the solitaire wrote:
George, I was lucky on the grinder. Kristinas mother found it at a flea market, and bought it for around $15. It is an original Zassenhaus Model B, which was, determined by the inscriptions, logo and the shape of the metal dome, built between 1957 and 1965. I took it apart, cleaned the grinder, verified the ballbearing was ok, sanded the wooden parts and treated them with tung oil. Then I built everything back together and milled a pound of supermarket coffee beans to get rid of the taste of cleaning and polishing the millwork.
That is a lot of work for a grinder that, in good shape, can be bought for around $60 on the used market, but this really is a nice grinder, with a hardened steel millwork in it, If I take care of it, this grinder should last me a lifetime. And it certainly adds to the flavour of coffeemaking.
By now I found a few sources for good coffee. I try to ensure that the beans are obtained through fair-trade channels. That proved to be a bit difficult with beans from New Guinea, which have quite a characterful taste, but I found out that, rather then use underpaid personell, in New Guinea the coffee fields are generally tended by the families who sell the beans. It is a bit of a different market. As of now, I am still trying to obtain Goroka Highland blend, but I think that will only be a matter of time, because that blend is actually represented on social media. ...Show more →
After seeing your photo, I looked up some of the new Zassenhaus grinders and none of them looked as good as the one you have. Now that you explained it was an original Model B with the history of it, I understand why. I will definitely keep a look out for one. Pre-pandemic there was a large flea market in Raleigh that had things like that. I am sure the new ones are not made like that. I like the tung oil finish you put on that one.
Now that it's been gray for awhile, this caught my eye when I was experimenting with Luminar for post processing. The lush greens are a very welcome sight, as is the memory of being in a somewhat mature forest being that I'm surrounded by a lot of flat farmland. D700 w/ 35mm f2.0 O.
pbraymond wrote:
The lush greens are a very welcome sight, as is the memory of being in a somewhat mature forest being that I'm surrounded by a lot of flat farmland. D700 w/ 35mm f2.0 O.
DeltaSigma wrote:
After everything that has happened this year it is difficult to get revved up for Xmas.
So, this is our 'Dalek' tree with a sticking out branch. [Reference to Dr. Who]
This it how it should be viewed during normal times but the second picture seems more like reality to me - trying to navigate a path through the current mess to get to something good again.
I like the colours and crispness of your shots, Serge, especially the last one.
Thanks on the garden feedback. Will pass the kudos to my finest. She plants and tends to it, I shoot and sponsor its upkeep. Win win I say. She does think cameras are big liars though , because I shoot the tiniest of flowers and make it look like a giant.
Ken Hill wrote:
From Cocoa Beach, some 18 miles away.. Handheld on a beautiful sunny buy cold day.
Falcon Rocket launch carrying a satellite that belongs to SiriusXM. Thought the were going bankrupt??
Excellent series Ken but the first one stands out for me - you get a real sense of the earth's curvature given the 18mile distance and the size of (I assume) the vehicle assembly building. About half of it is hidden below the horizon.
The London Shard lit up as a Christmas tree. It was more impressive live!
Taken at dusk. This was a no tripod grab shot, so had to rack up the ISO and open up the 105mm f/2.5
Happy holidays everyone. No work until the 4th Jan for me.
DeltaSigma wrote:
Excellent series Ken but the first one stands out for me - you get a real sense of the earth's curvature given the 18mile distance and the size of (I assume) the vehicle assembly building. About half of it is hidden below the horizon.
Colin
I agree! Reminds me of when I did exercises off the coast of Florida. Hull down view
The London Shard lit up as a Christmas tree. It was more impressive live!
Taken at dusk. This was a no tripod grab shot, so had to rack up the ISO and open up the 105mm f/2.5
Happy holidays everyone. No work until the 4th Jan for me.
I bet that is a sight in person. Merry Christmas to you Colin. I signed off from work until the 4th as well. Now just need to ignore the work phone next week since the office is now the house
DeltaSigma wrote:
Excellent series Ken but the first one stands out for me - you get a real sense of the earth's curvature given the 18mile distance and the size of (I assume) the vehicle assembly building. About half of it is hidden below the horizon.
Colin
Colin you are right about the VAB and the Falcon rocket next to the first gantry. I shot that and moved to another location and in a split second I missed the ignition with a shot that was post worthy!
I like your London views. It’s a great place to celebrate Christmas.
. Exif says 105mm.
