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Figarosmom

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21. I had an Olympus 35mm with assorted filters

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 06:59 PM

Aug 4

And lens. I liked doing double exposures and time lapses. I also loved doing flash pictures in darkness making for drama. Anyway I gave no idea where any of thise pictures ended up after my last move, in a box somewhere. The one I like best was a double exposure of my brother in law. The first shot was of him sitting in a wooden rocking chair and the second one had him behind the chair bent over like ge was whispering in his own ear. I gave that to him as a gift figuring I still had the negative and the slide. Oh well, someday I'll have to go through the boxes in the back of the closet.

Here is a landscape of Carthage College from a hill above Sheridan Rd. In oil.

Oil landscape
— MUZZY SAYS (@muzzyismine.bsky.social) 2025-08-04T22:40:57.403Z

Here are a couple of self- portraits . The one done in Renaissance style is oil and the Cubist one is in acrylic.

Some self portraits
— MUZZY SAYS (@muzzyismine.bsky.social) 2025-08-04T22:31:39.489Z

And this is a charcoal self -portrait and a colored watercolor pencil drawing of my daughter. The smaller pics are a charcoal of my Mom and a pen snd ink of myself and my sister when we were like 10 and 8 that I did from a photo.

Self portrait in charcoal and pencil drawing of my daughter
— MUZZY SAYS (@muzzyismine.bsky.social) 2025-08-04T22:36:29.938Z

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The eye. Our young grandson has it. He has practiced photography and gotten good at it. [View all] George McGovern Aug 3 OP

No better mentor than you, George. I sincerely hope your grandson's love for what he's doing is successful Deuxcents Aug 3 #1

Thus far so good Deuxcents. He's a "rare bird" in that his passion for his craft takes George McGovern Aug 3 #8

What are his Olympus kits? KT2000 Aug 3 #2

Yes. Olympus E-M1 Mark II with Olympus 45-150mm f.2.8 Pro lens + Pen F w/17mm f/1.8 lens. George McGovern Aug 3 #7

Evidently, "the eye" is an inherited trait. Good shot. LoisB Aug 3 #3

Thank You Lois. Good traits are good for us. George McGovern Aug 3 #12

Good for him. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 3 #4

Thank You GOG! George McGovern Aug 3 #9

Chuckle, Chuckle, my Dad was an artist, and the finest camera he used was a Brownie Reflex. OHHHH NOOOHHHH. usonian Aug 3 #5

Sounds was a good photographer. And thanks for clarifying my source of insanity. George McGovern Aug 3 #10

LOL!!!! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 3 #14

I've been rescuing old photos over time. usonian Aug 3 #17

I do the same thing. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 3 #18

The first camera I ever took a picture with was a Brownie. ShazzieB Aug 4 #19

My mom had one too ShazzieB. Fold-down box camera. Regrettably I never knew about it nor how to use it. George McGovern Aug 5 #22

I love to take pictures! ShazzieB Aug 5 #24

Whoa! ShazzieB, YOU HAVE A GOOD EYE! All images are excellent -- BUT George McGovern Aug 6 #31

Thank you! ShazzieB Aug 6 #32

Good shooting! Looks like you timed it just right when he was walking near you. George McGovern Aug 7 #33

I remember that image well. ShazzieB Aug 7 #34

Yup. As I recall the rider won some sort of local election. Probably became sort of famous. THX George McGovern Aug 7 #35

Good job Grandpa Figarosmom Aug 3 #6

He IS. He and his mom came for dinner recently. He showed concert photos online while we were waiting on dinner. George McGovern Aug 3 #11

Those are good. The use of Figarosmom Aug 3 #16

Wow Thank You, Figarosmom, for your cogent comments. With which camera(s) have you taken pictures? George McGovern Aug 4 #20

I had an Olympus 35mm with assorted filters Figarosmom Aug 4 #21

Holy Toledo Figarosmom! Your art is amazing (plus another 5 or 10 superlatives)! George McGovern Aug 5 #23

I'm glad you liked tbem. Figarosmom Aug 5 #25

WOW George, the "eye for photography" runs strong in your family! Diamond_Dog Aug 3 #13

Thanks DD. You sure know how to help a guy like himself. Take passion one step to "PaidPassion" and rejoice, George McGovern Aug 3 #15

You have taught him well, Obi-wan Bayard Aug 5 #26

Thank You Bayard. Anakin Skywalker agrees. George McGovern Aug 5 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Bayard Aug 5 #27

That's a super interesting image!! CrispyQ Aug 5 #28

Thank You CrispyQ! George McGovern Aug 5 #30