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my 2nd hybrid cross attempt
would like to know what others are doing with regards to keeping records....?
what all are you keeping track of?
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Canon 7D, 18mm -135mm kit lens, 92mm @ f20, ISO 100, shutter 1/250
430 EXII Speedlight, set on normal power, reflected into silver umbrella in front of subject camera left, probably 1.5 feet from face (hence closed eyes), holding a white piece of foamcore under chin area, chest height, desaturated and white balance adjusted in Lightroom. CC appreciated.
Newer body with cupped hand (produced after 2000), bigger head, larger body and a body that is a smidgen smaller (possibly 2010 but no cupped hand).
Information time line is for the 8 inch dolls only.
1995 -- 8" Madeline was introduced by Eden
1997 -- Grand Celebration Gift Set
1999 -- Eden focuses on the 8 inch doll. Chloe, Nicole, Danielle and Pepito are introduced. Gift Set: Easter
The doll house was introduced as well as many accessories for the 8 inch dolls.
2000 -- 10 inch tall Miss Clavel was introduced, Six new specialty Madelines came on the market -- Two gift Sets, Picnic* and Winter. Collector International dolls: Holland, England, Japan, and Mexico.
{* cupped hand introduced and remained on later dolls)
2001 -- Last international doll released - Ireland - limited production, which is hard to find. Eden went out of business in April 2001.
The summer of 2001 -- Learning Curves takes over Eden. They continue on with the line but discontinue the International dolls which were planned to be produced by Eden.
2002 -- Nona arrives on the market as well as Clarabel the horse that can whinny. A horse and carriage set is produced.
Book gift set: Madeline's Christmas (HB) plus holiday dressed doll.
2003 -- Travel Doll House on the market as well as more accessories.
2004 -- Learning Curves introduce the new modern look of Madeline (not well received) and Polly Pocket sized Madelines.
2005 -- 8 inch dolls are no longer in production.
2006 -- no new Madeline items are produced.
2007 -- 8 inch Madeline available again.
2008 -- 8 inch Christmas doll
2010 -- 8 inch doll (like the original Madeline/face) with school outfit and pj's introduced. This doll is a bit smaller than the original 8 inch dolls but can wear the same outfits.
For all Madeline and friends dolls -- some versions were always available and others were limited production.
Most items can be considered retired and some hard to find.
Additional Note: Eden's 6.5 inches high Magic Charm dolls had smaller heads but similar bodies with the cupped right hand.
With this shot I didn't want to use flash because I would have blown out the soft light and I think it would have been far too harsh. Instead, I pushed the iso and shot with the aperture wide open.
While you can see some noise I was able to get a nice handheld shot.
This works, unless your model moves, then- see pic 2
Please leave thoughts or feedback.
Thank you,
Damian
(bad scanner!) my first shot with the new film and my sx-70; it was obviously a learning experience. i wrote about this new film here.
A young robin at Kiltonga nature reserve.
It's a good job I didn't have the long lens on - he was too close for it to focus. This was taken with the 90mm Macro.
While I was able to get the first shot wide open; with this shot I think I really could have used the extra light of a speedlight flash. With this candid shot; Hector was more at ease and moved. Had I used flash, I could have close the aperture a third or two or increased shutter speed.
Now looking a bit closer, I could have done either of those (adjust shutter or aperture) or both and still got decent background lights without the flash. The only expense that would have occured is a bit more noise in the dark areas due to lower exposure then compensating by bumping the exposure in L.R.
Please leave thoughts or feedback.
Thank you,
Damian
...and it's about time!
These new little characters and sets from Learning Curve 'Play Town' are so much like the old school "little people ", I did a double take when I walked by them at Target.
These 'little people' are a bit bigger than their vintage counterparts. I really like the simplicity of these little guys in contrast to the "new" FP 'little people'. They have wooden heads and parts of the sets are wood, too. There are some 'licensed' characters as well...the little X-men Wolverine guy is adorable.
today has been on of those days where i just can't seem to "get it" with Illustrator... trying to wrap my head around strokes and paths and the pen tool, and also layers. It's def not like PS. I have to make a lot of mistakes in order to make the smallest amount of progress...
practice practice practice...
Westcoast stinging nettles at the Tennesse Aquarium. Also a test of 'How to shoot with a Lensbaby in very low light when you don't know WTF you're doing.'
Again fiddling with AP and Christmas pressie wrapping at the same time....what can i say, we multi-task ;-)
10/4/07 – Countdown of my top 3 superpower choices. A short what if series.
The ability to produce fire obviously has many practical uses. Can see in the dark if the electricity goes out, stay warm in the event of being lost in the Alaskan wilderness, don’t have to spend a half hour hunting down matches to light a candle, to name a few. Also, as a smoker, this superpower definitely comes in handy.
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Steep, steep learning curve with the D300. I do miss the simplicity of my D50. Adjusting it just felt natural...with the D300 the buttons are not where they ought to be - yet.
Danger: Steep learning curve ahead.
This was my first attempt at baking bread and was intended to be a rye sourdough. I lovingly prepared the sourdough starter over four days following the guidance in Andrew Whitley's Bread Matters, but when it came to the final stage, well, not much happened. I could tell it wasn't right before it went into the oven but I wanted to see what would happen anyway.
Result: one rye rubber brick. Completely inedible. Undaunted, I've saved a little of the original starter and I'm now adding to that for another go at it... fingers crossed.
More about it here miketoons.blogspot