War Eagle Mill Craft Show Pictures

Hello to the most Wonderful Bloggers,

Us girls had the best time at

War Eagle Mill Craft Show.

Let me just dive into showing you

all the fun that we had.

We got pretty lucky that we did not have to wait in

line.  We drove right on in and parked.

It opened at 8:00am and we got there at 7:45am.

There were plenty of people who were already there,

but parking was a breeze.  We sat in our car

for about 15 mins waiting for it to open
because it was soooooo cold that morning.

As we got out and made our way to the

entrance, I looked around and saw this

We parked in this parking lot,

which is the first one you come to.

It was already half full and you couldn't

see the end of the line of cars waiting to get in.

We got there at the right time because we

parked pretty close up.

Once you enter in, there were 4 large tents you

could go through.  There were also

 a lot of food vendors in this area too.

At first, I thought, this is it?

Oh no..  This is not it.

After you go through all the pretty gems here,

you then have to cross a large bridge to get

to the rest of the fair.

This bridge is the only way you can get across to

the other side. In this picture you can see only

a couple of people crossing. But this was early

in the morning. By 10:00 this bridge is so full that

they have crossing guards and Police on duty

directing people across the bridge like cars.

Once you enter the other side, You are welcomed with

this beautiful building that is called

War Eagle Mill.

This is were you can buy the bread mixes, as well

as jams, jellies, and kitchen items.

This is a view of the Mill as you cross the bridge.

Several tents lined with different talented crafters.

You had building to go through too....

More Food vendors

Shoppers

And more shoppers (and my daughter)

There were so many things to see and choose from.

It took us about 5 hours to go through

everything and of course we had to

eat some of the great food that you could

smell in the air for miles away.

I wanted to take close-up pictures of

some of the craft booths but alot of them

had signs that asked you not to take pictures.

I also took my point and shoot camera

and not my SLR, so the pictures didn't

come out as I hope for.

But I hope you enjoyed seeing and reading

about our trip.

If you ever get a chance, you have to go.

 The Fair is every year, and it always starts

the 2nd Thursday in October and runs

from Thursday to Sunday.

Well, that is it for now,

Until Next Time,

Garage Sale Finds

I love to go to Garage Sales.

It is one of my favorite things to

do. There is nothing like getting up

early Saturday morning, Going by McDonalds

and getting a large Sweet Tea

and hitting every Garage Sale I can find.

I found these pretty little finds at one place.

My Kitchen was calling out for them.

I love the big Sanfords Inks Box

I love these white platers and have many

different sizes, so when I saw this one

for only 2.00, I had to have it.

I also love the little glassware set.

I collect these too and now have a new

set to my collection.

The wooden spool I had to have to

decorate with in my sewing room.

I love this Lipton Tea Tin Can.

Don't you just want to steal that from me????

Now look at this beautifuuuuuuuuuuuuul thing.

This Juicer still works.

It just needs some cleaning up

and then it will look great in my Kitchen.

I do however have a decision to make.

Should I leave it the way it is, Chip?

Or should I refurnish it?

Tell me what you think?

Well that is it for now,

Have a great night

On our way to War Eagle Mill

Finally, It's Here!!!!

War Eagle Mill Art and Craft Show

Us girls are heading out tomorrow

at 4 in the morning to shop, shop, shop.

This place is really neat.

It is the largest craft show in Arkansas

that is held once in the Fall and in the Spring.

For the rest of the year, the attraction is their

Mill that is open all year round.

They sale Organic Flour, Salsas and Sauces,

Jams, Syrups, Kitchenware, Cookbooks

and so much more.

Plus you can take a walk on one of

their Nature Trails, or Eat in their Restaurant.

But the big attraction is the

Craft Fair they put on.

I have the car packed, gas and tires checked.

I can't wait to get there and

I will have pictures to show when I return.

Hope everyone has a great week-end...

Until then,



Photography Class 2

Hello again,

I've had my first class in photography 2.

It went pretty well, I think....

I kinda had a hard time keeping up

with this one. We're learning how to

meter in on a gray card and the

palm of the person's hand
as we take portrait pictures.

Well you know, it couldn't be the user

not being able to do it, so it had to be

the camera.... Seriously though, I was

having a hard time understanding why my

camera was blurry and not wanting to take

a picture even while I was trying to meter first.

After having it explained to me AGAIN,

I guess I listen this time.  It doesn't matter

if the camera will not focus or take a

picture, you just want the camera to meter

in on the palm of the hand.
The way you meter is to push the
button half way as if you are
going to take a picture.

We were then shown how to take a

 portrait of someone by the window

using the natural light and no flash.

Our home work assignment is to take

pictures inside by the window and

outside using natural light.

Here are the pictures I took
2 outside and 2 more inside.

