Day 96 – Wind Surfer

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I arrived safely in Hood River and had time to go try my hand at photographing Wind Surfers. I was trying to capture the motion by letting it intentionally blur but I may have gone too far. I also wish I had not cut off the top of the sail. But it was the best I could do on short notice. The ones going slow or that I stopped the motion on were pretty boring. Actually, after looking at some of the art on the hotel walls, I think it is pretty good.

Today’s quote is from Rachel Carson:

What if I had never seen this before? What if I would never see it again?

Day 95 – Goldfinch Tree

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I’m busy getting ready to head out to a Photography Workshop in the Columbia River Gorge tomorrow. So, I thought I would delve in to the archives and play with the digital darkroom toys a little today. This tree was just full of lesser goldfinches back in March but I had to crop in and cut out quite a few birds in order to give it a point of focus.

Today’s quote from jazz musician Charlie Parker applies to all art forms I think:

Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out your horn.

Day 94 – Hydrangea

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Both of my Hydrangea bushes are in full bloom right now. So, I decided to take the 28mm Lensbaby Velvet out to see what I could come up with. The challenge with the lensbabies is finding the right focus point. I nailed it on this one. I added one texture and masked it out over the main two flowers.

Today’s quote is from Nancy Rotenberg:

We live in a culture that views idleness as something slovenly, lazy and non-productive. It is only when you stop and reflect that you can be filled and recharged. What you photograph today could be the result of yesterday’s “idling.”

Day 93 – Tree with Moon and Clouds

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As we are nearing the end of the project I decided to go back through the files and see what I might have that is not a flower that was worthy of sharing. I came across this one from a March 20 early morning walk on the greenway with Cody. 

Today’s quotes is from one of my favorite books, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig. Might be time to read it again:

To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountains which sustain life, not the top.

Day 91 – Dahlia

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This Dahlia is still awaiting planting in a bigger pot but it rained the day I meant to go buy a pot so we’ll hope it gets one soon. Meanwhile it is very photogenic.

Today’s quote is from Seth Gordon from his blog post Why jazz is more interesting than bowling:

Jazz is practiced over a thousand or perhaps a million dimensions. It’s non-linear and non-predictable, and most all, it’s never perfect.

Day 89 – Misty Mountain

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I was enchanted by the mist along the mountains this morning so I grabbed a camera going out the door for Cody’s first walk. Of course, he expects me to stop every two feet while he sniffs every bush but he does not understand the need for him to stand still while I take a photograph. I did mange to get one or two in focus.

Our quote today is from Andrew Wyeth:

One’s art goes as far and as deep as one’s love goes, and there is no reason for painting than that.

Day 88 – Sunflower

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Another one of those days when twelve more days can’t come soon enough. My monthly bouquet from Farm Girl Flowers arrived yesterday and I snapped a few shots as I went out the door for my volunteer day at the Genealogy Library. I wasn’t very happy with any of them. Took this one through Topaz and got something I could live with.

Today’s quote is from William Blake:

Some see nature all ridicule and deformity – and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.

Day 87 – Growers Market

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Finally made it to the Grower’s Market this morning. It was a cool day but the cars were streaming into the parking lot like they thought they would find someplace to park there. I always walk the block from the street by Science Works and no problem with parking. Masked, apparently, were optional so I left mine in the bag. I worked this image a lot to tone down the jacket of the seller in the upper right and simplified it a little to emphasize the colors. I think it works.

Today’s quote is from filmmaker Shekhar Kapur:

Everything’s a contradiction. The universe is a contradiction. And all of us are constantly looking for harmony.