if not longer.
Wat Lokaya Sutha was the fifth stop, and is on the western side of the main island. Of the six stops, it was the least impressive…primarily because there’s not much to see except for a reclining Buddha, which is rather large. The actual temple itself, though, is long gone. Spending more than 5-10 minutes here is probably a few minutes longer than necessary.
Our last stop of the afternoon was Wat Chai Wattanaram (50 baht/person). This is one of the more recent temples/ruins (built in 1673 by King Prasat Thong). LP says that, “Just 40 years ago, this temple and one-time garrison were immersed in thick jungle.” None of that is evident now. It’s actually a dry, dusty temple with a very distinct 35-meter high central prang surrounded by 4 medium-sized prangs (at the NE, SE, SW, and NW corners) and four smaller prangs at the cardinal directions. This temple is quite picturesque, though given the heat, we were about ready to call it a day after having spent about 30-45 minutes here.
Finally having finished, we had our tuktuk driver take us back to the bus station (a garage, really), where we immediately caught a van back to Bangkok and spent our last evening (for now) wandering around Chinatown (quickly) before going back to Th Khao San for a more relaxing dinner.
I got this beautiful embroidery from Jenny Hart today! I've long admired her work and I jumped at the chance to do a trade with her. I made a set of crayons for Jenny and I asked her to do a portrait of Guy.
This will be hubby's bday gift. We'll add this to our "Wall of Guy", a collection of work featuring our dog... all made by friends and fellow artists. Thank You Jenny!
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Framing
The world is full of objects which make perfect natural frames, such as trees, archways and holes. By placing these around the edge of the composition you help to isolate the main subject from the outside world. The result is a more focused image which draws your eye naturally to the main point of interest.
Presenting photos is a hard challenge and Flickr, which we all know and love, may not provide the very best interface for that purpose.
In his series of 20 photos I try to present them in a more traditional manner that you would use for a print - namely on a matte with a dark frame.
This picture is taken on the front deck of a sail boat. The lens is the Canon 10-22mm @ f/16 on a Canon 50D. The small aperture creates the beautiful star shaped sun.
Hmm, I think it's a male white-tailed bumblebee, but I wasn't paying very much attention. Framed in ragwort.
This frame was found at the dollar store and I just painted the outside with tan and white washed the edges. I covered the matting with cardstock and stamped with a variety of Melissa Frances stamps to create the background using fall colors. I also stamped and cut out a few of the leaves to put on top of the glass. The rub on saying is adhered to the top of the glass as well, along with the chipboard letters. The resin pieces really finish off the project and make what was an inexpensive frame look so elegant.
Supplies used:
Pop Out Glitter Alphabet GN16
Stately Applique Resin CX12 (swirls on bottom)
Tea Party Applique Set CX811 (flower)
Scroll Applique S/4 CX710 (swirls in top corner)
White Pearls GN278
Autumn Splendor FW042
Baroque Stamps ME11
Flower Stamp ME12
Framing
+ I was happy with how the mask turned out and the lighting of the picture
- I wish I could have gotten the mask to be a little brighter than it is
20/20
Framing a house Nail gun tool - Feel free to use this photo for your website or blog as long as you include photo credit with a clickable (hyperlinked) and do-follow link to www.homespothq.com
Decided that framing cost to much for its own good. Bought mahogany stair trim to mostly match the cherry in the speakers. 1/10th the price. But wouldn't do again without a proper mat cutter.
Full shot of frame , has a rust wire metal object hanging from a peg and a collection of wood buttons.
The framing is a bit naff but I felt the shapes echoed well some of the styling cues on the car. I must admit I am begining to find such cars less interesting. It must be an age thing. for me the Aventador is too overstyled.
I made some progress refurbishing the used jig I bought. The base is now painted including my logo. The backbone is clean and free of most of the grime from being stored in an attic for years. Now on to cleaning up the tube holders and dropout mounts.