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My grandmother gave me a Brownie camera when I was eight
years old, then proudly showed my photographs of her flowers to her Garden
Society. The joy I felt as a young child while taking photographs for others to
enjoy remains today, and it is this passion that keeps me immersed in
photography.


My husband and I moved to Wisconsin in the mid-1970s and,
on impulse, I borrowed a Pentax K-1000 to take my first photography course. I
later attended the Madison Area Technical College and Edgewood University in Madison
where I took both art and photography classes.


In 2007, I received a digital camera as a gift and the door
to photography opened wider than ever. My world shifted as I saw the
possibilities that could be created using a camera and lenses — infinite possibilities
to document the natural world, architecture, history, seeing everything with a
new perspective.


"Even the smallest of details became intensely
interesting. Maybe that's why I love photography. I try to capture what I see,
my own interpretation, not what someone else might see."


I also became a contributor to WisconsinNative.com, writing
and photographing for both the Wandering Wisconsin
and Travel Green
features on the travel website through December, 2008. My photography has also
been published in regional magazines, national travel guides, and in a book on
Functional Architecture which was published in London in 2009.


Though I shoot in many genres, I most love the experience
of photographing the natural world. Nature grounds me. I can be myself  --
in the forest, the mountains, the desert, or the prairie -- in solitude with
nature.


My hobby is now a career, as I write and photograph as a
freelancer as the principal of Seeded Earth Studio, LLC.

 

Bo Mackison

Seeded Earth Studio LLC

Madison, Wisconsin

Monthly Archives: October 2007

Two Shadows on Halloween

Two kinds of shadows today. The first, a shadowy tree trunk photo for Halloween. This is nearly the last autumn color left in my neck of the woods. (Sorry, bad pun!) Most of the color has changed into crunchy brown on the forest floor, but this clump of trees posed for an early...

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montucky - That's a simply beautiful photo! Gorgeous! I love the first shadow... and truly hate the second.10/31/2007 - 7:27 pm

tomwhelan - Super colors in this fall scene - it's lovely.10/31/2007 - 8:12 pm

pete - great photo. love the colours and the depth you achieved thanks for dropping by on my blog. Now that I have seen your photos I'll be stopping by more often11/01/2007 - 12:54 am

ankush vimawala - beautiful!11/01/2007 - 8:08 pm

Texazinha - Wonderful colours!11/02/2007 - 11:31 am

Nature Gal - A marvelous shot with splendid colors. Isn't it sad that this beauty may not last another year? All the more reason to preserve it, if only in a picture. L.11/03/2007 - 12:33 pm

barbara - Thank you for your comments. I couldn't pass up a last shot - this one hanging out of my car with a cop waiting, unnoticed, right behind me. :-) Nature Gal and Montucky, doesn't it make you physically sick to see the bit of nature in an urban area leveled for no good use? These city kids won't recognize a tree soon, unless we all speak out and fight.11/06/2007 - 5:27 am

Autumn Reflections

“Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of which is visible in a thousand different utterances of the creative mind, and is as various as nature herself.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
On a calm, misty morning, these autumn colors were reflected in Indian Lake. Photographed at Indian Lake County...

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ankush - beautiful shot!10/29/2007 - 4:02 pm

montucky - I love this one! Very nice!10/30/2007 - 12:15 am

nouveaufauves - Goethe's quote is certainly perfect for your wonderful photo. What a creative shot. You really have a good eye.10/30/2007 - 1:21 am

aullori - That is amazing... look at that orange(ish) color... wow!10/30/2007 - 2:54 am

truddle - The reflection in the water is amazing - Nice job!11/02/2007 - 11:54 am

Beth Ellen - I really love the composition.11/05/2007 - 9:32 pm

barbara - Thank you all for your comments and for visiting. Nouveafauves, I really like Goethe's quote too. Creativity and nature, added together, make great team.11/06/2007 - 5:13 am

The Non-Conformist

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity. ~Christopher Morley
Photo taken at Devil’s Lake State...

