To Photograph a Leaf

November 20, 2012 by 8 Comments

Leaf and Light ©2012 Bo Mackison

It is no accident that a photographer becomes a photographer any more than a lion tamer becomes a lion tamer. ~ Dorothea Lange

I love how the sun light on the backs of these layers of leaves, subtracts the light and adds the shadows. I feels like one big leafy puzzle to me. These are the kinds of photographs – ones that delight and surprise – that make me happy I have fallen so passionately involved with photography. When I saw this leaf, I just had to take its portrait!

There’s hardly a day that passes without me taking a walk with camera in tow or me pulling over to the side of the road when a photo opportunity catches my eye. So thankful am I for my camera that rides shot-gun whenever I run errands to a store, drive to the other side of town, or take a cross-country trip.

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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. Bo is looking forward to her next cross country trip – planning, packing, and counting down the hours until it’s time to go!

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The Gifts of Generosity – Sunday Series

November 18, 2012 by 1 Comment

Threshing ©2012 Bo Mackison

Generosity in working together to provide food.

Whitewashing the Fence ©2012 Bo Mackison

Generosity in working together to provide beauty and fun, memories in the making.

Gathering © 2012 Bo Mackison

Generosity in working together to make clothing and quilts for comfort and warmth.

Gardening at Koepsell’s Heirloom Farm © 2012 Bo Mackison

Generosity in working, growing food for the community.

Generosity — sharing talents for the betterment of self and community.

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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. Photographs are from Old World Wisconsin, an outdoor museum of history. Eagle Wisconsin.

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Starry Earth Garden

November 16, 2012 by 14 Comments
Olbrich in Autumn

A Starry Earth Garden ©2012 Bo Mackison

So plant your garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. ~ Anon

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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. Bo appreciates these smallest of starry green wonders in the midst of November gray.

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Sharing the Warmth

November 14, 2012 by 12 Comments
Window Seats

Window Seats ©2012 Bo Mackison

A warm seat inside an iconic cafe in Madison.

A warm cup of coffee.

And conversation that inspires laughter and a warming of the heart.

How to stay warm in November in Wisconsin!

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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. During November, I’m posting photos taken on my iPhone and processed with Snapseed.  And making travel plans, too.

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Cabbage as an Exercise in Zen Mindfulness?

November 11, 2012 by 12 Comments

Zen Mindfulness in a Cabbage

Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second. ~ Mark Riboud

A cabbage as a study in Zen mindfulness.

Really?

When I was readying the tripod to photograph this flowering cabbage, I never expected this result.  A mesmerizing photograph of line and color.

Look at the colors, the tight spirals, the intricate patterns. Follow the circuitous lines of the green outer foliage, continue as it changes into a slate green, then an icy magenta, and finally a deep fuchsia.

I’ve never considered studying a photograph of a cabbage before. But now I find that it seems to be an unusual exercise in Zen mindfulness. It has the ability to capture the interest of the eye, to encourage a state of attentiveness.

A Zen cabbage!

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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC.

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