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Weekly theme: Around the Kitchen

Location: Bear, DE
Date taken: July 24, 2009
Film: N/A
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ50 through the viewfinder of a Kodak Duaflex II
Lens: Lumix 35 - 420mm
Focal Length: 104mm
Exposure Time: 1/20
Aperture: f/3.2
ISO: 200
Macro: enabled
Edited: Picasa 3, Fireworks 8, and Photoshop CS2 on MacBook Pro

About the photo: I decided to use this week's theme to try Through the Viewfinder (TTV) photography. In this technique, you take a photograph of the image as it appears in the viewfinder of another camera. In this case, I used my Kodak Duaflex II (which, due to a cleaning accident, has a chip in the viewfinder glass). Initially I wanted to use my Argus 75 which I recently bought for this very purpose. However, I was not able to get black tape with a matte finish in enough time, so I used the old TTV tube I made a while ago fitted for the Kodak. I set up in my girlfriend's kitchen and took photographs of all the little tchotchkes, accessories, fruit, bottles---essentially anything that I saw on the counters. I liked these roosters, hens, and the turkey the best (she has a great collection) but only when placed next to each other. (In truth, I wasn't completely satisfied with the results of any of the images, but for a first attempt I'm trying to convince myself that I'm okay with it). I added a lomography effect as a way to reduce the glare from the tiles. If you're interested in learning more about TTV photography and how to make the related accessories, see Russ Morris's outstanding TTV tutorial.

photo categories: Around the Kitchen, Bill, Color
tags: accessories, blue, green, hen, kitchen, lomography, macro, red, rooster, tchotchke, tile, ttv, turkey, yellow

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