Hello, I didn’t plan to post till New Year’s Day but we have fallen in love with our new camera, a Canon Rebel 2Ti EOS 550D and wanted to share some shots.
Paula and Susan and Catherine inspired us.
There was just enough net funds in the bank account of my pathetic business to cover the excellent Costco price, so we had a Santa moment and put that sucker in the cart next to the giant bag of cat food.
tulip poplar shadows on our neighbor's house
We took a trip to Oakland to purchase some silk from Piedmont Fabrics for this cardigan.
My silk choices look very similar to the ones pictured above. I would show you but the fabric is still line drying from the preshrinking.
We couldn’t resist trying some stealth photography in Piedmont.
piedmont neighborhood in oakland
festive colors
Jeans and sneakers rule but these ladies looked festive.
Caffee Trieste - Piedmont
Martin cut a figure in his hat.
i think she's looking at the scarf, don't you?
The Mondrian scarf always gets attention.
Indoors you can see details like this.
not over exposed
And in this lighting I don’t mind Martin’s candid shots.
candid shot
Night photography is now a possibility.
a festive home in our neighborhood
This handsome person is cooking tonight.
Martin
i got this cool paisley scarf for $10 at the church thrift store
This is not a style shot. I thought I’d grabbed the large Eileen Fisher ponte pants to wear while my medium ones line dry but grabbed the medium short cropped pants instead. Nevermind. I never left the house today.
The white converse laces were looking dingy so I changed them out for the black ones that came as an alternate pair. It gave me ideas. Different colored laces! Different colored sneakers! I feel cool just thinking about these Spring 2012 possibilities.
Warning: the remaining shots are from the old Canon point and shoot.
Remember that red charmeuse top? I realized that it says only one thing: Christmas!
Not really an every day top to wear with jeans. Disappointed!
Martin ordered this 1950s shirt pattern, redesigned that sucker six ways to Sunday until it fit perfectly, and voila!
Look at the gorgeousness.
the perfect shirt
No person in their right mind would spend the amount of time Martin did making sure that the yolk would lie on his back in a perfect horizontal line.
Bravo!
perfect horizontal line
french cuffs
I love the French cuffs, and the pleating!
And my sweetie thinks he is not an artist.
Happy festivities everyone!
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Love the whole post. The “out and about;” the shots with the new camera; and yes she was totally looking at your scarf…
I hope you and Martin have a happy Christmas and wonderful holiday Susan.
Thank you Jennifer, Merry Christmas to you too. The next few days are crazy busy but I’ll be by to visit soon.
Martin is quite the looker! :-) Great new camera – what wonderful shots. Have a wonderful Christmas, Susan.
Thank you Kristin, I think he’s pretty handsome myself, and we’re loving the camera. Merry Christmas to you and your family too.
Wow!! GREAT shots, great scarves, and I couldn’t be more impressed with Martin’s shirt. That’s some real skill. And aren’t these DSLR’s just amazing??
Hi Susan, I know, Martin’s sewing skills are intimidating! And the DSLR camera is beyond amazing. I keep handling it like it’s a new born baby — such a precision instrument.
Oh, oh, oh–what a wonderful present to yourself…and the camera will capture loads of wonderful moments as you grow comfortable with it. I am amazed at Martin’s shirt and will likely share it with K. (my DH), who often threatens to haul out “his” sewing machine. Happy holidays. I should be back at it soon.
Hi Terri, I’ve missed you and am glad to hear you’ll be blogging again soon. That would be so cool if your DH got into sewing!
My dear friend, I love to see your bigger photos of the things you love and are around you.
Have a wonderful Christmas!!!
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Thank you Sacramento, Merry Christmas to you and your husband too!
Wait a sec…Martin sews?! And totally rocks at it :-) I haven’t yet made a proper shirt with cuffs, too afraid of all the details.
You guys look sweet on the candid pics. I hope now with the new toy, we’ll see more pictures of you both and your trips on your blog.
Happy Christmas!
Hi Ana, can you believe how excellent that shirt is? And I do hope to post more now that I can feature photos. Happy Christmas to you and Mr. C too.
Yay for geting a new camera!! I love seeing all of the images from your life!!
Thank you Rocquelle. Merry Christmas!
What beautiful photos (so impressed by your fashion design abilities, both of you!!).
Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. xo
Thank you Hannah! Merry Christmas to you and your husband :).
You’re able to take some amazing photos with that camera!
I love the Mondrian scarf; you look so chic in it. And those cuffs on Martin’s shirt– Wow!
Hello Ms. M, the camera is kind of addictive, I can see we’ll need to learn photo editing skills pretty quickly or we’ll be buried in gzillions of photos.
I’m so glad you like the Mondrian scarf and Martin’s cuffs. I can’t get over the cuffs myself.
So much going on here — lovely tree, fabulous new camera, your Mondrian scarf, paisley (I love paisley too), but I’m sorry, they’re all eclipsed by that shirt! It’s astonishingly gorgeous! And he made it?! Wow! And Wow again!
Hello Mater, paisley is pretty, I know, and you’re right Martin’s shirt steals the show!
