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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

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Photo Links Wednesday

03*03*2010 Posted in Chicago ** Olympus E-3 ** architecture ** photography ** photography links ** quotations

I love these spring colored banners at this store entrance on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. And all those curves and lines makes me smile at all the energy. I always find so many things to photograph when I visit Chicago!
As far as photography goes, I read dozens of articles a week on photography and such....

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Gandalf - Interesting photo and great idea linking to articles.03/03/2010 - 11:28 am

Joanna Young - Bo, thanks for the links - it's a nice addition to your material - and useful for the likes of me. Re the quote on not being able to help it... I'm no photographer but I know I can't help it either! Looking, searching, trying, climbing down into ditches, lying in the mud to get that little bit closer up... I just can't help it ;-)03/03/2010 - 1:19 pm

Bo Mackison - Yes indeed, Joanna. I so get that. I can't help taking photographs --anywhere, everywhere. And yes, Joanna, you too are a photographer. Stop denying it! :-)03/03/2010 - 1:34 pm

Debi - This is a great idea! Thanks for the links, Bo. I read a lot too and it's great to add even more photo sources. We can't learn too much, can we? Nope.03/03/2010 - 2:36 pm

Montucky - Excellent image, Bo! The scene has a wonderful fresh and bright look to it!03/03/2010 - 10:25 pm

Marcie - Love the lines..the curves..the color. What a wonderful architectural image rendered abstract!!!03/04/2010 - 7:40 am

Anna Surface - Oh, I really like the sweeping and colorful curves. I read a lot in photography too.I appreciate these links and I'm bookmarking Joe McNally’s article. Great idea, Bo. :)03/04/2010 - 8:37 am

Molly - I love the lines and light of this shot.03/04/2010 - 4:56 pm

Sue - Beautifully composed image. Love it! And, thanks for the links. I'm off to check them out!03/07/2010 - 12:37 pm

Heart Lines

02*04*2010 Posted in Olympus E-P1 ** macro ** photography ** quotations

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. ~ Albert Einstein
I spent a few hours playing with the Lensbaby and its macro attachment. I have a frosted glass inset in my work table, a great purchase I found at Ikea for less than $90 dollars. I clamped a...

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Molly - Never know where you'll find inspiration, huh? :)02/04/2010 - 10:30 am

Ed Vatza - OK Bo, I not going to go into detail where my dirty old man mind took me with this image. Suffice it to say I saw the background as skin... And I'll stop there. I trust you are having fun with the Lensbaby. I have the macro kit, the fisheye and the soft focus optics. Lots of fun.02/04/2010 - 10:39 am

Montucky - I can see where that would suggest a whole lot of ideas. Experimenting is fun, isn't it!02/04/2010 - 11:23 am

Gandalf - Hve fun with the Lensbaby. I look forward to seeing how creative you can be.02/04/2010 - 2:57 pm

Marcie - So very creative..and very cool!!! WOW!!02/05/2010 - 7:13 am

DianneMR - Bo, I'm really enjoying watching you play with Lensbaby! Thank you for sharing it with us! :o)02/06/2010 - 8:13 am

Sue - Being a huge lover of abstract, this is awesome! Love it.02/06/2010 - 9:09 am

Peering through the Window

02*02*2010 Posted in Olympus E-P1 ** Wisconsin ** life lessons ** photography ** quotations

While visiting Shake Rag Alley, I noticed this basket when I peered through the window. There was a bit of a red bow and the turquoise on the table’s edge, so I set up and took a few photographs. It wasn’t until I had the photo up on my computer that I noticed the hand...

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Emma Newman - Wow. That just hit me like a juggernaut in the gut. Thank you for sharing it... I think I needed that message today too.02/02/2010 - 12:32 pm

Joanna Young - Bo, me too. I loved this photo and the way you drew us into the post, and the message, and those moments when that is just what we need to hear...02/02/2010 - 12:33 pm

Gandalf - Very full post. The visual effect of the reflections in the glass and the image in the building as well as the message.02/02/2010 - 2:31 pm

Anna - A beautiful window capture and a very apt message. Indeed. I certainly needed that message today. Perfect.02/02/2010 - 2:47 pm

Sue - As I looked at the wonderful image I could see there was writing, but couldn't read it. Thanks for sharing the words -- a important message contained in those words.02/02/2010 - 4:46 pm

Montucky - That is indeed a message and thanks for passing it on!02/02/2010 - 8:29 pm

Molly - Somehow we always manage to find the exact thing we needed to hear... it is so true.02/02/2010 - 10:26 pm

Susan - ooooooh....love the message hidden within...and then clear and claifying!02/04/2010 - 6:53 am

Robin - I think it's a message I needed to read, too. Thank you, Bo. It's a great shot. I've been getting caught up with you and admiring your recent shots. You're an amazing photographer.02/08/2010 - 2:26 pm

