{"id":219,"date":"2011-09-12T04:07:01","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T04:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stacy.awegallery.com\/?p=219"},"modified":"2013-04-24T23:56:26","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T23:56:26","slug":"september-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stacy.awegallery.com\/?p=219","title":{"rendered":"September week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Since I knew I would be posting my weekly images on 9\/11 I set out to photograph a rose.\u00c2\u00a0 The rose in many cultures is a sign of the Divine and used for love and remembrance.\u00c2\u00a0 All those things are important this day.\u00c2\u00a0 Since the mornings in San Francisco have still started out in fog the diffused light is perfect for flower portraits.<\/p>\n

The rose season in Golden Gate Park is all but over, yet a few blooms continue.\u00c2\u00a0 The water drops from the fog (or the sprinklers) were beading up on the center petals of the yellow roses I stopped to smell.\u00c2\u00a0 When viewed up close they gave the impression of tear drops.\u00c2\u00a0 So I wanted to add a soft feel to bring out that emotion.<\/p>\n

I started out taking full buds and roses and then moved in to capture the curves and texture of the petals.\u00c2\u00a0 I used a 100 mm lens at a wide open aperture (f\/2.8) to render a very shallow depth of field.\u00c2\u00a0 Most of the petals quickly go out of focus.\u00c2\u00a0 The whole feel for me seemed to convey the words of a prayer I reviewed the day before, anticipating it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s use in a 9\/11 remembrance at herchurch this morning.\u00c2\u00a0 It is a prayer for peace:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Compassionate and merciful Divinity of many names,\u00c2\u00a0 Holy One, Allah, Yahweh, Wisdom-Sophia, Goddess, God of All, Providence,<\/em><\/p>\n

We pause and remember in honor of 9\/11 as we reflect on and work for peace. We gather with your people through the ages who have turned swords into plowshares that peace may be harvested.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a9 Diann L. Neu, from Peace Liturgies, WATER, dneu@hers.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The second image I share with you is from the beach at Princeton by the Sea, just north of Half Moon Bay.\u00c2\u00a0 This is the area where the Maverick\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s surfing competition takes place.\u00c2\u00a0 But when that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not happening the people strolling on the beach are few and far between (before 9 AM that is).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I enjoyed watching the gentle incoming waves move shells and sea weed back and forth.\u00c2\u00a0 I was especially drawn to an empty sea urchin shell.\u00c2\u00a0 The incoming waves often left sea bubbles around the shell.\u00c2\u00a0 With a shutter speed of 1\/45 you are able to convey the movement of the water (some blur) and still freeze the shell\u00c2\u00a0 which is slightly moved by the water.\u00c2\u00a0 In this case you want to take many shots because the water is moving quickly in and out of your composition.\u00c2\u00a0 Take a meter reading off the shell and sand and then manually dial in that setting, otherwise the white of the water\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s foam will through your light meter reading off.\u00c2\u00a0 (Or take a few shots and check the histogram).<\/p>\n

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