tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24819901667199845562024-03-05T00:02:29.182-05:00a place to hang my picturesPhyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195268027690548046noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481990166719984556.post-21433001362379537742012-11-22T20:58:00.001-05:002012-11-22T21:04:17.182-05:00Divine Photo Art Friday - Nov. 23rdThis week at <a href="http://www.pixeldustphotoart.com/2012/11/photo-art-friday-november-23rd-24th.html" target="_blank">Photo Art Friday</a>, Bonnie prompted us to use her texture <a href="http://www.pixeldustphotoart.com/2012/11/photo-art-friday-november-16th-17th.html" target="_blank">"Signed and Sealed" </a>to create our digital photo art. <br />
I recently completed an Angelic Guidance class with Jessica Kozak. See <a href="http://www.the-soul-purpose.com/" target="_blank">"The Soul Purpose"</a> to read more. Jessica is a lovely, fun, likeable, talented and extremely gifted woman. To make a long story short, Jessica told our class about a place where she had visited and walked the grounds. <a href="http://www.betania2.org/" target="_blank">Betania II</a> located in Medway, Ma<br />
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My husband and I went there for a walk on Sunday and I took lots of photos.<br />
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For this edited photo of Archangel Michael, I chose an aqua color background and used PhotoScape to add the prayer. I used Pixlr to layer and edit the photo. The rainbow glow effect was created using the aptly named effect called "Divine"<br />
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And here is the original photo:<br />
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Finally, for this week's project I chose to use the following photo as a layer on top of Bonnie's texture:<br />
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I typically use PhotoScape to edit a photo to my liking, and then Pixlr to work with layers and final editing. For the final effect of this editing project I used the filter "emboss" and when I did, I noticed that it gave the photo a luminous effect and really enhanced the light and the script in the background.<br />
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Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195268027690548046noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481990166719984556.post-50273097273346258672012-11-02T18:08:00.001-04:002012-11-02T18:11:32.663-04:00photo art friday - the first Friday of Novemeber '12They say that time goes by even faster as you get older. I think that I must getting really old, because time is certainly fyling by. It's Friday once again!<br />
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For this week's <a href="http://www.pixeldustphotoart.com/2012/11/photo-art-friday-november-2nd-3rd.html" target="_blank">Photo Art Friday</a>, Bonnie suggested using her background/texture, "Cobblestone Road". It's fun to be prompted with a suggestion and then go through your pictures to create a new piece of photo art, and it is interesting to see what other people have done. <br />
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I'm not sure why I thought of putting a zebra from a carousel on top of a cobblestone road, and I'm not that happy with it, but I though I would share just the same.<br />
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This would have fit <a href="http://www.pixeldustphotoart.com/2012/10/photo-art-friday-october-26th-27th.html" target="_blank">last week's Photo Art prompt called "derelict"</a><br />
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I can't say why I choose a certain photo to edit, I guess I'm just drawn to it.<br />
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Out of all of my "Cobblestone Road" edits, I like this one of the hydrangea flowers the best.<br />
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<br />Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195268027690548046noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481990166719984556.post-22756046782577644172012-10-19T06:05:00.000-04:002012-10-19T06:08:17.885-04:00photo art FridayThis week Bonnie at <a href="http://www.pixeldustphotoart.com/2012/10/photo-art-friday-october-19th-20th.html" target="_blank">Pixel Dust Photo Art</a> posted one of her own texture's "Leafy Landscape" and prompted us to use it in one of our photo edits. Check out Bonnie's site by clicking here: <a href="http://www.pixeldustphotoart.com/2012/10/photo-art-friday-october-19th-20th.html">pixeldustphotoart</a><br />
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My first impression of her texture was that the top area looked like frost on a window pane and it made me think of a winter scene. I experimented with layers of my photos on top of Bonnie's texture and came up with the edits below. For the last wintery scene, instead of working with a layer, I added Bonnie's texture as an object on top of my photo and increased the opacity.<br />
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The river and lights provided lots of reflections to share with <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Weekend Reflections.</a><br />
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We were fortunate enough to come across an amazing performance by <a href="http://projectbandaloop.org/" target="_blank">Bandaloop</a>. <br />
I noticed their reflections in the windows. How amazing to see performers vertical dancing on the side of a 27 story building!!<br />
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Happy Memorial Day weekend - I hope it is lovely wherever you are.Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195268027690548046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481990166719984556.post-23095704474063009342012-05-11T06:30:00.000-04:002012-05-11T06:34:08.994-04:00Photo Art featuring a horizon<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
