…of an Artichoke
“She made artichokes want to dance.” – Marylin Warner
My dear friend Marylin Warner commented on this post shortly after writing an interesting post herself on epitaphs. The quote above is what she said about my work. Am I blessed to have her as a friend, or what?!
Robyn Graham Photography 
Really beautiful shots of such an interesting vegetable… The color shots really are great, as they show a great texture and the lighting/DOF are wonderful.
Thanks so very much Randall! Enjoy the weekend! Robyn
Magnificent, Robyn, each one a masterpiece! Incredible light!
Oh my gosh! Such a fabulous compliment to receive! Thank you Susan! Have a wonderful weekend!
artichokes never looked so good!
Thanks so much Laura! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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These are superb Robyn. I love your treatment of these photographs. The textures are superb.
Thank you ever so much Chillbrook! Have a fabulous weekend!
Beautiful shots!
Thank you Cardinal Guzman!! Enjoy the day!
What a wonderful series, Robyn.
I especially love the light in the first one.
Really perfect.
Have a fantastic weekend!
Thank you ever so much Lisa! Wishing you a weekend full of blessings! Robyn
These are wonderful, Robyn. Something about those black and white images – they’re so nice! They would all make really nice prints.
Thanks so much Mike! I truly appreciate your generous compliment! I am trying to decide which image I want to print, matte and frame first! All my best, Robyn
“She made artichokes want to dance”–how’s that for a true artist’s epitaph???
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Ok my dear friend, Marylin, you made my day! Another morning coffee with you, this time through the comment section! I loved the epitaph so much I added it to my post! You are a gem! Much love, Robyn
Beautiful images, Robyn! They are all good, but for me the last one stands out above the rest for three reasons.
First, because of the single, superbly lit and in focus artichoke standing out in front of the two, more sombrely lit and less focused ones behind – this is an excellent arrangement of “the three objects you have to play with”.
Then second, the beautiful, reddish substrate, which passes back from the image’s foreground up into the image’s background (where it is more lightly lit), without any discernible discontinuity or join.
And last, the beautiful reflection of the in focus artichoke in this reddish substrate. Good stuff! Adrian
Adrian, Thank you so very much for the thoughtful compliment. I so enjoyed reading your comments and reasons why the last image is your favorite. I truly appreciate your feedback. Have a terrific week!
Beautiful still life. The B&W view gives a very different in that you wouldn’t think they are artichokes.
Thank you so much David! So kind of you!
These are wonderful, Robyn! The lighting brought out the textures which make for really great images.
Many thanks Gracie!
We’ll be having purple artichoke today. Lovely shots. =)
Thank you Holistic Wayfarer! Enjoy your purple artichokes!!!
I love artichokes and you’ve made them beautiful.
Thanks so much Laurie! I love them too!!
Nice! The second is my favourite. The arrangement and the contrast are superb.