Posts Tagged ‘photography’
Catching Up With The Sartorialist
It’s been a while since I’ve shared favorite photos from The Sartorialist. (Yes, I know, it’s been a while since I’ve shared much of anything. I’m working on that.) Continue Reading
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New Photos
I’ve always loved taking photos of reflected images. The sometimes subtle but often radical change in how we perceive an object when it’s seen through or reflected in something else holds tremendous visual and intellectual interest for me. Glass and liquid are particularly effective media for this because they can render an image as clearly as a mirror or distort it beyond recognition. The result is at once a beautiful image and a bit of a brain puzzle.
When I’m working in the evenings, I often find myself with a glass of wine at my desk. At one point a while ago, I noticed that the image on my computer screen was doing very interesting things in the wine. I grabbed my camera. The interplay of the color of the wine, the glass, the screen and the images on it made for a nearly limitless and fascinating series of photos. Different evening, different wine, different computer screen offered another opportunity and a completely different effect.
Here are two of my favorites.
Right Brain Rose © Angela Smalley
Pinot Noir and Jelly © Angela Smalley
I sense the beginning of a show coming on. I’ll have to get more wine!
The Boy I Want for Valentine’s Day
The first time I ever saw this wine in my favorite neighborhood wine shop, it was described to me as love in a bottle. I’d say it’s pretty damn close. I certainly loved it. And what better name for a bottle of love than The Boy?
The vintners notes about this wine say:
This Boy is a wild one: ripe black currant and blackberry, cigarbox and dried game meats. This wine is all about intensity—especially in terms of aroma. Expect room-filling aromatics: spicy sanguine, earthy, and all the red fruits…raspberry, strawberry, and cherries.
What girl can resist a wild and intense boy?
And about that label, which I adore:
“The Boy” was the first wine Charles Smith made that was not Syrah and as a result, he put the K” on the back label. Of course, this left a simple white label, reminiscent of the Beatles White Album. However, one thing lead to another and it all left Charles thinking of yet another musical artist, French chanteur Serge Gainsbourg and his song “The Boy.” The lyrics go “I am the boy who can enjoy invisibility” – a sentiment much enjoyed by Charles. Thus K “The Boy” label came to be.
Created by Charles Smith, also known for his popular Velvet Devil Merlot and Kung Fu Girl Riesling, K Vintners is in Walla Walla, Washington and turns out rockin’ reds with intense and amazing flavors. His Royal City Syrah received 99 points from Robert Parker and was named #2 in the Top 100 Wines of 2009 by Wine Enthusiast magazine.
But I’m nothing if not loyal. Whether or not there happens to be another present at the time, this is The Boy that I’ll be having for Valentine’s Day.
Holiday Windows
So Boston doesn’t have Gumps or Bergdorf to provide magical, crowd-drawing, jaw-dropping holiday displays, but a few shops on Newbury Street have managed to create some snap-worthy window dressing.
This is my favorite for pure cheek. It seems someone at BCBG got so excited about their sale she fell into a box. Or she drank too much egg nog.
Prepster queen Kate Spade wins for most colorful whimsy. I love the oversized ornaments mixed in with fun accessories. Like the zebra puppet mittens!
Regardless of what’s happening on the street, it’s a white Christmas at Burberry.
At Juicy Couture, a giant charm bracelet viewed through holiday greetings in a festive font is jolly indeed.
Okay, so this is not a window. At Cartier, the sparkly stuff goes inside at night. But the lights and the red boxes on the tree are pretty to look at on a night time stroll.
True to their sleek design form, the bling at Bang & Olufsen is simple and cool.
Calendar of Chaos – Day Five
It’s December 5th and, oddly enough, Boston has yet to see snow (although rumor has it we will tomorrow). The kid in all of us is waiting in eager anticipation for the thrill of seeing that first snowflake and dreaming of a white Christmas to come.
So here is a snowflake to get you in the mood. This is one of my favorite photographs. I found it ages ago on the interwebs somewhere.
For those of you who are already up to your ears in snow, perhaps you could send a few hints to Mother Nature to see if she can’t blow a few flakes our way.
My name is Angela Eloise and I am a freelance writer. That sounds as if I am copping to an addiction. I am. In addition to writing this blog, I also write a column about social media and I am at work on a series of essays that I hope to see in print some day. Cloud of Chaos was born from my desire to dance with the absurdity of life, to create a space where I could write and share all of the gorgeous, fun, snarky deliciousness I find spinning around me every day. What does a spinning cloud of chaos have to do with writing? Everything, as it turns out.
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