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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: September 2008

Red Sumac

09*30*2008 Posted in Olympus E-3 ** Wisconsin ** autumn ** nature ** photography

Sumacs are famous for their red foliage and fruits throughout much of autumn.  The fruits remain over winter and even throughout the following spring, providing much needed winter food for birds. It’s not that the birds are particularly fond of the berries (the berries are really drupes as they have a pit, not a seed),...

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Anna Surface - Wow! Beautiful capture!!!!, and I'll add more !!!! :)09/30/2008 - 7:57 am

HeyJules - Eew-Whee that's a nice one! Look at those reds. Nice work getting them that intense without oversaturating them!09/30/2008 - 8:27 am

Robin - This is really pretty, Bo. I love the reds.09/30/2008 - 10:07 am

Marcie - Have seen a lot of this around..didn't know what it was. Wonderful image!09/30/2008 - 1:22 pm

Gandalf - The leaves draw the focus to the intense red of the fruit and then they bring the focus back out to the leaves. Rich hues - captivating.09/30/2008 - 1:49 pm

Debi - I'm crazy about sumac, Bo. It's one of my favorite autumnal visions, and I have quite a few since Autumn is my Favorite Season! Can't wait for them to begin changing here. Lovely photo.09/30/2008 - 2:38 pm

Bernie Kasper - Red Sumac is one of favorite fall plants Bo, but I have never seemed to be able to capture their beauty, but this one really does represent their beauty well !! Nice work !!10/04/2008 - 9:43 am

Milkweed Fluff

09*29*2008 Posted in Olympus E-3 ** Wisconsin ** autumn ** nature ** photography ** wildflowers

The Common Milkweed, a native plant in Wisconsin, has rough textured pods that contain thousands of seeds attached to strands of silky down. As the pods split in autumn, the seeds open like tiny parachutes and travel on wind currents to a new site to seed.
This silky stuff has been used creatively throughout the years....

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nancybond - Some very interesting uses for a very unique plant. The Common Milkweed grows abundantly here as well.09/29/2008 - 9:41 am

ceanothe - Comme une mâchoire de dragon, bien ! Like a dragon jaw, though!09/29/2008 - 3:03 pm

Marcie - Looks like a little tongue sticking out. Beautiful image!09/29/2008 - 5:36 pm

Debi - Exquisite photo - well done! I love this!09/29/2008 - 5:53 pm

ybonesy - WOW, I thought it was an upside down baby bird looking for food. What an amazing shot!09/29/2008 - 10:03 pm

Anna Surface - Well, I'll be... I wonder if that was what I had taken a photo of and called seedpods. That is a way cool shot! Neat perspective with its mouth open. I didn't know about the history of the silky stuff! Very neat and informative post. :)09/30/2008 - 8:00 am

Gandalf - It looks like it's ready to spit the seeds into the air. Very cool.09/30/2008 - 1:46 pm

Seth Peterson Cottage, Part II

09*28*2008 Posted in Olympus E-3 ** Wisconsin ** architecture ** photography

Another set of photos from the cottage that was one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s last commissions.  Located on a cliff overlooking Mirror Lake in central Wisconsin, the building fell into near ruin. A private conservancy group negotiated with the state of Wisconsin to rehab the site.
Wright affixed his signature red tile to his designs when...

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Anna Surface - Really love the exterior stone masonry and interior stone floor. I wonder, though, if those chairs before that gorgeous fireplace are comfortable? I definitely could stay in this cottage, and I would take many photographs, indeed. :)09/28/2008 - 9:56 am

Marcie - As soon as the first image came up..I suspected it was a Wright cottage. I so enjoy these little house 'tours'.09/28/2008 - 9:58 am

rosemary - Interesting house , great pictures , loved the close up of the cranberries.09/28/2008 - 1:15 pm

Robin - His look is so distinctive, isn't it? Reminds me a lot of Falling Water (where you aren't allowed to take photos indoors). I like the perspective on the main room and fireplace.09/28/2008 - 2:22 pm

