From a recent stay in my mother’s home, where I always take pleasure in the play of light.
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The Guest Room
Everyday Life, Light
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Feb 202018
Jan 192014
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I do not enjoy winter. But! I do enjoy cooking winter comfort food. These were waiting for a Crustless Spinach Quiche last night:
Ingredients (for 6 servings)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 10-ounce package frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed to remove as much moisture as possible
- 5 eggs
- 3/4 lb. Muenster cheese (or Monterey Jack), grated
- salt and freshly ground pepper
Preheat oven to 350F, and butter a 9-inch pie plate.
Heat oil in skillet on medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until wilted. Add spinach; cook until excess moisture is evaporated. Let cool.
Beat eggs in a bowl. Add cheese. Stir in onion-spinach mixture, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Bake until top is nicely browned and tester comes out clean, 40-45 minutes.
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Nikon D300; 1/45 sec @ f11, ISO 560 (handheld);
18-200 mm f/3.5–5.6 @ 52mm (78mm EFL); focus distance .5m
Oct 172013
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I cannot remember what I was intending to do when I walked through our living room and was stopped by this scene. “Where is my camera?!”
At this particular time of year and hour, on a sunny day, light plays through the windows of our home to create artwork on the walls that I could never imagine.
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Nikon D300; 1/20 sec @ f11, ISO 3200 (handheld);
18-200 mm f/3.5–5.6 @ 50mm (75mm EFL); focus distance 3.16m
May 212013
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Enjoying the light thrown by a green glass vase received from my husband for my birthday. It’s not just for flowers!
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Oct 022012
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Nikon D300; 1/60 sec @ f5.6, ISO 200 (handheld);
18-200 mm f/3.5–5.6 @ 70mm (105mm EFL); focus distance 3.16m
May 282011
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With the forecast calling for partly cloudy skies, I decided to visit the Chicago Botanic Garden. Wouldn’t you know, it turned severely clear instead! So I focused on the assignment “light” from The Practice of Contemplative Photography.
This was photographed in the Sensory Garden, which “celebrates fragrances, sounds, colors, textures, and movement.” Taking pictures was a great excuse to spend a lot of time in those surroundings.
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Nikon D300; f8 @ 1/500 sec, ISO 200 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 200mm (300mm EFL); focus distance 2.66m