Awesome August 23 by olivetreeann

Awesome August 23

Spent 30 seconds shooting the community gate at the mailboxes today. Who knew something so mundane could be so artistic? I did!
Very cool
August 23rd, 2012  
This is very artistic. I like the rust color!
August 23rd, 2012  
Art is in the eye of the beholder. You had a good eye.
August 23rd, 2012  
Very cool!
August 23rd, 2012  
I like the texture especially against the vivid red.
August 24th, 2012  
Very nice mixture of the rusty and the bright red.
August 24th, 2012  
Cool shot! Great find! Love the red!
August 24th, 2012  
Love it with the rich red.
August 24th, 2012  
Love the red, very artistic
August 24th, 2012  
Great perspective!
August 24th, 2012  
Really nice one, Ann, and yes, who knew?
August 24th, 2012  
Cool shot! At first I thought this was something under a microscope!
August 24th, 2012  
I like it. nice one
August 24th, 2012  
You did!! You always know where the great shots are. And this is one of them. Perfect pov and great color and texture. Fantastic challenge capture.
August 24th, 2012  
Great POV. Interesting subject.
August 24th, 2012  
@kerristephens @mrssmith @henrir @groovygirlrn @nadaa @anazad511 @lyoungs1023 @allie912 @wenbow @httpgeffed @sandier @sfeldphotos @sarasdadandmom @karenann @daisy

Thank you to one and all! I must apologize for the blanket thank you as I'm trying to stop in and look at so many missed projects tonight! I'm glad you all enjoyed the mixture of reds- it's certainly an interesting combo and it makes me wonder why the maintainance crew didn't paint the whole thing!
August 24th, 2012  
Bev
Wow! You can really see the detail! Great shot
August 24th, 2012  
@prttblues Thanks Bev!
August 24th, 2012  
Bev
@olivetreeann Question... just purely curious, but did you not like my photos between 8/8 and 8/14? I noticed you didn't comment on them. It's okay if you didn't like them. You don't have to like everyone. I hate my mushroom but that was the only shot for that day. It's kind of ugly.
August 24th, 2012  
Bev
@prttblues FYI you can remove these comments after you've seen them. It's hard because there is not private message system on this site.
August 24th, 2012  
@prttblues I'll try to go back to view those for you- that was part of the week I was away I think. I have been trying to do at least 4 shots for everyone, and 7 for my faithfuls, plus reading and responding to all the shots I'm posting to catch up and it's a bit overwhelming. I thought I'd be caught up by now but I had the opportunity to earn some spending money cleaning this week, so I took it.
August 24th, 2012  
Striking colours and great composition.
August 24th, 2012  
Awesome textures and great color! Love your composition too. 8)
August 24th, 2012  
Very interesting capture. Cool colours.
August 24th, 2012  
I think every photographer knows this little trick, always look for the beautiful in the mundane.
August 24th, 2012  
Cool colour and texture :)
August 24th, 2012  
@kandernob Thanks Karen!
@myautofocuslife Thanks Livia!
@sangwann Thanks Dione!
@nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole!
@alia_801 Thanks Alia!

Thank you all for the great comments. I was really pleased with this one.
August 24th, 2012  
So cool! Great textures!
August 24th, 2012  
@ulpiphotos Thank you Ulpi!
August 24th, 2012  
Excellent job...wonderful contrasts, perfect crop!
August 24th, 2012  
Interesting design and cool capture of the textures and rust.
August 24th, 2012  
very nice! what a great eye you have! I like the bold red with the rust Wonderful texture!
August 24th, 2012  
Great shot Ann, nice textures and colors =)
August 25th, 2012  
@ruthmouch Thank you so much Ruth- this one is sooc with a vignette added. I rarely crop in post processing, so I pay a lot of attention to composition when shooting.
@cimes1 Thank you Carole!
@zandme Thanks Tasha! Thank you for that nice compliment. I really try to be aware of my surroundings since I started 365. You never know when a picture will present itself to be taken!
@tanja_1211 Thanks Tanja!
August 25th, 2012  
That is art. looks like a lady bending over with her hair hanging down. love the textures and colors here.
August 25th, 2012  
@bruni Thanks Bruni! I so appreciate your comment and am pleased you liked the shot.
August 25th, 2012  
You're so welcome. may I take the time to tell you how surprised I was to find so many comments for me just now. I know it takes time to do them all but I'm happy to have received them..I think this is the second best part of posting pictures knowing that they are appreciated. thank you so much.
August 25th, 2012  
i see a woman holding a baby, bruni @bruni

