Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Old Portraits

I was looking over some old photos of my mother's family and noticed that the portraits taken back then were so much nicer than what the regular portrait photographers are putting out today. This is my Aunt Mary Lou and I really like the way the photographer posed her and the way the light hits her face giving you a classic light going across her face. The only problem I had with this photo was the paper it was printed on. The paper had a pebble finish and it was not scanned that well by my cousin.
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Little Steel Balls

When I lived in northern Japan, I would walk past these pachinko palors all the time. I never understood the game but they sure did make...