tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170972260275595837.post470021436210728578..comments2023-05-23T05:07:50.314-07:00Comments on Over Good Ground: Reflectionsfarmladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10516462251842458511noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170972260275595837.post-49805217705372875542013-10-21T21:30:40.768-07:002013-10-21T21:30:40.768-07:00Hi Connie! I love this post! What wonderful inspir...Hi Connie! I love this post! What wonderful inspiration you wrote, it is fabulous. I will get my crystal ball out tomorrow and see what appears!! I love the lady you saw in yours, smiling at you!! Thanks for such a sweet comment you left, you are a doll, and I loved seeing you and Lisa agin. It made the trip for sure.<br /><br />Have an incredibly creative week!<br />hugs,<br />RikiRiki Schumacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09217573549011803012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170972260275595837.post-78362481591265778092013-10-21T10:46:33.964-07:002013-10-21T10:46:33.964-07:00 Oh, Kerry. I knew that you would understand this ... Oh, Kerry. I knew that you would understand this post, my friend. You and I see the world with the same sense of wonder and a creative dose of realism.<br />Thank you for the lovely responses.farmladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516462251842458511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170972260275595837.post-5585881563922759472013-10-21T10:10:07.164-07:002013-10-21T10:10:07.164-07:00P.S I just read the comments between you and Debor...P.S I just read the comments between you and Debora and I agree 100%! Sometimes we wish the image would come out as we see it but at the same time it's within the nature of the artist to see what we can do with all of the tools given to us. Even when the photo is what I want, I still have the desire to play with it as I would any piece of art I'm creating. The great thing about photography is that you can still retain the original image as well. Kerry O'Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951445594586971908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170972260275595837.post-63919337761029224622013-10-21T10:05:58.413-07:002013-10-21T10:05:58.413-07:00Love your portrait in the crystal ball most of all...Love your portrait in the crystal ball most of all.Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170972260275595837.post-24785629532608391062013-10-21T10:00:42.961-07:002013-10-21T10:00:42.961-07:00How timely! I was just sitting here this morning b...How timely! I was just sitting here this morning being inspired by so many images and people in my world. The changing leaves, the Hunters moon, the fog lifting and the sun shining through. So right that what we see is not quite what is there but then that's where the creativity comes in. How our minds decide to turn these images into our own reality be it fantasy or real is really the beauty of all creativeness! Well said Connie....and those images through your crystal ball are STUNNING!Kerry O'Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951445594586971908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170972260275595837.post-4419259693141823992013-10-21T08:59:46.258-07:002013-10-21T08:59:46.258-07:00"...see the magic in the world... even in the..."...see the magic in the world... even in the everyday."<br />Yes, Brian. As with your wonderful poems, we must see the magic in every thing. Your words are the core of your creative world. You use words like the eye of my camera. A creative capitol letter, the placement of a word, and the ability to see the "Magic" in the ordinary, makes each of your poems a work of art.<br />Thanks for always commenting on my posts. farmladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516462251842458511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170972260275595837.post-74262130499275786742013-10-21T08:47:57.000-07:002013-10-21T08:47:57.000-07:00Thank you for this comment, Debora. I wanted other...Thank you for this comment, Debora. I wanted others to weight in on this subject and you have. I agree that creating a photo means using all the post processing choices that we need. It's part of the whole "process". (Even what paper you use to print the photo.)<br />Using all the artistic nuances at hand to create a piece of art, including a photograph, is what any good artist does. Those who say that "no editing" is the only way to prove you're a good photographer lack, in my opinion, imagination. Thinking "inside" the globe of creativity is just like thinking outside the box.<br />Keep creating. Conniefarmladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516462251842458511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170972260275595837.post-83068063862060411682013-10-21T08:10:41.165-07:002013-10-21T08:10:41.165-07:00Good morning Sis, You were doing some heavy thinki...Good morning Sis, You were doing some heavy thinking at midnight last night.Your photos and words were awesome. Never doubt for a minute that you are an artist. I know you are.I think struggling to understand what that means comes with the package. Love,LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170972260275595837.post-65126098357751989992013-10-21T07:48:25.214-07:002013-10-21T07:48:25.214-07:00Great post. Very interesting and true. Have a ble...Great post. Very interesting and true. Have a blessed day. MadelineMadeline's Albumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521816495696902218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170972260275595837.post-54710314646556510062013-10-21T07:12:18.059-07:002013-10-21T07:12:18.059-07:00Oh, very nice! The message and photos are beautif...Oh, very nice! The message and photos are beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09497292872289897109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170972260275595837.post-78025948606532232302013-10-21T06:51:36.300-07:002013-10-21T06:51:36.300-07:00Your pictures are beautiful, and your words though...Your pictures are beautiful, and your words thought provoking. There is an argument among photographers about editing; the purists insist we should not retouch but represent what is real. I have chosen to use my photography as a means to allow others to see inside of me...the beauty that I imagine or wish to see. Therefore I take full artistic license when editing...no apologies. Ugliness indeed exists, but it need not live in my imagination or art...unless I allow it. Deborahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002468510668438210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170972260275595837.post-1664048958396678272013-10-21T03:44:30.175-07:002013-10-21T03:44:30.175-07:00amen.. be creative. have fun, see the magic in the...amen.. be creative. have fun, see the magic in the world...even in everyday....really cool pics.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com