Today's Picture to Ponder Photo
White Orchids from the American Orchid Society Greenhouse
When I started searching my files for a photo for today, these orchids popped out at me, begging to be featured. There is a feeling of richness, enhanced I think by the drama of the lighting.
The light is undoubtedly emphasized by the very direct angle of the stake that's supporting the orchid. The barely visible stem is the darker part of the line we see.
Self-Reflecting Queries
As I was writing the last sentences I began to think of the support sysems that may be in our own individual lives. These could be among family, friends, colleagues or other activities we take on.
Can you think of who or what they are, or have been, in your life? Do you know to which lights in you they've pointed? What have they directed you and others to see?
One of the things that often makes photographing orchids difficult for me is that so often the flowers are supported by stakes. Thus getting clear, unencumbered pictures can become quite challenging at times, sometimes impossible.
As I comment on this, I begin to wonder now how many times, in my own life, I might have considered the supports, or "stakes" to be "nuisances." What would have been available had I look for the reflective light that was shining from them onto me?
Does any of this resonate with you? If so, take some time to be with it, to see if there are places where shifts can be made, and, above all, please take time to acknowledge those supports.
BLOG REMINDER -
Be sure to visit the BLOG to check out the comments. Mary Gray found an answer to the Poison Arrow flower question. Go to the PAGE and Scroll down to the COMMENTS section.
Pictures to Ponder: Inspired Journaling - for stress relief as well as inspiration, a downloadable Book
"I bought your eBook earlier today and not only is it well written, the pictures you chose are lovely. I know this will be a very successful for you. Congratulations!" Eva Macie, Artist
|
To see this flower in is it's full size as it's available in the downloadable book, click on Lady Slipper
I often find peace and healing when I open up a flower photo, larger than can be used in Picture to Ponder, and spend time |
being with and studying it on my computer monitor.
You, too, can open up one of the beautiful flowers that are in PICTURES TO PONDER: Inspired Journaling almost fill your screen with it, and then "step into" the image.
The high resolution, set for printing, has the photographs capable of maintaining their quality at magnification as much as 300%. And, of course, the queries that went with the flowers are here also. For more information and to purchase, go to Downloadable Book. |
|
Reader's Comments
are welcome on the BLOG.
When you go there, you'll see the current issue and photo and a link at the end for Posting Comments. To see the photo
ENLARGED, at the same size you see it here, simply click
on it.
If posting on a blog is not your style, please continue to send your comments directly to me . Learning what you are experiencing means a lot. It is part of the reward of Picture to Ponder for me.
ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIBERS
DESIRED -
If you you are enjoying PICTURE TO PONDER please pass
your experiences of it on to your friends and colleagues
and suggest that they, too, SUBSCRIBE.
Especial thanks to those of you who have been passing this on!
Inspirationally,
Sheila
sheila[at]eteletours.com --
© 2007 Sheila Finkelstein
http://www.eteletours.com/ptpintro.html
|
