Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/320 sec, ISO 100
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Mason jars
While cleaning out the pantry today I came across a few empty mason jars...
Aperture priority: f/1.4, 1/50 sec, ISO 100
Aperture priority: f/1.4, 1/50 sec, ISO 100
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
One eye open
As I was contorting my body in all kinds of weird ways, trying to get a close-up shot of Max sleeping (again!), he opened one eye and looked at me as if to say, "Must you?"
Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 0.8 sec, ISO 100
Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 0.8 sec, ISO 100
Oh, fork!
Just messing around with a photo of a single fork in Photoshop... Photo was taken on Friday; I just didn't get it posted until after midnight...
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Back in the saddle again...
Today - An abstracty/pattern shot of my son's used caps for his cap gun. I converted the photo to black-and-white and applied an Ink Outlines filter in Photoshop.
Aperture priority setting: f/6.3, 1.3 sec, ISO 100
Wednesday, 03/25/09 - Miriam at a local park.
Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/800 sec, ISO 100
Tuesday, 03/24/09 - I had such high hopes for our magnolia tree this spring... There were so many buds! But unfortunately, once the buds started to open, we had a few cold days, and the blossoms were destroyed. Then we had a couple windy days and what we had quickly got blown away...
Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/100 sec, ISO 100
Monday, 03/23/09 - Every girl needs a pink, fuzzy, sparkly phone, right? Miriam's, not mine...
Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/40 sec, ISO 100
Sunday, 03/22/09 - A close-up shot of the pooch on Auto.
Aperture priority setting: f/6.3, 1.3 sec, ISO 100
Wednesday, 03/25/09 - Miriam at a local park.
Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/800 sec, ISO 100
Tuesday, 03/24/09 - I had such high hopes for our magnolia tree this spring... There were so many buds! But unfortunately, once the buds started to open, we had a few cold days, and the blossoms were destroyed. Then we had a couple windy days and what we had quickly got blown away...
Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/100 sec, ISO 100
Monday, 03/23/09 - Every girl needs a pink, fuzzy, sparkly phone, right? Miriam's, not mine...
Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/40 sec, ISO 100
Sunday, 03/22/09 - A close-up shot of the pooch on Auto.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Max and the Meramec River
Today - I went down to the Meramec River close to our house after dinner tonight, and as I was looking around, a fish splashed in the water. I noticed the ripples in the water and the reflection of the trees on the riverbank in those ripples. Mario doesn't like all the jagged lines in this photo, but that is precisely why I like it...
Aperture priority setting: f/5.6, 1/60 sec, ISO 100
Friday, 03/20/09 - As one of my friends said, Max certainly is predictable! As am I apparently... Another Friday night shot of Max because I was too uninspired for anything else! Photo shot on Auto setting...
Aperture priority setting: f/5.6, 1/60 sec, ISO 100
Friday, 03/20/09 - As one of my friends said, Max certainly is predictable! As am I apparently... Another Friday night shot of Max because I was too uninspired for anything else! Photo shot on Auto setting...
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Rustic Tomato Basil Tart
Tonight's dinner - fantastically yummy! Here's the recipe (from my sister, Irene - don't know where she got it):
Rustic Tomato Basil Tart
6 servings (yeah right, more like 3!)
3 lbs med red and yellow tomatoes cut into 1/4 inch slices (This seems like too much, 1.5 lbs is more like it)
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup fresh corn kernels (about 1-2 ears)
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
3 tbsp fat free sour cream
1.5 cup all purpose flour
1/4 c yellow cornmeal
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into several pieces
1 tbsp yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil, divided
1/3 cup (1.5 oz) shredded fontina cheese (or smoked provala; gruyere also works as a substitute)
1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano
2 tbsp all purpose flour
1/4 tsp cracked black pepper
1. Arrange tomato slices in a single layer on several layers of paper towels; sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt. Let stand 20 minutes; blot dry with paper towels.
2. Place corn, lemon juice and sour cream in a food processor; process until smooth.
3. Combine 1.5 cup flour, 1/4 cup cornmeal and 1/2 tsp salt in a large bowl; stir with a whisk. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives (or a fork) until mixture resembles course meal. Add corn mixture; stir until a soft dough forms. Knead gently 3-4 times.
