May I ask your opinion of this picture?

[SeattleGirl]

[Call Me Wesley]

1. I like it.

Very nice still life. :hug:

But ... if that's your wheelbarrow, you might consider getting a new one ... ;)

[SeattleGirl]

2. Thanks Wesley

And yes, that's my wheelbarrow. Well, it's the one that was still in the shed when we moved in, so I'm not completely guilty here! :blush:

[Call Me Wesley]

4. No worries.

It's a nice old wheelbarrow. It just looks it has a huge rusty hole on one side - you might not want to transport sand in it. :P

[SeattleGirl]

6. Nope, no sand

It was in that condition when we moved in 14 years ago, so it's functional, even if it's got a hole in it! :P

[AirmensMom]

3. I like it!

:applause: :woohoo: :bounce:

I don't think the wheelbarrow will hold water, though. :shrug:

:hi: :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

5. LOL! Fortunately, it only needs to hold grass, leaves, and weeds!

And believe it or not, it works!

I'm glad you like the picture, though. And you know, I don't think it would have the same "feel" if it featured a shiny new red wheelbarrow! :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

37. You're right.

A shiny new wheelbarrow would be nice to have, but you definitely need to keep this one for the picture!
(I was just testing you. :rofl: Yeah, that's it ...)

:applause:

[SeattleGirl]

53. Just testing me, huh?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

57. You passed.

Congratulations! :rofl: :yourock:

PS ... and I really DO like the wheelbarrow, just like it is. :D Not being so new and shiny myself, I feel comfortable with it. :loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

63. Woohoo!!! I passed!!!

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:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

(I borrowed the Olympic Synchronized Woohoo Team from Heidi. I hope she doesn't mind!)

[AirmensMom]

64. Damn, they're good!

Did they win the gold? :bounce: :rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

65. Absolutely!

They ran away with it! Even the French judge had to give them high marks! :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

66. LMAO!

Good one! :rofl:

[billyskank]

7. Yes. Very nice wheelbarrow

Nurse!

;)

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

8. Don't bother, billy. There's a DNR order signed by the wheelbarrow

:P

[billyskank]

10. LOL

:loveya: Even if you are :crazy:

[SeattleGirl]

12. *snork*!!!

:crazy: is one of my more charming qualities! :loveya:

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. Technically? Aesthetically? Subject matter?

Which opinion y'want? :shrug:

[SeattleGirl]

13. Write 'em all down on pieces of paper, put 'em in a hat, and

just pick on at random! :P

[In_The_Wind]

11. I see it.

What would you like my opinion of?

[billyskank]

14. Psssst

SeattleGirl has flipped. Just humour her :rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

16. *clear's throat*

:spank: :spank: :spank: :rofl:

[billyskank]

20. Oh God!

How long have you been standing there? :blush:

[SeattleGirl]

23. Long enough

:P

[In_The_Wind]

29. billyskank

I see!

[SeattleGirl]

15. God, are you and OR having a mind meld or something?

He just asked me the same thing! :rofl:

I'll take whatever opinion regarding the picture you would like to bestow upon me. :*

[In_The_Wind]

22. It shows a bit of laissez-faire attitude.

How's that?

[SeattleGirl]

26. I like it

Thank you! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Left Is Write]

17. It shouts "Spring!" at me.

[SeattleGirl]

21. Thank you!

It does to me too, but apparently the sad shape of the wheelbarrow is what is capturing most people's attention. B-)

[Left Is Write]

27. I actually think its condition is part of what's endearing about the

picture...it depicts the comfort of an old friend to me.

[SeattleGirl]

31. True. As I said above, I think it would look really weird

to have a shiny new red wheelbarrow sitting in front of an old shed.

[DS1]

18. Needed some more color

:hide:

[billyskank]

25. I can see Kim Jong Il

:o

[DS1]

30. Welcome aboard

:patriot:

[SeattleGirl]

28. Looks like there's plenty there to borrow from!

:rofl:

[crispini]

19. .

so much depends
upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens.

(now you just need the rain and the chickens)

[SeattleGirl]

32. Well, this is Seattle, and we get plenty of rain. And my

neighbor who lives on the other side of the back fence has chickens who sometimes end up in the yard. Guess I just have to get them all in the same picture!

So did you author what's in your post?

[crispini]

34. No, that's William Carlos Williams.

He da man!

[SeattleGirl]

35. He sure is!

Thanks!

[MissB]

24. That ivy needs to be managed.

It looks like it is taking hold underneath the siding.

As far as aesthetics go, I like the pic, but I think it would look nicer if the concrete wasn't there - a pathway or some natural stones would make the pic a real winner. Of what, I don't know. missb's online photograper's award, I guess.

[SeattleGirl]

33. The ivy does get out of hand at times.

That shed is very very old, and the owners never really kept it up. It doesn't leak, though, believe it or not.

I think a pathway or natural stones would look better too, but unfortunately, there's just concrete right there.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

36. Nice dichotomy.

:thumbsup:

[SeattleGirl]

41. Thank you!

:hi:

[EstimatedProphet]

38. I think it makes a nice study in color

And it's interesting that everyone talks about the condition of the wheelbarrow, and no one has mentioned the siding falling off of the house!

[SeattleGirl]

42. I think it is too. And, the siding is not on the house, but

on the old shed, which used to be a carriage house, in the back yard.