This week Bonnie, the host of <a href="http://www.pixeldustphotoart.com/2012/05/photo-art-friday-may-11th-13th.html" target="_blank">Photo Art Friday at Pixel Dust Photo Art</a>, suggested creating and posting a piece of photo art featuring a horizon. <em> </em>I enhanced and saturated the colors of my photograph of a boardwalk at a salt marsh located in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I added a postcard from the Graphic's Fairy and an opaque layer of texture. Then I added a border from pixlr (another free photo editing software). I chose this photo as my horizon subject because it looks like the boardwalk is never ending as it disappears into the horizon. </div>
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Edited, and changed to a sepia tone. Added a layer and ended up with beautiful red hair which made me think of my dear friend Joanne and her oldest daughter Amber. Played a little more with editing to make this look like an old photo.<br />
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The name Amber is of course perfect for a female with amber hair♥ Love you Jo, Amber and Meg !!Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195268027690548046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481990166719984556.post-35204028893515005822012-04-08T08:43:00.002-04:002012-04-08T08:46:19.401-04:00Experimenting with shutter speedThe Wayside Inn Grist Mill features a waterfall which was the perfect subject to use in my practice to learn more about shutter speed.<br />
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I took this photo yesterday afternoon. We went to Longfellow's Wayside Inn because there is an old grist mill there with a waterfall, and I wanted to experiment with changing shutter speeds. I took a lot of photos of the waterfall and inside of the grist mill and look forward to posting these photos as well. I love visiting there because it is so typically "New England". <br />
I was peeking in the window of the "Mary Had A Little Lamb" schoolhouse when I took this photo. If you look carefully you can see the little desks with chalkboards sitting on them. That's me on the left, with the Martha Mary Chapel reflected in the window. The white line on the right is part of the window pane. A scene from the movie 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" was filmed here. Scenes from an older movie "House Sitter" were also filmed at The Wayside Inn.<br />
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The phrase "the bee's knees" (meaning the height of excellence) became popular in the U.S. in the 1920's along with the "cat's pajamas". For all you young'uns out there. And speaking of young'uns I had to explain "The Bump" to my kids the other day...remember that dance???<br />
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Ok, back to Photo Art Friday.. I cropped and edited these photo's and then placed Bonnie's textures on top. (Thank you Bonnie)<br />
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Thank you Kat for creating and hosting The Photo Heart Connection. It is such a pleasure to meet so many creative and kind people through our little piece of blogland.<br />
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</div>Often when I think about going on a photography adventure, I think about going someplace other than where I already am.....the ocean, the city, a garden...etc.<br />
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I accompanied my husband while he went fishing in our home town, at Lake Cochituate (cuw-chit-chew-it). I spent plenty of time fishing when I was a little girl, but it isn't something I would do on my own now. It seemed like fishing was a lot more exciting then. My husband cast out the lines (one person is allowed to use two poles) and set them up on the holders he made. "Aren't you going to cast a few times?" I inquired.<br />
"You call this fishing?" I teased him, "you aren't even holding the poles!" <br />
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It's nice to remember that you don't have to go somewhere "special" to have fun exploring with a camera. And to find contentment cozy and comfy at home, lost in the activity of photo editing. A simple heart connection.Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195268027690548046noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481990166719984556.post-38320563097824664532012-03-30T05:43:00.002-04:002012-03-30T06:16:44.629-04:00Huntington Ave.This weeks prompt with <a href="http://www.pixeldustphotoart.com/2012/03/photo-art-friday-march-30-april-1.html">Bonnie at Pixel Dust Photo Art</a> is any piece of art that pleases you and/or incorporates the element of a path or a road.<br />
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This photo was taken on Huntington Avenue in Boston.<br />
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The first smaller building on the left is the Museum of Fine Arts. The tall building immediately after the museum is the Prudential Building. The next tall building is the Hancock Building.<br />
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I like the colors in this image and the way the street lights lead you down the road. The addition of texture makes it almost feels like an oil painting to me.<br />
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Happy Friday!!Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195268027690548046noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481990166719984556.post-76055099369093398542012-03-27T06:25:00.000-04:002012-03-27T06:25:07.384-04:00Texture Tuesday PinkThis week's <a href="http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe/tag/texture-tuesday">Texture Tuesday prompt from Kim Klassen of Kim Klassen cafe</a>, was to use at least one of her textures along with one of our images containing the color pink. I chose the image below because it is SPRING and we are being teased with heavenly warm days interspersed with more typical cool and grey March weather. Because of these warm days, the snowdrops, daffodils and azaleas and forsythias are about a month ahead of normal.<br />
