Dragonfly Jug with Boxes and Onion Skin

DRAGON FLY JUG WITH ONION SKIN

In the Shadows--Black and White

It has been a while since I have entered anything in black and white and...I have missed sharing monochrome images. So...here we go again.

IN THE SHADOWS
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For The Weekend in Black and White

In the Shadows

Experimenting with angles and shadows.

IN THE SHADOWS
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Blue (Refined)

Feathers used in my images are painted and natural turkey feathers. Be advised: it is against the law to have any migrating bird, or birds of prey, feathers in your possession.

Stoneware Jug

Refining yesterday's image.

IN THE SHADOWS

Dragonfly Stoneware Jug

Recently I promised some online friends a photograph of one of my favorite stoneware jugs. This jug has a dragonfly blue slip design. The story behind this jug is that I lost it in a divorce and found it later in an antique shop and bought it back. How about that? I was exuberant--literally jumping for joy. Years before I had painted a picture of this jug with the two round wooden boxes and to get the jug back to sit with the wooden boxes again is to me amazing.

The first image was taken this afternoon, while the bottom one was done in the morning. Differences in lighting and composition can change a photograph's emotional impact.

(AFTERNOON)

(MORNING)

Salt Glazed Stoneware Crock, Jugs and Mug

Finally got around to shooting setup for card.

SALT GLAZED STONEWARE

Peonies in Stoneware Refined (Day4//9)

Peonies (Refined)

Preparing a Still Life (Day4/9)

Weather: Thick Fog

Last week I cleaned the kitchen (after the microwave fire) and put this antique Ball jar to one side. Yesterday's peony purchase seems to fit well. So, I handheld the D300 to get this shot as the beginning of a still life with fruit. This image is cropped straight from the camera and is a bit "soft," but I like the "softness" and decided to leave it. I will take another shot using a tripod just for the heck of it, but I am very happy with these soft edges which seem to transport one back in time. Also, normally I use a reflecting panel on the dark side, but in this image I allowed the flowers to fade away a bit into the background.

Peonies (Handheld)

Tripod shot is better for clarity, but not necessarily better for mood and the zest that comes with spontaneity. The tripod shot had to be straightened and where straightened filled in with background color. More fill, one the edges, is needed to perfect the tripod image (below)

Peonies (Tripod)

Working On Book

Working on book every morning and I am searching for time to keep up this journal. I will try to post every day, however this may not be feasible. Sooooo...will post as often as I can.

Today I worked on visual outline and paste up. Added snap grid to theme pages. Will print out and display in prominent place in the cabin.

Photograph by Elisabeth Bacon--All Rights Reserved

Our Newest Family Member

Yesterday the UPS guy knocked on our front door. Behind him stood a huge box. "What is that?," I asked. "I didn't order anything that big."

"It's addressed to you," he replied, carrying the box inside.

I peeled away the tape, pulled out the packing and peeked into the dark cardboard abyss. "What the heck....?,"

There, to my amazement, staring back, was Oxy. Wow! What a surprise! Oxy belongs outside my friend's apartment, in Pennsylvania. What a gift! My friend sent him to me.

MEET OXYMORON

OUT OF THE BOX--OXY LOOKS AROUND

THEN...HEADS TO A COMFORTABLE SPOT NEAR OUR FRONT DOOR