[Burma Jones]

39. It makes me think

I need a wheelbarrow to move the 15 bags of mulch at the end of my driveway

[SeattleGirl]

43. LOL!

Well, you can borrow mine. Just don't undo the bags of mulch before you GET the mulch to where it needs to be. That big hole in the wheelbarrow would make for a big mess!

[bridgit]

40. works for me, is it a 'found', or set-up shot...

seen the mention about color above, if you have an InfranView program you can adjust the 'gamma' and enrich colors if you need to :-)

[SeattleGirl]

44. It's a "found"

I had not put the wheelbarrow back in the shed yet, and when I was outside a while ago, I thought that it had kind of a nice composition, so I took the picture.

I don't have InfranView, unfortunately.

[bridgit]

45. well i still like it, the juxtapositions work just fine...

:thumbsup:

[SeattleGirl]

47. Thank you, bridg!

I appreciate that very much! :hi:

[bridgit]

50. you are most welcome, SG, did you see my pics...

i'm boring everyone around here shit bonkers with pics, and i'm going to be posting some more :rofl: there in my journal if you get a minute

[SeattleGirl]

51. I've seen some of them, but I'll go check out your journal for more!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[XemaSab]

46. It makes me glad

that I'm not the only person here with a shitload of yard work to do. :P

[SeattleGirl]

48. LOL!

I'm glad I could help you not feel alone in the yard work department!

[LSK]

49. it offends me

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[SeattleGirl]

52. You. Are. Evil!

:spank: :spank: :spank:


:rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

54. I see it as a piercing commentary on Man's Inhumanity to Man.

Either that or it's a real purdy garden piksha! :D

[SeattleGirl]

58. I'll go with purdy garden piksha!

I'm in a happy mood today! :hi:

[LanternWaste]

55. keep the wheelbarrow-- it's spunky!

I love the composition and attitude (hey, I sound like a hip, NY art critic!), but the color and color contrast is underwhelming which make it look flat.

If you're not a purist (as my photog pals are), use photshop and play around with darkening the hues, especially on the yellow end of the spectrum.

I gotta say, though-- it makes me want a yard to putter around in again and if that was the artist's intent, it is spot-on!

PS-- keep the wheelbarrow-- it's spunky!

[SeattleGirl]

59. I agree about the color. Most of that is due, however,

to the faded paint on the shed, and the faded color on the wheelbarrow! It would be kind of fun to play around with it, though, just to see what I could do with it.

[Wapsie B]

56. Why no you can't.

But thanks for asking. ;-)

[SeattleGirl]

60. You!

:rofl: :rofl: :loveya:

[Wapsie B]

61. You who?

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[SeattleGirl]

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[WCGreen]

67. It reminds me of my days shlepin' mulch up the side of

a hill....

An Idea my grand "idle hands are the devils workshop" ma had the last summer I stayed with them on the farm.....

[SeattleGirl]

68. So, did it work?

:evilgrin:

[WCGreen]

78. That was my summer of malcontent......

[Dangerously Amused]

69. Nice balance, good composition.

Very nice. Good eye!


I played with it a little bit here, hope you don't mind. I cropped out some of the outer edges in an effort to make the wheelbarrow, and some of the cool angles and shapes more of a focal point. I enhanced the color a bit, too.







Thank for letting me play with your cool wheeliebarra! :bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

71. Wow! I don't mind at all!

I like how it came out!

And you're quite welcome! It is a pretty cool wheeliebarra!

[yurbud]

70. you are well hidden in it.

[SeattleGirl]

72. LOL! You are the only one who figured that out!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[yurbud]

73. self-delete

[flamingyouth]

74. I love it, SG!

:)

[SeattleGirl]

75. Thank you!

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

76. My dear SeattleGirl!

Sorry to be so late to this party!

My impressions?

GREAT old wheelbarrow!

and...

I think the ivy is about to eat said wheelbarrow!

Or am I the only one hearing munching sounds? LOL.....

:popcorn: :rofl: :loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

77. If the blackberry bushes don't get it first!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I'm glad you like it though! :loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

81. I definitely do like it!

Is the check in the mail yet?


J/K!

:rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

82. I never thought I'd say this to you, Peggy, but you're being a brat!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

83. Who, ME?

Who you calling a brat? HUH?

J/K! Just wanted to make you laugh.....

And it looks as though I succeeded!

I am feeling very happy now! My blood donation went well, and so did my thread, and AirmensMom's!

Life is good......so I'm kicking up my heels a bit! :loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

84. I'm feelin' pretty good myself!

Spent a long weekend with my family, and feel recharged!

And you knows I loves ya, Peggy! :loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[Aristus]

79. Nice still-life, Seattle girl.

Very pastoral. :-)

[SeattleGirl]

80. Thank you!

I re-did it in a sepia tone, which looks really cool, but I can't figure out how to add a .jpg to the end of the picture title. And without that, I can't upload it to photobucket. :cry:

[MrScorpio]

85. I am bullish on Ivy. It's going places!

Yeah... I said it

[SeattleGirl]

86. LOL!

:spank: :spank: :spank: :evilgrin:

:rofl:

[Heidi]

87. I love the colors.

I especially like photography where the ordinary looks extraordinary. This is a lovely photo, SG! :thumbsup:

[SeattleGirl]

88. Thank you, gf!

That's the shed in back of my house, and the old wheelbarrow that was in the shed when we moved in. It may have a hole in it, but it still works, so what the hey!

I'm glad you like the picture!

[reyd reid reed]

89. Oh, I like that

It's got some really lovely colors and contrasts and texture to it.

Very nice.

[SeattleGirl]

90. Thanks!

:hi: