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365 Project Day 337: December Pears

Posted on 06. Dec, 2011 by maryanne.

Canon 5D Mark ll, 100 2.8 macro, 3.5 aperture, 1/200 shutter, 160 ISO. Texture applied in photoshop.

These beauties were another find at my local grocery store this week. I could not resist their ruby-red color. I brought them home, arranged them in one of my favorite bowls on my kitchen table and then promptly forgot about them. Today, as I was processing another photo shoot, I got up and walked into the kitchen from time to time to stretch my legs and nibble from the pantry. These lovelies would catch my eye every time as the light shifted and changed throughout the day. I finally gave in and spent some time photographing them. They radiate a sense of holiday cheer. I just had to share them here. I love this processing too, with the muted colors and textures. It’s a little different for me. Might make a nice fine art print or calendar page in my new calendar I am putting together.

Still trying to keep it simple. I am learning to rest in this final stretch of my blog, although I am hoping to knock a few out of the park before it is over.:)

If you would like one of these pear prints, leave me a comment here on my blog and I will give three away this week. (5×7′s) You don’t have to say anything special. I just like to know you’re out there sometimes. I  will pick the winners with a random number generator  at the end of the week.

May blessings tumble into your hearts and lives like these richly colored pears. Happy Tuesday!

~Mary Anne

Ephesians 1:15-18 ~ “I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.”

 

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365 Project Day 303: For Sheryl

Posted on 30. Oct, 2011 by maryanne.

Canon 5D Mark ll, 100 2.8 macro, 4.5 aperture, 1/160 shutter, 100 ISO

I have a dear friend who adores food photography. When I was photographing these lovely pomegranates, I could not help but think about her. She loves to cook and set a pretty table. Really, anything that presents food in a beautiful way makes her heart go pitter patter. So, this blog is for her.  She is my New Zealand friend. We have never met in person, but I am very fond of her. We met in a online community when I was looking for help creating my website. She messaged me and told me she was a designer and that she could help me. That was five years ago, and she has been handling my web image since then, as well as designing my logos and business cards. She designed this blog and hosts it for me in NZ. I feel like she knows me and I know her, all the way across the world. Literally.

There is another reason I am dedicating this blog to her. Sheryl is battling breast cancer right now. She is enduring the effects of chemotherapy and has lost her hair. Throughout all of this she has kept her sense of humor and continued to find ways to be creative and happy. She is a brave and beautiful woman. I admire her deeply.

Please pray for my friend Sheryl. She needs God’s healing and strength to continue her battle. I want to keep her for a long time.

You can find her design business on the web at http://www.huiadesign.com. She is amazing at what she does.

Proverbs 11:25 ~”A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”

Here are a few more pom pictures to cheer up Sheryl.:)

 

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