Supplies:
Shopping bag
Recently finished knitted hats
Glass vase
Balloon
Digital camera
Fresh batteries
Keys
Pooper scooper
Plain brown paper lunch sack
Dog
Leash
Tennies
Ponytail holder
Instructions:
Open shopping bag. Place all supplies, up through keys, in shopping bag. Place pooper scooper in plain brown lunch sack. Place leash on dog. Place tennies on feet. Place ponytail holder on ponytail.
Depart. Generally, this is best accomplished on a bright, sunshiny day. Progress towards the park, stopping often to sniff random objects low to the ground. Watch carefully for cars when crossing streets. Pass through the park and proceed to the gazebo at the end of the track.
At the gazebo, tie the dog’s leash to the railing, preferably at the far end of the gazebo from where you’ll be shooting. Blow up the balloon to roughly the size of a human head. Place the first hat on the balloon, and balance the balloon on the opening of the glass vase.
Place the glass vase on the wooden floor of the gazebo in the shade. (Note: If you attempt this process on a weekday evening after work, you may get everything packed and get all the way to the gazebo to find that the sun is low enough on the horizon to ensure that there is no longer any shade in the gazebo. Sucks to be you.)
Use the digital camera to photograph your hat in both standard and macro mode. Watch the edges of the viewfinder to make sure that no sunny spots get in the shot to interfere with the exposure. Repeat with all hats. Swat dog repeatedly if he attempts to sniff, knock over, or otherwise disturb the hat.
Repack all supplies in the shopping bag. Untie the dog from the railing and proceed back down the track and through the park. If your dog is as old and rickety as mine, this will take a considerable amount of time. Just pace yourself.
Both hats are from Knitting for Peace, which was a birthday gift from my brother and sister-in-law. The top is the ChemoCaps Eyelet Hat in lavender Classic Yarns Bamboo Soft 100% bamboo. The bottom is the Caps for Kids Swirled Ski Cap in red and white Debbie Bliss Stella silk/cotton/rayon.
- July 31, 2007
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