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A stormy sky and a river of buttercups - this is a photo from the suburbs of Liverpool but why did it make me think of the famous song by the Beatles: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"?
You know the lines:
"Picture yourself in a boat on a river,
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green,
Towering over your head.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes,
And she's gone...."
Like what you see here and are interested in photographic composition?.....the blog section of my website now has a complete set of 5 articles covering my personal approach to the subject: Ian Bramham Photography - Blog
For purchasing high quality archival prints of any of these photos you can send me an email by clicking here or by going to my website Ian Bramham - Fine Art Photography where prices are listed in the gallery sections under each individual photo.
@Nataly: Thanks Nataly...I was hoping you'd like it!
@Margie: Thanks Margie.....yes, I never really believed the John Lennon story about him writing that song after his young son had done a pyschedelic drawing at school of his friend Lucy "in the sky with diamonds".
I once had to go on a morphine drip at hospital for 24 hours after an operation on my back and this kind of weird floaty 'otherworldly' feeling is just what it was like - one of those things in life that is so intense that you can never forget it.
Whether he ever tried LSD is irrelevant in my view as the lyrics and beauty of the song stand on their own merits. It's a beautiful song.
@MahGol: Thanks very MahGol!
@Lorraine: Thanks very much Lorraine!
@Alun Lambert: Hi Alun...I'm really pleased that you liked the photo!
@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: Thanks!...:-)
@Klaus: Thanks Klaus!
@jkjond: Hi John...yes, I'm sure that the painting story happened and was a trigger but those lyrics are so obviously drugs influenced. I believe McCartney agreed in the end that drugs (not necessarily LSD) were also an influence on the words in the song.
@Ron: Thanks Ron...haunting lyrics aren't they!
@Viewfinder: Thanks very much Glenn!
@Cheryl: Thanks Cheryl...I'm delighted that you like it!
@Daroru: Thanks Daroru!
@IanSmith: Hi Ian!...thanks for that. It means a lot to me.
@Dimitrios: Thanks Dimitrios!
@Ian: Thanks Ian....that's very kind of you!
@akarui: Thanks Akarui...I'm really pleased you like the photo!
@Russ Devan: Thanks Russ....I already lightened them quite a bit and was worried about losing the intensity of the yellow if I pushed it much more than this.
@Anthony Lambert: Cheers Anthony!
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks Michael!
@m a r t a: Thanks Marta!
@JoeB: Thanks very much...I'm really pleased you liked it!
@JM@somedaysomewhere.net: Thanks :-)
@Japanalia: Thanks very much Gabriela!
@NJ & SB Photography: Thanks very much!
@Observing: Thanks very much Mike!
@El Jefe: Thanks very much!
@Pavla: Thanks....:-)
@Michael Rawluk: Thanks Michael...I was so pleased when I found that B&W bridge photo of yours - great photo!
@Stefan: Thanks Stefan!
@Rags: Thanks Rags!
@MadScientist: Thanks...the suburbs of Liverpool are very leafy and green (and yellow in places :-)
@Barbara: Thanks Barbara...I'm really pleased that the photo evoked some happy memories of the Beatles for you!
@amy: Thanks very much Amy....I'd actually ventured into the field to take a photo of the storm clouds with a crop of yellow rapeseed oil plants in the foreground but these buttercups on the field margin worked much better.
@Sharon: Thanks Sharon...I've actually got a price list and everything set up to be able to sell limited edition prints as I had an offer a few months ago that didn't pan out. I'm entering 5 prints in a local arts fair this summer which is really exciting. It's one my Dad is helping to organise in the Waterloo area of Liverpool (not far from where this shot was taken). The city is 'European Capital of Culture' this year so there are a lot of arts festivals being organised.
@Luis A. De Jesus R.: That's a really kind of you to say - I do plan to start selling limited edition large prints of these and I've got everything set up from price lists to experimenting with up-sizing techniques in Photoshop. I've successfully printed photos from this camera to a size of 24 inches (60cm) in the long dimension without loss of resolution but I'm sure that even larger prints would be possible - it's just that I haven't tried anything larger than that yet.
I'm entering 5 large size prints in a local arts fair this summer which is exciting.
@Peter Mannfolk: Thanks Peter....thst's really kind of you.
I don't actually take that many photos as I would say I only use my camera once or twice a week, but when I find something that interests me I tend to take lots of that one subject....for every individual photo on this blog there's probably another 30 very similar ones mouldering away on my computer.
Apart from a break last Easter I've been posting a new photo every day which is why it looks like there's so many. As my own personal standards increase though I think it's going to get harder for me to keep up the daily routine of a new photo and I may switch to posting less, say 2 or 3 times a week....we'll see. I haven't decided yet.
Looking at the photos on your blog I think you're far more advanced than I was after just a few months - I was very impressed indeed by your photos - in fact it's one of the best blogs I've seen (not just here at AM3 either).
I wanted to link to you at VFXY as I use their site a lot for viewing photos but when I clicked on the link on your blog it only took me to their home page - have you had the 4 digit code yet from them for you to enter here at AM3? (IMG - Links)
Best wishes,
Ian
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