Just in a Lightbox

Today D. and I made a makeshift light box, using a box from a table lamp, printer paper, 3 plant lights, tape, and hope the whole thing didn’t burst into flames. The hope being the most important here probably.

So, the box didn’t turn out perfectly, but with the right amount of tweeks on the next model (i.e. better fibrous paper, brighter lights, better tri-pod) I think it could come in handy.

Here’s what I got.

This scary lil mo fo was a gift from little sister L. She bought a curio cabinet from a lady friend of hers, and the lady friend included tons of clown curios. I picked this one from the lot.

-Bonsai In Training

This is a Fukien Tea Tree and is one of the first trees I bought. I have had it for about 5 years. She’s pretty. However I find the ‘light box’ doesn’t work as well with larger items.

Mystery Plant.

I’m not sure what this plant is. It has read leaves, and dark barkish stems, and occasionally blooms with tiny yellow flowers. It must be cut back at times to get a flourish of growth. The pot I picked up at Houseworks (a ‘junk’ (and when I say junk I mean treasure) store) in Iowa City.

A Big Purple Rock.

Purple quartz. I’m Six Sigma sure. This I bought at one of those cheesy rock shops in South Dakota. OMG I love cheesy rock shops so very very much. I believe this one was from Wall Drug.

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Photoshop Much?

This is the mystery plant shoved haphazardly through Photshop, like hamburger through a hand crank grinder. But still…”neat.”

Well, that’s it. Those photos are the end result of the project. It was fun, but not perfect. Ahhh, just like my life.

Um, what? …. sigh.

~ by superhoot on May 4, 2008.