Shadow Flowers © 2014 Bo Mackison
“We often walk without knowing the beautiful and the mysterious art created behind us by our shadows.”
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
On Rocky Surfaces, Blossoms Reflect their Shadow Beauty
July 5, 2014 by 1 Comment
On Watch
July 15, 2013 by 2 Comments
On Watch © 2013 Bo Mackison
A lake is a landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature.
It is Earth’s eye, into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Skies hint of purple,
the sun withdraws.
Winds calm in the heavy summer air.
A tumble of rocks deep
disappear in gray shadow.
Ghost carp glide under the dock.
The spirit trembles, shaken, then
regains its equilibrium
On watch for the first star.
Shadow Play on the Patio
January 27, 2013 by 12 Comments
Shadows on the Patio ©2013 Bo Mackison
Almost all my middle-aged and elderly acquaintances, including me, feel about 25, unless we haven’t had our coffee, in which case we feel 107. ~ Martha Beck
Now that I’ve completed the initial phase of my photo project on my Barriers series, I’ve returned to walking the desert trails. One of my favorite stops is the coffee shop at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. This desert discovery place in the midst of the Tucson Mountains, one of my favorite destinations for hiking, wandering, or just setting up my day office at a picnic site for hours of art, journal writing and photography. It’s also a grand way to either start or end my day – complimentary coffee or iced tea for members!
I can never sit on the patio overlooking the desert exhibits without getting at least temporarily distracted by the light and shadow contrasts from the slatted beams of the ramada offering protection from the elements.
And I always appreciate a good cup of coffee or a prickly pear iced tea as I consider the play of light and shadow. Oh, yes I do!
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. And she always enjoys a good shadow photo opportunity!
Silhouette of Stillness
August 30, 2011 by 7 Comments
Silhouette of Stillness © 2011 Bo Mackison
There are moments when you absolutely need someone to show up like magic, not because you need something nice, but because you need your world view transformed. You need some hope to be born in you. You need to know in one moment that someone believes in you. You need a kindness midwife to hold the space so you can show up like magic for someone else the next time around. ~ Jen Leman
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC.
Photographer’s Shadow – Integrating Light and Shadow
March 5, 2011 by 8 Comments
The Photographer’s Shadow © 2011 Bo Mackison
Arizona is working out well. Mostly. I love the new places to explore, the challenge, and of course, I love the sunny skies and the warm weather.
But once in awhile I feel like I’m living under a shadow.
One needs both light and shadow to make a photograph. All light and the scene will be over-exposed and all white. Nothing visible. All shadow, and the photograph would be underexposed, the scene dark, the shapes and figures indistinguishable.
Photographs are a combination of light and shadow. Life is a combination of light and shadow, too.
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. She is living in Tucson for two months, exhibiting her photography in art shows, taking photographs, and blogging about photography, art fairs, and living life “solo.” Even learning how to adapt to life’s ups and downs is a worthwhile adventure.
