and so I hold them up to the light …
and let them spill upon the table.
Quite beautiful but I am glad that some petals remain upon the stem.
Posts Tagged ‘beauty’
more petals have fallen …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, botanicals, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, petals, Photography, tulips on March 13, 2014| 3 Comments »
hot off the press: branches
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, art, beauty, books, Branches, Inspiration, landscape, nature, New England, Photography, trees on March 12, 2014| 3 Comments »
When I wrote the photo essay Branching Thoughts at the end of last year for Creativity-Portal.com I made some promises that I actually wasn’t sure I was going to keep, about being disciplined and stop putting off until tomorrow what I could conceivably do today. I love trees. I’ve always written about trees and once I picked up a camera I began photographing them, especially the branches. I’ve finally put together a big book of branches, a 108-page collection of images taken across Massachusetts. It is available as a soft cover book or PDF for $8.95. Click on any of the images below to check it out.
Branches Cover by Cynthia Staples
there are some pinkish petals in the house
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, pink, pink tulips, tulips on March 12, 2014| 4 Comments »
Picked up a small bouquet of pink tulips on sale at the grocery store.
They are slowly opening up.
like a candle burning bright
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, flowers, imagination, Inspiration, nature, perspective, Photography, tulips on March 11, 2014| 4 Comments »
During the photo shoot for the white series, a petal became dislodged. And what an unexpected treat.
a series in white
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, botanicals, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, photograhy, tulips on March 11, 2014| 6 Comments »
an interior light
Posted in Inspiration, tagged beauty, botanicals, floral photography, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, tulips on March 9, 2014| 3 Comments »
a series of beads and baubles
Posted in Inspiration, tagged art, beads, beauty, colors, crafts, creativity, glass, Inspiration, jewelry, Photography on March 5, 2014| 7 Comments »
Once upon a time, I made jewelry. It was a hobby to give my hands something to do when I wasn’t writing and my eyes something to concentrate on when I wasn’t watching television.
I was simply following in the footsteps of my friends who did much more elaborate, skilled, and exquisite work. I admired their craftsmanship and eyes for design while I mostly played around with colors and textures.
Up to a certain point I could be disciplined enough to complete a piece but then more and more pieces remained unfinished. That’s when I realized mostly what I wanted to do was experiment with placement of beads and unique baubles.
I still have the tools to make jewelry, at least my simple kind. I have not tried in years. These pieces, and many more, I found in an old jewelry box as I was trying to do some early Spring cleaning.
Some pieces I may keep to wear while others will most certainly continue to be used as photographic inspiration. As for individual beads and baubles, still unstrung, I may share some of those with a young friend still quite fascinated by the colors of the rainbow and how to hold bits of it in your hands.
And once there has been some space cleared in that jewelry box, perhaps I’ll try my hand at creating some new pieces. Or at least I can dream. 😉
can a rainbow always be found?
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Inspiration, nature, perspective, Photography, rainbows, Revere Beach, shells on February 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Probably not, but it can be fun looking. These slices of color were found inside shells that lay on Revere Beach.
ending the day by playing with my food (pics)
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged beauty, colors, food, food photography, Photography on January 16, 2014| 3 Comments »
Amazing how these photos do collect over the years. Whenever I review such shots, I am reminded of how lucky I have been in my experiences, to have seen and sometimes tasted such beauty in the world. Wherever you are in the world as evening falls where I live, be well. More posts next week. 😉
views through old glass, or the beauty of bending light
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, glass, Inspiration, light, nature, perspective, Photography, refraction on January 12, 2014| 8 Comments »
It was a bit like finding the rainbow in the ice last week. I was walking past a sunlit window and turned my head at just the right moment to see something there, that would only be there for a moment. This morning I was walking past a sunlit window in a different room and turned my head at just the right moment to notice not ephemeral ice but ripples and waves in the old glass. At certain angles, the ripples distorted my view in wonderful ways. I’ve posted about the views through this window before (like here).
Branches and old vines. A dead tree with falling bark. A metal fence and crumbling stone wall. That’s really all that’s captured in any of the photos.
I think the photos have always been taken through the two panes of old glass. It’s just that the angle of the winter sun was different today, and my perspective was different today.
We’ll see what tomorrow holds in terms of light, perspective and all those other variables that influence a picture.