it's funny how our minds perceive things differently. well, i'm known in my family for looking up the skies and seeing doomsday. in any case, this is something that partner and i have would have disagreement every now and then. he wouldn't see the 'beauty' our eyes pick up in such mundane things. in one of our drives, i saw a rundown barn surrounded by acres and acres of beautiful grapevines. i wanted him to stop so i can take a photo and he told me there's no artistic merit in it. if my camera was a gun i'd have shot him right then and there.
August 25th, 2012  
@bruni You are welcome Bruni! I was supposed to be able to comment while I was in Boston, but my friend's laptop decided not to cooperate, so I became hopelessly late in posting on everyone's shots. When I came home I decided to give at least 3 to each person who's commented on my shots, and more to those faithful such as you, who comment all the time. But my goodness, I didn't realize I'd accumulated so many followers!! So, it has taken more than a week to get caught up and then, I still have posting and commenting to do on the current shots! Phew!!

@summerfield lol Vikki- you can shoot him with the camera!
August 25th, 2012  
@summerfield - I so identified with your comments about how one person can see beauty and another (namely our partners) can't! My husband has no poetry in his soul whatsoever, only the tv remote which is stuck on Sky Sports... I hope you didn't really mean you would have shot him, but I do get infuriated and frustrated by my hubby's total lack of interest, understanding or patience...
August 25th, 2012  
Gorgeous reds and rusts here!
August 25th, 2012  
We all walk around with our camera eye peeled for the beauty we find! Btw, I often miss people's shots as they are in a different time slot so of course don't comment! I am just happy to see anyone on my shots!
August 25th, 2012  
@olivetreeann - hahaha! that's what i did at the time, then he told me i was "wasting film". tee-hee! he could never understand that the SD card can be limitless. it always kills me everytime he says "wasting film".

@jackie8 - your husband and my partner must have been woven from the same fabric. this one here is a sports nut through and through. but in fairness, he scouts photo opportunities for me during the week and he drives me there during weekends. the drawback is he thinks he's director steven spielberg, 'shoot from here, shoot this way'. and he gets pissed when i say i can't see it, he forgets i am a lot shorter than he thinks. hahahaha! and no, i won't really shoot him with a gun. when i stay quiet, he easily gets the message that he's in trouble. men! :-)
August 25th, 2012  
@summerfield Now that you mentioned it, I see it too. I was thinking the figure above with her head bent over and her hair hanging down.
August 26th, 2012  
@jackie8 Thank you Jackie! And I think everyone's partner/husband/better or other half goes through the "misunderstanding" phase now and again. Even my husband who's quite supportive most of the time will complain if he thinks I'm on here too much. I just sigh and remind him there are things he is passionate about too and that he should go do them!
@maggiemae Thanks Maggie- yes I often miss many of you "down south" (of the equator) because of the time difference.
@summerfield @bruni Should we start an ink blot look-alike challenge ladies?
August 26th, 2012  
@jackie8 I do think - opposites attract, so be happy you have the artistic streak!
August 26th, 2012  
I do love what @summerfield says - great to hear such tales, Thank you Ann!
August 26th, 2012  
Lovely colours and textures.
August 28th, 2012  
@la_photographic Thanks Laura!
August 28th, 2012  
Great shot!
August 28th, 2012  
@potsbypam Thanks Pam!
August 29th, 2012  
This is a very cool crop. Like the processing too.
August 30th, 2012  
@edie Thanks Edie- I liked the contrast between the red paint and redish rust.
August 30th, 2012  
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