Posted in Inspiration, tagged Art Wolfe, ice cubes, Photography on January 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Art Wolfe is one of my favorite photographers. While watching him on PBS this weekend as he photographed blue icebergs in Patagonia, I was inspired to try my hand at photographing ice cubes. Yes, ice cubes. Not as challenging as shooting ice in the wild, but what fun in the kitchen! 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, glasses, mundane, Photography, scarf, snowflakes, sunlight on January 17, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, color, Photography, trees, twigs on January 16, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged food, green, Kiwi, Photography on January 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged green ivy, paper cutouts, Photography, red bird on January 10, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Photography, snow on January 10, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Photography, snow on January 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, Photography, Photography Exhibits, Publication Updates, tagged edmands park, food photography, fruits, national letter writing month, nature photography, persimmon, Photography on January 5, 2010| 2 Comments »
In response to friends’ queries about what I’ve been up to creatively, following are a few beginning of the year updates. I’ll do my best to post something like this monthly. Enjoy and have a good day!
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Motivated by a friend’s generous and delicious gift of persimmon butter, I went in search of a whole persimmon and came home with a bag of different fruits and inspiration to launch a new gallery of food-related images.
http://photosbycynthia.smugmug.com/Arts-and-Crafts/Food-2010/10856699_roeYa#757419223_fhcWE
I work near Edmands Park, a 33-acre green space in Newton, MA. Every chance I get, I grab my camera and go for a walk in the woods. I’ve begun a new gallery to highlight my favorite features. The Newton Conservators has been nice enough to post some of my pictures on its website as well.
http://photosbycynthia.smugmug.com/Nature/Edmands-Park/
http://www.newtonconservators.org/5edmands.htm
Upcoming …
I’m working to gather photos and information of blood oranges. Blood oranges are primarily available during the winter months. Sicilian in origin, they are now grown in Texas and Florida as well. They are good for you and beautiful to photograph. 😉
I keep hearing that January is National Letter Writing Month. So, I’m going to focus this month on putting pen to paper to reconnect with old friends and to make professional connections with regard to my photography and creative writing. Setting goals is easy. Carrying them out … much harder. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Last year I had great fun taking short photographic expeditions with my boyfriend and hope to do more trips this year. Mostly we venture to local nature areas. We have different shooting styles and techniques and we certainly use very different camera equipment. We’re both very good at directing the other to get some perfect shot… usually without argument. 😉 Who knows? We may do a joint show some day. I’ll keep you posted!
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged paperwhites, Photography, scents, white flowers on January 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »
In winter I feel an intense yearning for gardening and flowers. This year I decided to try my hand at winter bulbs. I picked up an inexpensive all-in-one planting package (e.g. bulbs, soil, the pot and instructions). The bulbs were planted in loose soil. I tucked them in a cool dark place until they sprouted, and then placed them in a coveted sunny spot. Seemed like it was taking forever for them to sprout. Then overnight they blossomed explosively. How lovely they were. I walked back and forth past my garden admiring, with some pride I must say, how the sunlight shone through the leaves and petals.
Eventually though, in the area near my plants, I noticed a scent that I found unpleasant. I wondered if a mouse had died under the table or in the wall and was decomposing. Or perhaps someone in the building had a trash can that needed cleaning.
Oh the horror when I realized that the scent arose from my paperwhites!
Next time I’ll do my online research beforehand instead of after the fact. Maybe then I would have discovered interesting facts such as about a quarter of the population cannot stand the scent of paperwhites.* Don’t get me wrong. I’m grateful for their beauty. I may plant them again, but perhaps a different, less fragrant variety! 😉
More about the lovely paperwhite:
*http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/planttherapy/planttherapy-the-smell-of-paperwhites-042428
http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2009/11/20/how-to-grow-perfect-paperwhites/
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/12/we-like-it-wild-paperwhites.html
Posted in Inspiration, tagged color challenge, Photography, red on January 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »
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