4. Slightly overlap 2 16” sheets of plastic wrap on a slightly damp surface. Place dough on plastic wrap, press into a 6” circle. Cover with 2 additional sheets of overlapping plastic. Roll dough, still covered, into a 14” circle. Place on a large baking sheet in freezer for 10 minutes or until plastic wrap can be easily removed. (Be sure to use a good, heavy duty plastic wrap)
5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
6. Line baking sheet with parchment paper; sprinkle paper with 1 tbsp cornmeal. Remove 2 sheets (1 side) of wrap from dough. Place dough, wrap side up, on baking sheet. Remove remaining wrap.
7. Combine 1/4 cup basil, cheese and oregano in a small bowl. In a separate small bowl, combine 2 tbsp flour and 1/2 tsp salt. Arrange cheese mixture on dough, leaving 1.5” border. Sift 1 tbsp flour mixture over cheese mixture. Arrange 1/2 of tomatoes over cheese and flour mixtures. Sift remaining flour mixture over tomatoes, top with remaining tomatoes. Fold edges of dough toward center, press to seal.
8. Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes or until crust is browned. Let stand 10 minutes, sprinkle with 1/4 cup basil and black pepper.
Aperture priority setting: f/5, 1/4 sec, ISO 100
Rustic Tomato Basil Tart
6 servings (yeah right, more like 3!)
3 lbs med red and yellow tomatoes cut into 1/4 inch slices (This seems like too much, 1.5 lbs is more like it)
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup fresh corn kernels (about 1-2 ears)
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
3 tbsp fat free sour cream
1.5 cup all purpose flour
1/4 c yellow cornmeal
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into several pieces
1 tbsp yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil, divided
1/3 cup (1.5 oz) shredded fontina cheese (or smoked provala; gruyere also works as a substitute)
1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano
2 tbsp all purpose flour
1/4 tsp cracked black pepper
1. Arrange tomato slices in a single layer on several layers of paper towels; sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt. Let stand 20 minutes; blot dry with paper towels.
2. Place corn, lemon juice and sour cream in a food processor; process until smooth.
3. Combine 1.5 cup flour, 1/4 cup cornmeal and 1/2 tsp salt in a large bowl; stir with a whisk. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives (or a fork) until mixture resembles course meal. Add corn mixture; stir until a soft dough forms. Knead gently 3-4 times.
4. Slightly overlap 2 16” sheets of plastic wrap on a slightly damp surface. Place dough on plastic wrap, press into a 6” circle. Cover with 2 additional sheets of overlapping plastic. Roll dough, still covered, into a 14” circle. Place on a large baking sheet in freezer for 10 minutes or until plastic wrap can be easily removed. (Be sure to use a good, heavy duty plastic wrap)
5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
6. Line baking sheet with parchment paper; sprinkle paper with 1 tbsp cornmeal. Remove 2 sheets (1 side) of wrap from dough. Place dough, wrap side up, on baking sheet. Remove remaining wrap.
7. Combine 1/4 cup basil, cheese and oregano in a small bowl. In a separate small bowl, combine 2 tbsp flour and 1/2 tsp salt. Arrange cheese mixture on dough, leaving 1.5” border. Sift 1 tbsp flour mixture over cheese mixture. Arrange 1/2 of tomatoes over cheese and flour mixtures. Sift remaining flour mixture over tomatoes, top with remaining tomatoes. Fold edges of dough toward center, press to seal.
8. Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes or until crust is browned. Let stand 10 minutes, sprinkle with 1/4 cup basil and black pepper.
Aperture priority setting: f/5, 1/4 sec, ISO 100
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Easter decorations
I'm not one to go all crazy with decorations for holidays, but I do like these paper Easter eggs...
Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/60 sec, ISO 100
Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/60 sec, ISO 100
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Miriam and messy boys
Today - Miriam on the playset in the backyard.
Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/250 sec, ISO 100
Monday, March 16, 2009 - Look at these dirty little boy hands!!
Aperture priority setting: f/3.2, 1/60 sec, ISO 100
Aperture priority setting: f/1.4, 1/250 sec, ISO 100
Monday, March 16, 2009 - Look at these dirty little boy hands!!
Aperture priority setting: f/3.2, 1/60 sec, ISO 100
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