Received a package from KEH
Got a Canon 1:1.8 50mm lens for $33 (it’s brand-new/rf costs about $125-150, this one was sold “as is,” so no big loss if it doesn’t work, but it seems to be working so far)
I also ordered a Speedlight 580EX II for $43. It’s around $150 on FB Marketplace.
Received the flash.
Here it is.
Trying to figure out how to fit it into my Canon 6D
P.S. Placed another order.
Five large airplanes in the sky at once – that’s normal for our area. There were actually six, but I couldn’t get a clear shot
Yuki has a very good eye! But still I shout at him to move three centimeters to the left
Fresh assortment of animals
Yesterday, I took a walk with my dog at Janelia Research Campus. It is a research institute located in Ashburn, managed by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). This is a place where scientists in the biotech field live and work, including Nobel laureates. Right here, in 2020, they created a detailed map of neural connections in the brain of a fruit fly, which was an important step towards understanding how neural networks function. But today, it’s about the images. The campus was designed by Rafael Viñoly, an Uruguayan architect (The super-thin residential skyscraper in New York is his work).
1700 panels of structural glass (bearing the weight of the building) from Saint-Gobain Glass, Belgium. It would be interesting to get inside—after all, the biotech theme is somewhat close to my heart. Overall, it’s all open, come in, walk wherever you want, but it’s still not customary here, and one should respect the openness.
Today, just some photos from the walk (mixed with a few from the net).
All these have been standing for almost 20 years now.
A fine photograph (colorization mine). Marilyn Monroe gazes at her husband Arthur Miller, who has grown cold towards her and is harboring plans for divorce. Miller looks at Yves Montand, a star of European cinema at the time, whose friendship flattered him. Yves Montand looks at Marilyn Monroe, already smitten with her, on the brink of an affair. Yves Montand’s wife, Simone Signoret, watches her husband — she wouldn’t have been a great actress if she couldn’t show warmth convincingly and with dignity in this situation. All in all, it’s complicated.
Taken by Bruce Davidson (1960), during the filming of Let’s Make Love, Beverly Hills Hotel
Today, let’s talk about the very interesting Norwegian artist Ingebjørg Frøydis Støyva (Ingebjørg Frøydis Støyva, 1978). The first painting with a horse in the closet is called ‘Can I keep him?’. Some people have skeletons in their closets, while others have a whole horse. I really love this artist. Generally, artists who embrace their quirks and create from that place are always fascinating.
from the series “unexpected photographs”
Quentin Tarantino at Pasternak’s grave in Peredelkino, 2004
They told me “Better practice… on cats”. Done! I don’t know if I should finish up or get a new cat
In Orlando, I didn’t really expect any art museums, as the city, to put it politely, has a different focus. However, the museum I visited was indeed a hidden gem. The Charles Morse Museum is largely dedicated to Tiffany lamps. Tiffany lamps refer to a style first created and made famous by Louis Comfort Tiffany, the elder son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, the renowned owner of the jewelry firm Tiffany & Co.
The idea to create lamps came unexpectedly. When making stained glass windows, there was a huge amount of unused material. Not wanting to waste it, Louis Comfort decided to try creating something new and useful, which led to the first example of these lamps.
He was the first to come up with joining small pieces of colored glass using a narrow copper foil strip and lead came, thus creating the first lampshade in this technique.
And now, the museum is full of these original lamps and stained glasses. Check out the photos!
The business of the creator began to decline shortly before World War I. In 1917, Tiffany retired, allowing some of his employees to continue selling the products and furnaces for glassmaking. After his death (1932), the popularity of his creations significantly decreased. For two decades, Louis Comfort Tiffany’s designs were forgotten. Over time, Tiffany lamps regained popularity, and his works began to be exhibited in various museums; collectors were in constant search for these rarities. Many craftsmen, due to such demand, attempted to replicate the famous lamps, but it was nearly impossible. Today, the creator’s works are highly valued worldwide as modern-style designer items.
There were also exhibits unrelated to the Tiffany lamp technique. I’ll add them too, it’s all very beautiful.
In short, Orlando is not just about theme parks. Although, of course, I did see a park too — Disney Hollywood Park, where I attended a Maroon 5 concert.
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 