Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Lavender Drying In The Dining Room

9 comments:

  1. Probably pretty heady scent. We had a bunch about that size at one point.

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  2. Nana, did you take the photo yourself? The candlestick - lavender - light - shadow - very impressive. I like it!

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  3. I agree with Lenka it is a beautiful photo! Having one of the candles in shadow adds to the overall composition; that being said I would suggest a hint of additional highlighting on the lavender as my eyes are drawn first to the candles... One way to do this is to use a large white card or reflective surface reflect sunlight into the shadowed area in the bottom half. Kudos, N.

    BV

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  4. Thanks,all!
    and Bob, great tip-I didn't know how to accent the lavender and I always take the picture just as I'm seeing it.

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  5. Beautiful photo- I wish I could get my lavender to grow like that... maybe next year, I've heard the first year can be tough.

    The light is beautiful there!

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  6. N, next time you're at an art/office supply store you may want to pick up a sheet of white foam-board (I think they come in various sizes up to 4 x 8 ft) - I recall 20+ years ago attending AIFL (Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale) buying a boatload of 'em to use as light-reflectors on photo-assignments. You can pick one up & keep it handy around the house and at the next photo-opportunity they're great as an indirect light-source in a pinch, altho they're lightweight and can be a bit troublesome on windy days...

    That being said, the most expressive photos are about the 'moment' & don't necessarily require pre-planning... I still my recall my trip to ABQ a few years ago & those murals in downtown ABQ. I'll never forget those...

    BV

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  7. Our local paper has a spread including several recipes using Lavender and other flowers. I'm trying to dig up a link to it. Frustrating, as they seem to only include about half of any issue on their website.

    If all else fails, I'll scan and post.

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