Housekeeping
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akirluToday I'm getting on with various small bits and bobs that have been pending around the house. As you see, I finally uploaded the keen "teaparties" icon that ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
athenais made for me.
After my most recent triumphant eBay purchase I finally got all the Astoria bone china out of its original boxes and onto a shelf in the cupboard so I can actually use it. I feel like a dragon gloating over its hoard, having enough Astoria to support a small dinner party. Now that it's accessible, I suppose I shall have to start inviting people over to endure my cooking. Hmm.
In the process of rearranging the cupboards to make space for the Astoria, I found a creamer and a salad plate and a pair of bread and butter plates that I have no earthly need to keep since they don't match anything and I can't forsee myself hunting up more like them to extend the set. So I puddled around with eBay and finally set up my seller's account. I scanned the backs of the china plates for maker's marks, then dragged out the black velvet drape and improvised a backdrop for product photos just in the corner of my computer hutch. I was quite pleased with myself for coming up with the translucent top to one of our storage bins for use as a diffuser scrim on the light, and even more pleased to find that I could use the case from my newest Wenger knife as an impromptu plate stand for the photos. With a fold of the velvet tucked under the lip of the plate, it looks quite chic. The macro focus is completely dicked up on the Kodak, though, so I don't yet know how clear the images came out, but they seemed okay in the digital preview. We shall see.
I gave myself one of my childhood-comfort treats - baguette with butter, and hot chocolate for dipping - and now I should carry on with all the pile of mending that's lying around the house like a guilty conscience. Still and all, progress.
athenais made for me. After my most recent triumphant eBay purchase I finally got all the Astoria bone china out of its original boxes and onto a shelf in the cupboard so I can actually use it. I feel like a dragon gloating over its hoard, having enough Astoria to support a small dinner party. Now that it's accessible, I suppose I shall have to start inviting people over to endure my cooking. Hmm.
In the process of rearranging the cupboards to make space for the Astoria, I found a creamer and a salad plate and a pair of bread and butter plates that I have no earthly need to keep since they don't match anything and I can't forsee myself hunting up more like them to extend the set. So I puddled around with eBay and finally set up my seller's account. I scanned the backs of the china plates for maker's marks, then dragged out the black velvet drape and improvised a backdrop for product photos just in the corner of my computer hutch. I was quite pleased with myself for coming up with the translucent top to one of our storage bins for use as a diffuser scrim on the light, and even more pleased to find that I could use the case from my newest Wenger knife as an impromptu plate stand for the photos. With a fold of the velvet tucked under the lip of the plate, it looks quite chic. The macro focus is completely dicked up on the Kodak, though, so I don't yet know how clear the images came out, but they seemed okay in the digital preview. We shall see.
I gave myself one of my childhood-comfort treats - baguette with butter, and hot chocolate for dipping - and now I should carry on with all the pile of mending that's lying around the house like a guilty conscience. Still and all, progress.
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Date: 2005-01-23 01:53 am (UTC)If the focus is all dicked up, see if you can find the manual. It ought to specify the actual distance the macro limits are.
But the whole photo-box sounds way cool.
I need to make one for the orchids.
TK
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Date: 2005-01-23 02:26 pm (UTC)