Weekly Winners – Nature Wins Edition

Oct 30, 2011 | Paper Heart Camera, Photography, Scavenger Hunt Sunday, Show & Tell, Simple Things, Weekly Winners

All taken w/ Canon Rebel XS.

A couple selections might be a stretch. I was swamped this week & didn’t get as many pictures as maybe I could have. Also, it got COLD this week. It didn’t make me excited to get out. Then again – at least it didn’t snow here!

1. Macro/Close-up
Green little vaulter, in the sunny grass, Catching your heart up at the feel of June, Sole noise that’s heard amidst the lazy noon, When ev’n the bees lag at the summoning brass.
~Leigh Hunt
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2. Found Texture
A hair in the head is worth two in the brush. ~William Hazlitt
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I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, then be crowded on a velvet cushion. ~Henry David Thoreau
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3. Home
The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family. ~Thomas Jefferson
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4. Cover
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Tell: It’s what we use to cover our little imperfections. Makeup. I wanted to do something different than a dead on shot – enter my trusty mirror & the reflection. Ordinary objects take on new life.

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5. The Tree
For a tree to become tall it must grow tough roots among the rocks. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
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Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees. ~Faith Baldwin
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Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree. ~Emily Bronte
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Autumn is like a second spring where every leaf is a flower. ~Albert Camus
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A Simple Thing:
One of our prompts this week was “The Tree.” It was the one above all the others that spoke to me. I love getting trees caught in the lens of my camera. Every shot is different in so many ways. Today’s simple thing is a shot of our tree in the front yard that has some moss growing on it’s north face. I got a good close up shot of the bark. Textural, abstract.
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You can find more pictures over at my flickr account.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday is run by the beautiful Ashley. Head on over to see more Hunters.

Sarah

16 Comments

  1. kamana

    great captures. love the texture!

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  2. Carletta

    Love the grasshopper shot!
    Your home shot is so sweet and the tree shot is beautiful! I love that the tree has all the colors of fall on it. 🙂
    Very unique shot for cover – I smiled at that one.
    Have a great Sunday!

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  3. Stasha

    H. D. Thoreau’s quote is one of my favorites. What a wonderful set.

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  4. Ashley Sisk

    This is a really great set – your eye was spot on this week.

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  5. Grandma Bonnie

    You macro is my favorite. He looks ready to jump. Great shot!

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  6. Dina @ 4 Lettre Words

    That macro is so cool! (My boys would LOVE it.) And, the tree/leaf shots are really beautiful.

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  7. Bestfoodies

    Cover is so creative…I love that your mind went that way and the mirror shot is so clever!

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  8. LouBelcher

    Nice photos. I love the ones of the trees especially.

    Lou

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  9. Mama Zen

    That brush shot is so cool!

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  10. Valeria

    Very interesting set. I love texture and the creativity on tree

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  11. Tara R.

    The leaves are so pretty, wonderful range of colors.

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  12. stacy (the aunt with gum)

    Love that last leaf image – beautiful colors! And your makeup reflection is awesome… great DOF!

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  13. Sara

    Great set, love your macro, awesome capture! Love your interpretation of cover, and interesting photo with the reflection in the mirror. Gorgeous quote and photo of the tree roots.

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  14. Rebecca Cooper

    very beautiful! thanks for linking up with the simple things! 🙂 Rebecca

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  15. heather

    wow on the macro photo…always in awe when I see these types of photos. Whenever I try the bug has already flown, crawled or hopped away by the time I get my camera ready :0

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