on freelensing and using a three dollar thrift store lens

For a while now, I've been saving for a 50mm 1.4 lens for my t3i, but I still have to save some more and it's honestly not been a priority in my life. But, I feel I have gotten literally every possible use out of my kit lens and I've kind of hit a wall. So I decided to try out a brilliant idea that hit me one night when I was trying to get to sleep-- freelensing with one of the lenses off of my thrifted film cameras. 

For this project, I took my three dollar thrift store 50mm lens and tried freelensing with my t3i. 

IT'S MAGIC, guys. pure magic. 

and, this was the result.

it obviously takes some extra effort--i had to manually adjust my aperture and focus on the lens, while adjusting my manual settings in camera, while using one hand to hold the lens and the other to hold my t3i body (a third appendage would have been so helpful.)-- but the results were so so worth it, and i can't wait to try it out some more.

xoxo. -marcia

ten september frames | october recap | happy november

“But there is always a November space after the leaves have fallen when she felt it was almost indecent to intrude on the woods…for their glory terrestrial had departed and their glory celestial of spirit and purity and whiteness had not yet come upon them.”  

― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Windy Poplars

I think October was one of my favorite months so far this year. 

It was full of adventures. baking. new discovers. laughter. a few tears. and finding a new horizon. (also can i mention that the weather has been absolute perfection and it felt as though we finally had a complete autumn after having snow cut our autumn season short the past few years??)

however i think november is going to give october a pretty tough run in the favorite catagory... it's already been raining and filled with tea and coffee and we finally had our first really hard frost this morning. ;)

happy november. 

let's crank up the Christmas music.

xoxo. -m 

p.s. i know it feels as though i've been hinting at this for a while, but i promise it really is in the works-- i'm going to be relaunching this space in the next few weeks (hopefully sooner), new name,  new design, slightly new blogging purpose... I'M SO EXCITED TO SHOW YOU GUYS. i just had to let that out. 

amy jane | SENIOR 2014

if you've been around here for basically any amount of time, you've probably heard me talking about my best friend and how completely awesome she is. well, last weekend, we spent a few days together and i shot her senior photos. and these were what happened. (ya'll, these are some of my favorite portrait shots i've ever taken, because I mean come on!? look at her. ;) model material right there. 

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“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."  

― Roald Dahl 

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“Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.”   

―Maya Angelou

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“Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory.”  

― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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isn't she such a beauty??
xoxo.
-mm

a short film for you to watch | what makes your heart beat?

(i stumbled across this beautiful little video today and i just knew i had to share it.)

THREE THINGS THAT MAKE MY HEART BEAT:

i.   i choose Jesus. not only does He literally breath life into my lungs and put the beat in my heart, but He loves me, every broken peace of me.
ii.   i choose the hearts of people.
iii.   i choose simple moments. the ones that happen- just happen in the messy moments in life. the ones that make your heart feel alive. the ones that feel infinite.

what are your three things? do tell.

xx. -marcia

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK | part iii

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(pc: a kind stranger)

we walked 2.5 miles in the drizzling rain, wearing garbage bags. (okay okay, they were ponchos, but i prefer to call it as i see it.)
and watched Old Faithful through 3,700 to 8,400 gallons of water in the air, twice.
we also had the world's best froyo-- you guys, i don't care how overpriced it is, you have to try huckleberry froyo.

xoxo.
marcia

also: this is getting kind of embarrassing. our trip was in the first week of august... and it's october. i've been having some trouble getting into the groove of blogging again,but i really really want to. i miss blogging. so, there should be some changes around here in the near future... stay tuned!