first lensbaby shots

I caved in an bought a Lensbaby, despite being convinced for a long time that they were merely gimmicky little wastes of money. I got the original version – there was no way I was spending all that money on the ‘improved’ versions 2.0 or 3G.

It’s not as fiddly as the blurb seems to imply; these are my first two shots with it.

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(both © catherine buca 2008)

I doubt it’ll come off my D50 now, unless I move it over to my FM2n. My name is Catherine, and I *heart* teh gimmickz.

how people come here

Using wordpress, it’s possible to look at the search terms people type into various search engines that lead them to this blog. Some of them are pretty weird, and I find it all quite amusing. I thought I’d share a few with you, with a link to their respective google searches.

boys with skinny legs
lolcats my attention have it
best flowers ever buca
lev sex
boy thin legs
what does nom nom nom mean

Maybe it’s just me this amuses, simple things etc.

Just for the record, I have never been, and never plan to be, a boy with skinny legs.

middleport, 2008

In an area of Stoke-on-Trent scheduled for demolition and regeneration.

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© catherine buca 2008

sunday flickr favourites

Still trying to shake the after-effects of that cold. I’ve gotten 4 rolls developed this week, so lots of neg scanning ahead of me, and hopefully one or two nice shots on their way soon.

As always, click on the photos to visit the photographers on flickr.


© jena ardell


© robinharthiltz

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© aikithereska

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© Rebecca Key


© Maria with a J

101 photoshop tips in five minutes

The man is a legend.

sunday flickr favourites

It’s that time of the week again. I’ve been laid up this week with a cold – blurgh – but apart from the sinus and odd sniffly problem I’m feeling a lot better now. As always, click on the photos to visit the über-talented photographers on flickr …

film.35 (by knitted owl)
© knitted owl


© Miwa.K

Arte Povera (by Xavier.R)
© Xavier.R

? (by PLUTO.)
© PLUTO

Duck and Cover at Motel 6 (by It'sGreg)
© It’sGreg

lake freeze

Choosing to upload all these photos from the lc-a is acting as an antithesis to my summer slump. It seems quite apt I’ve come down with a cold.

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© catherine buca

low down dirty grascal

More from the lc-a rolls. I don’t know why I haven’t gone through these before.

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© catherine buca 2008

o hai & fuzzy forest paths

I love the Muscovy ducks at Hanley Park. They are full of character. It was slightly disturbing watching several of them gang rape another a couple of years ago, but still …

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© catherine buca 2008

frozen moments

I found some old CDs with my first 3 rolls of lc-a photos on them. So far I like these the best, but I’ll be going through them all over the next day or so to see if there are any others worth uploading.

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© catherine buca 2008