A color challenge/photo challenge…so many colors…so many approaches…let’s just see what happens…
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Color is
a Sol Lewitt piece at the 59th St. Columbus Circle subway station in New York, and
it’s an urban industrial sunset on Staten Island.
Color marches up a sculpture by John Fleming and soars
against bluest heaven.
Color is graffiti in Seattle, too – and the intricate thread-work
on an ancient Silk Road Ikat coat, tacked to a museum wall.
Color grows organically on a rusty old truck
behind a nursery in the Skagit Valley (where soon miles of tulips and daffodils
will set the evening aglow).
It plays games
in a midtown New York City store window.
Color is isolated
by a rubber glove dropped in a Seattle alley;
and color
dances
when sunbeams illuminate a torn leaf
in my red cabinet.
Color sweetens the deal in pink and
purple stripes: red osier dogwood twigs blended, in camera.
It reflects late day sunlight –
silver and gold: a banner night. It
swirls
in choppy waves across Chihuly glass
in Tacoma.
Mid-day summer-sun sets color down
flat
on tabletops set out on Seattle sidewalks.
Color ricochets through glasses in an old ship’s galley,
mushes together as it lays exposed
to the elements,
stuck
on a car door,
abandoned in a field,
somewhere.
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Photographs taken with a Samsung camera phone & a Sony NEX digital camera, in NYC, Seattle, and other locations in the Pacific northwest.
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bluebrightly 
So many fascinating shots! I love them, especially no 2 and the pink one and.. I could go on!
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Thank you – I’m pleased you like those because they’re more unusual. I used to live near a lot of very raw, industrial sites, and sometimes it’s interesting to see what you can do with them.
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Fabulous selection of vividly colourful images!
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Thank you Anne –
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Beautiful! 🙂
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Thank you!
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I wish WordPress had a *Love button!
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Aw shucks…
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I am stuck on here! Magnificent photos 🙂
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Thank you! You know I love your butterflies & moths & flowers.
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Overwhelmed with color! Beautiful collection – I love #3 and the rubber glove is priceless 😉
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Thank you very much – that glove is the kind of thing one normally walks right on past, but it spoke!
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Beautiful pictures, Lynn! I like them very much.
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Thank you Stefano.
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What an eclectic group of shapes and colors! I love Chihuly. I saw an exhibition of his in Akron, Ohio once and was entranced. After that, his work showed up several more places–at the White House in a glass Christmas tree, in Kew Gardens, London and another place or two as well.
Thanks for the colorful trip.
janet
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His work is easily seen in this area – I’m glad you enjoyed the post; thanks!
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The old trucks and the leaves…so complete…wonderful. 🙂
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I’m glad!
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🙂
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LOVE the trucks!!!
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They’re something, aren’t they? The antithesis of the Lewitt colors. I can think of two moss-covered trucks within a few miles of home, and it’s still a novelty to me to see the elements of metal and moss getting along so well.
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A very diverse and fascinating selection. The first shot is spectacular in its impact, but I also like the images that combine colour and texture
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Thank you Louis!
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Lots to like here– the old trucks is such an interesting pallet.
What really drew my attention was your intriguing use of specular highlights along the edge of the orange table (or stool?) — and also on your closeup of the Lewitt sculpture. Your highlight makes that picture work.
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Who would think a truck could “grow” so many organic colors? And don’t give me too much credit – the table’s highlights needed next to no touch-up – the light was great, it grabbed me, I took the picture. And the Lewitt – that was with a phone & I had little control over the light, but you reminded me to notice that, and you’re right, if it was completely flatly lit, it wouldn’t be as interesting. Thanks!!
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WOW what a feast! A banquet!! I’m full but I still want more!!!
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Thank you!!
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Loved this post – the colours and your description. Loved all the rich textures in the abandoned cars and the one that gave longest pause is the on the on the left above the yellow glove.
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Thank you – and thanks for mentioning the descriptions, because I’m not a writer but I enjoy writing, AND I struggle with it!
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You are a superb photographer! I am in awe of your compositions. I guess it is the sculpture that really caught my eye against the brilliant sky. Absolutely stunning! 🙂
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And you’re too kind! That sculpture does look really cool when you look up, (on a sunny, blue sky day) and I do try to get different angles. thanks )
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You are talented! 🙂
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I love both glass photos, the barn, the Ikat dress, sunset through the chain link fence, and most of all, the rusty car. Amazing as always, Lynn. 🙂
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I’m glad you liked them – thanks for telling me –
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