Comments on: time for more stamen love

By: Meredith

Meredith — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:52:44 +0000

Amber, I am so glad to hear my words “ring true.” That is a very high compliment, in my opinion, and I thank you for it.

I had noticed your absence, but was not sure whether to be concerned. This time of year, so many are going on vacation, or busy with the kids (hey, I know that *always* your situation, right? ), or overwhelmed with the peak gardening season (Northern Hemisphere), or having a bout of the winter blues (Southern Hemisphere), so I just hoped we’d see you back soon. And sure enough, here you are.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:59:08 +0000

I’m encouraged that your camera is nothing fancy–sometimes I think we (I) make excuses about needing this or that in order to achieve our goals, when really all we need is to go out and DO something!
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By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:10:42 +0000

I’ve been absent the last few weeks and am slowly catching up. I read your last three posts and must tell you how impressed I am by what you have written. As a person who is coming out of a difficult time, your words ring true. Often we are given challenges so that we might grow. And, as we all know, growing is rough. But the person we become at the end of the experience is worth it. So worth it.
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By: Meredith

Meredith — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:36:37 +0000

So happy that you like them, Ginny.

I was surprised by the wild rose turning out so simply and elegantly… I was used to glancing out my kitchen window and seeing just hundreds of them clustered together, where they’d formed an impromptu hedge along the edge of the forest, and to get up close and realize each one was so… well, perfect… what can I say? It was amazing.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:34:13 +0000

Sara, I’m glad you liked the shots. You’ll get comfortable with your close-up style soon, I’m sure. I thought I never would, until I figured out that my camera’s zoom was uncooperative (for my style of shooting) at anything above 2.3x magnification. It took me about five months to figure that out. But once I did, I was on my way… getting shots I liked.

Speaking of shots I like, amazing photos of jellies! I hadn’t even realized that the winter flower stamens hung downward like that until you said it. But yes, the hellebores and camellias might be jellies, frozen on land… awesome find.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:30:48 +0000

Aw, you’re so sweet, Jean. I think the blue contrasted with the tangerine works so well because those are opposites on the color wheel, so our eye is naturally riveted to them. I find the same effect in any photo with a really strong red-green or purple-yellow contrast. It’s just the way our eyes are programmed, I suppose.

How wonderful that the plants have figured that out, though. That thought reminds me of that other Michael Pollan book I want to read…