Aiyana - The Wright cottage is lovely. Wright designed the Biltmore Hotel here in Phoenix, and you can see his style throughout. Aiyana09/28/2008 - 3:03 pm

Amelia - I would love to spend a few nights there. Bet it is pretty with the fall color.09/28/2008 - 6:40 pm

ybonesy - What a special cottage. Look how spacious it seems inside even though you can tell from the outside that it is quite small. I'd love to stay there a night, too.09/29/2008 - 10:04 pm

Gandalf - I'm getting my rservations in for 2010. Sounds like an awesome place to spend a night or two and quaff a brew. It would need to be a special brew.09/30/2008 - 1:45 pm

Erik - I would of course love to stay here as well. I work at the Westcott House www.westcotthouse.org, which is a Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ohio. Like the cottage a lot of restoration went into this house. I think those chairs look pretty comfortable. Especially compared to some other FLW chairs.03/09/2009 - 12:57 pm

Bo - Erik, I love to visit FLW's architectural wonders. I checked out the Westcott House link and it's now on my list for when I travel to the East.03/09/2009 - 3:27 pm

Black Box

09*27*2008 Posted in Olympus E 510 ** photography

Sometimes I am simply drawn to texture and pattern. There is so much going on in this photo, and yet there is nothing going on at all.

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Amelia - There is a lot going on really. The paint flaking and the weeds growing. I like all the patterns and then the fence diagonal is a neat direction.09/27/2008 - 12:21 am

organicsyes - Oh...this is a favorite! I love your photos of old buildings...so much to see and stories to tell! s09/27/2008 - 4:29 pm

Debi - Exceptional snippet of the ordinary. The colors and lines are so interesting.09/28/2008 - 9:52 am

Robin - I like this -- the texture, the patterns, and the colors. You're right. There IS a lot going on.09/28/2008 - 2:23 pm

Amelia - Not the black box I was expecting, but I like it.09/28/2008 - 6:41 pm

gypsy-heart - there is a lot going on in this photo! I am drawn to texture and pattern too. I am working on three tactile paintings this week. :) Thank you for sharing this and all your beautiful photos!!09/29/2008 - 7:53 pm

Gandalf - Very interesting lines and texture.09/30/2008 - 1:43 pm

Putting Out Fires

09*24*2008 Posted in Olympus E 510 ** photography

Putting out fires…where is that fire hose?

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Laurie - I like the texture of the peeling paint.09/24/2008 - 6:23 am

Marcie - Nice detail. Love the colors of rust.09/24/2008 - 7:21 am

Robin - I like the detail and colors. (And I'm hoping it works!)09/24/2008 - 10:58 am

Anna Surface - Nice! I like the textures and color! :)09/24/2008 - 12:20 pm

Gandalf - This is a picture with a peel (so to speak). It is rich with texture and detail.09/24/2008 - 12:38 pm

Bo - gandalf - I'm tempted to edit your comment, that was a really bad pun.09/24/2008 - 2:41 pm

visuallens - The color of rust..It shows either it is not working or there is no water.09/24/2008 - 8:07 pm

Amelia - More texture! Rust is a good photo subject.09/27/2008 - 12:25 am

Obscurity

09*22*2008 Posted in Olympus E-3 ** Wisconsin ** autumn ** photography ** quotations

Life is a brief, small, and transitory phenomenon in an obscure corner, not at all the sort of thing that one would make a fuss about if one were not personally concerned. ~~   Bertrand Russell

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Pat Denino - I love this photo…09/22/2008 - 8:08 am

HeyJules - Now there's the rule of thirds put to proper action! Fabulous and beautifully simple image, Bo. Makes me want to sit on the fence and just wait to see what comes over.09/22/2008 - 8:50 am

Gandalf - I love how the fence tails off into the mist on the left. I feel that some Union or Confederate soldiers should be coming through the mist.09/22/2008 - 9:15 am

Ron in L.A. - Another great one Bo. And you didn't want to get up that early that duy, huh? ;) R(etc... )09/22/2008 - 10:53 am

