Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! Snow, Glass, Apples by … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Snow, Glass, Apples
Sunday Sum-Up, 06/23/2019
It's been a stormy week around here. Weather-wise, I mean. There have been thunderstorms the past three nights, and it makes it hard to get a good night's sleep. Annoying, that, but at least they haven't been severe storms. Just noisy ones. And then on my day off, I had so many good intentions to … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 06/23/2019
Photo 101: Shutter Speed
The third point on the Exposure Triangle is shutter speed. The camera's shutter speed is usually measured in fractions of seconds-- and tiny fractions, at that. Like aperture, shutter speed determines how much light can go to the sensor at a given point in time. Aperture does this by getting wider or narrower (like the … Continue reading Photo 101: Shutter Speed
Book Review: Soul of the Sword
Soul of the Sword (Shadow of the Fox #2) by Julie Kagawa YA Fantasy 304 pages Expected publication June 25, 2019, by Inkyard Press (Possible spoilers for Shadow of the Fox) After the events at the end of-of Shadow of the Fox, Yumeko has a choice: try to save Tatsumi, or do as she … Continue reading Book Review: Soul of the Sword
Goodreads Monday: The Alice Network
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn Historical Fiction 532 pages Published June 2016, by William Morrow Books From Goodreads: In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: The Alice Network
Sunday Sum-Up, 06/16/2019
It's been a lovely week around here. Spring-like temperatures, a few rainy mornings, a little thunderstorm last night. Thunder and lightning are great when accompanied by nothing more than a little rain. It's the hail and tornadoes you have to watch out for. Fortunately, there was none of that. After work on Friday, I went … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 06/16/2019
Photo 101: ISO
ISO is a weird part of the Exposure Triangle. There isn't a physical component with it like there is with aperture (an opening at the back of the lens that opens and closes) or shutter speed (where a physical cover opens to reveal the sensor for a brief period of time). ISO describes how much … Continue reading Photo 101: ISO
Photo 101: Aperture
The basics of photography involve something called the Exposure Triangle. The exposure being your photograph, and the three points of the triangle being the following: shutter speed, ISO, and aperture. Shutter Speed is the amount of time that the camera's shutter is open and letting light hit the sensor. It is usually a fraction of … Continue reading Photo 101: Aperture
Photo 101: The Basics
Now that just about everyone has a camera in their pocket thanks to the prevalence of smartphones, we take more and more photographs than ever before. More than 100 million photos are uploaded to Instagram each day, and more than 350 million are uploaded to Facebook. Every. Single. Day. With so many people taking so … Continue reading Photo 101: The Basics
Book Review: The Candle and the Flame
The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad Fantasy 416 Pages Published May 14, 2019, by Scholastic Press The Silk Road, a network of medieval trade routes stretching from India and China to southern Europe, has long existed in the Western imagination as the source of all things exotic. But for the millions of people … Continue reading Book Review: The Candle and the Flame