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I enhanced and saturated this photo of azaleas to really intensify the bright pink, because I knew the textures would tone down the bright pink color. I used two of Kim's textures; look up and poetic. It reminds me of a soft watercolor painting.<br />
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I took this photo at the Butterfly Place, located in Westford, MA. It was so much fun to walk through as the butterlies flew about and even landed on us. It was also fun to watch the reaction of the other visitors. Everyone had a smile on their face.<br />
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I edited this photo using the free for download software Photoscape. I am pleased by how much the software has to offer, but I am really anxious to work more with layers. I've downloaded another free software called Gimp, which is touted to be very similar to Photoshop, but I am wondering if I should just make the plunge and purchase Photoshop. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thank You !Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195268027690548046noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481990166719984556.post-35765481295741962752012-03-06T06:57:00.000-05:002012-03-06T06:57:25.046-05:00rubber duckie you're the one......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">This photo is in my head and I am going to try to understand why.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It feels like the 1920’s to me shiny and sleek and yet old expensive and classy like a commercial that this car should be parked in front of a beautiful old house by the sea – aha ha that’s where I am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used to dream of living in an old house by the sea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With acres of fields to walk through and the friendly village a short walk away – an idyllic place to live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I would be a writer or an artist working in my studio and coming out to work in my garden and spend time with my dear ones cooking in a big old kitchen with a beautiful aged wood table and we would carry our plates outside and eat on the patio, lots of laughter and drinking wine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mmm .. images in my head that developed over time after reading lots of romantic novels and lovely stories that take place in Scotland. Ideas that I pictured of how I could live my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very drastic comparison between there and here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here being the way I live my life now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What can I do to make some changes?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do I want to make changes?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is this image of an idyllic life still the same image?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also an image of living in a sparse uncluttered modern city loft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think the two things I see in common here are a studio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A haven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A room for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hmm maybe that’s where this journaling post is going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes and the colors!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For 53 years I have said “if I have to choose a favorite color..I suppose it would be ROBINS EGG BLUE”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>why the heck can’t I say robins egg blue is my favorite color.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t mean I have to change my wardrobe and redecorate my house and it doesn’t mean that I can’t love other colors as well.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">I approached the photo journaling exercise a little differently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a photo in my head and didn’t know why.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pasted the photo in a word doc and started writing immediately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My writing is very internalized and doesn’t share much with others, but it came right out of me and so I am sharing it with my class mates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think that Kat will be pleased to see what powerful results her prompt to photo journal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>had for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will definitely do this again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a follow up, after writing this I received an email the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a newsletter regarding an on line class about creating your own HAVEN. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just L-O-V-E synchronous events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They always seem to happen when you are on the right course.</span></div>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195268027690548046noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481990166719984556.post-12726598308944255302012-02-17T07:56:00.000-05:002012-02-17T07:56:47.090-05:00different lighting<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195268027690548046noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481990166719984556.post-33297765641016908042012-02-12T08:36:00.003-05:002012-02-12T08:46:49.181-05:00New subjects photo shoot…<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Continuing our on line photo class journey with Kat Eye Studio</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://kateyestudio.com/online-courses"><img height="200" src="http://kateyestudio.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/find-your-eye-photo-courses.