odds and ends by summerfield

odds and ends

here's a creamer that belonged to partner's mother, one of those mingle-mangle oddments that i rescued when the family was emptying her house after it was sold and they moved her to a home.

partner said there's no point in keeping something that does not match anything we had. who cares? his mother kept it obviously because it meant something to her. she kept a lot of stuff that belonged to her late parents, something that she remembered them by. and if they were throwing things anyway, it's garbage, i picked it up so it's mine. and what do i get out of these odds and ends of hers that i kept? you bet you! photo opps!

but really, i should start unloading some of my own hoards of odds and ends.

i'm not happy with this shot and i swear, i will do this again one of these days, because as you know, i just have to do things the right way. if i had a better shot for this odds and ends prompt, this wouldn't be here. but 60 frames and this i think is the best of the lot. so, sorry, will make it up to you next time.

my same subject tuesday post is here, if you are so inclined: http://365project.org/summerfield/365/2012-10

thank you, my friends, for your kind views and comments. they're much, much appreciated.
You made magic out of the old creamer and your partner's mother would be happy.
I am trying to go through the generations of things here so that my boys won't have to one of these days.
October 31st, 2012  
Love this!
October 31st, 2012  
@cdonohoue - thank you, cathy. my partner's mother stayed in the same house for more than 50 years so there was a lot of stuff which was a monumental task to sort out stuff.
October 31st, 2012  
@slang - ugh! you fav'd this and it was sloppily done! i'm so embarrassed, but still very grateful. i promise i would do another one just for you!
October 31st, 2012  
@slang - i meant i would do another one that is much, much better than this, just for you. and i forgot to thank you. so thank you, sean harry!
October 31st, 2012  
Cool low key effect. I have found these types of shots to be quite difficult to perfect!
October 31st, 2012  
very arty shot,nice one
October 31st, 2012  
wow, well done. nicely composed. a longer lens (or zoom extended) and wider aperture will make the bokeh even better :-)
October 31st, 2012  
@salza - thank you, sally. i know what you're saying. this and the glass shot from yesterday are still on my bucket list. they're not going to get crossed out until i've done them to almost perfect.
October 31st, 2012  
@steeler - hey! you're back. nice of you to say hello. thank you, howard.
October 31st, 2012  
@abhijit - i used my 18-55mm but i'm not sure if my aperture is correct. will play with it some more in the coming days. i'm really thankful for your tips and advice. don't get tired, please. thank you, ab.
October 31st, 2012  
great bokeh, great shot!
October 31st, 2012  
@cottoncandy - thank you, mischell.
November 2nd, 2012  
Well done! You have made magic with this!
November 2nd, 2012  
looks like a steaming cup of hot chocolate to me... ooooh, that's an idea!
November 8th, 2012  
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