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| Portrait of the Artist |
In her own words:
I have a new "side blog" called i & I. It is all about spontaneous photography, compositions that catch my eye, sweet moments that can't be choreographed. They won't be pixel perfect and will often be a bit grainy as they are from my iPhone. I invite you to hop on over now and again to i & I and ENJOY!
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| © Margaret Bednar ~ i & I ~ 2012 |
"Hopes & Dreams"
by Margaret Bednar, June 19, 2012
Simplicity
I grasp
as day
gives way
to evening
shade;
hopes
and dreams
illuminated
and shared
as my pony
nickers
and nods
encouragement.
I recently asked Margaret if she would be so kind as to share her images with us again, and she has generously thrown open her entire collection of iPhone Photography, which can be accessed HERE. A sample of this amazing photography can be seen below, but Margaret has invited you to make your own choice from her blog. Please remember to acknowledge any photos you upload with her name, as all images are under copyright.
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| © Margaret Bednar ~ i & I ~ 2012 |
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| © Margaret Bednar ~ i & I ~ 2012 |
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| © Margaret Bednar ~ i & I ~ 2012 |
Margaret recently took a trip to the Antietam Battleground in Maryland, and was inspired to take a series of photos, which she shared HERE. These images have also been offered for our poetic inspiration.
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| © Margaret Bednar ~ i & I ~ 2012 |
The Antietam Battleground in Maryland was the bloodiest day of the Civil War with over 24,000 men dead upon the rolling farmland photographed here. These are from my iPhone, using "Instagram" textures.
The Sunday Challenge is posted on Saturday at noon CST to allow extra time for the creative process, so please do not link up old work which kind of fits the image. Members will only respond to poetry written specifically for this prompt: this is in the spirit of our Real Toads project to create opportunities for poets to be newly inspired. Management reserves the right to remove unrelated links.
Wonderful photos--and my eye's not good enough to tell if there are any slight quality differences--they look good to me, and I'll have to see if I can find a way to pick just one of them. Thanks Margaret, for sharing your work so generously with us again.
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Absolutely stunning photography. Wow. Will be back!
ReplyDeleteWhat a challenge, Heaven- Great prompt
ReplyDeletei'll try do my best
Wow, Margaret!!! Thank you!! Your photography is amazing...such a feast for my eyes. Wow.
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ReplyDeleteMust say here I cannot get into wordpress blogs (no idea why) So please let Hannah know I've been there and loved the horse's thoughts so lovely
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I stumbled across this page and decided to give it a try. The photography is really beautiful and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteMargaret is an exceptional woman .. thanks so much for featuring her photography and her poetry.
ReplyDelete@ A.N. Flores: I enjoyed your poem very much, but could not leave a comment on your blog. Thank you for participating in a Real Toads challenge.
ReplyDelete2am, 3 am, 4am -- I can't think of a better use for insomnia. This time we're going for a ride in a VW Beetle, probably listening to the Beatles--but I do not recall if I had a radio at all. I never took a snapshot of this one but details are etched in moments of trial and of laughter. Old friend. (How I do go on in the second wind!)
ReplyDeleteWoke up in the middle of a dream and wrote this down, snatched two of Margaret's photos that seemed to be part of it, and now I'm going back to bed. Will be around to read in the morning when my brain is making more sense. Thanks, Margaret, for your inspiring work.
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ReplyDeleteHi there! I forgot to enable comments on my site. I should be working fine now. Thank you for your kind comments.
ReplyDeleteAmazing pictures, Margaret. Such a generous offer to let us use your photos for poetic inspiration. Soon all my kids will be born, and I hope to get back to writing some poetry.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful photos in your i & I blog, Margaret. I wish I could choose one. I wish I could write something about it. Unfortunately, my muse is missing and has been for some time now.
ReplyDeleteBut I'll be back.
Meanwhile, I very much enjoyed the privilege of seeing your new photos. They've made my day.
K
Margaret is so talented. I always enjoy reading her poetry and seeing her inspiring images. Thank you so much Margaret for letting us be inspired by your photos.
ReplyDeleteMargaret...I love your photos! They are stunning! I had a hard time picking out just one ;D
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your gift~
I'll be pack to post. I'm taking my daughter to Color Guard Camp this morning! ATB
I have the beginnings of a poem, but the words are not flowing with me at present, so I'm not forcing it out.. You may see one of your pics popping up very much later than this challenge was issued, Margaret. Hope that's okay?
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous photos! Thanks so much for sharing them with us :)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant photographs, Inspiring work. I felt like I had so many ideas while browsing through her album :)
ReplyDeletei'm a huge fan of Margaret's ~ writing, art and photography! thank you for allowing us to use your photographs! i was just finishing a poem and wanted a photograph that could be 'Middle Earth.'
ReplyDeleteand thank you for a wonderful prompt, Kerry!
i'll be around to visit over the next couple of days.
finally got mine done and posted - better late than never?
ReplyDeleteHonestly, you all honor me. I just returned from Washington D.C. - what a wonderful vacation destination! I will be around tomorrow to read all your poems... I am so excited!
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