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Get out of our comfort zone, take at least 100 photographs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My oldest son said “don’t take photos of flowers” and suggested photographing people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I asked if I could take 100 photos of him, but he declined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought about photographing a sporting event, as that would certainly be different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The time crunch was on and I still hadn’t chosen my subject.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mother and I went out to run errands and grocery shop. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My camera is my baby, and I wouldn’t leave it locked in the car, so it went in the store with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mother commented that 100 photographs is a lot and suggested taking photos of the fruits and vegetables.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My reply was that taking 100 photographs was the easy part. Choosing a subject was the hard part. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no way I would want to take photographs in a crowded grocery store on a Saturday afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was further out of my comfort zone than I was willing to go.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Finally, afternoon was approaching and I hadn’t decided.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this point I didn’t have much “oomph” in me and I didn’t approach my lesson wholeheartedly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decide to photograph books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have a lot of books in the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have many books that I have collected over the years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I enjoy the peacefulness of books and the peacefulness of photography.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoy going on photo adventures with my husband or by myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even in a crowded city, no one takes much notice of you. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But in that crowded, bustling grocery store too many people would have noticed me, and I would not have liked it.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">This was one our “assignments” in our <a href="http://kateyestudio.com/online-courses/find-your-eye-photo-courses">photography journey with Kat Eye Studio.</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">My first thought was “oh, a nice trip to Boston to visit the MFA or the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But after an extensive on line search I was reminded about all of the artistic displays and events here in Metro West Boston.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My husband and I visited the Decordova Musem and sculpture park located in a neighboring town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately for us, it was a sunny, mild day and a treat to spend time wandering around outdoors in the fresh air.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">There was an outdoor interactive display of what my husband referred to as musical pipes and I referred to as a standing xylophone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was no way to resist picking up a stick and running it along the pipes to make music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I observed two elderly gentlemen stopping to play, and one of them complimented the other telling him “that was very nice”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You couldn’t resist and it made you happy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJV-JkJ-tLU-5iYvyg0loJ9niWh5rHdyfJNoj3qHscYTVbCOoP75B9byJq-7Ke_fL-qkgRomAyyKdMOLl-J7FHzkHQlljx3bWBED80idjrnavr7k_G0iyhHCiMjztAHflGcd5-7yJH5UXQ/s1600/1.Decordova+Museum+-+Lincoln,+MA+123+xylophone+standing.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJV-JkJ-tLU-5iYvyg0loJ9niWh5rHdyfJNoj3qHscYTVbCOoP75B9byJq-7Ke_fL-qkgRomAyyKdMOLl-J7FHzkHQlljx3bWBED80idjrnavr7k_G0iyhHCiMjztAHflGcd5-7yJH5UXQ/s400/1.Decordova+Museum+-+Lincoln,+MA+123+xylophone+standing.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Bubbles floating through the air caught my eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went to find the source of the bubbles, and called my husband to come see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a man with a rope attached to two sticks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He dipped the rope into a bucket of liquid and made the greatest bubbles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grownups and children alike had their arms stretched out in delight, trying to catch them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, something else that you can’t resist and it makes you smile.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">I was excited to photograph the bubbles and really wondered what they would look like captured in a photo. </span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Our favorite outdoor sculpture had to be the Two Black Hearts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t think it would have been nearly as appealing if there was only one heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My last name is Hart, my husband proposed to me on Valentine’s Day and gave me a heart shaped engagement ring … and so I am partial to hearts. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: KO;">♥♥ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: KO;">As a piece of art work, I appreciate the fact that the artist chose to create two hearts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The texture of the hearts and all of the objects embedded in the surface give your mind and eyes a lot to look at and absorb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the size of the hearts provided impact.</span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: KO;">The next sculpture appealed to me because of its colors and surface texture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I looked at it for a while and then exclaimed “it’s a pinecone perched under the trees!