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Dear ,
Several Picture to Ponder subscribers have written about how much they enjoy seeing flower photographs here. To accommodate, especially since the weather is so harsh in so many areas, I started looking through my files. I then decided to make it "easier" on myself and simply reprint an earlier issue.
The following was featured in Issue 118 in June 2005. (Note the issue number, which meant I had done 118 issues in 6 months!) Most of the text is as written then.
Today's Featured Photos -
closing in on a portion of an hibiscus.
"I planned to give you the full
view of this hibiscus (below), 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 definitely
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 Collins 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)."
(Note: For flower photography lovers the above site is worth a visit. The pages and beautiful flowers are still there, though some of the links are no longer active. )
The full flower from which the portion above was cropped.
WEEKEND WISH-
In 2005 I wrote - "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."
May those, especially who are experiencing harsh conditions, weather or otherwise, find something colorful, light and flowing to appreciate.
Again, in 2005, I wrote, the following, which I see can still apply.
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 staccato 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?
A 2011 Added Query -
I'm finding it Interesting to note that my repetitive "mantra" on "paying attention to what catches your eye" was a core message of mine.
So, today, I also invite you to look into your life to find your core messages AND celebrate them!
Then please do share on the blog what comes up for you. What are your core messages? What do you want your world to know about you?
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Sheila
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