Scribbles and Photos

Sight by Nancy Lundebjerg on 500px I am one week into the two week break between my first cataract surgery and my second ( From Severely Myopic to.... ).   So far so good (knock on wood) -- I'm healing on schedule and there are no signs of retinal detachment.  Plus, my right eye tested at 20/20 which for someone who has been myopic since she was 10 is pretty darn cool.  Except for the two rats that I probably would not have seen on my walk last night in Central Park if not for this new right eye. The only issue I've had is with reading and working on the computer -- which has made the last week a bit challenging.  This was not unexpected given that my left eye still requires a great deal of correction.  How much you might ask?  My eye glass prescription for that eye is -17.5 and my contact lens prescription is -12.  I am anticipating that I won't need correction for myopia in my new right eye but will need readers.  In a nutshell, a pre...

Herring Creek Farm, Martha's Vineyard (2/2) by Nancy Lundebjerg on 500px I have been wearing glasses since I was 10.  It started with not being able to see the blackboard in the 4th grade and went rapidly downhill from there.  Name a kind of contact and I've probably warn it -- starting with hard lenses in the 8th grade (might slow the progression of your Myopia) and progressing to the ACUVUE  daily wear lenses that have been my go to contacts for some time now.  Name a treatment for making eye glass lenses thinner, lighter, glare proof -- and I'm confident I've paid for it. Last Friday, I had cataract surgery on my right eye and I'll have the left eye done in two weeks.  in my research before the surgery, I read something in the guidance for ophthalmologists that basically said:  "Your severely myopic patient will be among the most happy" -- true that (at least so far).  I admit, I'm a little young for cataract surgery but I had a particular...

Magnificent Gold, Many Buddhas by Nancy Lundebjerg on 500px I was going to post these photos of dresses on display as a part of the Costume Institute Exhibit at the Metropolitan (China through the Looking Glass) to fashion on 500px (an online photo sharing service) but they just don't seem to belong there.  To put it more bluntly, the fashion category seems to consist of many photos of scantily clad, beautiful women.  These just don't rise to that level.  So, I posted them (along with the photo in Haute Couture Dreaming )  to urban exploration.  Come to find out that urban exploration means abandoned buildings or ruins. I guess I could post to travel (the Met is a huge draw for tourists after all) but that seems sort of weird since NYC is my hometown.   I wish 500px had a category called Things Seen -- sort of a catch all for photos that don't fit in other categories. Through a Blue Veil by Nancy Lundebjerg on 500px

The essence of NYC in the summertime. Bubbles & Cashews by Nancy Lundebjerg on 500px

This dress by Chinese designer Guo Pei?  Breathtaking (from the China through the Looking Glass Exhibit at the Metropolitan).  I converted it to black and white because I keep picturing Audrey Hepburn wearing it (think Funny Face). Haute (as in Couture) by Nancy Lundebjerg on 500px

I discovered a new gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday -- the day I decided to dive into a cool pool of art rather than walk around outside in the heat.  I didn't rack up quite so many steps on my Fitbit but I learned that there are quiet spaces at the Met! It was a good place for me to practice with a lens that has been troubling me since day one -- it's a prime and I can never seem to get the distance exactly right.  As they say, practice makes perfect.  Unfortunately, I was so lazy, I did not switch to my beloved street lens for some shots that required a wider angle than this one can get.  Next time. Filing under "I'll be back." Roman Vase (of the Ancient Sort) by Nancy Lundebjerg on 500px The lens for these shots?   M Zuiko 45mm f1.8 . Roman Glass Cinerary Urn ( really old) by Nancy Lundebjerg on 500px

Working on depth of field with my new lens (an Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8.  It was challenging to say the least.  The main issue being that I could cheat the lens when in full auto (see below) but not when in aperture priority or full manual.  Not that I'm unhappy with the outcome mind you -- just not sure why that is.   A Color Riot by Nancy Lundebjerg on 500px Clouded Yellow Butterfly by Nancy Lundebjerg on 500px