***The subject of today's post might just coincide with the post at susansnaps***
(But I'm just guessing)
We marvel at each others photography, we marvel even more when our blog post subjects coincide (we're counting the number of times)... It is always a good thing to share your interests with friends.
This year, we're taking it one step further and we both entered the Ekka photo competition. Today was not so much D Day but M Day, M is for mounting...the tricky part of the process. It is not just the mounting but for me it also means decision time...I had seven printed to choose four. My clever friend Susan on the other had, chose eight to split four each across the two divisions. Smart.
Anyway, that's 12 photos demanding a backing card, framing mount and all with double-sided tape, no glue. (The Fine Arts schedule is an exemplar of pedantry and pernickety precision...but that is half the fun of the fair...) And we decided to do it together.
No probs: we started the day at the art shop down the road, selected required materials (and a few new tools because, why not...this is the world of the serious amateur) and back to Susan's we went.
We measured and cut, and placed and taped and shaved and pressed...looked and, yes, admired. Susan's pics are excellent.
Let the measuring begin... |
OK, so he only had eyes for his owner... |
Card here, card there, card everywhere |
A short breather, a beautiful tree |
Taking shape |
The end of the double-sided tape |
And we eventually got to the end, about six hours and just one small paper cut later.
Dragonflies : coincidence. Really |
Next stop, delivery to the loading dock at the Showgrounds...such fun. Really.
[Canon EOS 60D, 18-55mm, 1.47pm-6.39pm]