Comments on: and it was all yellow http://patriciazaballos.com/2009/02/18/and-it-was-all-yellow/ where a mother tries to cultivate creativity and a sense of wonder in her kids—and does a whole lot of wondering herself in the process Tue, 15 May 2012 04:42:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: patricia http://patriciazaballos.com/2009/02/18/and-it-was-all-yellow/comment-page-1/#comment-453 patricia Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:43:05 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=850#comment-453 Thanks for stopping by, Jessica! Things are definitely greening up here in California--I have my garden work cut out for me this weekend. If it doesn't rain... And thanks for the kind words about the photos--I am definitely a novice myself! Thanks for stopping by, Jessica! Things are definitely greening up here in California–I have my garden work cut out for me this weekend. If it doesn’t rain…

And thanks for the kind words about the photos–I am definitely a novice myself!

]]> By: Farm Fresh Jessica http://patriciazaballos.com/2009/02/18/and-it-was-all-yellow/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Farm Fresh Jessica Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:38:51 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=850#comment-443 I love your backyard! My eyes are missing some green these days (and yellow) I love your pictures too; I'm just a novice myself. But I did get the book Nikon D40 for Dummies... :-) I love your backyard! My eyes are missing some green these days (and yellow) I love your pictures too; I’m just a novice myself. But I did get the book Nikon D40 for Dummies… :-)

]]> By: patricia http://patriciazaballos.com/2009/02/18/and-it-was-all-yellow/comment-page-1/#comment-422 patricia Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:33:27 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=850#comment-422 Hi Lynnie, It's nice to hear from you again! I love my kitchen counters too. They are yellow--or a gold shade of yellow. When we lived in Portland, my husband worked for a fabulous tile company, and we fell hard for these French tiles. They're terra cotta, which is painted white, and then glazed in the most gorgeous, translucent, variegated colors. This shade is called miel, which is French for honey, and it really does look like honey. We knew it was kind of crazy to tile our counters in gold--what with the gold and avocado green appliances of the 70's not so far behind us--but we both liked it so much that we took a chance. It's been eleven years since we built the house and I love it still. Thanks for the compliments on the photos. I've been having fun with my camera this year! Hi Lynnie,

It’s nice to hear from you again!

I love my kitchen counters too. They are yellow–or a gold shade of yellow. When we lived in Portland, my husband worked for a fabulous tile company, and we fell hard for these French tiles. They’re terra cotta, which is painted white, and then glazed in the most gorgeous, translucent, variegated colors. This shade is called miel, which is French for honey, and it really does look like honey. We knew it was kind of crazy to tile our counters in gold–what with the gold and avocado green appliances of the 70′s not so far behind us–but we both liked it so much that we took a chance. It’s been eleven years since we built the house and I love it still.

Thanks for the compliments on the photos. I’ve been having fun with my camera this year!

]]> By: Lynnie http://patriciazaballos.com/2009/02/18/and-it-was-all-yellow/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Lynnie Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:36:52 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=850#comment-421 I couldn't really even pretend to analyze the composition of any of those photos because I think I have fallen in love with your kitchen counters!!!! Are they really yellow tile? They look fantastic! And, for the record, I have absolutely never complimented anyone on their kitchen countertops before! Great resolution! Great photos! Hope there's more to come! I couldn’t really even pretend to analyze the composition of any of those photos because I think I have fallen in love with your kitchen counters!!!! Are they really yellow tile? They look fantastic! And, for the record, I have absolutely never complimented anyone on their kitchen countertops before!

Great resolution! Great photos! Hope there’s more to come!

]]> By: patricia http://patriciazaballos.com/2009/02/18/and-it-was-all-yellow/comment-page-1/#comment-397 patricia Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:59:34 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=850#comment-397 Susan, 185 photos?! Wow! I love that your girls joined in on the fun. If the rest of you haven't been to Susan's site to see their yellow photos, you must: http://homeschoolinginthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/02/studies-in-yellow.html It's lovely to see how they're juxtaposed. And thanks, Gina, for the kind words. Even if Bon Jovi did get all the yellow love. ;-) Susan, 185 photos?! Wow! I love that your girls joined in on the fun.

If the rest of you haven’t been to Susan’s site to see their yellow photos, you must:
http://homeschoolinginthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/02/studies-in-yellow.html

It’s lovely to see how they’re juxtaposed.

And thanks, Gina, for the kind words. Even if Bon Jovi did get all the yellow love. ;-)

]]> By: susan http://patriciazaballos.com/2009/02/18/and-it-was-all-yellow/comment-page-1/#comment-396 susan Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:02:48 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=850#comment-396 I love how something that anyone might have in their home, like a stack of National Geographics, suddenly becomes interesting in a photograph. I particularly like the wet tetherball and Mr. T's sun. Oh, and the flour and egg is wonderful You inspired us to try yellow photos, too. Clementine took 185 photos. Three cheers for digital cameras! I love how something that anyone might have in their home, like a stack of National Geographics, suddenly becomes interesting in a photograph. I particularly like the wet tetherball and Mr. T’s sun. Oh, and the flour and egg is wonderful You inspired us to try yellow photos, too. Clementine took 185 photos. Three cheers for digital cameras!

