Tuesday Treasury

 Beautiful Treasuries to be seen!

Wonderful shops to visit!

 

'Beautiful Botanicals' by CindiRessler

Enjoy these lovely botanical pieces of art! Give the gift of flowers that will last a life time.

Hyacinths - a fine art ... Artographi $48.00	Mixed Bouquet Botanical... LKBotanicals $115.00	Lilac Illustration - R... HighStreetVin... $15.00	20% SALE Floral Photogr... LupenGrainne $30.00
Spring photography-mead... KatyJanePhoto... $29.00	Blue Cornflower art pri... JKDAUCH $21.99	Little flowers - an ori... floribundae $30.00	Original watercolour pa... JaneBurkinsha... $68.00
Clematis Cezanne Botani... OSweetNature $85.00	Soft spring botanical b... TheInnerLight... $25.00	Viola-Art Print AasesArt $17.00	lilac spring botanical ... shannonpix $28.00
Watercolor Painting Bot... BetweenTheWee... $35.00	Blue Orchids One - Art ... Goosi $15.00	Blue Iris II - fine art... marieburke1 $22.00	Lavender Botanical Fine... HoneySparrow $30.00

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'The Classic Cardinal' by CindiRessler

A wonderfully delightful bird to be seen at the feeder.

Cardinal Bird - lacy ca... TevaGallery $19.00	Needle Felted Cardinal ... ValsArtStudio $118.00	Finding Winter Cardinal remarkablebir... $15.00	Cardinal Glass Pendant ... glitteringdre... $6.95
Red cardinal bird paint... Earthspalette $95.00	ACEO Limited Edition 4/... annalee377 $4.00	Cardinal and Red Berrie... JimAndGina $22.00	Red Cardinal perched in... InTheLightPho... $8.00
Cardinal Pendant with N... TwentySix7Han... $12.00	Christmas Cardinal Mugs... MaryElizabeth... $40.00	Cardinal with Hat - 5 x... poordogfarm $10.00	What - Original Female ... mingtaphotogr... $10.00
Instant Download St Lou... sportsembroid... $2.99	Cardinal Watercolor Art... studiotuesday $20.00	Cardinals on Branch wit... Embroideredby... $16.99	Large St. Louis Cardina... SewingbyEmma $32.50

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'sixteen' by wilmavasch

About the Rain - 5x7 in... VaidaPhoto $18.00	Crochet Collar- Lace B... MariaHera $20.00	2 Retro Vintage 1960&#3... GrandmasVault $15.99	Hand Painted Silk Scarf... SilkScarvesCo... $67.00
FREE SHIPPING Vintage 1... xocream $6.00	Resin cameo black and w... cameojewelrys... $1.55	Maggie, 5x7 Fine Art Ph... CindiRessler $12.50	Salamander Lizard Stamp... bsueboutiques... $11.75
Anatomical heart brooch... invisiblecrow... $8.95	Enamel CAT Brooch, Blac... ESTATENOW $7.50	Louvre Pyramid in Black... PetitePastich... $35.00	1 Yard Vintage Black La... CosmosCoolSup... $6.50
Cool black wrap bracel... elf1913 $3.99	Checkbook Cover Black /... darlingsdesig... $6.00	Gray and black triangle... OsikOsik $28.00	Scissors Sewing Colors ... scizzors $2.99

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The Results Of What Kind of Photographic Paper Do You Use

Happy Monday!

This seascape was photograph in lovely Lubec, Maine.  Which is right up near the Canadian border.  This is a beautiful location and I hope to head back there in the Spring.

West Quoddy Head Lighthouse

This past week I have been printing on some of the sample photographic papers I received and trying to figure out which one(s) I wanted to use for my textured photos. The papers I chose to sample were Red River Paper (Aurora Art White & Aurora Natural), Moab (Entrada Rag Natural, Entrada Rag Bright, Somerset Museum), Hahnemuhle (Photo Rag, Photo Rag Bright White, Photo Rag Ultra Smooth, Bamboo) and Museo (Portfolio Rag & Max Velina). First let me start off my saying that this is my opinion and my opinion only. I'm not an expert in photographic papers and I don't claim to be. This is my observation and it is what I like for my photography. With that said let's get down to it. The first thing I noticed is how the papers appeared to look similar, so I really had to step back and analyze each paper and what it did for the photos I had chosen. As I had mentioned in last Monday's post that I was looking for a paper that wasn't too warm for my textured photos, and boy I was in for a big surprise!

 

Well let's just get to the point. All the papers are wonderful, but the bright white were too bright and some of the natural or bamboo were too warm. The textures were all great and the paper thickness were good too, but I have it down to 2 papers....what I had used previously the Museo Portfolio Rag Extra Smooth Fine Art paper and the Hahnemuhle Photo Rag. The Hahnemuhle Photo Rag is a wee bit brighter where the Museo Portfolio Rag was a wee bit warmer. Both would work great with my photography. I'm having a hard time deciding between the two papers. For now I just might use both of them, using the Museo for those photos that are warm in tone and the Hahnemuhle for those that are cool in tone. Even though there is a slight difference between them, to me it makes all the difference.

The bottom line is a matter of preference. Is it warm tone papers versus cool tone papers or which brand do you like, cost of the different papers (based on 8.5x11 paper size through B&H photo) which ranges from Hahnemuhle Photo Rag at about $39.31, Moab and Museo at $33.95 which varies depending on the paper type and Red River Paper about $28.15 again varies on paper type. Honestly I have to say the best way to find a photographic paper you like is to do as I did. Get the samples and try them out for yourself. The samples are well worth the money and I highly recommend them.

One thing I would like to say is that for my traditional work, my landscapes might be switched to either the Museo or Hahnemuhle and I will also continue using my old favorite the Canon Photo Paper Plus semi-gloss.

 

 Watch for tomorrow's post "Tuesday Treasury"

and for

Friday's post "Flower Power Friday" featuring the Sea Holly



Flower Power Friday....Bleeding Hearts

This week's flower is the Bleeding Heart.....

 

Quote of the Week

"Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion."

                                                                                    Hebbel

 

White Bleeding Hearts

Dicentra spectabilis alba

 

Bleeding Hearts are a wonderful plant for areas that are light to medium shade.  The mound foliage is graced with beautiful arching branches of heart shape flowers.  The plant can be 6 inches to 2 feet in height.  The bleeding heart do very well in cool moist environments.  The most common flower color is pink and white, but also found in yellow and red.  These lovelies bloom in the Spring and in cooler climates can rebloom sporadically through summer.  Once established the bleeding heart is a hardy perennial.  They will die back at the end of the blooming season to grow again in the Spring.

I have both the pink bleeding heart and the white bleeding heart in my garden and though most folks will tell the that they have great luck with the pink bleeding hearts, it is just the opposite with me.  My white bleeding hearts do far better than my pink bleeding hearts.

 

Interesting Facts.......

 

~The bleeding heart is native to Asia and North America

 

~Other names the bleeding heart has been known as heart of Jesus, heart of Mary, lady's eardrops, lady's locket, lady in a boat.

 

~ The bleeding heart is deer resistant

 

Pink Bleeding Hearts

Dicentra spectabilis

If you live in Maine one of my favorite garden centers is Longfellow's Greenhouses in Manchester near Augusta.  I have no problem taking a day drive to Longfellow's Greenhouses.  They have a great staff, very informative and a FANTASTIC selection of flowers and plants!  Truly worth the trip.  Talk about "a kid in a candy shop!"
 



Have a Great weekend and see you Monday........In case you didn't see last Monday's post "What Kind of Photographic Paper Do You Use."  Check it out.