{"id":595,"date":"2013-03-11T05:09:04","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T05:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stacy.awegallery.com\/?p=595"},"modified":"2013-03-12T03:29:35","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T03:29:35","slug":"march-week-1-are-we-seeing-white-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stacy.awegallery.com\/?p=595","title":{"rendered":"March week 1 – Are we seeing white yet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mar1-Cala<\/a>One-petaled white flowers filled the sanctuary of the church.\u00c2\u00a0 Single thick stems reaching two to three feet heavenward with arrowhead shaped leaves were jam-packed into pots, vases and aluminum foil holders.\u00c2\u00a0 It was as if they were standing at attention waiting for the first round of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Alleluias.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

But they were not Easter Lilies and, to the best of my recollection, even from the recesses of my childhood memories this flower never filled the congregations of my East Coast religious experiences.\u00c2\u00a0 For the first few years of my West Coast life I heard their name as Cali Lily.\u00c2\u00a0 I thought that was short for California Lily.\u00c2\u00a0 It seemed possible since I saw them growing in nearly every yard, along coastal slopes and in various parts of Golden Gate Park.<\/p>\n

\"Mar1-Cala<\/a>Finally spell check helped me realize they were far from native California plants.\u00c2\u00a0 Then I discovered the calla lily was not a lily at all, and although it is related to the calla genus, it is not really a calla either. Calla lily is actually the common name for the zantedeschia genus.\u00c2\u00a0 It is a genus of twenty-eight different species all native to the southern parts of Africa with a tropical climate.<\/p>\n

The Calla Lily is a beautiful flower and over the years it has become very popular especially in Europe and the United States for weddings and various festive celebrations. Now I wait for their arrival every spring to photograph them and hope one of my images will finally hold a candle to those created by Mapplethorpe. Their plentiful beds remind us to not overlook common or ordinary plants\/people\/things because there is always a new angle or photographic technique to max their stunning magnificence.<\/p>\n

My colleague the Rev. Elizabeth Eckdale, pastor of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church<\/a> in San Francisco, loves anthuriums.\u00c2\u00a0 But until I create a new anthurium image I dedicate these Calla Lily shots to her in honor of her 25th anniversary of ordained ministry in the Lutheran Church.\u00c2\u00a0 Congrats!<\/p>\n

\"Mar1-Snowy<\/a>

Snowy Egret in late afternoon light<\/p><\/div>\n

White is a very difficult subject to photograph because an in-camera-meter will read the light on your subject and renders it as a medium tone.\u00c2\u00a0 Without any compensation for this your image will be underexposed.\u00c2\u00a0 The simple solution is to over expose by 1 to 2 stops.\u00c2\u00a0 If your camera is evaluating the light from multiple spots in your image your exposure might be okay. (But snow, wedding dresses, white smoke from the Vatican and egrets will be a challenge.)<\/p>\n

The Great Egret is the largest white egret in the United States. A Great Egret can be distinguished by its large size, yellow bill and black legs.\u00c2\u00a0 There are three species of egret that are typically white in color as adults: Great, Snowy and Cattle.\u00c2\u00a0 You can find all of these locally.\u00c2\u00a0 My three favorite locations for the Great and Snowy Egrets are Golden Gate Park, Larkspur Marsh Bird Refuge and the lagoon near Stinson Beach.<\/p>\n

No feathers fly alone.\u00c2\u00a0 I am in favor of conclaves of buds and birds.\u00c2\u00a0 (Yes, read into that!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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