Abyssgazing

looking up

A recent trip to the beach resulted in a little side trip to Milton, Delaware.  There are lots of nice old houses in Milton, so we stopped to snap a few roof details via Hipstamatic.

Lens:  Lucifer VI; Film:  Blanko Noir

Lens: Tejas; Lens: DC

Ex-Fish

We were in the seafood section of an international supermarket last weekend.  Hipstamatic time!  Set at randomize.

Lens:  Melodie; Film:  Ina's 1969

Lens:  Americana; Film: float

Lens:  John S; Film:  Ina's 1935

Lens:  Roboto Glitter; Film:  Ina's 1969

It's always a bit of a gamble to go with the random selections, sometimes they don't work out at all, but sometimes you get really nice surprises.  There are getting to be so many lenses and films that it's getting difficult to remember them all--randomizing gives you the opportunity to try out combinations that might not have occurred to you otherwise.

Morning Fog

Fog is enchanting.  Waiting for my carpool this morning, I took a few Hipstamatic shots.

The first uses Ina's 1935 film and the Labatique 73 lens.  The image below uses Ina's 1935 with the John S lens.

Snowfall

Except for some minor flurries a couple of times, this is our only snow of the season.

Mystery House

I drive through Kentucky once or twice a year and, usually, I drive by this very old stone house that sits along US 23.

I first stopped by to photograh it in 2002.  Considering it's been more or less open to the elements since then, it looks alright.  I hope someone rescues it soon, though.

Additional photos can be found here.

The photo at the top is taken with the Hipstamatic app using the Matty ALN lens and Ina's 1969 film. The circa 2002 photo at the bottom is for reference and is not an iPhone image, of course.

Winter Sky

I was driving through West Virginia on Thursday.  It was a beautiful crisply chilly day.  A bit of snow had fallen the previous night, so I couldn't resist taking a short side trip to Grandview.   I was the only human around, so it felt a little strange walking out to the overlook.  Creepy, but in a good way if you know what I mean.

The sky and treetop image is a straight iPhone photo, the image of Grandview is a Hipstamatic using the Tejas lens and Ina's 1935 film.

 

Plummy!

I got my first Blythe doll five years ago, but I haven't taken too many photos of her (or the other two I have).  Blythe is a big deal on Flickr and recently I thought I'd like to get in on the fun, so here's one of Plummy.  Her kitty is handmade by Violet Pi and her outfit is by moshi moshi.  The iPhone photograph is altered with TiltShiftGen.

Yes, I still play with dolls.

Cadillac Mountain Colors

We drove up to the top of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia NP in mid-October.  The summit was completely fogged in--there's supposed to be a view of Bar Harbor in the background of this image, but it was only mist this day.  It was dreamy and magical.  

The colors were so beautiful.  I would love to match them up with some Jamieson Sheltland Spindrift wool and knit a Fair Isle piece to commemorate the experience.  Someday.  

This image was taken with the iPhone camera and fiddled around a bit in the TiltShiftGen app.

Glass Doorknobs

This was taken at a flea market a few weeks ago using the Hipstamatic app and that other "Cowboys and Aliens" lens--Matty ALN--and the Ina's 1935 film.

Christmas Begins...

We decorated the Christmas tree last night.  One of the old Shiny Brite ornaments is featured in this photo taken with the Hipstamatic app using the Libatique 73 lens (a Cowboys and Aliens tie-in!*) and Ina's 1969 film.

*I really like both of the Cowboys and Aliens lenses--the other--"Matty ALN"--imparts a green glowing starburst effect.