Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Fair Fireworks, It's Spectaculous!
I've only once or twice tried to take pictures of fireworks and they just haven't come out very good at all usually. I'm much better at taking pictures of roses that have just been rained on. And, while I'm thinking about it Annaleise, you are quite welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's pretty rare I think that you have enough available light to take pictures of fireworks, but when you are standing in the midway at the fair that is definitely not a problem. I think I still need some work on technique and some fine tuning but there are one or two shots here that show some of the colors that we saw Thursday night. The last one is a picture of the "big finish" and therefore has no detail due to the multiple simultaneous explosions. It's not a great picture, I just like saying, "multiple simultaneous explosions." Sounds like the guys on Mythbusters. Happy Birthday, Oklahoma!!
A (state) Fair Assessment of Tandiwork
Centennial day at the fair was Thursday the 13th and tickets were only 100 cents each. What a deal! Regular ticket prices were 8 dollars for adults so I saved almost 45 dollars on the entrance fee. Tandy entered two items in the fair this year, which was the other reason for going on opening day. As I understand it, we were far too excited to wait until the weekend to see how we fared at the fair.
Here is a picture of the whole gang, excluding the photographer of course, arriving at the fair. It was very crowded that night.
This is Jack and his girlfriend Mariah.
First stop was the arts and crafts building. Tandy was nervous and in a hurry to get there.
Jack's OSU blanket won 5th place! Doesn't that just beat all? Well, all but the top 4 places anyway. Not pictured is a crocheted OU blanket that placed 9th. Tandy was pleased with 5th place but disappointed that it didn't place higher. She says that she would like to make a blanket of several of the big 12 schools and put them in a book. She thinks the team colors of A&M and KU would make really nice blankets.
She was less hopeful about her tablecloth and was quite excited to see that it won 1st place. Now that really does beat all. Oh, except for best in show. For those of you that were there, this is the tablecloth that was on the guest table at our wedding. Not pictured is an extremely elaborate blanket with intricate details of an Indian (Native American) scene. It was easy to see why this blanket won best in show. What do you get when you enter stuff in the fair?
A blue ribbon and a yellow ribbon on this day. And a bit of excitement from the competition. If you make it by the fair this week, both items are in the arts and crafts building across from the live cooking show in the lefthand case along the wall. Check it out and tell all your friends, "I know who made that blanket/tablecloth." It'll be neat!!
What did I get at the fair this year? A cowlick and a corn dog. What else do you need?
Here is a picture of the whole gang, excluding the photographer of course, arriving at the fair. It was very crowded that night.
This is Jack and his girlfriend Mariah.
First stop was the arts and crafts building. Tandy was nervous and in a hurry to get there.
Jack's OSU blanket won 5th place! Doesn't that just beat all? Well, all but the top 4 places anyway. Not pictured is a crocheted OU blanket that placed 9th. Tandy was pleased with 5th place but disappointed that it didn't place higher. She says that she would like to make a blanket of several of the big 12 schools and put them in a book. She thinks the team colors of A&M and KU would make really nice blankets.
She was less hopeful about her tablecloth and was quite excited to see that it won 1st place. Now that really does beat all. Oh, except for best in show. For those of you that were there, this is the tablecloth that was on the guest table at our wedding. Not pictured is an extremely elaborate blanket with intricate details of an Indian (Native American) scene. It was easy to see why this blanket won best in show. What do you get when you enter stuff in the fair?
A blue ribbon and a yellow ribbon on this day. And a bit of excitement from the competition. If you make it by the fair this week, both items are in the arts and crafts building across from the live cooking show in the lefthand case along the wall. Check it out and tell all your friends, "I know who made that blanket/tablecloth." It'll be neat!!
What did I get at the fair this year? A cowlick and a corn dog. What else do you need?
Monday, September 10, 2007
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