Chain and Links

02*01*2010 Posted in Olympus E-P1 ** Wisconsin ** macro ** photography ** quotations ** wabi-sabi ** winter

A soul mate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. ~Richard Bach

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Montucky - There's a lot of history symbolized there!02/01/2010 - 5:42 pm

Debi - BO! I'm unable to "follow" you for some reason and have to remember to check in here daily. That's tough when I leave for spells so forgive me!!!! I'll get around to commenting on everything soon but please know how much I love visiting, love your photography and am astounded by the simple details of photos such as this very one! Love it!!!!!02/01/2010 - 8:08 pm

Marcie - Wonderful detail..and I love your accompanying quote. Perfect!!02/02/2010 - 7:13 am

Yvonne - Great image, the lighting was selected well to bring out the texture in the wood! Nicely done.02/02/2010 - 7:47 am

Gandalf - What great visual texture. I love this photo.02/02/2010 - 9:07 am

Molly - I love how clearly defind the shadow in this one, pretty awesome. Enjoyed the quote too. :)02/02/2010 - 10:05 am

Log Cabin

01*31*2010 Posted in Olympus E-P1 ** Wisconsin ** architecture ** photography ** quotations ** winter

We visited one of my favorite towns in southwestern Wisconsin this weekend – Mineral Point. As one of the oldest settlements in Wisconsin, this is a town filled with much history, and also with many, many old buildings. The photograph is of one of the original cabins in Mineral Point, built about 1828.
See the little...

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Michael Smith - Welcome to my neck of the woods. Most long time residents of Mineral Point seem to take the history and the old buildings for granted. Seeing how other people photograph and appreciate the buildings I drive past every day is always an inspiration to me.01/31/2010 - 4:42 pm

Montucky - Looks like they have kept that cabin in good shape! Just looking at that door makes me want to go inside and back into history.01/31/2010 - 8:03 pm

Gandalf - Very nice historical note. The town sounds fascinating. Do you have any close ups for those quintessential Bo texture photos? I always love the way you capture the texture of older objects.02/01/2010 - 8:21 am

Molly - I love that elf too! Haha.02/02/2010 - 10:03 am

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Snow Fence

01*26*2010 Posted in Door County WI ** Olympus E-P1 ** Wisconsin ** photography ** quotations ** winter

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The color of springtime is in the flowers, the color of winter is in the imagination.  ~Ward Elliot Hour
This quotation is so true. When I look out from my window, I mostly see my neighborhood dressed in winter’s white, and rather a worn white it is this far into the season. I find I turn...

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Marcie - Love the colors in this..the horizontal layers. Wonderful composition!!!01/26/2010 - 1:38 pm

Gandalf - I love the lines in your photo. You also found some nice colors.01/26/2010 - 3:56 pm

Montucky - I like the photo, especially the lines and bright colors of the fence. On the mountains passes here we have huge snow fences to keep the snow from drifting over the highways. Is this for the same purpose?01/26/2010 - 4:41 pm

Bo Mackison - Yep, the wind blows off Lake Michigan, can cause huge drifts that interfere with local roads a hundred feet inland.01/26/2010 - 5:00 pm

Joanna Young - Wonderful quote! And photo, of course ;-)01/27/2010 - 2:03 am

The Blue of the Moon

01*25*2010 Posted in Olympus E-P1 ** Wisconsin ** nature ** photography ** quotations ** wabi-sabi ** winter

The hermit doesn’t sleep at night, in love with the blue of the vacant moon. The cool of the breeze that rustles the trees rustles him too. ~ Ching-An

I wonder if the hermit had insomnia. I spend too much of the night listening to the rustling trees. And I love the blue of the moon,...

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Molly - This shot is amazing! That color is simply spectacular, it would be quite a sight to see.01/25/2010 - 1:38 am

Tom Whelan - Excellent image - the composition is really good, the moon is in a great spot in the frame, the vignetting looks good as well.01/25/2010 - 7:56 pm

Montucky - That's beautiful, Bo!01/25/2010 - 8:23 pm

bernie kasper - What a beautiful shot Bo, I love the mood you set with this !! Nicely done !!01/25/2010 - 9:09 pm

ybonesy - Oh my, I'll have to make sure the moon girl (QM) sees this. She'll love it. It is an amazing shot.01/26/2010 - 9:26 am

Marcie - Stunning simplicity...and simply stunning!!!01/26/2010 - 1:38 pm

Gandalf - Wonderful composition and a beautiful, peaceful photo.01/26/2010 - 3:55 pm

Anna - That is out-of-this-world gorgeous! Wow! Excellent in everything and I love the blue!02/02/2010 - 6:17 pm

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Crystal Ice Prisms

01*24*2010 Posted in Madison ** Olympus E-P1 ** Wisconsin ** macro ** nature ** photography ** quotations ** wabi-sabi ** winter

I discovered Ken Libbrecht’s book called Field Guide to Snowflakes, a book, yes, all about snow. There is much going on in this frozen world that we are mostly unaware of, and it’s darn fascinating stuff! The book has photos of snowflakes produced under all sorts of weather conditions, including different temperatures and amounts of...

