DESPITE THE DROUGHT

I've loved standing people (an American Indian name for trees) since earliest childhood. And this one was the first I fell in love with when I moved here to CA 7-1/2 years ago. I've since added many other trees to my love list, some no longer around and some I can't take the long walk anymore to visit. "Despite the Drought" (8-18-15 009v2) is one of those pix that looks better in a larger version. So just click on the pic if you're interested. Its focus leaves a bit to be desired (though the tree's leaves are pretty clear). I took it with my new camera before I'd even read the manual and learned how to change settings for close up pix and distant ones, etc. The day I took this (and a bunch of others) I was just aiming (you should pardon the pun) to see how the camera would do on it's basic auto setting. Not bad, I'd say. Especially as I was even further away from this scene than the crop would indicate.

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MAKING A SPLASH

The source pic version for "Making A Splash" (5-7-12 11877v2a) was rediscovered during my archiving/deleting project, and just re-morphed into this form this morning. I'm not over the moon about it (not even the full moon that's finally here today, meaning I'll start to feel a wee bit saner now). But there is, as I often say, something I do really like about it.

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MIDNIGHT DAWNING

"Midnight Dawning" (8-18-15 008v2g) was just morphed this morning from a very new pic. What a challenge not only to get at what called to me from the source pic, but to get a suitable crop. My recycle bin is littered with other versions I'd saved just in case, but was not really happy with. I'm even a bit hesitant about this version but the colors and textures are "right on." And this crop, that was done after rotating the pic quite a bit, is beginning to grow on me.

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STRADDLING THE REALMS

The years old source pic for "Straddling the Realms" (4-14-12 11684v2b) was just stumbled across this morning while I was opening and closing pic folders at random. I was interested enough to morph this version from a much older one of the original photo. "Kinda, sorta" like it. Ah HAH! Now I get it. It puts me in mind of The Hierophant in The Tarot. So I've just found another card for my Found Tarot (see link in side bar to Roswila's Tarot Gallery & Journal for more about the Found Tarot).

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SUNDAY READING

"Sunday Reading" (4-7-12 11577) was taken years ago in the front office of the retirement community in which I live. I've always liked it for some reason (beyond those sweet little callas and that graceful vase) and finally got it fixed up this morning. It needed cropping (not a whole lot, but the right kind), and slight warming up in tone and cleaning out of a distracting small patch. I'd worked on a different pic first for this blog, and several others before that for my dreams & poetry blog. It's not been a really satisfying pic editing session. Even this one now seems a little "blah" that I've finally got it posted. Ah well, I am a bit distracted by other unrelated concerns. So I'll leave "Sunday Reading" be.

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BASKET OF SORROW

The original pic for "Basket of Sorrow" (11-9-13 075v6) was one of those re-discovered in doing more of my archiving/deleting work yesterday. I fussed at it yesterday, and then again this morning, extensively. Producing a couple other versions that I took forever to give up on. And then realizing this one is fine just as it is. I'd been trying to force those other two versions into some notion I had of them (can't explain it better than that). When this one was already complete. At least, as I've said here before, as complete as any of my creative efforts are when I share them. They can be, and often are, subject to further tweaking at some future date when I view them with fresh eyes and maybe bring new skills to them.

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NARROW WINDOW

"Narrow Window" (5-16-11 10985v3) is another unearthed in my on-going archiving/deleting project. (I've not been working on that project recently, but have kept notes on folders to return to for posting possibles.) This is a rare creature in my photo realm, not at all cropped. I do have a couple other versions that have been heavily cropped. One with which I'm content. But when I came to this folder today I was struck that I now actually like it uncropped. So all I did was clean up some distracting "schmutz" on the sidewalk, and saturate what little color there is (the green and that wee bit of yellow). Its quirky composition appeals to me. (That may have more to do with my rebellious mood today than any off-beat artistic perception. Smile.)

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