Day 58: Even More Retro

Today's picture of the day actually is in three parts.

This is a Kodakchrome handheld camera from the 1940's. The film has to be loaded in a dark room here and pulled through the little wheel on the bottom left. The film provides 50 exposures - but 25 on each side. So, once you're done taking 25 pics, you'll have to open it up again in a dark room and load it in the reverse to use the other 25 exposures.

This little dial on the cover is used for all settings - Very Bright Sun, Bright Sun, Hazy Sun, Cloudy bright and Open shade and then on the right is for the aperture speed.

And there's a little manual roll on the back and other little dials for more settings.

How cool is that?

Day 57: Retro

My friend John's original Canon A-1 camera from the 70's. This was a legendary camera back in the day.

Here's a lot of information of how great this piece was then.

If you think this is retro - wait till I show you what else he showed me! I was like Woow...

Camera
Canon T2i  1/4s
Focal Length 55.0mm  f/5.6

Day 48: Croak Croak

Came across this piece of art displayed in our local library. The artist specializes in painting reptiles and this is such a cute little big frog! I love how the snail on top has his big mouth open!

Camera

Canon SD780 IS  1/20s

Focal Length 5.9mm  f/3.2

Day 47: Meant to be

Thanks to my dear friend Radha who got me the very last display bowl from Pier 1 just because I LOVE it! 

Camera: 

Canon T2i  1/60s

Focal Length 55.0mm  f/5.6

Day 39: Sweet Love

Thank You my dear Valentine for gorgeous roses and chocolates year after year.

Camera
Canon T2i  1/30s
Focal Length 33.0mm   f/4.5

Day 35: You call me Crazy. I call myself Colorful.

My daughters little colorful Crazy Springs for Valentine exchange in school. There is also a little bouncy balls that goes with this for the exchange because apparently boys are not much into crazy springs! Mm Hmm.

Camera
Canon T2i  1/10s
Focal Length 42.0mm  f/5.0

Day 29: Does that look like a smile?

Have you ever wondered why clock and watch ads anywhere in the world show them preset at 10:10?

Well, one of the theories is that the company logo would get displayed in between both the hands perfectly forming a frame. And it would also look like a smile. :)
Maybe because originally the standard used to be 8:20 and somehow that created a frown!

To be exact, the industry standard now is that the time should be 10:09:36


Camera:
Canon T2i  1/60s
Focal Length: 65.0mm  f/4.0

Day 26: My favorite Ganesha

Place: Home

Subject: My own piece of creation - my glass Ganesha that I painted about 9-10 yrs back.

Camera:
Canon T2i  1/60s
Focal length 74.0mm  f/4.5

Day 16: Where do you want to go this morning?

Place: Home

Subject: My coffee mug set from World Market. Every time I drink coffee in one of these, I wish there was a magical adventure like Harry Potter or Narnia that just transforms me magically into the land of my cup. Sigh. If that had happened, I would have been in Shangai city right now maybe solving the mystery of the stolen Samurai sword. Wait. That's too intense. I might just want to shop around and maybe eat some awesome authentic Chinese food for lunch. More like my kinda adventure. I'll leave it to Tom Cruise find the stolen samurai sword. 

Camera:

Canon T2i   1/40s

Focal length 55.0mm   F/5.6

Day 12: Dangle & Dazzle

Love these new danglers I received as a gift from my best friend! God Bless best friends and pretty danglers!

Camera: Canon T2i

Day 8: Slice with color

Subject: A very special gift from a very special friend who only knows me and my love for knives a little too well. Thank you my dear. I love these super sharp Pure Komachi knives. Looking forward to many great chopping veggie experiences!

Camera:

Canon T2i

Day 7: Noiseless Chime

Place: Home Backyard

Subject: One of my favorite wind chimes - the type that just looks pretty and does not make all the noise. Bought this in India years back and it survived the trip here.

Camera:
Canon T2i   1/100s
Focal Length: 53.0 mm   f5.6
ISO:100

Day 2: You Lead and I'll Follow

Buddhist Quote: Everyone knows the way, but few actually walk it.

Place: Home
Subject: Three Buddha wooden statue from Pier 1 Imports.
Camera: Canon T2i