Actually, I'm going to let the rest of the innernets give you the details -- then you can read as much or as little as you want. Ready? Basically, I'm an aerobiologist and flow cytometrist in a core facility for researchers who study pathogens and the immune response to infection. In reality, it's a brand new facility and we're still just setting up and don't have any real pathogens yet and I'm still learning to run my $1,000,000 worth of equipment. In case you were wondering where your tax dollars are going. I take really good care of them, I promise. :)
Make that $1,000,250 because I also got a new digital camera for the lab and I've been playing with it, checking the best settings for extreme close-ups, playing with the lighting, etc. You know how people take photos of ordinary things very close up and/or from an extreme angle and then it becomes "Art" photography? I really think these types of photo are pretty predictable and uninspired. I usually end up liking them anyway. I never claimed to be a particularly sophisticated art lover.
I went off on this artsy tangent because -- surprise! -- I took some of this very type of photo in my aerobiology lab. I want to blow them up really big, frame them, and hang them in the lobby and front hallway of our facility. This probably won't happen, but I can at least share them with you! Aren't you the lucky ones! ;)
Tunnel of Glove -- the inside of one of the gloves on my glovebox.
Triumph -- a row of glove ports on the box.
Rabbit Row -- animal cages.
Aspen -- the lid of the sonicator.
Parade -- rivets around the pass-through port of the glovebox.And yes, I do find them predictable and uninspired. And yes, I like them anyway. Don't worry. I'll be keeping the day job.
4 comments:
WOW -- It is soooo interesting to hear about what you're working on! Amazing stuff!
...and the "art"...well, I really, really like the idea of hanging photos like these in the lobby of the building, though maybe not your own living room :-) The equipment really does look all shiny and new. Will it still look that way after use, or will it gradually start looking like the inside of my oven...?
I dunno, that inside the glove picture is beautiful! And what an awesome job!
I like the glove one best - it seems more organic than the others. And I'm seriously wishing Blogger had "buttons" like Ravelry. I soooo wanted to hit the love and funny buttons!
Thanks, guys! I like the glove one best, too. It's been the wallpaper on my work computer since I took it. I think maybe it's the most, I don't know, *unexpected*.
Judy -- I've posted to forums on Ravelry maybe twice -- I had to go look to see what you were talking about! LOL! (But yeah, that would be cool!)
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