Today I took a drive out to Boston.
I had been thinking to go to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum but when I was headed there I went by the MFA and it seemed like a much bigger place so I opted for that instead. I paid way too much to park there but next time I'll have a better idea of where to park. But I got to see a couple of Van Goghs and Turner's Slave Ship, so I guess it was worth it.
It never occurred to me that the Slave Ship might be right in my own backyard. I guess I've never done an art survey to see what noted masterpieces were real close by. On the other hand it means that I've let my less than perfect mental health keep me from getting out and seeing things that were readily seeable. Hafta not let that continue.
Yesterday I wandered through an old house museum in Hadley mass. I kind of caught a tour guide off guard, apparently you're sposta pay four bucks for a tour and not take pictures, but I gave myself a tour; the door was open and I took a number of pictures.
Not sure exactly what to do tomorrow, maybe head down to the Mystic Aquarium in mystic conn. Or maybe mess around with a new old camera I picked up at the Newfane flea market up in vermont last weekend. it's an old kodak folding camera that shoots a 3.5 by 5.5 inch negative. No film for it anymore but you can cut paper to size and use that for a negative like you'd do with a pinhole camera, and make contact prints. I'll have to pick up a pack of low contrast paper though, multigrade is way too high in contrast.
Well whatever. I hope my web friends have all had a nice weekend.
I had been thinking to go to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum but when I was headed there I went by the MFA and it seemed like a much bigger place so I opted for that instead. I paid way too much to park there but next time I'll have a better idea of where to park. But I got to see a couple of Van Goghs and Turner's Slave Ship, so I guess it was worth it.
It never occurred to me that the Slave Ship might be right in my own backyard. I guess I've never done an art survey to see what noted masterpieces were real close by. On the other hand it means that I've let my less than perfect mental health keep me from getting out and seeing things that were readily seeable. Hafta not let that continue.
Yesterday I wandered through an old house museum in Hadley mass. I kind of caught a tour guide off guard, apparently you're sposta pay four bucks for a tour and not take pictures, but I gave myself a tour; the door was open and I took a number of pictures.
Not sure exactly what to do tomorrow, maybe head down to the Mystic Aquarium in mystic conn. Or maybe mess around with a new old camera I picked up at the Newfane flea market up in vermont last weekend. it's an old kodak folding camera that shoots a 3.5 by 5.5 inch negative. No film for it anymore but you can cut paper to size and use that for a negative like you'd do with a pinhole camera, and make contact prints. I'll have to pick up a pack of low contrast paper though, multigrade is way too high in contrast.
Well whatever. I hope my web friends have all had a nice weekend.
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either way,i can't lie!