Photography in Pearls

Regular Random – Five Minutes with a Maypop

Desley Jane hosts Regular Random each week. Here are the rules:

Pick an item and spend 5 minutes photographing that subject. Shoot from as many angles as you can and try not to interfere with the subject or scene. Post your results with the tag Regular Random so that we can see your results.

You can find Desley Jane at https://musingsofafrequentflyingscientist.com/2017/06/18/five-minutes-with-pens-regular-random/

A neighbor found this flower and gave it to my husband knowing that I would want to photograph it. It’s a Maypop and it’s a favorite of bees and butterflies.

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June 24, 2017June 23, 2017 by Gina Categories: Regular RandomTags: Five Minutes, Flowers, Maypop 2 Comments

Photo Challenge – Transient

This week we are asked to share a photo of our interpretation of “transient”.

Gray Clouds and Waves

Clouds come and go as do the waves. The beach is forever transient, ever changing and always a new source of inspiration.

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From dark to light, always reminding us how small we are in this thing called life.

Gull Over Breach Inlet

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June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 by Gina Categories: Photo ChallengeTags: Beach, Clouds, Photography, Waves 10 Comments

Regular Random – Five Minutes and Still Beautiful

Desley Jane hosts Regular Random each week and you can find her here: https://musingsofafrequentflyingscientist.com/2017/06/12/regular-random-five-minutes-with-dumplings/

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Still beautiful!

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June 16, 2017June 15, 2017 by Gina Categories: PhotographyTags: Beauty, Five Minutes, Flowers, Photography, Regular Random, Ribbon, Rose 5 Comments

Photo Challenge – Focus

This week we are asked to share a photo that says “focus” to us.

A visit to Huntington Beach State Park always provides fantastic opportunities to catch the shore birds in action. This particular visit was no exception.

Anhinga on Oyster Shells

An anhinga posed for me while perched on oyster shells until he was startled by other visitors walking on the causeway.

He took off as I desperately tried to adjust my camera speed to capture the moment – to no avail.

I watched him fly away into the sunset – before I could get the perfect “focus”.

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June 15, 2017June 14, 2017 by Gina Categories: Photo ChallengeTags: Anhinga, Huntington Beach State Park, Oyster Shells, Photography, Shore Birds 1 Comment

Photo Challenge – Order

This week we are asked to share our view on order, whether literal, figurative, or anything in between.

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“Order” isn’t as important for me as it once was. Years ago clothes were folded nicely in the dresser, shoes were lined up in the closet, dishes washed immediately and the bed was always made. Now my undies are carelessly tossed in the dresser, my flip flops are always by the back door and bowls and spoons from last night’s ice cream will sit in the sink overnight. The bed is still made every day though – that was my dad’s one pet peeve. If he saw your bed unmade, he would insist you make it – even if it was only 30 minutes until bedtime.

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Symmetry is a different story. There’s something about the evenness and balance that appeals to me. Symmetry is calm. Symmetry is peace. Symmetry is serenity. Symmetry calls to me and I follow.

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Photos taken at Atalaya in Huntington Beach State Park

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June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 by Gina Categories: Photo ChallengeTags: Arches, Atalaya, Balance, Huntington Beach State Park, Order, Photography, Serenity, Symmetrey 3 Comments

Regular Random – Five Minutes with Foxgloves

It’s been raining here for days so I’ve picked some photos of foxgloves I took a few months ago.

I love the fountains in the background….

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…and the colors were absolutely beautiful.

Check out Desley Jane’s post at https://musingsofafrequentflyingscientist.com/2017/06/04/regular-random-five-minutes-with-orange-tulips/ for the rules

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June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 by Gina Categories: PhotographyTags: Fountain, Foxgloves, Photography, Regular Random Leave a comment

Photo Challenge – Friend

This week we are asked to share an image of a “friend”.

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You’ll find pineapples in most southern homes. This is a cross stitch I did years ago and it hangs at our back door. No one uses our front door!

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Pineapple Fountain, Charleston, SC

The pineapple symbolizes hospitality and early travelers knew they would be welcome if a pineapple was placed outside the village or home. A festive meal would be prepared for the traveler and the pineapple would serve as the centerpiece for the table and would later be eaten for dessert.

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Charleston was twice voted as the Friendliest City in the US by Conde Nast Magazine. Come and visit Charleston and you’ll see why.

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June 2, 2017June 2, 2017 by Gina Categories: Photo ChallengeTags: Charleston, Cross stitch, Friendliest City, Friends, Photography, Pineapple, Welcome 1 Comment

Photo Challenge – Evanescent

This week we are asked to show a moment in time.

Management hired a bus recently to take us to a regional meeting and dinner two hours away. We had a great time travelling together and laughed most of the way. And of course, I took some photos.

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