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kml - Beautiful colors! Happy GTS!10/28/2007 - 8:09 am

Ann M. - I love this picture. All the beautiful fall colors, and yet one tree still green and defiant! Thanks for sharing, and happy GTS!10/28/2007 - 12:42 pm

Aiyana - Great photo. The composition is lovely. Happy GTS, Aiyana10/28/2007 - 1:20 pm

ofsummer - I like your autumn photos very much.. the colors, the atmosphere, very nice10/28/2007 - 1:32 pm

Shirley - Hello, Barbara-- Fall is my second favorite time of the year, and that is a beautiful picture you have taken of such a day. I'm in Lake Havasu City, Az. today and there is not much indication of fall--certainly not striking colored trees as you have photographed here. A few days ago, though, I was in Portland, Oregon and snapped pictures of gorgeous fall colors. Soon as I catch my breath I will post them. God's blessings10/28/2007 - 1:53 pm

Ann M. - Please stop by my blog when you get a chance. I have a treat for you :)10/28/2007 - 6:23 pm

nikkipolani - Wow. . That is certainly a perfect day! This is a beautiful image, Barbara. I shall have to show your site to a friend who is moving to Milwaukee area. She's never been to Wisconsin before (she moves middle of Nov).10/28/2007 - 6:50 pm

Muum - thanks for swinging by my blog! lovely photo. I am originally from the mid-West, and do miss the wonderful trees that grow there w/out effort.10/28/2007 - 6:54 pm

marcia - I just heard that quote this week, I like it, I love your leaf looking up shot, nice color, and view point.10/28/2007 - 10:08 pm

rainmountain - Beautiful colors - I miss autumn :) And a good quote - something I should hang on my wall ;) (Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment, so I could visit you too :) )10/28/2007 - 10:54 pm

GardenMomma (Chris) - Don't you just want to be right back there, RIGHT NOW???? I sure do. What a great photo! Thanks for stopping by and Happy GTS. I think I like your thought above the photo just as much! Chris10/29/2007 - 12:14 am

ankush - beautiful photo, love the colors!10/29/2007 - 4:03 pm

Double Yellows

Deep blue lake trapping
Reflection in calm waters
Double yellow orbs
Just after sunrise on a calm mid-October morning at Indian Lake County Park in Dane County, Wisconsin

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barbara - thank you for the nice comment! I love your double yellow shot! the reflection is perfect! have a great day! julia10/27/2007 - 6:18 pm

connetta - I always love the reflections in water. this one is perfect..10/27/2007 - 8:17 pm

aullori - I'm captivated by reflections in the water and this is a really pretty one. nice shot. I love love love how "deep" you made the water.. or how the weight of the photo is actually on the water giving the perception of depth. Nice touch.10/27/2007 - 10:21 pm

barbara - Thanka Julia and Connettay aulloiri Thanks for your comment. I intended to make the water look "deep" bt the placement of the landscape. but I didn't think about the effects on depth perception. I usually don't know what I'm technically doing with the composition, I really need to find a nearby class or a set of instructional articles. I rather frame what I like and sometimes I like what I get.10/28/2007 - 12:30 am

MrBrownThumb - Hi Barbara, That is one great photo. I love the composition that you used in it.10/28/2007 - 3:22 pm

ankush - wow Barbara, i love this one! very nicely done.10/29/2007 - 4:04 pm

Taps at Moon Rise

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky;
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.
first stanza of ‘Taps’
This late October’s full moon is known as the Hunters Moon. This moon rise reminded me of the lyrics from the well-known military song, ‘Taps’. Taken at...

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amuirin - beautiful10/26/2007 - 12:01 pm

barbara - Amuirin Thanks10/27/2007 - 11:20 am

truddle - What a beautiful picture - very calming!10/27/2007 - 5:15 pm

mon@rch - I just love how you framed this! Bravo!10/27/2007 - 6:53 pm

barbara - Truddle, I think of it as calming too. Thanks for your comment. Monarch, thank you for your kind words.10/28/2007 - 12:37 am

maratonomak - this one is lovely..soo relaxing.great tones10/28/2007 - 9:38 am

rainmountain - Beautiful picture! And I knew hubby was wrong when he said this was the Harvest moon ;)10/28/2007 - 11:03 pm

ankush - awesome colors!10/29/2007 - 4:04 pm

Jan - What a wonderfully relaxing picture...gorgeous!11/01/2007 - 5:56 pm

Autumn Yellows

Yellow maple leaves
Crunching and browning on road
Stone wall gently curves
A perfect late October day for a road trip to Devil’s Lake State Park near Baraboo, Wisconsin. Autumn color is at peak and yellows and oranges stretch from forest floor to sky along North Shore Drive

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spasmicallyperfect - Nice haiku to go with the picture. Thanks for sharing.10/25/2007 - 8:29 pm

montucky - Very nice! I love that huge mass of color, and the wall is really good with the rest of the photo!10/26/2007 - 10:04 pm

ankush - beautiful colors and composition, the wall leads the viewer right through the image.10/29/2007 - 4:04 pm

Bricks and Beauty

How long did it take to paint those columns? Any volunteers next time?

