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Sunflowers the flower that just keeps giving, Once they have finished cheering up the garden we are left with these amazing patterns made by the seeds while still in the Sunflower head. I gather them and use them to feed the birds during the Winter Months. (Day 259 in Group 2015 One Photo Each Day)
This was created by taking a macro shot of oil sitting on water, I used various backgrounds underneath the glass bowl.
Strobist:
Single 580exii flagged lighting the background, triggered using YN622
This is just a variation of a previous pattern with 1x1 plates between the headlight bricks in each square. I was just curious tosee what would happen. I think there are too many lines going every which way, but it might be a nice effect if it were monochromatic...
On October 18th I attended a workshop put on by the photography club that I belong to in San Diego, Polyphoto Club. The purpose of the workshop was to teach us to take the time to really "look" at something in order to see the beauty in "everyday" and "ordinary" things. Perhaps as a result of this workshop, I took the time to look at the sunlight this afternoon streaming though a set of venetian blinds to cast these shadow patterns onto a piece of varnished wood. I've probably looked at this hundreds of times in the past without "seeing" it. I'm not saying that this is a beautiful photograph, but what I "saw" was beautiful enough to get my attention.
Kiriko, Portland, Oregon
From Kiriko's Web site:
Kiriko is a lifestyle brand forged from the spirit of Mottainai (勿体無い); a Japanese value that embraces one to waste nothing and recycle everything.
Long ago, cloth was hand-woven with patterns that held meaning and dyed with materials available through the seasons. In this way we cycled with the seasons, not trends. We made memories with our belongings instead of replace them with mass produced goods. When we began to lose touch with the tradition of making in this way, we stopped treasuring our clothes.
"We believe fabric is everything."
We are always searching Japan for vibrant Kasuri - both vintage and those made today in craft houses generations’ old, hand-dyed Shibori, and centuries old Boros. Our apparel and accessories display the incredible traditional craftsmanship and care small textile factories in Japan boast. By purchasing our products, you are not only helping Kiriko Made as a small emerging brand, but also all the factories in Japan that create the materials we are fortunate enough to use.
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