TODAY'S PHOTO
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closing in on a portion of an hibiscus.
I planned to give you the full
view of this hibiscus, which beckoned for me to photograph
it yesterday afternoon, as I glanced out our dining room window.
Today, when I selected the photo, I started studying it to see
what it was that caught my attention.
There was the color and its delicacy and definintely the rhythm
and the flow in the shadows, textures and the edges of the petals.
I, then closed in on it with the cropping tool and liked the resulting
overall image.
I suspect, in part, that my particular cropping today might have
been influenced by the work of Photographer Karen Nichols. My
friend Rebecca had sent me the link to the floral
art page of this beautiful fine art photography site. It's
a site definitely worth visiting and spending some time on.
In addition to the various galleries of beautiful photographs,
there are reflective and interesting pieces that Karen writes
about her work and processes (see VOICE in the left menu). For
the those of you who are into the technology, there is an interesting
piece in that section - "IS PHOTOSHOP FOR CHEATERS? Are digital
darkrooms only for hacks?" One tip - If you want to get back
to the photographs on the site, the GALLERIES link is along the
top right of each page. It took me a while to find it.
WEEKEND WISH -
Have as light and flowing a weekend as this hibiscus section suggests,
filled with soft and gentle color. Bright colors, also, for those
of you who wish them.
WEEKEND AWARENESS AND SELF-REFLECTING QUERIES -
Pay attention to what catches your eyes this weekend. Is there
a rhythm and flow to what you are looking at? Is it one that appeals
to you?
As I'm writing, the different stacatto and jumpy elements I've
recently created in my life are cropping up for me. "Why
not," I suggest to myself, "try on creating the rhythm
and gentleness of this flower for the next few days?" I will!
Is there a visual in your life, or perhaps
an auditory piece, that you can find this weekend that you can
use as a symbol to match what you would like to be achieving?
Also, my not seeing the GALLERIES link, as referred to above,
reminds me again how often I stick with what's expected [links
on left, or all in the same place] and what I might I be losing
out on by not expanding my thinking. How do similar things surface
for you?
Have FUN with all of this!
READER COMMENTS ON THE LAST ISSUE -
Issue
117
"You see peace and serenity.
I see an industrious, determined bird. To me it looks like he
is holding the branch, which at first and even second glance isn't
obviously attached to the plant. Holding it and planning to use
it. To poke the plant? Whatever--he's ready!" - Mary
Gray
"The first thing that popped into my head when I saw this
was - purity amid the muck & mire. It made me think of how
my mind is like muck & mire, sometimes; then all of a sudden
Ill get blinded with a pure thought an aha! that
seems so clarifying that the muck ceases to be for the moment.
. . then the gray vision returns.
This totally ties in with the bigger picture, because sometimes
one blast of light will shift how I feel about something
and then change the way I view my world.
Love what you do, Love who you are and then I exhale."
- Adela Rubio
"The egret is ovbviously pondering the "origami"
bird to his left!" - Joel Grubman
"I haven't posted, but each time I get your pictures you
brighten my day. I particularly enjoy the self-reflection questions
that make me stop and think. Keep up the good work!
By the way the Purple Passion Flower [Issue
115] reminded me of a creature you would see deep in the
ocean." - Mary Craft
Thank all of you who have made comments
this week, including on the BLOG.
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