Morning Glories revisited

In my post on Sunday, September 14, I had a picture of our Morning Glories that were in the rain and as a result the blossoms were very droopy. Except for a few that had large leaves over them that were protecting the blossoms. I guess I was being philosophical because I asked for comments on what that might mean to you. I received several responses about Morning Glories in general and how we all like them. The response was not what I expected. I had indicated that others might have a different take on the picture than I did. I was right about that. The picture reminded people of their experiences and memories of Morning Glories. I was in the "protective" theme. The beautiful full blossom was protected by the leaves. I like both interpretations. Memories - I certainly have those - which is why I grow them at all. And I really love them - another reason I grow them and I really like the responses I got that confirmed those thoughts. The protective theme is just different.



Since the picture on September 14 was of droopy blossoms, I thought I'd share a picture of how they look on a non-rainy day.





My daughter took a new picture. She apparently thought they needed to be shown in their full Glory and not droopy.





There they are for all to enjoy in their full Glory.


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Lexie's Choker

As promised, here is a "new" picture of Lexie's Choker. The white background is the new part. When you have pictures in a white brochure, you like just the piece to be seen as if it were floating - no color in the background. But, for reasons I'm still trying to figure out, there is always "something" in the background. Even here you can see a little blue. I don't understand, when the background you are taking is pure white, why the pictures come out with a yellow, gray, pink or sometimes blue background. Obviously, physics/optics was not my strong subject.

I'm learning to see color in a different way. Actually, I'm learning to "see" color. My sister-in-law years ago couldn't understand why I could not see the "pink' in my skin color. She had a "golden" hue to her skin. All looked the same to me but now (finally) I'm beginning to see and understand the difference.

Let me know what you think of the "new" choker picture.

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08-08-08 and Lexie's Bracelet

Well, here it is another
"special" date. I think last year it was 07-07-07. Next year 09-09-09??

Anyhow, despite what anyone might say 8's have always popped up in things in my life. Born 08-28-xx (Ha, thought you'd get that part of the date!) I've lived in houses with 28, 1188, 408 and again 28 as addresses. Seems, if I were superstitious, today should be a good one. We'll see.

I'm still working on getting a good picture of Lexie's bracelet for our brochure. I've been trying different ideas with much the same (not good) results. But I'm now getting stubborn. I'll keep trying. See the latest try. What do you think? Getting closer?

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Inside a Bleeding Heart

My Mother really loved flowers. She knew a lot about them, in the "common" way. That is to say not the biological names but the more common names and things about them. She loved Bleeding Hearts and always had one in her garden. I have one too. (It has been gone for several weeks now) She taught me about the "inside parts" of a Bleeding Heart and I've tried to pass it on to my children and grandchildren too. (Not sure how successful I've been but I've tried.)
Here is a picture of the parts of a Bleeding Heart. The outer red parts are the "Rabbits", next the "earrings" then the "slippers" or shoes (she referred to them as "mules" and last the "bottle of champagne". The story often was embellished a bit depending on her mood. A Bleeding Heart blossom was always something I could take apart and look at the various parts with their "common" names. One of my nice memories of my Mother. Thanks Mom.
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Jewelry Photography

Well, I know this is not a good picture of Lexie’s bracelet. However, I’m posting it to make a point. Taking pictures of jewelry is not easy to say the least. The jewelry pieces are apt to be shiny, small and if you want to isolate the pieces on a (really) white background so the piece seems to have no background - forget it! Well, not really forget it but it is very hard. That is especially if you want a true picture of your piece. See you can get a white background, if you don’t really care if the picture looks like what the piece really looks like.
I’ve learned most of my picture taking information from the Internet, my husband and my son-in-law. Somehow, the latter two have given me some help but apparently they don’t know exactly how to get a white background either. They have helped me to understand ISO, depth of field and shutter speed. Good things to know for a person who is usually just a point and shoot picture taker. Well, my Internet exploring has lead me to one conclusion, even professional photographers don’t know or will admit that taking a picture of jewelry with a white background is very hard.
I found a series of videos on the Internet by Michael Seto, a professional photographer in New York City who explains how to take photographs of jewelry. Thanks Michael. Now I just need t make a “set up” as he suggests and take more pictures. I’m still working on finding the equipment I need to work with. (See, it isn’t easy! Especially for a point and shoot photographer)
As I progress, I’ll share more pictures. Assuming I get good ones.
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