Hedda Fears the Bright Lights of the City (c) 2009 by Tina M. Harris
What are the things that strike fear into your heart? Is it the mere sight of a snake slithering by, or it something deep in your psyche that you can't quite name? Fear is, unfortunately, an emotion that many of us are all too familiar with at this stage in our lives and the life of our country. Fear can be a good thing -- it can protect us from taking dangerous risks -- or it can stop us cold and keep us stuck in one spot afraid to take a risk and venture out.
What do you fear most in life -- and how can you demostrate this visually? Spend a little bit of time thinking about fear and how it affects you -- and then get out there and show us what fear means for you. Your entries are due no later than Sunday, March 15th, so I am afraid there's not much time! Send your submissions soon!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Our New Word is "Fear"
Friday, September 5, 2008
Stuck by Tina M. Harris
Okay, here's a photo that I took recently for the current theme. I wasn't going to post it, but after working on it a little bit I decided to add it after all.
Stuck (c) 2008 by Tina M. Harris
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Hanging On
This photograph was originally posted on my other blog (click here to read the original post) on October 21, 2007. I felt the photograph fit our current theme very nicely -- and as I have been stuck trying to come up with a new work to represent the word I thought I would post a previous photograph instead.
Hanging On (c) 2007 by Tina M. Harris
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Lost for Words by Helen Bascom
"Sometimes we can be stuck in place by writer's block."
Lost for Words (c)2008 by Helen Bascom
MEDIUM: DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH
POST PROCESS: FILM GRAIN FILTER & TRADE SECRETS
Stuck by Lisa Haney
"Every body continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it." -- Sir Isaac Newton
"In other words, STUCK outside of inertia...."
Stuck (c) Lisa Haney
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Snowbike 2006 by Dolly Salazar
About this photo, Dolly said "Of course, we neglected to put the bicycles inside the garage before the storm hit. They were stuck in the snow, and we were stuck in the house, for about a week."
Gelatin silver print, Kodak Plus-X. 
Snowbike 2006 (c) 2006 by Dolly Salazar
What You Get
for Being Stubborn
by Dolly Salazar
"My granddaughter Evelyn stuck in her walker. She refused assistance climbing in, got both feet stuck in one leg hole, and then refused assistance to get out. This was taken just as panic set in. Gelatin silver print, Ilford Fuji Neopan SS."
What You Get for Being Stubborn
(c) 2008 by Dolly Salazar
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Another "old" submission
by Tina M. Harris
Here's another interpretation of the word old -- as in, "Gee I feel old today ..."
Tomorrow is the last day to submit your visual interpretation of the current word "old." Take poetic license with the word and share it with us!
The Cracks are Beginning to Show
(c) 2008 by Tina M. Harris
Old Roses & Memories
by Helen Bascom
Old Roses & Memories (c) Helen Bascom
This photograph was sent by photographer Helen Bascom, who runs the fantastic Active Art site. Helen sent along a link to the story that explains her photo -- you can read it at http://bubbleidiots.blogspot.com/2008/08/old-roses-memories.html.
Just a reminder to get your photos in no later than tomorrow if you want to submit an "old" work. I will be choosing a new word tomorrow!!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler
by Laurie Jean Sennott
Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler by (c) Laurie Jean Sennott
Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler Mmmmmmmmm.:)
3 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and sliced
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 cups boiling water
3 tablespoons butter
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10x10 inch baking dish.
Stir together peaches with cinnamon and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream together shortening and 1 cup sugar. Mix in flour, baking powder and salt alternately with milk. Pour into prepared pan. Top with peach mixture. Drop butter in boiling water and pour all over peaches.
Bake in preheated oven 40 to 45 minutes, until golden brown.
For a low fat recipe you can always substitute real sugar with Splenda Granulated Sugar Substitute!
What's Your Pleasure?
by Laurie Jean Sennott
When Brad and I were living on the east coast, we were fortunate enough to make some really wonderful friends -- and although I love living here in Central Oregon, I miss my east coast friends terribly. I met some amazing photographers while I was there in the DC area -- and Laurie Jean Sennott is one of those photographers. I had not heard from her in awhile, so I was thrilled to receive an email and two photographs in response to our current word. Of this first one, Laurie said "this is a picture from downtown Reno...I think of it as old because, [well, do] they even develop 'motels' anymore?!?! Reno itself is old in many senses....I have some funny experiences of how old/backwards it has been for us!" (I can't wait to hear those stories, Laurie!)
What's Your Pleasure? (c) Laurie Jean Sennott
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
"Old" submissions
by Kymberli Colbourne
Everything Old is New Again (c) Kymberli Colbourne
I just received a couple of new "old" submissions (yes, I am trying to confuse everyone!) from Kymberli Colbourne. I see I have several friends who are real world travellers! "This photo was taken in rural China in 2002" Kymberli explained. "While traveling in China, I was constantly struck by the contrast between old and new. A farmer tending his fields on the steep walls of the Yangtze River with the help of his trusty donkey — next to a cell phone tower. Here, the contrast of the new coffins – crafted by hand as they have been for centuries - being prepared for the oldest of ceremonies."
