Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Images

  • Maps

    This was a really fun outing with my pinhole camera. We visited a part of the Salmon River Trail we’d never seen before – which is pretty amazing considering I thought hiked every inch of that trail. When I saw this image I immediately thought of a map. And now I have this song running…

  • Perspective

    We went hiking with our pinhole cameras up at the Salmon River on Memorial Day weekend and the trail was a little more crowded than usual, thus, more people curious about the cameras we were using. Someone had left a baby’s bright pink shoe sitting on a rock at the trailhead and I instinctively decided…

  • Oh the bitter winds are coming in, And I’m already missing the summer. *

    I missed posting last week, needed a little break from the Intertubes. But I am back in the saddle with another post from that Lomo Purple roll. This is one that that I shot at the Stonehenge Memorial when I was there. You can read more about my visit there on Pinhole Obscura. This is completely…

  • Stillness

    Still working my way though that Lomo Purple roll! Here is a photo of the creek in the park near my home. ———————— Geeky Bits: Camera: TerraPin Bijou Film: Lomo Purple (100 ISO) Exposure time: 12 seconds

  • Into the wild purple yonder

    Today’s photoblog image was taken near my house at the local park. I walk by this scene everyday and I’ve photographed it many times. I love the way the two Douglas Firs frame the entrance to the forested area behind them. I’ve actually taken this path many times, as well, and there is something kind…