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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: November 2007

Understructure

11*29*2007 Posted in architecture ** photography ** summer ** travel

If you saw the film, ‘Naked City,’ you saw this historic bridge – the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City. Even when the bridge worked overtime as the locale for a movie shoot, it still continued to carry 100,000 cars and 90,000 subway riders across the East River every weekday.
The movie depicted the murder...

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mon@rch - what a great bridge and can't believe so many us cross this thing! Thanks for sharing!11/29/2007 - 9:07 pm

Jersey Guy - A stunning, absolutely stunning, shot of a sight that I know well. Wow! JG.11/30/2007 - 11:26 am

barbara - Bridges aren't my thing, but I liked this one too. Thanks. JG: You cross this bridge, hey? My daughter used to live in Williamsburg in Brooklyn. Now she's near Central Park in Manhattan.12/03/2007 - 8:19 pm

Kudos to Madison

11*27*2007 Posted in autumn ** nature ** photography ** quotations

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. ~ George Santayana
On the Prairie Path in Owen Conservation Park, Madison, Wisconsin, as the last autumn leaves hold fast to the tree limbs amidst the first of winter’s snow flurries.
In my October 31, 2007...

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amuirin - I'm sure Madison forgives you. ;)11/27/2007 - 4:56 pm

mon@rch - Wow, how interesting for sure and glad they are putting some ponds in! We think that way because normally they are trying to do something that isn't the best interest in our wildlife!11/27/2007 - 8:45 pm

barbara - Amuirin: Madison is a forgiving spot, yes! Mon@rch: It is a surprise when the good guys (us and the wildlife) when over the baddies!12/03/2007 - 8:24 pm

The Forest Deep

11*26*2007 Posted in autumn ** nature ** photography ** quotations

Be a gentle friend to trees and they will give you back beauty,
cool and fragrant shade, and many birds, singing. Anon.
Door County, Wisconsin on a sunny day in June with a lovely breeze and temperatures in the mid-70s F˚. Just taking a brief trip back in time to remind me to remember...

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Robin - I was just saying last night that I should learn to use Photoshop. I have it, but haven't taken the time to learn how to use it. I do have Picasa (I didn't realize you couldn't use it on a Mac), but mostly use it to organize my stuff. I think the template might have something to do with framing photos on your blog, but I'm not sure. I'm not much help. Sorry. :(11/26/2007 - 10:04 am

fotokew - barbara, there is an option when you write a post to add a boarder to your photos. PS lightroom is a fab-o program and has all the tools you need to develop your photos. do you shot in RAW format?11/26/2007 - 12:32 pm

mon@rch - Photoshop is great but I wouldn't edit in your camera! Your computer should have some program that came with the computer that would allow you to do some editing! Give it a try! Not really sure your question regarding wordpress but their is some code that you could include with each picture that should be able to give you that border! Depends on what kind of frame you want in the code that would be included in the picture code! I probably confused you! Would be easier to just edit the frame in with the photo editor! Side note, I use Photoshop CS211/26/2007 - 8:33 pm

barbara - Thanks for commenting. I use the Olympus Master software that came with the camera, but I don't do much. Probably because that sort of thing baffles me. I could never deal with PS -I'd get hives!12/03/2007 - 8:27 pm

suzywalker - I'm not surprised you don’t like photo software if you're using the software that came with your camera! I’ve used the Olympus, Nikon and Canon software (only one or two times before I gave up on each). I found it confusing and slow. The great thing about something like photoshop is there are so many tutorials online to help. Also, I haven’t much patience when it comes to photo editing so I’ve got some scripts set up (called actions in photoshop). Basically you can record what you do to an image once and save that as an action to replay on other images. For example. I have one to resize for the web and one to sharpen and one for black and white. One for a borader etc. Photoshp can be confusing if you try and use all the options but I’m sure if you have a couple of things you need to do, once you have set up and action to do so then processing you images take far less time and becomes far more rewarding. I run two or three of my trusty scripts on each image (perhaps tweak a few things if they have layers) but thats it. Mike is writing some tutorials on his blog at http://chefdude.wordpress.com/ He helped me set up all of my scripts :)12/12/2007 - 5:31 am

Three Trees at Sunrise

11*25*2007 Posted in autumn ** nature ** photography ** quotations

See how nature – trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls. ~ Mother Theresa
Owen Conservation Park in Madison, Wisconsin taken at sunrise, November 1, 2007
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HeatherinBeautifulBC - Lovely photos and interesting blog. Just stopped by via Tricia's Green Thumb Sunday!11/25/2007 - 1:02 pm

Aiyana - As usual, great photos and I always love to read the sayings and poetry. Happy GTS, Aiyana11/25/2007 - 2:59 pm

ahurst615 - I love the sky at dawn and dusk! Beautiful shot!11/25/2007 - 5:04 pm

truddle - Beautiful photo Barbara goes very well with the quote!11/25/2007 - 5:26 pm

sharon millar - Beautiful shot. Has the peaceful of an African savannah. I love the image of the day on its cusp. Will come by and visit again, Sharon11/26/2007 - 8:01 pm

barbara - Thanks Heather and Aiyana. Happy GTS too. truddle: One of my favorite quiet quotes. Sharon: it reminded me of a savannah, too!12/03/2007 - 8:32 pm