As for the second photograph, which Kymberli has titled A Mark for the Ages, she says "In the late 1800’s, expeditions of geology students from OU would hike out to explore the Oregon Cave. In a move which we now consider an environmentally bad choice, they ‘left their mark’ as a memento - signing their names on an interior wall of the cave. Like modern petro glyphs, covered by seeping minerals over the years - their signatures are forever entombed." 
A Mark for the Ages
(c) Kymberli Colbourne
(click on the photo to enlarge it)
Monday, August 11, 2008
Ancient Eyes
by Tina M. Harris
Ancient Eyes (c) Tina M. Harris
This is one of my cousin Candace's grandchildren (which makes her a first cousin twice removed I guess). I was immediately struck by her eyes when I met her. They seemed so ancient to me - thus the title. I created the photograph 3 years ago when we first moved here, but I was never 100% satisfied with it. I wanted to find a way to really focus attention on those eyes. When I was pondering the word "old," this photograph immediately came to mind. I reworked it until I got the effect I wanted."Old" Submissions by Dolly Salazar
The following 2 photographs are from my friend Dolly Salazar. Dolly and I worked together at KPCC-FM in Pasadena, California for several years and I don't think I ever really knew that she liked to take photographs -- so I was thrilled when she decided to participate with the Poetic License blog!! It's always so wonderful to learn new things about "old" friends.
IR Jet Workings 2 (c) Dolly Salazar
"The first [photograph]," Dolly writes "is of some detail of a WWII-era air force jet (don't ask me which one or what part), taken at the Boeing Museum of Flight. My husband is a private pilot, my stepson is an aviation mechanic, and they are both obsessed with WWII aircraft. We spend a looooootta tiiiiiiime at the Boeing Museum of Flight. This is an indoor shot using infrared film, and I like the way the tone and sort of faded look around the edges give the shot some age.
"The second, The Kilns at Roche Harbor, is a shot of the [circa] 1881 lime kilns at the north end of San Juan Island. Lime was a huge industry here until the early 20th century, and these kilns processed the lime used throughout most of the Pacific Northwest during that time. Exterior shot, Tri-X film maybe I think? (Yeah, I know, shame on me...)"
The Kilns at Roche Harbor (c) Dolly Salazar
I am really looking forward to seeing more of Dolly's photographs!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Ancient Musician in Liang by Lee Klein
The photograph below was sent to me by our friend Lee Klein of the travel site The California Native International Adventures. Lee is the wonderful husband of our dear friend Ellen Klein, who submitted a wonderful "blue" photo of Yosemite last week.
Lee took created this portrait when he and Ellen traveled through Province, China last February. About the photograph he said "The gentleman is a member of the 'Ancient Musicians' orchestra in the city of Lijiang. The musicians play the ancient Chinese instruments and preserve the ethnic music of the area. Most are in their 80's or 90's. They hid their instruments during Mao's Cultural Revolution."
This is a fitting image given the current theme, and also given the fact that the eyes of the world are about to be on China as the Olympics get underway. Thank you, Lee, for this beautiful photograph!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Foundation by Lisa Haney
Foundation (c) Lisa Haney
Here's the first submission for our latest word "old." About her photograph Lisa said "What I saw in this was behemoth old trees, [who've spent] Decades(?) in their same spot, but with light and life dancing all around."
If you have a photographic interpretation of the word "old" that you would like to share with us, please send it to tinaharrisphotoart@hotmail.com on or before Friday, August 15th, 2008 (please see the instructions for submitting your photos in the column to the left).
Take Poetic License with the word "old" and share your vision with the rest of us!
Sunday, August 3, 2008
The New Word is "Old"
A new word has been selected and is just waiting for you to take poetic license with it! The newest word is "Old". What do you visualize when you hear the word old? Do you interpret it literally, or is your definition something more tongue-in-cheek?
Please submit your two strongest "Poetic License" interpretations of the word "old" and email them to Tina before August 15th, 2008. Give yourself permission to play with the word -- and share your vision with us!
Friday, August 1, 2008
Nightstand by John Clarke
This photograph is a "Blue" submission by my friend John Clarke. I met John when we were in the professional program at the Washington School of Photography in Bethesda, Maryland (www.wsp-photo), and always loved his sense of humor, especially when he incorporated that into his photographs. Poor John was the only guy in a class full of women, but try as we might we never did scare him off! He assures me he is working on his website, and as soon as he gets it up and running I will post a link for it. 
(c) John Clarke
Yosemite Blue by Ellen Klein
(c) Ellen Klein
This blue submission is by our friend Ellen Klein from Southern California. She works with her husband Lee Klein as a scout for his company The California Native International Adventures. Check out their website at www.calnative.com!
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