Susan - Wow! That is just gorgeous, Bo -- beautiful work! I'm with HeyJules on this one -- makes me want to prop myself up against one of those fence posts and just ponder for a bit.09/22/2008 - 1:28 pm

montucky - I really like the feel of this one Bo! There's a world of the imagination out in that mist.09/22/2008 - 10:21 pm

Amelia - Spooky. Could have saved this one for Halloween.09/23/2008 - 6:13 pm

amuirin - Wow. Wow, wow, wow, wow. This picture talks.09/24/2008 - 11:22 am

nancybond - I'm so glad to have had your visit today; otherwise, I might never have known about your blog. I LOVE this photo. I'd have this one framed and hanging over my mantle. Such peace.09/24/2008 - 4:03 pm

Driving at Dawn

09*21*2008 Posted in Olympus E-3 ** Wisconsin ** autumn ** nature ** photography ** travel

I had a busy Saturday planned. I had an assignment to do some travel writing at a destination about 2 hours north of my home. The festival started at 8 a.m. with a tour of a National Wildlife Refuge, then a 10 o’clock workshop on nature photography by the Refuge Artist in Residence, and an...

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HeyJules - Gorgeous photos, Bo! That first one is to die for!09/21/2008 - 3:40 am

organicsyes - Wow...I know what you mean. When I get distracted with such beauty,and go into Zen Time, the "real-world-time" gets set aside. Worth every minute! Looking forward to hearing about the festival!09/21/2008 - 9:26 am

rosemary - absolutely beautiful09/21/2008 - 9:57 am

uphilldowndale - A magic moment to savour09/21/2008 - 10:08 am

rlovison - I love the first two shots... beautiful. If I had a choice to make any changes I would crop the bottom of the first and remove the road. Looks like the E-3 colors are right up there with the E-1. It's good to see since they made a major sensor change.09/21/2008 - 10:23 am

Ron in L.A. - Beautiful Bo, just beautiful... R(etc... )09/21/2008 - 12:12 pm

Marcie - Stunning sunrise and early morning colors. WOW!09/21/2008 - 12:48 pm

montucky - That first photo especially is stunning!09/21/2008 - 1:28 pm

ceanothe - Superbe, la couleur est merveilleuse, nous nous croyons dans un monde paradisiaque ! Superb, the color is beautiful, we believe in paradise on earth!09/22/2008 - 5:02 am

gypsy-heart - Bo..these are exquisite! You sound like you have too many irons in the fire (as my Grandma Bessie likes to say)! 'Tis a good thing you paused to experience this beautiful sunrise. We all need such moments to renew our energies. Thank you for sharing your morning magic. Good energies and many more "moments of stillness" to you.09/22/2008 - 6:27 am

quinncreative - Great pictures. I love the color play, and I love the sunrise showing in the rearview mirror. What a great idea!09/22/2008 - 9:13 am

Gandalf - You certainly got the worm on Saturday morning - beautiful shots.09/22/2008 - 9:14 am

visuallens - I concur with quinncreative...Beautiful sunrise09/22/2008 - 9:52 am

Anna Surface - Beautiful captures! There is nothing like a awesome sunrise to shake the cobwebs out! The fog does help with sunrise colors too. We had a similar early morn experience. Stunning. I especially love the first photo. :)09/22/2008 - 3:29 pm

Amelia - That was a morning worth waking up for.09/23/2008 - 6:14 pm

amuirin - The wisconsin farm one is stunning. The day you had planned sounds really fun to me.09/24/2008 - 11:25 am

Finding Red in the Woods

09*20*2008 Posted in Door County WI ** Olympus E 510 ** Wisconsin ** photography ** summer

Not the kind of red I was anticipating on my hike in the woods. Red sumac? Looking. Red maple leaves? Still looking.
No. I found red nails from the decomposing wood frame of an old farm wagon.
And a red barrel sitting where it ought not be sitting,
and red screws, more of the wagon frame.
It’s cool outside,...

