McDermott Glass Studio, Part 1

I had the opportunity to attend the Glass Jam at McDermott Glass Studio & Gallery, in Sandwich, on September 14th.  There was A LOT to shoot, so this post will have to be broken up into 3 posts.  I was allowed to photograph inside the gallery, which is very rare.  Most galleries and stores don't like photography and will yell at you for doing it.  

I'll start with the hot shop

This made me laugh.  I think it's GI Joe with nunchucks.

This young woman was making a ghost.

I was so caught up with watching her pull and shape the molten glass that I didn't take many pictures of the process!  As much as I love glass, it's a very, very hot hobby and sadly, it's not something I could do.  Just making the glass beads and marbles at The Bead Factory was too hot, and all I was using was a torch.  I could not imagine working under these conditions, in summer.  

This is David McDermott, the master glass blower.  He and his wife, Yukimi Matsumoto, opened this studio in 2002.  It's awesome.  Their work is amazing and it's great to see so many young people working in the shop.

I wasn't sure if this stuff was for sale, but it sure is pretty.  Love the floats.

I spied this bucket full of cobalt glass bits on the side of the shop.  My desire to possess a few bits overcame my fear of asking if I could have some.  They say it never hurts to ask.  Yukimi offered to give me the entire bucket!  I said I just wanted a few pieces because it was so pretty, so she and I picked some big chunks.  I also got a few chunks of dark green pieces.  I was so happy!!!!!

Next up, their yard!

Shine On Harvest Moon, Up In The Sky

Treated to clear weather for a gorgeous Harvest Moon on September 19.  I just messed around with different settings.

Moon & Clouds

I like how this one came out a lot.

The clouds were a little hazy over the moon.

Flashback Friday

My great grandmother Filomena 'Fannie' Marganella in 1947, at my parents' wedding.  I'm going to guess she is approximately 60 in this photo.  60 doesn't look that old nowadays but back then it sure did.  She was widowed at 38 with 8 children, the youngest of which was 2.  That'd age anyone.

First Pics With the New Camera

I still have a lot to learn on the new camera but it's a lot like my Pentax so I just decided to go out and shoot some pics.  This is the first one I took, at my house, the morning of September 9.  Putting the strap on the camera took way longer than it should have, and I headed out for a walk to town in the early afternoon.

Businesses come and go, but this part of town has remained largely unchanged in the way it looks from when I was a kid.

The Port O'Call.....Buzzards Bay's finest establishment.  It's got a reputation as a very rough and tumble bar, and for awhile it was under the control of a local biker gang.  It's also the closest bar to Mass Maritime Academy. I would have to assume that the bikers and cadets didn't mix well.  

Tents were going up in the park for the annual Scallop Festival.

My pics are a little washed out on the landscape setting so I need to work on that.

Then I tried out the zoom lens.  I love it.  Way better than my other zoom.  My only complaint is that the button to release the lenses is on the left side and that's not intuitive to me because I've shot exclusively with Pentax since the 1980s and their button is on the right.  I fumble a lot and a quick lens change is not possible at this time.  I'm glad I found that out before I go on any whale watches!  

These clouds were so unusual. I see the profiles of people in them, facing left.

This is looking down into a pit or cellar.

I love this house.  I would give anything to live there!!!!

Very pretty homes in my neighbourhood.