Author Archives: pearlsandprose

About pearlsandprose

Photography. With a little life thrown in.

Summer and cell phones

Posted on July 7, 2010 by pearlsandprose

I’m hoping this yellowandorange zinnia will wake me up this morning. Kind of dragging here–didn’t get enough sleep and it’s already 81 degrees this morning. Supposed to reach 100 today. I don’t know about you, but I’m not a fan … Continue reading →

Posted in photography | Tagged crape myrtle, flowers, iPhone, My Best Friend's Wedding, statue, summer, zinnia | Leave a comment

Reflections

Posted on July 5, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Since it’s Monday morning here, I thought I’d start with a peaceful, soothing image. Hope everyone had a great weekend. This was taken at a lovely public garden–one of our favorite places to just stroll and reflect on all the … Continue reading →

Posted in beauty, flowers, gardening, photography | Tagged crape myrtle, French doors, garden bench, iPhone, mask, rocking horse, salvia, windows, wrought iron, zinnia | 4 Comments

“The Greengage Summer” by Rumer Godden

Posted on July 3, 2010 by pearlsandprose

image from barnesandnoble.com I read this novel a few months ago and loved it. I had heard of the movie Black Narcissus, but not of the author herself. I found out about the book just this year from another blogger, … Continue reading →

Posted in books, literature | Tagged Battle of the Villa Fiorita, coming-of-age novel, France, Rumer Godden, The Greengage Summer | 2 Comments

Goin’ crazy with texture

Posted on July 2, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Remember when I said the craziest-looking textures can sometimes work with your photos? I created the image above with a free texture from darkwood67’s collection on Flickr. (There are tons of free textures on Flickr, by the way.) The texture … Continue reading →

Posted in art, cooking, flowers, photography | Tagged Geneva, lisianthus, petunia, Photoshop Elements 8, Prairie gentian, Switzerland, texture | Leave a comment

Is it real or is it Memorex?

Posted on July 1, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Some soft tones for you this morning. This is almost SOOC (straight-out-of-camera) except for some tweaking of the brightness. I played with the exposure and focus here. This was taken in a place called Tlaquepaque (pronounced “tuh-lack-ee-pack-ee”) in the Sedona, … Continue reading →

Posted in flowers, photography, Uncategorized | Tagged Arizona, blue violet flowers, macro, peony, post-processing, Sedona, soft focus, Tlaquepaque | 2 Comments

Imperfection and conformity

Posted on June 29, 2010 by pearlsandprose

We had a lot of rain yesterday, so my coneflowers are a bit bedraggled. But imperfection can be photogenic too…. I think our culture is obsessed with perfection. Everyone on TV has to have perfect white teeth, perfect bodies, perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in beauty, flowers, photography | Tagged coneflower, Echinacea, Lexington Company, non-conformity, Ralph Lauren, Sweden | 5 Comments

A tutorial of sorts

Posted on June 28, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Shooting reds, purples and yellows is a challenge in the digital photography world. Instead of film, you have a sensor and it’s highly sensitive. I shot these petunias on the VIVID setting of my new Nikon and the image appears … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Photos are back

Posted on June 27, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Hi…I’m just popping in to say I looked at all my old posts and was dismayed to see some photos missing. Evidently, when I tweak a photo even a little bit, it drops off the blog. I should have known, but … Continue reading →

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Sad photos and monuments

Posted on June 26, 2010 by pearlsandprose

A recent comment made me think about old photos and how they can make you sad, whereas paintings or drawings don’t. I know I experience a bit of melancholy when I see old photographs of people in an antique store. … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art, beauty, photography | Tagged antique stores, Jefferson Memorial, l'heure bleue, Tidal Basin, Wash DC, Washington Monument | 6 Comments

Thank you, WordPress people!

Posted on June 24, 2010 by pearlsandprose

shelter, originally uploaded by Ms._Pearl. What a day I had yesterday. I knew something was up when I noticed a huge spike in my blog views. Totally forgot to check my blog email, or I would have seen that my blog … Continue reading →

Posted in flowers, gardening, photography | Tagged Asiatic lily, blogging, daylily, Freshly Pressed | 3 Comments