Sunday Post: A SIMPLE STORY OF…
…your making. Jake’s Weekly Photo Challenge subject is “Simplicity”.
The simplicity here isn’t necessarily in the form or content, but in the context. The context seems to be a story that weaves in and out of everyday settings at home and beyond. It’s a simple story that I invite you to narrate.
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Shells probably from India; moon shells from East Coast beaches; bed in a small cottage in Connecticut; cream pitcher made in 1998 and signed HP; boats in New York Harbor; curled skunk cabbage leaf at Mercer Slough, Bellevue, WA; aprons at Hains House, a Baking School and B&B in Olympia, WA; Tateuchi Viewing Pavilion at Bellevue Botanical Garden, Bellevue, WA; aloe leaf in the Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle, WA; the flowers are Forget-me-nots.
More responses to this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge are at:
http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/sunday-post-simplicity/
Beautiful! I like that you’ve done it so differently from me.
January 20, 2013 at 1:22 pm
Thank you – it began with photos of simple things but then it took a turn. Different interpretations is what it’s all about, right?
January 20, 2013 at 1:58 pm
I like the shells, the bed, the pitcher, and the porch lots. Moody and smooth.
January 20, 2013 at 1:30 pm
Thank you very much – I can relate to those adjectives.
January 20, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Lynn, I like the lyrical quality of the light in your image of the bedroom window. Soft…lovely.
January 20, 2013 at 7:19 pm
Thank you – I appreciate your taking the time to say something specific & helpful.
January 20, 2013 at 8:43 pm
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Breathtaking!
January 21, 2013 at 5:19 am
Thanks!
January 23, 2013 at 11:32 am
Amazing photography for this week theme, Thanks for sharing my friend
January 21, 2013 at 9:04 pm
Thank you Jake!
January 23, 2013 at 11:32 am
The aprons, my absolute favorite!
January 22, 2013 at 9:02 am
Well, if you ever get to the Pacific northwest you could not do better then to spend time at Pat’s farm – Hains House – where this was taken. She will welcome you and feed you amazing things from her huge wood-fired outdoor oven, and then you can go off and explore the coast or Mt. Rainier. I’m glad you like the photo – I was annoyed with that down jacket, and it took forever to get the lighting right because I didn’t pay close attention to what I was doing at the time – I’m a quick shooter, and it shows.
January 22, 2013 at 9:48 am
Ah, make a recommendation for eating or birding and you’ll sucker me in every time, thanks!
I didn’t really even notice the coat, that’s how enamored I was with the aprons! I think the lighting is perfect.
January 22, 2013 at 10:15 am
The use of sepias, gentle greys and soft focus suggests memories of the past – probably memories associated with someone who sailed away. The stronger colours used in the eighth picture suggest that the memories have been evoked by a return to a once familiar room. The final two pictures comprise an interesting pairing: the aloe, associated with bitterness, and the forget-me-not. Perhaps this is a clue to the nature of the relationship (and parting) between the narrator and the person who sailed away.
January 23, 2013 at 8:25 am
I love it, Louis – and I hadn’t thought about the aloe association – I didn’t know that. Thank you.
January 23, 2013 at 9:08 am
Fabulous!
January 23, 2013 at 10:13 am
stunning simplicity!
January 23, 2013 at 6:46 pm
Thank you very much -
January 24, 2013 at 9:20 am
A well-conceived photograph truly generates a strong narrative. Each frame suggests a different story, and each interpreter responds according to their life experiences. Nicely done–each of the images pitches my thoughts.
January 27, 2013 at 9:24 am
Thank you so much!
January 27, 2013 at 6:20 pm
I love these simple, but beautiful images. The shells, the tiny flowers in hand, and those aprons. Yes, those aprons. I LOVE them.
February 10, 2013 at 10:04 am
Thank you. The pleasure of domesticity and the near at hand.
February 10, 2013 at 10:58 am