Sunday, November 1, 2015

Day 1 - Grass

So! November has finally arrived! This month I will be following a list of words as my theme. The list was created using a random word generator and I think it makes things more interesting and challenging than simply shooting random stuff on a broader theme. So, the first word of the month is "Grass".

I had thought of doing a shot like this today, but unfortunately, nature didn't provide - it was both dry and cloudy. However, nothing can stop a trigger happy girl with an itchy index finger, and thus I thought - "If you can't make it, fake it". And so, my neighbors ought to have been a bit surprised by seeing me today, with a spray-bottle in my hand and my backside in the air as I was crawling around right in the middle of my lawn haha. I hope you like it :)

/MrsHjort
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10 comments:

  1. kimbomacNovember 1, 2015 at 3:07 PM

    Wow, what a simply beautiful start to your month of photos! Love the droplets and the diagonal composition works a treat! Nice work!

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  2. Maggie TerleckiNovember 2, 2015 at 3:29 AM

    So pretty, Natallie. Almost looks like a summer day!

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  3. Jujubie01November 2, 2015 at 3:42 AM

    It never occured to me that you helped naure with the spray bottle! The light is quite beautiful and the shallow depth works nicely.

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  4. essjaynzNovember 2, 2015 at 8:58 AM

    Looks to be 'made by nature' to me, lovely simple and effective start to your challenge.

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  5. MrsHjortNovember 2, 2015 at 10:34 AM

    Thank you, I'm so glad you all like it :).

    I've never tried "faking it" before, so I was positively surprised by how natural it looked. I prefer the real thing though. There's nothing like discovering the beauty of nature, right there, in the moment.

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  6. UnknownNovember 2, 2015 at 11:41 AM

    I wouldn't have picked that you faked it - it looks lovely! I love that the background leaves have the droplets as well - it creates a lovely background.

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  7. Rick MosherNovember 2, 2015 at 7:41 PM

    Beautiful photograph! I love the high key in the distance and the spray bottle should be a tool in everyones kit. (as well as some sheets of colored and white and black paper) The only critique I might have, and I am not sure about it yet is the one strand that is darker than the rest and is more vertical which makes it more of the focus of the image and I am not sure if it should be. Great work, looking forward to more of the same throughout the month.

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    1. MrsHjortNovember 2, 2015 at 7:47 PM

      Thank you. I'm not 100 % in that blade of grass myself haha, but I liked the way the drops glistened, so I kept it in rather that cropped it out :)

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  8. secretatlantisNovember 3, 2015 at 9:02 PM

    Beautiful image, it looks completely natural. As long as you don't freeze or sedate insects spraying a few drops of water are just a smart way of solving a problem.

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  9. JustLouNovember 4, 2015 at 8:55 PM

    I thought I'd already commented on this, but apparently not.
    I love this shot, and I love that you triumphed over the fickle-ness of nature. The bokeh drops in the background make it in my opinion.

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