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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: February 2010

Fuzzy Ficus

02*28*2010 Posted in Madison ** Olympus E-3 ** Wisconsin ** garden ** macro ** nature ** photography ** wabi-sabi

A first glance, it appears that these ficus leaves have encountered a cold weather frost. Not so. This ficus plant grows in the Bolz Conservatory, the glass greenhouse that keeps the tropics alive in a tiny part of wintry Madison. And the white is the fuzziness of its new growth.

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Montucky - That's really pretty! Looks like a furry winter jacket on the leaves.02/28/2010 - 4:08 pm

Marcie - Exquisite detail. That white fuzzy stuff looks so soft...03/01/2010 - 6:18 am

Gandalf - Reminds me of Fuzzy Wuzzy03/01/2010 - 8:04 am

Molly - The detail is incredible in this.03/01/2010 - 1:19 pm

Debi - AH, man...I'm ready to see some new green growth, fuzzy or not! This is choice - thanks for the treat!03/03/2010 - 2:32 pm

Turquoise Watering Can

02*27*2010 Posted in Olympus E-P1 ** Southwest ** architecture ** photography ** travel

Office window, downtown Tucson. Lots of plants in a sunny window, and a turquoise watering can.

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Gandalf - I love how the pitcher stands out.02/27/2010 - 7:13 am

QuinnCreative - Beautiful coloring. I love the ocotillo outside and the watering can inside. Great composition.02/27/2010 - 11:03 am

Montucky - The can is nice and colorful. I also like the contrast of the indoor and outdoor plants.02/27/2010 - 7:55 pm

Anna Surface - Hey, that is a really greet shot! I like the white tones, contrast with that splashy turquoise watering can and the squares. Very inviting photo.02/27/2010 - 8:39 pm

Preston - Looks like modern art. There are many lines, reflections, and shadows, but the pot boldly stands out. I like this.02/28/2010 - 6:08 am

Aiyana - Hope you enjoyed your trip to AZ! Aiyana02/28/2010 - 2:57 pm

Marcie - Wonderful soft colors here. Great eye!!!03/01/2010 - 6:19 am

Molly - This photos are my favorites. It reminds me of the "Even in the times of sadness or darkness, there is a spot of color to brighten the world around you." If that makes sense. Love this.03/01/2010 - 1:18 pm

Susan - hauntingly lovely...03/01/2010 - 4:36 pm

ybonesy - I really love this photo. The tonal quality. Perfect!03/02/2010 - 9:13 am

Debi - Turquoise and Arizona....how perfect is THAT? Love this shot and artistic creation, Bo. Really, really nice.03/03/2010 - 2:31 pm

Sue - I admire how you composed this to make such a artistic image from a watering can in a window! Nicely done!03/07/2010 - 12:32 pm

Copper Dome

02*26*2010 Posted in Southwest ** architecture ** photography ** travel

Built in 1900 as Arizona’s State Capitol Building, it was replaced by rather typical office buildings for the legislature in 1960. Now it has been restored and is used as a museum, mostly for the state’s school children. Exhibits are quite basic and focus on the history and culture of Arizona from its early days...

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Gandalf - Striking image on the dome. What is it? The copper is beautiful.02/26/2010 - 8:26 am

Marcie - Exquisite detail and light. Hard to imagine that kind of sun in the winter. WOW!02/26/2010 - 2:54 pm

Anna Surface - Detail always take extra artistic work for these buildings but well worth it enhancing the architecture. That is an interesting figure/statue on top and looks like a messenger angel. I wonder what the angel represents and if it is an Archangel such as Gabriel.02/26/2010 - 3:04 pm

Montucky - Nice shot! The artwork on the gable looks like embroidery!02/26/2010 - 10:35 pm

Aiyana - ‘Winged Victory’is the name of the figure at the top of the dome. It is 17 feet tall, weighs 700 pounds and is made with zinc-plated iron. In her right hand is a liberty torch and her left holds a victory wreath. The statue is actually a weather vane that moves with the wind. I've seen this building my whole life and have always thought it was beautiful. Aiyana02/28/2010 - 2:55 pm

Molly - That is gorgeous.03/01/2010 - 1:13 pm

Organ Pipe Cactus

02*25*2010 Posted in National Parks ** Southwest ** nature ** photography ** travel

The Organ Pipe Cactus is one of the giant cacti, second in size only to the more iconic Saguaro. Instead of having a single trunk with branches, the organ pipe has 6 to 20 stems all growing from a central trunk. It will typically grow about 15 feet tall, though specimens have measured more than...

