tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post182224453055589174..comments2024-03-28T01:32:46.604-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): Flowers in winterMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-2362282663053293862013-02-05T10:50:34.706-05:002013-02-05T10:50:34.706-05:00Never too cold. Just had grilled halloumi in the g...Never too cold. Just had grilled halloumi in the garden with snow gently drifting down...jellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-50947664046443532812013-02-04T14:14:01.905-05:002013-02-04T14:14:01.905-05:00Love the juxtaposition (wow. never actually typed...Love the juxtaposition (wow. never actually typed that word before!) of the witch hazel flowers with the dead leaves, and the wonderful colors. Need to find a place to plant one around here.webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-14208630439942420762013-02-04T13:55:03.149-05:002013-02-04T13:55:03.149-05:00I might have had Frank's paintings in mind...
...I might have had Frank's paintings in mind...<br /><br />Thank you for a thoughtful observation. I'm not sure what the answer is. <br /><br />Perhaps it is easier to see composition when the landscape is stripped. Perhaps I am improving (!), or becoming more deliberate. Perhaps Olmsted's park design is hard to photograph badly. For instance, Pier One, Brooklyn Bridge Park, as much as I like it, is hard to photograph. It's one interruption after another, and all those blasted, awful light poles.<br />Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-66239291943762191552013-02-04T13:47:12.614-05:002013-02-04T13:47:12.614-05:00Marie, I think I have noticed something about your...Marie, I think I have noticed something about your photography – your winter scenes seem to have more of an eye. Now, I discovered your blog in summer and it is your summer stories that keep me coming back – lush and inviting – so that is NOT an insult to those images. But looking at this particular set I can really tell that you were in tune with the composition of the frame, of the placement of color and texture and line and motion. These are very painterly, and actually immediately reminded me of Frank’s beautiful works. I guess I was wondering if it is a creative process you are conscious of or if this just happened to be a particularly productive outing with the camera? Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856710809802056227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-26008277650829973832013-02-04T12:39:43.244-05:002013-02-04T12:39:43.244-05:00I love the way you picnic! I love the way you picnic! Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534359736764299910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-40019862041487415372013-02-04T11:52:56.548-05:002013-02-04T11:52:56.548-05:00enjoyed going through the pics...enjoyed going through the pics...Seema Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521925836584966910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-62125979854712773472013-02-04T10:00:59.832-05:002013-02-04T10:00:59.832-05:00Dear Marie,
Thank you for the lovely walk! My son ...Dear Marie,<br />Thank you for the lovely walk! My son lives in Brooklyn and so I have been to Prospect Park, though never in winter. And now I can identify witch hazel! <br /><br />As for the snowdrops, it is disturbing that they are so early, but they are not alone. A new study that uses data from Thoreau's plant journals found that native plants in Massachusetts and Wisconsin bloomed 3 weeks earlier in 2012 than they did in Thoreau's time. I wrote a little piece on the topic here: http://www.momscleanairforce.org/2013/01/30/thoreaus-path-offers-clues-to-future/<br /><br />Again, thanks for the Monday morning inspiration!Judith A. Rosshttp://judithaross.com/noreply@blogger.com