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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

Category Archives: New York City

Eatin’ Fries at the Shake shack

12*02*2009 Posted in New York City ** Olympus E-3 ** macro ** photography ** summer ** travel

Day 2 of the Best of ‘09 Challenge. Today’s post and photograph – the Best Restaurant Moment.
We were eating at the Shake Shack in New York City, located just across the street from Central Park. We were all dressed in our best, and on our way to the Lincoln Center to attend my older daughter’s...

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Marcie - Such fun! Love the image...and the accompanying story.12/02/2009 - 7:21 am

Montucky - What a great memory!12/02/2009 - 9:43 am

Molly - Makes me hungry! :)12/02/2009 - 10:11 am

QuinnCreative - What a great memory for all of you--a career starting and great hamburgers.12/02/2009 - 5:05 pm

Ed Vatza - Ah memories. My wife and I are heading into NYC on Sunday. Breakfast, some walking around, a visit to Macy's, A VISIT TO B&H PHOTO FOR SOME NEW TOYS, lunch, some shopping, maybe a quick stop in a museum. It should be nice. Sunny and 42, just hope for no howling winds.12/03/2009 - 5:45 am

Gandalf - Real Nice. Now I'm hungry and nowhere near NYC. :) Nice memory.12/03/2009 - 7:33 am

Anna - Ah! That looks so good I could almost smell it. I haven't had a burger and fry with shake in the longest! And it will be mid next year before I can eat anything like this again... in moderation. New York City... I bet you have some grand memories, Bo!12/03/2009 - 10:15 am

ybonesy - I'm not a hamburger and fries person, but I would have gladly eaten this one. Last hamburger and fries was on our June road trip with my sister. We ate at In-and-Out. It was yummy.12/03/2009 - 10:56 pm

lady percy - Mmm...those look delicious! Where are the famous Shake Shack shakes though?12/08/2009 - 10:54 pm

Sue - Great story! and, man, do those fries look tasty!12/09/2009 - 4:35 am

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Bryant Park

07*18*2009 Posted in New York City ** Olympus E-3 ** architecture ** photography ** summer ** travel

Bryant Park is located on the same block as the New York Public Library in Manhattan. It has a lot of diversity for its size, sporting several cafes and eating spots, a football field-sized lawn where weekly movies are shown during the summer, sculptures of famous New Yorkers, a carousel, and hundreds of chairs,...

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Marcie - Looks like a wonderful..vibrant place...a little oasis in the middle of the big city.07/19/2009 - 9:25 am

Gertrude Stein

07*17*2009 Posted in New York City ** Olympus E-3 ** photography ** travel

Gertrude Stein, sitting cross-legged rather like a Buddha, is one of 5 statues in Bryant Park. It’s prominently located on the terrace, on the park side of the New York Public Library. The cast was done by Jo Davidson in 1923, long before Stein had become famous as a literary figure and supporter, and...

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Marcie - Would have never thought that there was a statue of Gertrude Stein anywhere. And - she does look just a little like buddha sitting there. Great capture!07/17/2009 - 7:23 am

burstmode - I like this work, it has a certain life to it.07/17/2009 - 8:24 am

QuoinMonkey - I love this photo of the Stein Buddha. Didn't know it existed. I'm appalled at this; "first public statue of an American woman placed in the whole of New York City, and that was done only 17 years ago." How can that possibly be? Just when I thought we'd made progress, I hear a stat like that. Fun to see your photos of NYC. Have there been any surprises, disappointments? Do you miss the Midwest?07/17/2009 - 7:58 pm

Anna Surface - Very neat Buddha like Stein statue. :)07/18/2009 - 8:42 am

Robin - She does look very Buddha-like. I really like this. Great capture, Bo.07/20/2009 - 10:39 am

Meridith - Thanks for taking this photo! A picture of this statue appears on my 1973 Vintage Books Edition of 'Everybody's Autobiography.' The credit to Davidson's statue says it is located in the Whitney Museum of American Art. I was going to look for it there - but you've helped me with your post!07/25/2009 - 10:10 pm

suehenryphotography - As I visit your blog I often wonder which I enjoy more -- the "tid-bits of information" or the featured image. Your blog is unique and special as it nearly always has both elements.08/15/2009 - 2:59 pm

New York Cityscape

07*16*2009 Posted in New York City ** Olympus E-3 ** architecture ** photography ** summer ** travel

I walked to the New York Public Library, one of 150 buildings on the favorites list of the American Institute of Architects, but it is undergoing extensive renovation and was cloaked in plastic and canvas. Not able to see except for the pair of lion statues at the massive front entrance.
So I wandered around Bryant...

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Gandalf - Verily a reflection on the NY landscape. Very interesting photo.07/16/2009 - 3:07 pm

Ron in L.A. - Beautiful image Bo, it has 3 of my favorite things: NYC, Brooklyn would've been better but I'll take it:), reflections and clouds... love it... R(etc... )07/16/2009 - 6:06 pm

montucky - That's a great shot, Bo!07/16/2009 - 11:46 pm

Marcie - Fantastic reflections. Love the patterns and textures here.07/17/2009 - 7:24 am

Laurie - It sounds like you had a wonderful day and this is a beautiful shot with all those wonderful lines and the beautiful reflections.07/17/2009 - 1:29 pm

Anna Surface - This is a great reflective shot with the lines of the windows. :)07/18/2009 - 8:41 am

Robin - Wonderful shot, Bo. It has just about everything. :)07/20/2009 - 10:37 am

Nine Windows

07*15*2009 Posted in New York City ** Olympus E-3 ** architecture ** photography ** summer ** travel

I had big plans when I decided to go to New York City. See the museums. See a Broadway show. Visit a few restaurants. I did go to a museum, The Guggenheim, to see the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the museum and celebrating the many works of Wright. We squeezed...

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montucky - I'm enjoying your photos of the city very much, but this is as close as I ever want to get to there.07/15/2009 - 10:56 pm

Bo - I totally understand. When I'm there, I like it and don't like it at the same time. Given my preference, I'd always choose the mountains, or desert, or prairie. Open spaces and nature. But an occasional visit is OK. I could never live there, though.07/15/2009 - 11:05 pm

Preston Surface - I agree with you about the windows. They are very interesting reflecting different styles and tastes of the occupants. I would have enjoyed visiting any of the mom & pop shops of the Big Apple.07/16/2009 - 9:42 am

Gandalf - I can feel the city in your photo07/16/2009 - 3:06 pm

Fruit Stand

07*14*2009 Posted in New York City ** Olympus E-3 ** photography ** summer ** travel

While I spend much of my time wandering the streets in New York City admiring the buildings, once in awhile it’s nice to focus on the more natural side of the city. Fruit is nature, right? Even on a fruit stand?

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burstmode - Those white peaches look delicious. I like the light in this photo.07/14/2009 - 12:09 pm

montucky - I guess that's the NY version of back to nature. The owner of that stand does respect his produce though!07/14/2009 - 4:47 pm

Anna Surface - I really like how this is composed giving the rows of fruit depth. Those peaches do look good!07/14/2009 - 6:06 pm

Marcie - Love this image - the horizontal lines and layers and colors..and so typical of a big-city's attempt to connect with 'nature'.07/15/2009 - 7:08 am

Gandalf - beautiful picture. It captures the neighborhood store that's been in NY for decades and decades. Those corner stores are long gone in Chicago.07/16/2009 - 3:03 pm

Kristin Russel - What a great shot! Excellent colors - captures more than just what you see... I can almost smell the fruit from my laptop.07/16/2009 - 4:40 pm

iheartfilm - I love white peaches. :)07/16/2009 - 6:27 pm