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Dominique - With rain and what little snow we had rapidly thawing here, I'm really enjoying this bit of virtual snow today :)01/24/2010 - 12:31 pm

Anna Surface - I never thought to use black paper or cloth to catch a snowflake. That would be tricky to do so and quickly photograph it with a macro lens... yet a neat challenge! Beautiful photo and interesting post.01/24/2010 - 2:48 pm

Sue - I worry that I've moved just enough south to not have the opportunity to photograph snow. A year or so ago I tried to photograph snow flakes and subsequently read a few articles about the technique for doing so. Snow is truly a fascinating subject. I love your ice prisms. Nice subject and interesting reading in today's post!01/24/2010 - 4:01 pm

--Deb - I actually have a oopy of Bentley's book--page after page of photos of snowflakes (though not so pretty as Libbrich's book looks). It's astounding and, really, no two are the same! (I love when cliches are actually true.)01/24/2010 - 5:02 pm

Montucky - Fascinating stuff, Bo, and those ice prisms are magical.01/24/2010 - 9:52 pm

Molly - So pretty and precise!01/25/2010 - 1:37 am

bernie kasper - Beautiful image Bo..Don't know if I would ever have the patience to photograph snowflakes though ;)01/25/2010 - 9:11 pm

Gandalf - It's a good thing those are ice/snow & not thorns. They would be beauty with a bite otherwise.01/26/2010 - 3:35 pm

Susan - Thanks for the book idea! I just adore the snow and snowflakes. Delicate shot you have taken here...fragile, yet powerful01/29/2010 - 6:20 am

Heart and Soul

01*20*2010 Posted in Olympus E-P1 ** Wisconsin ** macro ** photography ** quotations ** wabi-sabi

It’s a lot easier to be lost than found.  It’s the reason we’re always searching, and rarely discovered — so many locks, not enough keys. ~ from Lock and Key by Sarah Dressen

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Richard - Hmmm, maybe it's easier as it doesn't require any effort to be lost. "Locks" may be the result of a state of mind. Beautiful image. :) Richard01/21/2010 - 7:07 am

Gandalf - I'm not sure why, but this image just grabbed me eye as soon as I opened your blog today. The texture, the image and the imagry all just capture my attention.01/21/2010 - 8:07 am

Molly - That's so incredible! I had been writing a story a while ago titled The Keyhole( complicated plot or I would get into it), and I envisioned something JUST like this in context with the story. Oh, I simply love this picture. Just my style. Like some said previously - the texture and color are great. For me, it seriously has the gears in my head to start turning and the creative juices start flowing. Where does it go? Where is the key? What's the purpose?... So brilliant. ( That was more than three words, wasn't it? Hehe.)01/21/2010 - 10:41 am

SHAZnyc - Very well composed. I like the way you placed the subject off to the right and towards the top.01/21/2010 - 11:43 am

ankush vimawala - nice!01/21/2010 - 3:09 pm

Montucky - And should you have the key, what memories would be unlocked!01/21/2010 - 4:46 pm

Sue - Simple, but so much to ponder.01/22/2010 - 4:39 am

Marcie - Exquisite detail...and I suppose the best part of getting lost..is being found!!!01/22/2010 - 7:08 am

Anna - Very nice capture of the rusted lock on wood. The quote intriguing to ponder. Always a mystery of the theme of lock and key in so many tales to tell.01/22/2010 - 9:18 am

Debi - Beautifully composed with a fascinating quote and concept, Bo. The "underlines" beneath - cracks in the wood - seem to underline the very point of this artistic piece, this post. Simple and wonderful.01/22/2010 - 11:58 am

Tree Walkers

01*19*2010 Posted in Olympus E-P1 ** Wisconsin ** nature ** photography ** poetry ** quotations ** wabi-sabi ** winter

Oh to be free of myself,
With nothing left to remember,
To have my heart as bare
As a tree in December;
Resting, as a tree rests
After its leaves are gone,
Waiting no more for a rain at night
Nor for the red at dawn;

~~Sara Teasdale, from “The Tree”

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Molly - Reminds me of a Claude Monet painting...01/19/2010 - 7:16 pm

Marcie - Stunning impressionist painting. Beautiful!!!01/20/2010 - 7:23 am

Sue - Nicely composed. Reflections are a favorite subject of mine. This one is especially nice.01/20/2010 - 7:52 am

Gandalf - I agree with the other comments - very impressionistic and nicely composed.01/20/2010 - 8:08 am

Ed Vatza - Uh, Bo, its upside down! ;-) Beautiful reflection image. I absolutely love it! Great work.01/20/2010 - 6:44 pm

ankush vimawala - beautiful reflection, and composition!01/21/2010 - 3:09 pm

Debi - Peaceful, and perfect.01/22/2010 - 11:55 am