tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post4156215640704043937..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: Learning to seeAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-86069857901077810182011-08-01T17:58:47.490-05:002011-08-01T17:58:47.490-05:00Lovely photos and I love how you shared the idea o...Lovely photos and I love how you shared the idea of your experiment. I have not thought of capturing garden stand-outs in this way but am excited to try it. My favorite photo is the 6th one of the experiment. Outstanding!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-65929627805808883922011-07-26T20:13:43.343-05:002011-07-26T20:13:43.343-05:00You've inspired me! Beautiful shots.You've inspired me! Beautiful shots.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949235207762990894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-83179439105242534472011-07-26T18:57:47.916-05:002011-07-26T18:57:47.916-05:00Thanks all!
Janet: slightly out-of-focus shots a...Thanks all! <br /><br />Janet: slightly out-of-focus shots and extremely out-of-focus are so different. I've got way too many slightly out of focus shots that I delete without hesitation.<br /><br />L. Rose: gardening my work? No, but it feels like it sometimes. :-)<br /><br />Gerhard: we're gardeners -- we don't work with reality that often (weeds? what weeds?) ;-)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-11931159533509824542011-07-26T17:25:57.781-05:002011-07-26T17:25:57.781-05:00I especially love the second to last shot Alan. T...I especially love the second to last shot Alan. The colors are so vivid and summer-like! It's an interesting point you make and I agree. I've struggled with photographing my Susans as well and I think you've expressed my struggle...it's been hard to capture the emotion. Your 'blurred' images do just that though.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872899189875117518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-50812405503041734572011-07-26T16:07:41.674-05:002011-07-26T16:07:41.674-05:00Great photos. You did good trying all the differe...Great photos. You did good trying all the different shots.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-66530644513264395372011-07-26T09:30:37.847-05:002011-07-26T09:30:37.847-05:00Alan, bravo! I think you made an important breakth...Alan, bravo! I think you made an important breakthrough as a photographer, interpreting what was in front of you and presenting it such a way that it reflects your feelings rather than reality. This technique is used in very interesting ways by many contemporary fine art photographers. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=uta+barth&hl=en&rlz=1C1IRFD_enUS410US412&prmd=ivnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=6M4uTrnsKIrViALN3swr&ved=0CCYQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=955" rel="nofollow">Uta Barth</a> comes to mind and <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=keith+carter&hl=en&rlz=1C1IRFD_enUS410US412&biw=1920&bih=955&prmd=ivnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=Uc8uToTBNIjUiAKTotkr&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CAsQ_AUoAQ" rel="nofollow">Keith Carter</a> although he uses very shallow focus instead of out of focus.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-61565020800409792082011-07-26T08:46:39.552-05:002011-07-26T08:46:39.552-05:00That s how my eyes a seeing this morning after 4 d...That s how my eyes a seeing this morning after 4 days of garden flinging! We had a lesson yesterday with David Perry, who is a wonderful photographer. He was teaching us to do exactly as you did. Rudbeckias are wonderful subjects but you took some stunning photos. I have decided that gardening must be your work!Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-29744227955473768082011-07-26T07:57:06.712-05:002011-07-26T07:57:06.712-05:00It's an interesting idea and certainly works i...It's an interesting idea and certainly works in terms of overall impression and with a mass colourful planting. I'm thinking maybe I shouldn't be so quick to get rid of my out of focus shots (a mistake in my case)but look at them differently. Food for thought.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.com