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Anna Surface - Wow! Look at that cacti! I bet it was a sight to see. Amazing plants, actually. Say, I really like the header, Bo.02/25/2010 - 12:53 pm

Montucky - I had all but forgotten those, Bo. I'll bet, somewhere in my old file of 35mm slides, I have photos of those same cactus! Good memories.02/26/2010 - 12:18 am

Susan - Wonderful, joys of nature! These are amazing:)02/26/2010 - 7:09 am

Gandalf - Beatiful image, and I see you've switched from winter to hopeful in the header. :)02/26/2010 - 8:19 am

Marcie - I learn so much as you share with us your travels. What an exquisite cactus plant. WOW!02/26/2010 - 2:55 pm

Molly - Interesting plants, cacti. I never knew there were so many varieties before I started viewing all of your photographs.03/01/2010 - 1:08 pm

Debi - I love these organ cacti almost as much as I love the saguaros! Great pic...makes me long for Arizona!03/03/2010 - 1:35 pm

Bo Mackison - Debi - makes me long for Arizona, too. I am going through a massive withdrawal...:-)03/03/2010 - 1:36 pm

Sue - Very interesting. I learn something nearly every time I visit your blog! :)03/07/2010 - 12:30 pm

Daydreaming in The Garden Room

02*24*2010 Posted in Olympus E-P1 ** Southwest ** architecture ** photography ** travel

I would like to be relaxing in this room – right this very moment! Maybe with a book in hand, or a notebook filled with words that flowed easily from mind to paper, and so now my writing project is neatly done.
Maybe I’m drinking an iced tea, or even better, indulging in a fudge brownie...

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Debi - Hey...how'd you get inside my house? JK! LOL! I mean, wow. Is this house fantastic? Mr. Wright was a genius. This is stunning. Thank you so much for sharing your photos and experience with us.02/24/2010 - 3:33 pm

Montucky - That sure does look relaxing and comfortable. I'm not sure how efficient all that glass would be as far as air conditioning is concerned. I wonder what the school is doing now to increase heating and cooling efficiency.02/24/2010 - 5:23 pm

Anna Surface - Awesome you got to tour inside the house! I love the wide open space and windows. I would have more live plants and built in fish aquariums with weather tempered glass, of course, and riotous gardens outside.... if this were my house.... Seeing this makes me dream.... Love Frank Lloyd Wright.02/25/2010 - 12:51 pm

Susan - I have gotta say...the red painted (and chipped)stairs leading to the door...is my favorite part of these images:) Looks like home...02/26/2010 - 7:11 am

Gandalf - I love the lines in his designs, but i'm not sure I favor his taste in furniture. One heck of a day dream, though.02/26/2010 - 8:18 am

Molly - I wouldn't mind taking a book into that room there and have a little reading session. :)03/01/2010 - 1:04 pm

ybonesy - What a brilliant man to have created such inviting space. I love how functional and gorgeous it is both.03/02/2010 - 9:15 am

Desert Reflection in Rain Puddle

02*23*2010 Posted in National Parks ** Olympus E-3 ** Southwest ** nature ** photography ** travel

It’s not too often I get the opportunity to photograph the desert, especially the desert after a  heavy rainfall that leaves large puddles of standing water with perfect reflections of prickly pear and saguaro cacti.
We visited one of the more isolated areas of the eastern part of Saguaro National Park. We hiked the Mica View...

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Gandalf - Very interesting images and a bit ironic.02/23/2010 - 7:24 am

Sue - This is a sight that is new to me...reflections of cactus in rain puddles! Very nicely composed image.02/23/2010 - 11:53 am

Montucky - That's a wonderful photo, and getting it was a rare opportunity!02/23/2010 - 7:50 pm

Announcing the Memoir Space

02*22*2010 Posted in Memoir Project ** Olympus E-P1 ** Southwest ** photography ** poetry ** travel ** wabi-sabi

I am excited to announce that I’ve just launched a new monthly feature called Memoir Space. It is published at The Calm Space, an online magazine which, according to founder and editor Karen Wallace, “is an online magazine published weekly with a monthly theme – written by a team of amazing, real-life women who are...