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Joanna - I too love walking and looking for colours. These pictures still have the look and feel of autumn even though they're not natural - it must be the light... and the mindset of the photographer / poet :-)09/20/2008 - 4:25 am

nouveaufauves - How intriguing! I love exploring places like this. Thanks for the photos.09/20/2008 - 7:32 pm

visuallens - I like the red screws and red nail...Nice texture and color.09/20/2008 - 8:56 pm

Gandalf - It's always interesting to see what you'll find when you take a walk. As Bilbo advised Frodo, it is dangerous to step outside onto the sidewalk. They can carry you away down paths never expected or imagined. They can, of course, lead you to interesting gems like the items you found.09/22/2008 - 9:11 am

Amelia - I love all these reds. Different from thre reds you expect to find.09/23/2008 - 6:14 pm

It's the Berries

09*19*2008 Posted in Madison ** Olympus E-3 ** Wisconsin ** autumn ** nature ** photography

A walk in the prairies show grasses are browning, flowers are setting seed, and this red osier shrub (red twigged dogwood) is ladened with bunches of heavy white berries. By the way, the berries do not turn red.
The dogwood’s name has nothing to do with dogs. The word is derived from an Old English wood...

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Marcie - Love these! Have never seen white ones like this...is it because they haven't yet ripened? Nice!!!09/19/2008 - 12:14 pm

ybonesy - These are beautiful! I've only seen white a few times, but I love orange berries. I wonder if those are a type of dogwood, too. I wonder if I can grow these here.09/19/2008 - 3:17 pm

montucky - A sure sign, but a very pretty one!09/19/2008 - 5:24 pm

Bo - The berries (which are actually drupes - they have a pit in them like an olive or a cherry, not seeds) are always white.09/19/2008 - 5:38 pm

Anna Surface - Lovely white berries. I do not believe I've seen white berries like these. I didn't know that about the dogwood name. Very nice photo and post. :)09/20/2008 - 9:44 am

visuallens - Lovely photo and I saw few of the white berries missing. Some one must eat it?09/20/2008 - 8:48 pm

Gandalf - Interesting picture. I don't think I'd like jelly made out of these items.09/22/2008 - 9:09 am

Amelia - These are cool. I don't think I've ever seen white berries like these.09/23/2008 - 6:15 pm

Candid Carrie - Oh my gosh! I have these on our wooded property and have been searching for about an hour trying to find the name of them! Thanks, these look exactly like what I have and I can now call them by their proper name!10/12/2008 - 5:32 pm

Wired! Black Crowned Crane

09*18*2008 Posted in Olympus E-3 ** Wisconsin ** nature ** photography ** summer

The International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI maintains a collection of captive cranes, including several black crowned cranes, which helps their work in crane preservation: captive breeding and reintroduction into the wild. Their work also demonstrates endangered species management for the public, and facilitates breeding and education information elsewhere in the United States and abroad....

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Pat Denino - Great photo!09/18/2008 - 10:11 am

Ron in L.A. - He looks guilty... ;) R(etc... )09/18/2008 - 10:32 am

Marcie - Have never seen a bird like this! Love how he's sticking his beak thru the fence. Great moment!!!09/18/2008 - 10:44 am

montucky - That's a great photo! Talk about an intense look!09/18/2008 - 11:48 am

Gandalf - I agree with Montucky. That is an intense gaze. Reminds me of what Big Bird might look like if he were P.O.d. Wow!! It is a fascinating photo.09/18/2008 - 12:35 pm

Anna Surface - Wow! What an intense stare! I really, really like this capture---the intense, bright crane framed in fence. Yes, I agree with Gandalf; it is a fascinating photo. :)09/19/2008 - 6:31 am

Laurie - Love it. Such an intense look on its face.09/19/2008 - 8:58 am

Amelia - That crane looks like one mean hombre.09/23/2008 - 6:16 pm

amuirin - I can kind of see why they get captured for pets. What a delightfully weird little bird. I agree with montucky, Laurie and Anna- it is a heck of an intense stare. Talk about a direct gaze....09/24/2008 - 11:33 am

ankush - haha, thats an awesome shot!09/29/2008 - 6:38 pm