A change from nature in Wisconsin – a road trip to Indiana. This detailed beauty found in Vandersberg, Indiana, a small village on the Indiana-Illinois border. September, 2007
© 2007 barbara

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Bernie Kasper - Great shots Barbara,this is a little town I have never seen before, is it in the Northern part of Indiana?10/24/2007 - 11:27 pm

barbara - Bernie, It's a little town in west central Indiana, straight west of Indianapolis. Thanks for the comment.10/25/2007 - 5:49 am

ankush - beautiful shots Barbara, thanks for your comments ;)10/25/2007 - 5:35 pm

maratonomak - nice details here!10/28/2007 - 9:41 am

forestrat - This is a neat building. I like the repeating colors running up and down the porch posts and how you arranged them in the foreground of that top photo.10/28/2007 - 5:48 pm

property in france - i like this , its really royal and beautiful11/04/2007 - 1:53 am

Fungus Amongst Us

Lavender scallops
Fungus many layers deep
Gift on walking trail.
This inspiring surprise of nature was found on a path along the Black Earth Creek, a trout stream near Madison, Wisconsin. ( A magnificent stream!) Taken just before sunset on October 21, 2007. I’ve misplaced my fungus ID book, so if anyone knows the name...

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Mark - Barbara, I always refer to these as turkey tails. But they are definitely from the polypore fungus group. Thanks for stopping by my blog to comment.10/23/2007 - 5:59 pm

barbara - Thanks for the ID, Mark. I still haven't found my ID book, so it's a trip to the book store for me. Any reason to go is a good reason.10/24/2007 - 2:26 am

Scott Smith - Great texture and color. Nice find.10/24/2007 - 10:48 am

nouveaufauves - Good shot. I think the texture makes a great composition. It is actually stirring to me. A good theme for this time of year too. I would never have thought of it as a subject. Thank you.10/25/2007 - 7:23 pm

barbara - Scott and Sandra, Thanks for the comments. I loved the texture, too. When I poked at it, it was fuzzy and spongy.10/25/2007 - 11:10 pm

Stone Wall and Tree

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. ~John Muir
This 120 year old stone fence is a boundary of Pope Farms, 5 miles west of Madison, Wisconsin. Photographed in early October, 2007.
barbara © 2007

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blumoon - This is an absolutely stunning photo. Beautiful! Nice blog too! :)10/23/2007 - 12:32 am

nouveaufauves - I like the distribution of space in this photo......... the preponderance of sky with clouds, the angle of the rock wall and the darkened land next to it, the contrast in the textures,......... and then there is that tree in just the right place.10/23/2007 - 1:28 am

Nature Gal - a great combination of the lonesome tree, the wall, and an awesome sky that seems to suck one right into the picture. With one of these elements missing the photo would not have the charm or the impact. Lovely!10/23/2007 - 7:40 am

dlennis - This is outstanding Barbara!10/23/2007 - 8:11 am

ankush - beautiful clouds10/23/2007 - 1:09 pm

monalisa900 - outstanding!10/23/2007 - 2:12 pm

barbara - Thanks to all for your comments. It was one of my first tries at an 'artsy' kind of shot and I like it, too.10/24/2007 - 2:24 am

Barn and Shed

Weathered whitewashed barn
Broken windows, empty stalls
Ghostly cows lowing
Photographed across the road from Indian Lakes County Park in Dane County, Wisconsin.

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truddle - I love the look and feel of old barns, and you have captured this one beautifully!10/22/2007 - 12:50 pm

barbara - Thanks, Truddie. Barns are a real favorite of mine, and quite available living in Wisconsin farm country.10/22/2007 - 2:47 pm