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Molly - Love that blue color, it's gorgeous!02/22/2010 - 3:41 pm

Anna Surface - Memoir Space sounds wonderful! That is something I might like to do but for now my time is limited. I'd love to pick up writing again and what a great way to do so. Love those deep blue containers. By the way, we've moved to our own website and have a new photoblog. Thanks for answering my questions after you opened here. :)02/22/2010 - 4:08 pm

Bo Mackison - Thanks Anna. It does sound like a big commitment, doesnt it? Just so you know, a lot of these projects can be done in 15-30 minutes, once a month, no special skills or equipment - except maybe a computer and some sort of camera. The neat part about the project is that, with a little time, it will accumulate over the months. When the time is right for you, it will happen!02/22/2010 - 4:22 pm

Gandalf - I love the blue pots and cast shadows.02/23/2010 - 7:23 am

Sue - Congratulations on being part of the team at The Calm Space! Now I see just why you made such a lovely self-portrait! :) I'm afraid that I nearly forgot to comment here on Seeded Earth because I spent so much time at The Calm Space. I have subscribed to The Calm Space newsletter and will certainly try to follow your work there as well as here, my talented friend!!!02/23/2010 - 11:51 am

QuinnCreative - What a great shot to announce your memoir space. All those pots of memory to fill. It's a deep and wonderful photograph.02/27/2010 - 11:02 am

Bo Mackison - Quinn, I think you are the only one who noticed the metaphorical aspect to the photo. Yes, filling all those pots with memories--what a collection one could have!02/27/2010 - 11:38 am

Flying Home

02*21*2010 Posted in Southwest ** nature ** photography ** travel

Leaving Tucson, the scenery is breathtaking. The city is surrounded by mountains – mostly browns with just a hint of green from spring rains.
Further east, flying over the Rockies on the eastern side of Arizona. Lovely snow crested mountains. What a flight – always something to see.

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Marcie - Amazing landscape. Love the little bit of airplane wing..just to give us context!!!02/21/2010 - 12:09 pm

Molly - My airplane photos always come out with blurry shapes and such. Love the crispness of the mountains, and I can imagine it was quite a view.02/22/2010 - 10:36 am

Gandalf - I love the texture of the mountains.02/23/2010 - 7:21 am

Reflecting on Tucson

02*20*2010 Posted in Olympus E-P1 ** Southwest ** architecture ** photography ** travel

The first time we wandered around downtown Tucson we were caught in the middle of a cloudburst. It was one of the two cloudy days we saw in Arizona. Two out of ten – not too bad!
We went back the morning we were flying back to Wisconsin. Sunday in downtown Tucson is, well, very quiet....

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Debi - I LOVE this shot, Bo. The way the building across the street, obviously lit by the sun, reflects in stairstep manner up the left side of the shaded building. Yeah, the palm trees rock this shot, like exclamation points!!!! I'm crazy about this image.02/20/2010 - 8:36 am

sherri - Beautiful reflections here. I was surprised by the Palm trees. I've only been to Arizona once and it was when I was a kid.02/20/2010 - 11:06 pm

Montucky - That is a very pretty shot, Bo. Despite the big building, those tall palms give it a relaxed feeling for me.02/21/2010 - 9:40 am

Marcie - Exquisite..extraordinary reflections. Love the waviness!!!02/21/2010 - 12:16 pm

Gandalf - I love the positions of the palm trees. Fun photo.02/23/2010 - 7:21 am

Palm Shadows

02*19*2010 Posted in Olympus E-P1 ** Southwest ** garden ** photography ** travel

Missing Tucson’s sunny days, but I have photos enough to keep me busy until the flowers bloom in Madison.

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Marcie - Love the colors. Great eye to have seen and captured these extraordinary shadows!!!02/19/2010 - 7:10 am

Montucky - Beautiful! How nice it must have been to spend some time there this time of year!02/19/2010 - 10:54 am

Sue - Now THAT is a wild image. Great eye to have spotted that one!!!02/20/2010 - 5:55 am

Debi - Very pretty!02/20/2010 - 8:36 am

Molly - Indeed, love the shadows.02/20/2010 - 7:23 pm

Gandalf - Very sharp edges. cool photo.02/23/2010 - 7:19 am