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I looked at the photograph later, I thought it looked like many breasts, but I like my perception of a pinecone more.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: KO;">I was disappointed with what we found inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rooms were small and choppy, and some of the hallways abruptly ended and you had to turn back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only large room didn’t feel large and open.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saw one oil painting, and my reaction to it was “oh finally a painting.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In retrospect I know that I react to what my preconceived ideas of what art is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I once had a VERY lively discussion with friends about “What is Art”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was one of my favorite conversations. Many points of view were expressed but no one answer was agreed upon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The perception of art is so individualized. </span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Attend an art exhibit... you won't regret it.<br />
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</div>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195268027690548046noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481990166719984556.post-31149761187428084102012-02-03T06:24:00.002-05:002012-02-03T06:27:07.680-05:00photo-heart connection january 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNvCmuP64YI9LO6Ryphwk5zhze_Nrh-ePTJzRGTPONFDlbOHquMSaLJPHzfJROT0IrXjtb3MMl-IcMLT0VqhnWVvwzyn3-z7zNqXUVwNIihK20Qw_A8NQarNwp0nG-2FT5LBFKdy9e0kU/s1600/1aqua+orchid.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNvCmuP64YI9LO6Ryphwk5zhze_Nrh-ePTJzRGTPONFDlbOHquMSaLJPHzfJROT0IrXjtb3MMl-IcMLT0VqhnWVvwzyn3-z7zNqXUVwNIihK20Qw_A8NQarNwp0nG-2FT5LBFKdy9e0kU/s400/1aqua+orchid.png" width="256" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">This month, my heart sings with this photograph</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">It sings because I am so pleased with the results</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">It sings because of the shades of robin’s egg blue and aqua</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">It sings because it feels like a painting to me</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">It sings because it is a beautiful orchid</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">It sings because a dear friend gave it to me</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">It sings because I edited it</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">It sings because I enjoyed the morning I spent experimenting with my camera and new tripod</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">It sings because I started experimenting with aperture </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">It sings because I didn’t have a preconceived idea of what it would look like after editing and I was so pleased with the results</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">The results were more like an unexpected present than intentional and that is ok</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">Kat from the Kat Eye studio came up with a fun monthly photo prompt called</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">The Photo-Heart Connection</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">Each month we will post the photo that most captured our heart and explore why it did so</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">Visit Kat's site here to learn more: <a href="http://kateyestudio.com/2012/02/photo-heart-connection-january-12.html">kateyestudio</a></span></div>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195268027690548046noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481990166719984556.post-16886102604588867612012-01-30T19:44:00.004-05:002012-01-30T20:11:31.846-05:00I think I’ve been coloring outside of the lines..<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The first rule of photography I remember learning is probably the same one that everyone was told, which is to position yourself with the sun behind you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since then, I’ve learned more about composition, the rule of thirds, not centering an object, and leading your eye into a scene.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">I can’t say that I really think much about these rules before I take a photo though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And with the ability to crop our own photos, it is easy to edit an image and make it more visually pleasing post shooting your photo.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">I am participating in my second <a href="http://kateyestudio.com/online-courses">online course with Kat Eye Studio</a>. One of Kat's recent posts included her photo of a scooter, which only shows part of the scooter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have noticed lately, that it isn’t always necessary to show the complete subject in a photo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having a piece of it missing is ok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe it even helps to draw your eye into the photo. I don't know if this was ever a photography rule or not, but probably one of mine. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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or if you can't see the entire balloon in this photo<br />
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or even the entire bodies of these children<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Thankfully, I don't think I have any preconceived photgraphy rules that are holding me back in this journey. And believe me, I have always been a rule follower. ♥</span>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195268027690548046noreply@blogger.com12