Painted Sunrise

11*23*2007 Posted in autumn ** nature ** photography

Pope Farms in Madison, Wisconsin

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mon@rch - stunning photo!11/23/2007 - 8:31 pm

truddle - Beautiful Barbara!11/24/2007 - 7:57 am

amuirin - I've always admired photography, but never paid close attention until blogging. I love how each photographer has a distinct and singular style. Like painters, or musical composers, you could give a dozen photographers the task of shooting the exact same subject from the same spot, and end up with 12 completely different photographs. Your pictures exude a very distinctive warmth, sort of a soft view of the changing earth.11/26/2007 - 11:37 am

barbara - Thanks for stopping by and especially for leaving a comment.12/03/2007 - 8:33 pm

Thanksgiving Harvest ~ Be Thankful

11*22*2007 Posted in autumn ** photography ** poetry

Be thankful…
That you don’t already have everything you desire,
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new...

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davidlind - Very nice. I like this very much. As you know I like to combine photos and writing as well. And this is very good. BTW, I have tagged you so expect some new visitors. Its about Seven Weird or Random facts about YOU. And you can read about it on my weblog Virginia Breeze. Have a great day.11/25/2007 - 12:46 pm

Window

11*20*2007 Posted in Madison ** Wisconsin ** architecture ** autumn ** photography ** quotations

Our senses are indeed our doors and windows on this world, in a very real sense the key to the unlocking of meaning and the wellspring of creativity.
Jean Houston

Southwest of Madison, Wisconsin

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truddle - I love these two barn shots - I am a sucker when it comes to old barns. Nice capture that captures the mood of the moment. Sad though how progression is playing such a big part in removing beauty and in many cases history.11/21/2007 - 7:09 am

davidlind - You are evolving. I like it. You really do have a talented eye for material to capture. And this is a new template isn't it? One thing you might look at is the size of the type right here in this box. I can barely see it. It is VERY small. In any case thanks for coming by recently several times and have a wonderful holiday. And let me know when you decide what to do about a new camera!11/22/2007 - 11:47 am

Three Witches

11*17*2007 Posted in Madison ** Wisconsin ** autumn ** nature ** photography ** poetry ** quotations

Fillet of a Fenny Snake,
In the Cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of Newt, and Toe of Frogge,
Wool of Bat, and Tongue of Dogge,
Adder’s Fork, and Blind-worm’s Sting,
Lizard’s leg, and Howlet’s wing,
For a Charm of powerful trouble
Like a Hell-broth boil and bubble.

Double, double toyle and trouble,
Fire burn and Cauldron bubble.
Three Witches in ‘Macbeth’ ~...

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ankush - beautiful!11/17/2007 - 3:47 pm

mon@rch - I love the poem and how the poem almost makes the one tree in the photo follow down the page as if it was mixed in with the text! Bravo!11/17/2007 - 5:57 pm

Chrisy - You must have a photographic eye to get this artistic shot. Beautiful photo.11/18/2007 - 11:27 pm

nouveaufauves - Nice quote for this pic. Very good choice.11/19/2007 - 12:53 am

jpt - negative space is quite interesting12/23/2007 - 8:13 pm

Purple Haze

11*16*2007 Posted in autumn ** nature ** photography

“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky” ~ Buddha
Owen Conservation Park
Madison, Wisconsin
first of November, 2007

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mon@rch - such amazing colors in this photo! I love the mowed path and how the light hits it! BRAVO11/16/2007 - 8:23 pm

Jersey Guy - Stunningly beautiful! Perfectly composed. JG.11/17/2007 - 2:43 am

schoggigepfeli - Lovely shot :)11/17/2007 - 4:08 am

truddle - Beautiful photo Barbara! Such mystery - such peace You have captured more than a scene.11/17/2007 - 8:31 am

ankush - lovely colors. i like your new layout Barbara.11/17/2007 - 3:48 pm

Laurie - Lovely golden light!11/17/2007 - 8:27 pm

barbara - Thank you for the comments, and I'm glad you like the new layout, Ankush. I think I do too.11/18/2007 - 2:27 pm

n.b. - I love the rich glowing color. Great quotation too!12/19/2007 - 7:14 pm

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Exploding Seeds

11*14*2007 Posted in Madison ** Wisconsin ** autumn ** macro ** nature ** photography ** wildflowers

Exploding pods, the gifts come forth
Of silken parachutes and seeds in flight.
The milkweed plant offers a lovely show when it disperses its seeds for the next season. Photographed at Governor Nelson State Park near Westport, Wisconsin (Madison) in October, 2007.
To see an earlier set of photos of the life cycle of the milkweed plant...

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cruxphoto - I like the highlights of the sun. Very nice!11/14/2007 - 12:50 pm

truddle - Beautiful photo- it invokes the imagination!11/14/2007 - 3:39 pm

ankush - lovely!11/14/2007 - 4:24 pm

Aiyana - Great photo! Aiyana11/15/2007 - 1:05 am

nouveaufauves - This is just too much! What a great shot. This photo could do everything from hanging in a Yoga studio to gracing the pages of a text book.11/15/2007 - 1:26 am

barbara - Thanks, everyone. The prairie provides some very quiet, very powerful subjects.11/18/2007 - 2:36 pm