Sunday, August 9, 2009

Sunday wonders - U

U is for Underside. This was a tricky little photo assignment. I had to shoot blind since I couldn't see the viewfinder. There wasn't - in most cases - anywhere to lay down under the object. So, the focus wasn't always great. Or the photographer was in the shot. Who knew that your hand didn't hold things straight on? Or it just didn't look the way I thought it would. Here's the best:


a ceramic planter with cactus...


a seedhead on a clematis...


a macro - very hard to get focus - of a bracken leaf...

looking up from the bottom of my thread holder...


This is my favorite: melon leaf with oregano flowers underneath and silhouetted through the leaf . The raindrops are on the top side of the leaf...I was amazed that they showed through since it seemed so thick and tough.

This was fun. Looking underneath gave me a whole new perspective.
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4 comments:

  1. MimiAugust 9, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    Beautiful photography, Stephanie.
    My favourite is the melon leaf with oregano flowers underneath- real artistic stuff in that one.
    It's true that looking underneath gives a new perspective, maybe when this meme finishes, you should start an "upside-down one"??

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  2. Paws on the RunAugust 9, 2009 at 5:46 PM

    Love the thread holder picture!

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  3. RudeeAugust 9, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    Your photography is simply amazing. You always manage to capture unique perspectives.

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  4. JoannaAugust 10, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    These are great photos Steph. The clematis head and bracken fern are lighted beautifully--and of course the last one is stunning. I love the idea of an "underneath"meme.

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