Comments on: Road slush http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/06/road-slush/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:46:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mike (tfb) http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/06/road-slush/#comment-14008 Mike (tfb) Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:35:15 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/06/road-slush/#comment-14008 <b>willing hands:</b> Um, thanks! I think I've commented on this before, people seem to like the photos, I'm quite happy with them, they get the point across. I'm no "photographer," but I CAN now take pictures of veggies and stuff happening in the garden...I think I managed through determination, 'cause before, I couldn't take a decent snapshot. At the beginning of tiny farming, I wanted to have a farm web site with photos, and I was totally frustrated by the idea that I'd have to get someone to take pictures. So I started doing close-ups of the veggies, as close as autofocus on the point-and-shoot digital camera would let me go, figuring, veggies look great, if I fill the frame with veggies, I can't go too far wrong. And that works! A little cropping on the computer often helps things out. If you think about it, most people have no problem recognizing decent and not-so-good photos, so why shouldn't you be able to take at least OK pics? I don't know what a genetically gifted photographer or painter or whatever sees, but for me, after a while of shooting every day, I started to kinda generally see what things might look like as photos as you click, kinda connecting that ability to recognize good photos with the taking 'em part... Whatever, I'm quite pleased. Another modern tiny farming skill passably acquired! :) willing hands: Um, thanks! I think I’ve commented on this before, people seem to like the photos, I’m quite happy with them, they get the point across. I’m no “photographer,” but I CAN now take pictures of veggies and stuff happening in the garden…I think I managed through determination, ’cause before, I couldn’t take a decent snapshot. At the beginning of tiny farming, I wanted to have a farm web site with photos, and I was totally frustrated by the idea that I’d have to get someone to take pictures. So I started doing close-ups of the veggies, as close as autofocus on the point-and-shoot digital camera would let me go, figuring, veggies look great, if I fill the frame with veggies, I can’t go too far wrong. And that works! A little cropping on the computer often helps things out. If you think about it, most people have no problem recognizing decent and not-so-good photos, so why shouldn’t you be able to take at least OK pics? I don’t know what a genetically gifted photographer or painter or whatever sees, but for me, after a while of shooting every day, I started to kinda generally see what things might look like as photos as you click, kinda connecting that ability to recognize good photos with the taking ‘em part… Whatever, I’m quite pleased. Another modern tiny farming skill passably acquired! :)

]]> By: Dad Stuff http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/06/road-slush/#comment-13822 Dad Stuff Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:24:09 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/06/road-slush/#comment-13822 We've had the same slush weather for the last two days. Should get cold in a few though. The best part about slush is kicking it off the undercarriage of your car or truck. I love to do that. Stay warm. We’ve had the same slush weather for the last two days. Should get cold in a few though. The best part about slush is kicking it off the undercarriage of your car or truck. I love to do that.
Stay warm.

]]> By: willing hands organic farm http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/06/road-slush/#comment-13695 willing hands organic farm Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:52:16 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/06/road-slush/#comment-13695 Mike, Have you ever been a photographer in your prefarm life????? Your photos are sooo good. What kind of camera do you use? If this has been answered already-sorry, haven't had a chance to poke in every nook and cranny on the site (and there are lots of those!). Keep posting, Julie Mike,

Have you ever been a photographer in your prefarm life????? Your photos are sooo good. What kind of camera do you use? If this has been answered already-sorry, haven’t had a chance to poke in every nook and cranny on the site (and there are lots of those!).

Keep posting, Julie

]]> By: Mike (tfb) http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/06/road-slush/#comment-13676 Mike (tfb) Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:15:28 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/06/road-slush/#comment-13676 Well, I'm getting ready to harvest and mulch! If it keeps up like this for three more days (and it just started raining!), the snow will be gone, and I can get at the carrots, check on the remaining beets, and maybe even throw down some grass mulch on the rest of the garlic! In rubber boots... Well, I’m getting ready to harvest and mulch! If it keeps up like this for three more days (and it just started raining!), the snow will be gone, and I can get at the carrots, check on the remaining beets, and maybe even throw down some grass mulch on the rest of the garlic! In rubber boots…

]]> By: Kelly http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/06/road-slush/#comment-13667 Kelly Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:44:08 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/06/road-slush/#comment-13667 It looks like you will have a good layer of ice on your next freeze. Maybe then you could skate into town. Good times for all. It looks like you will have a good layer of ice on your next freeze. Maybe then you could skate into town. Good times for all.

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