]]> By: Carolyn http://patriciazaballos.com/2009/02/18/and-it-was-all-yellow/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Carolyn Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:12:08 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=850#comment-391 You did a wonderful job seeking out yellow. Does it make you long for spring? I need an excuse to further my photography skills but I always seem to come in late in the game with knowledge about fun exercises like this. Guess I could do it on my own! You did a wonderful job seeking out yellow. Does it make you long for spring? I need an excuse to further my photography skills but I always seem to come in late in the game with knowledge about fun exercises like this. Guess I could do it on my own!

]]> By: patricia http://patriciazaballos.com/2009/02/18/and-it-was-all-yellow/comment-page-1/#comment-389 patricia Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:19:53 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=850#comment-389 Aw, thanks, Melissa. Kristin, please don't keep your mouth shut! The conversation here is what makes blogging worth the trouble. I'm sorry I teased you with the snarky comment about offering feedback on your writing style. I only tease my nearest and dearest, you know. I didn't mean to imply that your writing style is lacking--it's quite clear and strong, I think! It's just that if I *were* to leave feedback on a blog, it would have to be related to writing. I have a little more expertise there than I do with photography. Yellow Week is just a fun opportunity for folks to make a group photo pool on Flickr, based on a similar theme--in this case the color yellow. The pool is a nice mix of people who dabble in photography like I do, and people who have a lot of talent. http://www.flickr.com/groups/994874@N24/ Kristin, you might want to check it out to see how some of the more professional folks deal with color saturation and lighting on their blogs. If you find some photos you like, you can click on the photographer's profile, and oftentimes there will be a link to a blog. And hey, what happened to your blog? None of the links to it work anymore! Aw, thanks, Melissa.

Kristin, please don’t keep your mouth shut! The conversation here is what makes blogging worth the trouble. I’m sorry I teased you with the snarky comment about offering feedback on your writing style. I only tease my nearest and dearest, you know. I didn’t mean to imply that your writing style is lacking–it’s quite clear and strong, I think! It’s just that if I *were* to leave feedback on a blog, it would have to be related to writing. I have a little more expertise there than I do with photography.

Yellow Week is just a fun opportunity for folks to make a group photo pool on Flickr, based on a similar theme–in this case the color yellow. The pool is a nice mix of people who dabble in photography like I do, and people who have a lot of talent.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/994874@N24/
Kristin, you might want to check it out to see how some of the more professional folks deal with color saturation and lighting on their blogs. If you find some photos you like, you can click on the photographer’s profile, and oftentimes there will be a link to a blog.

And hey, what happened to your blog? None of the links to it work anymore!

]]> By: melissa s. http://patriciazaballos.com/2009/02/18/and-it-was-all-yellow/comment-page-1/#comment-388 melissa s. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:22:27 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=850#comment-388 I have a huge crush on yellow these days, so am loving yellow week - your photos especially! I have a huge crush on yellow these days, so am loving yellow week – your photos especially!

]]> By: Kristin http://patriciazaballos.com/2009/02/18/and-it-was-all-yellow/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Kristin Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:44:32 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=850#comment-387 I'm sorry. I should keep my big mouth shut. I like to examine photos though and I thought that was part of the exercise, but I didn't refer to the other site you mentioned to see the specifics. You have a wonderful eye for photography as evident by your blog and I wouldn't say that if I didn't think it true. But I've been thinking a lot about color saturation and lighting in photographs because I've noticed in people's blogs that there isn't always a consistency between the indoor and outdoor lighting which seems to effect the look as a whole in the blog. In my own blog I fear I may run into problems using photographs with lots of light in them because the very first photo I used in my header is so dark and subdued. I keep selecting images that match the color saturation and lighting so it all looks like it goes together. I get stuck on visual details like that when it sounds like I should probably be focusing more on my writing style. Anyway, I will most certainly benefit from hearing your comments. Please leave a few. I’m sorry. I should keep my big mouth shut. I like to examine photos though and I thought that was part of the exercise, but I didn’t refer to the other site you mentioned to see the specifics.

You have a wonderful eye for photography as evident by your blog and I wouldn’t say that if I didn’t think it true.

But I’ve been thinking a lot about color saturation and lighting in photographs because I’ve noticed in people’s blogs that there isn’t always a consistency between the indoor and outdoor lighting which seems to effect the look as a whole in the blog.

In my own blog I fear I may run into problems using photographs with lots of light in them because the very first photo I used in my header is so dark and subdued. I keep selecting images that match the color saturation and lighting so it all looks like it goes together. I get stuck on visual details like that when it sounds like I should probably be focusing more on my writing style.

Anyway, I will most certainly benefit from hearing your comments. Please leave a few.

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