Tammi in the Snow

Inspired by a recent blog post by Chase Jarvis , I decided to get out and do a little creating this week.  I've been wanting to get started on a new personal project to create some art for my house.  After some sketching, I decided that a grid of photos of Tammi, in a bunch of different poses and settings would be perfect.  So I'm setting out to shoot 25 different photos of her for this project.  See the first round of candidates for this project on Flickr.

Fall Photos

Did some shooting last weekend...

Self Portrait of Tammi and I. It seemed appropriate to shoot some kind of engagement picture.

Shot the rest of these during a drive through the country near East Finley, PA.

Tammi's Turtle Tank - update 4

Drilled the hole...

From T's Turtle Tank Journal Pics

I didn't actually "drill" this hole, instead I used a dremel w/ a grinding wheel and a steady flow of water to keep it from shattering. It took a while...

Ordered the turtles today! I should have 'em by noon tomorrow. Watch for pics!

Tammi's Turtle Tank

A few years ago, Tammi had a red eared slider turtle. Due to it's and her living conditions, it had to go. She's wanted another one for a while now, and couldn't find a baby. So I've decided that for her birthday, I'm going to order her a pair of hatchling baby red eared sliders, one male and one female. They are going to be kept in a 20 gallon tank for the time being, once they're ready we'll move them to a 40 gallon breeder tank in order to maximize their swimming space.

I'll be posting updates on this project here, so keep an eye out for them. For now, here is the stand...

I've made the stand w/ a 2x4 frame and 1/2" Birch Plywood.

The tank will be slightly recessed in behind this lip.

Here you can see the 2x4 interior framing.

Idealy, I'll use a sump wet/dry system or a canister filter for the tank, it will be housed inside this stand. For this reason, I'll be leaving the back of the stand exposed.