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Dundee Stu

Apple or PC? That is the question.

2 October 2005

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I can't believe the mess my desk is in just now. I would photograph it for you all to see, but I am far too embarassed. It is an absolute disgrace, covered in bits of paper, sellotape, fruit, books, leaflets, CDs, DVDs, pencils and pens - some with lead and ink, others without, old till receipts, printer cartridge recycle bags, envelopes of opened and unopened mail, lollipop sticks, a chopstick, three calculators, two pairs of spectacles (one pair broken), three coffee mugs (including my Free Front Line Africa mug), a bowl of recently finished rhubarb crumble and Devonshire custard (up another notch!), two cameras, two telephones, three mobile phones, a collection of camera lenses and filters, notebooks, pec pads and other sensor cleaning gubbins, two blowers, a paintbrush, some eucalyptus seeds, a couple of pine cones, some toy soldiers, a model of the Eiffel Tower and more wires and cables than the local telephone exchange. Linda keeps on telling me that I'm very untidy, and I keep on telling her that it is a sign of a creative mind. Plus, I'm a gemini, and we're supposed to be chaotic verging on anarchic. I know that I must bring some order to this chaos, but I'm never able to find things after I tidy up, and I'm just too busy just now to do anything other than proofread, and dream about the Apple Mac laptop that I want to get.


Was I learning the accordian last year, or did I just take a lot of photos?

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Argishti Khachik21-Oct-2005 11:27
WOW! This is wonderful! You have a very unique style my friend! Lovely. GMV!
Gayle P. Clement16-Oct-2005 20:47
How did I miss this? I love it.
virginiacoastline14-Oct-2005 00:17
anna partridge inna pear treeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

heeheeheehee

when ya make the decision lemme know, cuz I wanna Mac too but I have all these programs for PC not Mac . . and the most expensive of those is of course PS!
Guest 13-Oct-2005 21:58
Very good...
Guest 13-Oct-2005 20:33
DoF is great. I'll put in a vote for the PC, though I'm sure I'm in the minority.
Anna Yu12-Oct-2005 06:48
Gorgeous lighting and mood. Get the powerbook, you'll love it.
Ray :)07-Oct-2005 11:56
Nice shot. You'll be glad to know that I have now thrown my 10 day old banana skin away...
Gilles Navet04-Oct-2005 11:56
Quelle jolie "nature morte"
Superbe travail technique
apple or PC ? Humm
I have one of each Stu and now I prefere PC under XP OS
But....
Gilles
Sharon Rogers03-Oct-2005 21:57
Mouthwateringly yummy fruit. Just put all the clutter in a box and hide it - lol
Rene Hales03-Oct-2005 21:48
Thanks for wonderful description of your desk. I can "see" it. I am a Capricorn, but every flat space in my office/studio area is covered with stacks of paper, boxes, what have you. I always say it is because I am a vertical filer. Ah well! --Rene
Johnny JAG03-Oct-2005 20:02
I understand everything but the single chopstick! How useful is that?
Leo Charette03-Oct-2005 19:22
May your wish come true... I've always favored Macs. Probably in time when you make your move, Mac would have switched to the Intel chip for its laptops. Love the lighting in this shot. Beautiful.
northstar3703-Oct-2005 18:24
All that mess must give Linda the pip.
SRW03-Oct-2005 14:17
Lovely contrast and DOF... -- and your desk sounds like mine: and _I'm_ a Virgoan!?! (PS: Apple every time, of course! I have two Macs and three PCs.... Talk about wires....)
Karen Stuebing03-Oct-2005 10:18
An apple a day keeps the clutter away. :) Beautiful fruit and photo. How big is your desk anyway? It sounds like it's the size of a small room. :)
Larry Ahern03-Oct-2005 09:15
Excellent!!
John Finlayson03-Oct-2005 06:44
Like this one a lot Stu. Excellent lighting.
Johan Toll03-Oct-2005 06:36
Very nice composition. Nice colours and use of light.
jypsee03-Oct-2005 06:13
Kind of Caravaggio...
Steven Jusczyk03-Oct-2005 05:48
Beautiful light and colors. Nice still life.
Guest 03-Oct-2005 03:08
looks yummy!!
Buz Kiefer03-Oct-2005 00:47
Very good light and selective focusing. All together a very pleasing composition.
Elaine (etfitz)03-Oct-2005 00:36
Nice lighting!
shatterbug02-Oct-2005 23:26
Excellent still life, nice use of light, shadow and DOF! I would wait for the new Mac notebooks with the Intel processors. They are going to be much faster and run a lot cooler.
Josy's Pics02-Oct-2005 22:51
Nice lighting, warm and rich colors.
Good question, btw, hehe...
Josy
laine8202-Oct-2005 22:50
Nice low light to hide the chaos ?? 3 mobile phones would be enough to drive me insane without the rest :>)
J. Scott Coile02-Oct-2005 22:48
Sweet ;) Great light in this composition!
Faye White02-Oct-2005 22:42
Lovely colors and shapes.
Gary Hebert02-Oct-2005 22:38
lovely still life stewart... and please don't show your desk... might look like mine.. :)
suse02-Oct-2005 22:30
PS *3* mobile phones??!!
suse02-Oct-2005 22:24
Very nice autumnal shot. For some reason it makes me think Halloween has arrived early. As for the great Shakepearean question, I wish I could advise.... I bought an Apple G5 for Xmas, while still using a Dell laptop. I love the G5 but it is surprisingly slow for the high spec. Slow enough to annoy me; and yes, it does crash. However, if you haven't had an Apple before, maybe it might be worth it just for the experience of investigating...
Jim Worlding02-Oct-2005 22:15
This is a great still life and gets my vote. Now apple or PC? I think it has to be the apple (the green one please) as I understand that PC has gone mad. You need to get a smaller desk.
Al Chesworth02-Oct-2005 22:13
I am a PC man, in hindsight I should have gone Mac.
A nice delicate still life.
Guest 02-Oct-2005 21:52
Got to say you make the Apples look very tempting. So is that the widescreen at the back?
Zak02-Oct-2005 21:49
i'm surprised you can see over all that on your desk!
Herb 02-Oct-2005 21:38
Them apples are great
Lee Rudd02-Oct-2005 21:33
nice pear :) lol why three calculators and a 'pc' though. Mind you, as a fellow gemini I understand about the cluttered creative space needs!
KimKong02-Oct-2005 21:18
It's not Apple mac but those apples looks gorgious!
It's like a still painting, great light and tones! Well done!
Mindy McNaugher02-Oct-2005 21:08
Well, out of the clutter you have created a stunning photograph! Wonderful vivid colors, beautiful lighting and dof, and magnificent deep shadows! Love the 'mood' of this still shot! Vote!