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before the silent snow

Posted by sherri on Feb 15, 2011 in images, lensbaby | 30 Comments

Lensbaby 3G Selective Focus SLR Lens with Lensbabies 0.6x Wide Angle Lens 37mm

How could it be that one day I will say goodbye to all of this and miss the lilac spring, the May times whistling on the wind, and the robin’s kiss? In the summertime, when days and evenings are in rhyme, you will not find me in the grove among the lilies in repose or weeding in the garden path where scented seedlings hold on fast. When autumn falls I’ll cast no shadow on the wall or hear the owl’s haunted hoot high above the rotting root. When all is orange russet red I will not be with you in bed. The day the silent snow descends and lolls to sleep all living friends, I too will slumber in the earth among the seeds and squirrel’s birth. Who will miss me? Who will care? When I am called and no one’s there?
— Duane Michals, (Photographer)

30 Comments

michele
February 15, 2011
i will miss Duane Michals – he’s an amazing photographer.

with this i really like how my eye is drawn to the white parts of the petals and where the petals meet the stem. as if it’s the center or the base that is the most important.
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rian
February 15, 2011
it’s as if that flower is shyly looking away from the camera.. great catch.. :)
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Michael Rawluk
February 15, 2011
That certainly is sweet processing.
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fabrizio
February 16, 2011
lovely composition
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JMS*
February 16, 2011
On dirait quelle pleure…
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yz
February 16, 2011
beautiful and poetic
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Ginnie
February 16, 2011
It does seem to be telling us something, Sherri….
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Simone
February 16, 2011
Just dynamic
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John Prior
February 16, 2011
Again a lovely image, well done.
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Marcie
February 16, 2011
What a wonderful and inspiring Duane Michaels quote. And – I do love the image!
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Don
February 16, 2011
A very effective flower image. I particularly like the deep colors and the highlight on the rose. Beautiful image. Michael’s statement is so loaded with meaning for all of us.
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Wave Mutilator
February 16, 2011
Very nice. I love those deep, dark greens enveloped in black. They really make the rose jump out. Very nicely done, Sherri.
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Otto K.
February 16, 2011
lovely lensbaby image.
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Nick
February 16, 2011
Love the greens (and those little yellows) and the flowers angle. Nice!!
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John Maslowski
February 16, 2011
Great use of selective focus and light to draw the eye into this beautiful image. Really like the colors and the water droplets.
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Christopher
February 16, 2011
Beautiful delicate detail and the lensbaby works really well here–very nice shot!
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Peter
February 16, 2011
Beautiful capture Sherri and great DOF….the rose looks very sad in the rain.
Keep in touch…i will have online access while i am away……peter:)
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Claus Petersen
February 17, 2011
Love the sadness in this one.. wonderful work!
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Pavan Kaul
February 17, 2011
A stunningly beautiful picture! Delicate…wonderful!!
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Bob Towery
February 17, 2011
Just gorgeous. I love it when a photographer makes a beaut image of a flower, in a non traditional way. Great mood here.
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yiannis krikis
February 17, 2011
very freash and beautiful
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Kala
February 17, 2011
Simply beautiful.
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george
February 18, 2011
I never realised Duane Michals was a gardener – a lovely bit of prose to match the perfect image.
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Elaine-
February 19, 2011
what’s wrong with Duane? is he sick? such a sad quote you have for today, but maybe death is particularly sad for photographers, who have purposed to find the beauty in this life, lovely lovely picture, Sherri
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Arnd
February 19, 2011
Your photograph matches perfectly the mood depict with the Duane Michals quote.
This blog entry has touched my heart. Great work, Sherri!
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petitlouis
February 20, 2011
Jolie prise pour symboliser le temps qui passe …
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javga
February 20, 2011
Nice… very romantic. The drops are the finishing touch here, just like the blurring.
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Standley
February 21, 2011
Simply wonderful with these droplets!
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Andrew Graeme Gould
February 23, 2011
I’ve just used the word “magical” in a comment on another of your images, Sherri, and feel bound to use it again here. Love how this flower seems to appear out of nowhere, with that background as it is.
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JCS
March 17, 2011
Very nice photos, very beautiful rose.
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