Excellent pictures Susan. There certainly is a difference to the previous camera.
Oh, I like the men´s shirt with cuffs and pleats. Style.
Once again, thank you for the many pictures. I´ll study them once again : )!!
Hi Mette, my Martin is a talented one isn’t he? The French cuffs are beautiful.
Oh my goodness Susan, your camera takes wonderful pictures! And Martin is without doubt a treasure :)
Have a very happy Christmas.
Abby xx
Hi Abby, yes, Martin is a treasure. Merry Christmas to you too. xoxo
Your new camera does great things with light. It looks like fun!
Merry Christmas.
Hi Ginny, we are really enjoying the camera, it’s amazing how it gets you out and about. Merry Christmas to you too.
“cat food and cameras” What a innovative shopping list!
Ah I really see the difference a good camera can make now, I just use my iPhone, I’ve always found cameras to be too technical for me , hubs can’t work one either, our brains aren’t wired that way. And oh the joy of night photography .
Merry Christmas Susan!
Hi Tabitha, I promise the Canon Rebel DSLR is really easy to use — it has a fully automatic mode that does all of the technical work for you and takes great pictures. But I understand not wanting to hassle with gadgets :).
We’ll definitely be taking more night pictures in the coming weeks.
Merry Christmas to you too!
Martin is a knockout in that hat. Trés cool.
As for the camera – Fabulous! How wonderful to be able to shoot anything at all with any kind of crazy lighting that’s impossible to capture with a digital camera. It’s been tough getting used to all the limitations after my old-time nikons, which have been gathering dust for ages. (Anybody want to buy a non-digital nikon system?)
The one thing I do especially love about my cheapie digital is the light weight. Can carry it everywhere without fracturing shoulders left and tight.
Hi Pat, you’d be surprised how light the Canon Rebel DSLR is, nothing like the “tank” weight of older models. I walked all around San Francisco with it hanging around my neck and didn’t even notice the weight.
Merry Christmas! And you are both looking rather splendid!
Thank you Lisa, I hope you’re enjoying a lovely day after Christmas. Time to do some housecleaning…
Congratulations on your new camera! You are inspiring me. Martin really knows how to wear a hat. Happy Holidays to the two of you!
Hi Judith, I am in favor of splurging on this camera, it’s really worth it. And I had a feeling you would like Martin’s hat :).
Fun post — and I love the lady eyeing your scarf. She wanted it, I can tell!
Hi Wendy, I love wearing the scarf out and about. It always gets attention and sometimes starts conversations.
You both look so cute in those pictures! I’m holding off on the bigger camera for now–altho a bit jealous!
Happy New Year!
Thank you Paula and I agree, it’s a good idea to wait on the larger camera until you’re absolutely certain it’s worth the investment.
Oh my gosh, I was following along, impressed with the night photography, admiring your cute candids and then <>.
Wow! I am so so blown away by that white shirt!
Maybe cameras are especially popular during this season – I just got a “new” one too. Posted those photos over at the Want & Worth blog.
Happy New Year to you!
Jennifer, I’m so glad you like Martin’s shirt, doesn’t it remind you of some of your own shirts? Happy New Year to you too!
Susan, happy 2012!
I’m passing forward a blog award to you and 4 other bloggers I admire and respect on today’s post :-)
Ana, thank you for thinking of me, I replied on your post. Happy New Year to you too!
HAPPY NEW YEAR, dear friend
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Thank you Sacramento, Happy New Year to you too! xoxo
Congrats on the camera upgrade! You are so going to love the improved quality of your pictures! I am so going to love it too! Great street side shots by the way…..
So you’ve inspired me a bit to learn a craft- I am taking up hat making- well at least I bought a book about hat making. We shall see.
I’m on vacay until mid-jan. After that, you’ll be hearing from me. xo to you dear Susan! Happy 2012!
Hi Bella, hat making sounds awesome, and a perfect creative outlet for you. Happy New Year to you too! xoxo
I’m going gaga over your new camera. The pictures look awesome. Someday soon, I will be getting one of my own. Yay!!! And you Miss Lady are such a kind soul. I am ever so grateful for the comments you left at my blog. Made my heart smile amd my eyes leap! God sends just the right person to say the very thing you need to hear. Today, he sent you my way. I can’t say thank you enough! Thank you for giving me hope concerning my future husband :-)
You look like you are getting along well with your love. I cracked up laughing at the part in your post where you said made mention of your husbands shirt. You said, “Martin redesigned that sucker six ways to Sunday until it fit perfectly”… I had a good laugh at that. Good one. I love your blog. Again, I’m grateful to have you as a reader and will take all you’ve said into careful thought. Thx! Hope the holidays were wonderful for you and the fam! Happy New Year!
Dee
Cheapandfabulousmom.wordpress.com
Hello Dee, I’m glad I made you laugh! I’ll be by to visit again soon :).
Hello Susan
My sincere apologies for the late visit, but I would like to wish you a very Happy New Year!
Thank you so much for your kind comments on my blog, and I am looking forward to reading your next post.
Hi Abby, no worries, I have a hard time keeping up with blogs myself, it’s really ok.