The wind was blowing pretty hard

when we were doing outside photo's.

Inside we had to use a window

with natural light coming in.

You can tell on the 3rd picture

how the shadow was on one side

of her face. That is what we are going

for. The last one, we used a silver

reflector (as told to) and the picture

came out completely different.

I haven't done any corrections to

the photo's as I will be turning them

in for class. I then would like to crop

a couple of them.

Anyway, class is tonight and I am ready.

We will see if I did it right.

So I will post and let you know.

Until then,



Photo Details from class

Hi there,

Here are the photo's I promised.

These photo's are the ones I took

and showed in class on the last day

of Photography 1.

ANIMAL

This picture was taken on the Aperture Mode.

Speed shutter 1/250, f5.6,  ISO 100, sunlight.

I love how the horse's mouth is wide open.

FLAG

Manual Mode, ISO 400, f 36, Shutter speed 1/ 160

Daylight.

Now, let me tell you, I did not meter in the middle

like I was suppose to when using the Manual Mode.

Why?? you ask, I FORGOT!!!!

So I think this picture could of turned out

much better than it did.

TRAIN

Manual mode, ISO 100, f 4.0, shutter speed 1/ 800

sunlight

BUFFALO STATUE

Shutter Priority Mode

ISO 100, shutter speed 1/250, f5.6, sunlight.

TALL BUILDING

Shutter Priority mode, ISO 250, f3.5,  Speed 1/250

sunlight

SCULPTURE

Aperture mode, ISO 160, f4.5, Speed 1/160

Sunlight

TIME PIECE

Aperture mode, ISO 100, f5.6, Speed 1/800

Sunlight

This picture was a hit. Everyone seem to

really like this.

NEON SIGN

Shutter speed, ISO 500, f/5.6, Speed 1/250

White Balance - Auto

This picture was outside and it was pitch dark with

the only thing glowing was the sign.

I left the White Balance to Auto because

honestly, I wasn't sure about the WB.

BRONZE SCULPTURE

Aperture mode, ISO 100, f5.0, Speed 1/200

Sunlight

When I took this picture I couldn't help but keep

getting all the phone and electric lines in the back.

There was also construction going on so there

was large equipment in the background as well.

I didn't want that in my picture, so I played

around with the camera to get this look.

Everyone in class loved the way I was

able to get a white background. This

one will be going into my portfolio so I can

remember how I did it.

 COLOR PURPLE

Manual mode, ISO 100, f22, Speed 1/ 125

Sunlight

I used scrapbook paper to get my purple.

I like how the grain was pulled

from the paper.

MACHINE

Shutter Priority, ISO 100, f5.6, Speed 1/200

Sunlight

I just don't like this picture.  I wanted to get closer

to take the picture but those "Do Not Enter"

Signs means something.

 WATER FALL

Shutter Priority, ISO 100, f 11, Speed 1/40

Sunlight

I love how the water looks so soft.

YARD ORNAMENT

Aperture mode, ISO 100, f4.0, Speed 1/250

Sunlight

 PERSON IN MOTION

Shutter Priority, ISO 100, f8.0, Speed 1/ 160

Sunlight

Thank you Bray for helping Aunt Mel with her homework.

SOMETHING STICKY

Aperture mode, ISO 125, f5.6, Speed 1/50

Sunlight

Your wanting a sopaipillas about right now aren't you?

(I just had Mexican to eat and I ate one to many of these)

There you have it.

I really enjoyed finding the objects that were

listed and taking pictures of them.

If you have any questions just leave me

a comment and I will get the answer to you.

Talk to you soon,

Last day in Photo class 1

Hello all,

I know it's been a little while since I

blogged but I am back now. You know how

life can get in the way sometimes??

Anyway, the last class in Photography 1

was really great.  Everyone had to get

up in front of the class and tell about

the 15 pictures they had taken.

There was a list of 20 objects

 to chose from.

Here are the pictures I took and

presented in front of the class.

Let me start with the top row

going side to side.

Tall building, Water fall, Something sticky.

Animal, Someone in motion, Buffalo Statue.

Neon sign, Machine, Bronze statue.

Sculpture, Train, Color purple.

Yard ornament, Flag, Time piece.

Let me explain the Color Purple.

It is suppose to be the hardest color

to photograph.  I didn't know that.

I am glad mine came out okay,

 because in class, there were a lot of others

that could not get this picture right.

With out this post being extremely long,

I am going to post each picture seperate

and list what mode I was in and

what features I used.

I figured that would be easier.

So for the last lesson we went

 over portraits. She just went

over some information about it.

In Photography 2 is when we will

get into more dept about the topic.

Well there you have it,

my Photography Class 1 is done.

I start next week with Photography 2.

I have to say this has been good for

me and my sister. We have already learned

so much and have a lot more to learn.

Until next time,