by Sheila Finkelstein on June 1, 2011
This weekend a new subscriber came on board, noting that she found Picture to Ponder when Googling “Bottle Palm Tree” pictures. I was curious as to what she might have discovered and did my own search. I found the issue published three years ago, this week, on June 3, 2008. And the message is timeless.
In reviewing it, I was moved with the photos, what they brought up and the messages, so I’m reissuing it today with some modifications. Thank you, Justine, for opening this up for me, for us all.
In addition to the variations as we shift perspectives, the experience here is a reminder to those who love to write that we can be using Picture to Ponder photos for writing prompts.
Today’s Picture to Ponder Photo
Horizontal view of the leaves, or frond, of a Bottle Palm Tree
As I was searching for a Picture to Ponder photo the drama of this one popped out at me. “Perfect for writing,” I thought, though I did not plan to write from it here. And then as I was putting together the issue, I wrote:
ODE TO A BOTTLE PALM TREE FROND [click to continue…]
by Sheila Finkelstein on May 25, 2011
Fairly early this morning, my attention was caught by dew drops caught in the plantlets of a mother-of-millions plant. Given the photographs I took were not that aesthetically pleasing I went looking for other “dew-drop” photo opportunities. (Note – If you wish, you can see the plant on M-O-M Plant.)
The drops on the banana plant leaf shown below caught my eye. Looking at the photograph after I downloaded it into my computer brought, and brings, me peace. I thus decided to feature it in this issue of Picture to Ponder.
I’m wondering, “Do you get a similar feeling?”
Today’s Photos –
Since we’re featuring a banana plant leaf here, I thought I’d share another recent photo. Here we have the play of light and shadows and, [click to continue…]
by Sheila Finkelstein on May 19, 2011
Once again, “shifting perspectives” is the theme that came up from the photographs wanting to be shared today. They photographs were taken while walking in a local nursery. Explanations and comments are directly under each photograph.
Today’s Photos (from my iPhone) –
Curled bark from palm tree. Deciding that the green from the plant in front of it did not make for good composition, [click to continue…]
by Sheila Finkelstein on May 11, 2011
This past weekend I had the pleasure of spending Mother’s Day with my younger son, Rob, his wife, Kevra, and grandson, Ryan. In addition to it being a relaxing, loving weekend, it was also one in which I had the pure delight of making new discoveries.
First my eye “noticed.”
Then I “paid attention”, using my iPhone camera to document my experience to savor and share with you. An added bonus for me was that Ryan got excited also with what I was seeing. He was able to do his own photos with Android.
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by Sheila Finkelstein on May 4, 2011
During my recent family visit to GA, I was captivated by the rose set in a bowl on the kitchen window sill below.
Today’s Photos –
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by Sheila Finkelstein on April 27, 2011
On her wonderful Art Dog Blog, my friend Rebecca Collins shared a photo of a towel in which she saw a dog (click link to see). After describing her experience, she wrote:
“This post is for my photographer pal Sheila who sees faces in everything she shoots in nature. She enjoys finding all types of faces in wood grain and various textures in her photos. I sort of hope this is just an isolated event and I do not start seeing floppy eared canines in inanimate objects around me.”
So, last week when I saw the Fungus face below, I immediately thought of Becca. Back at her, I’m featuring it in today’s Picture to Ponder, inviting you to spend some time with the stories you might see in, or emotions you might feel from,
Today’s Photos –
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by Sheila Finkelstein on April 19, 2011
In today’s Picture to Ponder, I invite you to take some time and simply breathe in the beauty of the images below.
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by Sheila Finkelstein on April 11, 2011
Long-time Picture to Ponder subscriber, Alison James, responded to last week’s issue with such a “right-on” observation, sharing her own experience, that I asked if I might feature her expressions in this issue.
Photo by Alison James, Guest Writer/Photographer
She wrote: “I ride my bike every morning thru the same piece of Forest preserve/prairie. I try to make it a peaceful time, focusing on what my senses bring me – smell, sight, sound, feel – and not get wrapped up in thinking about work / home / future / past etc. [click to continue…]
by Sheila Finkelstein on April 6, 2011
The photographs featured in today’s Picture to Ponder were taken near the end of the day in Green Cay Wetlands. Given that “light and shadows” were the subject of the final in-between sessions of the last Through and From The Lens course, the views below caught my attention.
Combined with my moving in a new direction, the following “ponders” occurred.
Today’s Photos and Self-Reflecting Queries combined –
As you travel your path, is your focus on the path or on the light in the, perhaps far, distance? [click to continue…]
by Sheila Finkelstein on March 30, 2011
Today’s photographs once again point out what’s possible by changing focus and shifting perspectives. Even the slightest change can make a difference.
Today’s Photos –
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