Karima Selehdar - photoblog

Coneflowers no. 1

Karima Selehdar — 2008-07-23

]]> They may be ubiquitous, but I still love these summer stalwarts. I've got tons of images, and everytime I pass by them, I feel the need to take more of these babies, but I will have to restrain myself from posting them all. Perhaps just a few. what's on shuffle? Stuck Inside Of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again by Bob Dylan from Blonde On Blonde

Red Brick/Green Ivy

Karima Selehdar — 2008-07-20

]]> why are brick walls and ivy so irresistable? at least to me what's on shuffle? Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks from Live @ SF's Winterland, 2/19/77

Early Morning

Karima Selehdar — 2008-07-19

]]> "I stand there and read the headlines, he reads the wind.... Everything reminds me of my dog" Jane Siberry what's on shuffle? Jane was not on shuffle at this time :-), Always On My Mind by Willie Nelson from The Essential Willie Nelson was ...

And then there were two bunches

Karima Selehdar — 2008-07-18

]]> organic carrots from the farmer's market (natch!) they were delish what's on shuffle? I Got You Babe by The Pretenders from The Singles

Happiness is to be by the ocean

Karima Selehdar — 2008-07-17

]]> Back posting ... First, I would like to say that I absolutely, completely and utterly appreciate all the comments I have received since joining SC. You are all so generous with your time and genuine enthusiasm for supporting fellow journeyers in capturing moments - big and small - through the lens. They have made me feel good about what I am doing and how I see things. And I appreciate the cc that has been there as well. How else can one grow if not through listening to how others see the same thing. For the next little while, however, I have changed my preferences to no comments because I have been feeling incredibly guilty and stressed that 1) I haven't kept up with replies to the lovely comments you have left and 2) my swings through all the fantastic images posted here are very inconsistent and 3) because I would like to post images that run the gamut from personal, to crappy-but-I-love-it, to yeah, I think I did ok on this without worrying that it's not good enough or interesting enough or whatever I stupidly worry about. I would love to comment on the amazing work I see here without feeling that in doing so, I have put some kind of pressure for there to be a reciprocal comment even if that day's image of mine was stinky or boring or whatever. I have left my email address on the profile and I believe one can always shoot a line through the contact link if someone is compelled to comment :-). This girl is a stranger we met at the beach who, every day, would come by our beach stake-out and ask very politely to play with the dogs. She was a sprite on the beach. what's on shuffle? I've Just Seen A Face by The Beatles from Help

Kiss Me Violet

Karima Selehdar — 2008-07-03

]]> Hydrangea's are bursting out all over here in the nation's capital (the US nation that is). Bush after bush after bush of them adorn the neighborhood in all different shades from white to the deepest violet blue. I think the color is affected by ph level of the soil, but as I'm not a gardener and am too lazy to google it, I could be wrong :-). And yes, more of the F/1.4 obsession, erm, addiction. what's on shuffle? Monterey by George Winston from Linus & Lucy: The Music Of Vince Guaraldi

I'm Keeping my Eye on You!

Karima Selehdar — 2008-07-02

]]> More flooded light :-). Hopefully, no one needs to run for the sunglasses! Another fun and completely frivolous dipstych. These are palmiers or elephant ears, of course, and they vie for the title of No. 1 Drool Making Human Food with ice cream (the subject of my last dipstych - themes are good, no? :-)). I should make it clear that it's not me who drools, but rather my golden retrievers Bo and Tucker. Spigots, rivulets, relentless columns of drool can occur when I tease them with keeping these palmiers in plain sight.That's the Tuckster on the right, keeping it real, and keeping his entire focus on that bowl of palmiers. I wish I had captured the drool but I didn't and I am not sure anyone actually would want to see that ... I don't eat these things (horror: way too much refined white flour and sugar), but I stand in line at the farmer's market every sunday to buy one each for the dogs. Yeah, I'm that kind of dog mom. what's on shuffle? If Not For You by Bryan Ferry from Dylanesque

Sea of Blue ... berries

Karima Selehdar — 2008-07-01

]]> Blue-popping-berries from the farmer's market. In thinking about why I wanted to post this, knowing that the blur and the shield your eyes whiteout at the top will not appeal to many, I can only say I actually really love this effect. It's a personal addiction to maximum aperture. Hey when you don't have these wonderful wide-open landscapes, you have to find other things to play with :-). I know I could have stopped down (and if I am honest, I should have gone to 1.8 or 2.0 to get a more even diminishing depth of field), but it's the extremity of this that attracts me. I think the berries pop so much more than if they had all been equally sharp, and the flood of hazy blurry light hints what's behind the berries. what's on shuffle? Last Night of the World by Bruce Cockburn from Breakfast In New Orleans, Dinner In Timbuktu

The Watercolor Accident

Karima Selehdar — 2008-06-30

]]> I've got a camera body that doesn't auto focus with a few of my lenses. That's not always a bad thing as manual focus is a lot of fun and you look like you know what you are doing, expertly twiddling that focus ring. Well, looks can be deceiving. At least in my case, cuz I regularly screw up, particularly at maximum aperture, which is a continual obsession. F/1.8, 1.6, 1.4, bring it on. One of these days I am going to tame those apertures. But for now, I'm ok with my failures as sometimes they turn out to be rather interesting. At least to me. what's on shuffle? Half Past France by John Cale from Paris 1919

Random Object Hanging in My Dinning Room Window

Karima Selehdar — 2008-06-29

]]> just some green randomness ... hope your weekend is going swell :-) what's on shuffle? It's Too Late by Derek & the Dominoes from Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

Distressed Berries

Karima Selehdar — 2008-06-28

]]> clump of berries trailing along a fence in my neighborhood ... what's on shuffle? Weather With You by Crowded House from Recurring Dream

Tripping the Light Fantastic

Karima Selehdar — 2008-06-27

]]> When you're at the beach with a dog (this is Tucker), there's no such thing as sleeping in. Generally speaking, I am pretty grumpy about this fact of life, but I gotta say, sometimes the early morning light on the water makes for a magical sparkly universe. what's on shuffle? The Last Worthless Evening by Don Henley from The End Of The Innocence