Oakland, California. Arranging flowers for alter on last day of service at Japanese Independent Con . . ., 04/26/1942

Oakland, California. Arranging flowers for alter on last day of service at Japanese Independent Con . . ., 04/26/1942

Image by The U.S. National Archives
Original Caption: Oakland, California. Arranging flowers for alter on last day of service at Japanese Independent Congregational Church, prior to evacuation. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed at War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 210-G-A542

From:: Series: Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, compiled 1942 - 1945

Created By:: Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority. (02/16/1944 - 06/30/1946)

Production Date: 04/26/1942

Photographer: Lange, Dorothea


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Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.

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Mandarin Oriental: the sink

Image by pinelife
Lovely flower and arrangement of soap at the Mandarin Oriental in Singapore

See where this picture was taken. [?]

Tesco Plant Arrangement

Image by Fenners1984
This flower appeared after Kay pruned (or should I say attacked...) my then sorry-looking Tesco plant arrangement. I'm in shock that it's actually still alive, let alone flowering!

The little bud has since opened up and I have TWO flowers! Wooo!

And yes, there is a theme here... Spring has set in nicely now so it'll probably be similarly themed pictures for a while!

Photo number 23 in the "Photo a Day" Series

So Close to Spring

Image by hurley.k.e
Gourgous flower arrangement I painted yesterday - this was probably the best picture I got. Flowers: roses (mix of orange ruffeled petal roses, and smaller garden rose variety), ranunculus, spray roses, and bluperium for some texture/ added contrast.

Picture A Day July 30, 2009 - Colorful Memories at Batesville Cemetery

Image by mlhradio
Who says cemeteries have to be sad, mournful, staid places? Not the good residents of Batesville! At one time, Batesville was a bustling, quickly growing city in the center of the Winter Garden district of southwest Texas, the county seat of Zavala County, primarily populated by European immigrants and Anglo farmers arriving in the late nineteenth century. But economic changes, neglect and drought took its toll on the community, reducing Batesville to a shadow of its former self. And then over the past few decades, there has been a dramatic growth spurt, as Hispanic families and workers from nearby communities moved in, bringing new life to the town.

This dichotomy is clearly delineated in the town's cemetery. The western half of the cemetery is composed of older gravestones, most dating back a century or more, with English and northern European names and families. Faded, weathered, worn, sometimes broken, often forgotten, with maybe a single bunch of flowers every once in a while.

But the farther east you go in the cemetery towards the newer graves, the tone and demeanor changes dramatically. Most of these graves are twenty years old or less, with bright colors, intricate designs and statuary, absolutely overflowing with various live and fake flower arrangements, and mementos left by caring family members. Instead of the quiet, downbeat feeling found at most cemeteries, with this colorful display it seems the family members are more interested in celebrating the *life* of those passed away, instead of commemorating their *death*. Totally different atmosphere, and interesting to walk down the aisles to see how each grave would seem to try and 'out-do' the previous one as you go along.

You can view more photos from my 2009 'Picture a Day' set at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157625855768121/

And the fun continues with a Picture a Day through 2010 at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157620610035860/

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This is the last day of our acquiantance

This is the last day of our acquiantance

Image by jcoterhals
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I'm at home with a sick child today, and was awoken 6:20 by the boy wanting a drink of water. While in the kitchen I discovered that it had snowed. A lot. Well over a foot of snow has fallen in my garden since yesterday.

So after shoveling away some snow from my drive way, and making sure that my feverish six year old was settled in front of the TV, I took my camera and tripod outside to get this picture.

I've called it "The last day of our acquaintance" because all this snow for me means that there's a LONG time until I'll see flowers again in my garden.

8:53 AM is before sunrise, so the world was blue when I took the picture. So I worked with white balance and over exposure to bring out the whites. But I added some whiteness in Photoshop Elements afterwards to bring out the effect I really wanted.

Two second exposure time is obviously a lot: The wind (which I couldn't feel) have shaken a couple of the petals a little.

The flower is called poinsettia or "christmas star" ("julestjerne" in norwegian).

See also a simpler version, all snow, no background.

Update: If you happened to see this photo earlier, you will notice that it seems a litter darker now -- more detailed snow, so to speak. I've discovered that what looks good on my iMac monitor often doesn't look right when I look at it on PC laptops. So I've adjusted it so that details should be visible on my household's laptops too.

BFR Series: 2 of 20

Image by Jef Harris
I often take for granted the ease the working relationship is between Alexandra Rodionova and I. These pictures are a direct result of that comradery. If you where an onlooker on a shoot with Alex and I you would wonder why we hardly talk when we're right in the middle of taking pictures. Well, we don't need to communication, "stand this way, look that way, etc". We know each others every move. Thus is the benefit of working with a muse.
Alas, these days must come to an end. After 5 years of working together Alex is going her own way. So all I have now are there archived photo shoots to share. I'm sure once in awhile we'll team up again...
...in the mean time I guess I'm in the market for a new muse!
You can contact me at muse@chaosacademy.net.
Please include head shots and full body shots. hehe
Photo by Jef Harris.

BFR Series: 10 of 20

Image by Jef Harris
I often take for granted the ease the working relationship is between Alexandra Rodionova and I. These pictures are a direct result of that comradery. If you where an onlooker on a shoot with Alex and I you would wonder why we hardly talk when we're right in the middle of taking pictures. Well, we don't need to communication, "stand this way, look that way, etc". We know each others every move. Thus is the benefit of working with a muse.
Alas, these days must come to an end. After 5 years of working together Alex is going her own way. So all I have now are there archived photo shoots to share. I'm sure once in awhile we'll team up again...
...in the mean time I guess I'm in the market for a new muse!
You can contact me at muse@chaosacademy.net.
Please include head shots and full body shots. hehe
Photo by Jef Harris.

BFR Series: 20 of 20

Image by Jef Harris
I often take for granted the ease the working relationship is between Alexandra Rodionova and I. These pictures are a direct result of that comradery. If you where an onlooker on a shoot with Alex and I you would wonder why we hardly talk when we're right in the middle of taking pictures. Well, we don't need to communication, "stand this way, look that way, etc". We know each others every move. Thus is the benefit of working with a muse.
Alas, these days must come to an end. After 5 years of working together Alex is going her own way. So all I have now are there archived photo shoots to share. I'm sure once in awhile we'll team up again...
...in the mean time I guess I'm in the market for a new muse!
You can contact me at muse@chaosacademy.net.
Please include head shots and full body shots. hehe
Photo by Jef Harris.

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