Saturday, May 24, 2008

Things I've Learned Lately

1. Flash photography does not do justice to colors.




2. I like spinning merino/silk blend. A lot.


3. My skill in setting exposure manually indoors in a rather dark room with a digital camera, and my ability to hold my hand still, does not do justice to colors *or* to clarity of photo.


4. If you smack the heck out of the side of the tub with a wet skein - or conversely, if you smack the heck out of a wet skein with the side of a tub (depending on your P.O.V.) - it really does even out the yarn a lot in terms of twist and 'weight' of yarn. Coooool...



5. Both color accuracy and focus/clarity really does improve in natural light.



6. Yeah, it's time for one of the guys to mow the lawn. I won't bother to ask about weeding...

2 comments:

mrspao said...

Maybe you need to ask Santa for a gorilla pod :) http://www.joby.com/products/gorillapod/

daveknits said...

Beautiful yarn!
And, I agree with you about the smacking the tub. I do that with my yarns, and it makes a BIG difference in the finishing. (Of course, my tub is a huge cast iron version, and it can get very loud when I do that.)