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Friday, September 17, 2010

Photo Challenge: Closer

This Friday’s challenge is Closer.

Hosted by Chania at Razmataz.

Decisions, decisions, decisions.

I take a gracious plenty of close up photos.

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 The glass is a vintage cake plate.

It was Joe’s mother’s.

The embroidery is on a vintage table scarf.

grace surrounds us

Olive

25 comments:

  1. Yes is does Olive...if only we can see it. What a pretty picture.

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  2. Love the way the 'shield' shape in the cake stand base is repeated in the bell of the flower. Cool!

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  3. Love this photo. The embroidery looks so beautiful and you captured it very well.

    xo
    Claudia

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  4. I love the way that embroidery stands out. I can see every stitch

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  5. Love that little pop of orange! Wouldn't an orange cake look pretty on that plate...that would definitely need to be closer!
    Debbie

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  6. I love your picture!! The cake stand is really pretty, and the colours in the vintage table scarf are great :-)

    Kelly

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  7. Beautiful shot and great memories to go along with it.

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  8. Love looking at the details that are so easily overlooked.

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  9. Simple and yet gorgeous! I am in love with that table cloth too! I like that the glass reflects the colors. :)

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  10. How lovely! I'm sure any cake would be more delicious when served out of that stand...

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  11. Oh Olive, simply gorgeous! I love that cake plate!! Isn't it just so delightful to enjoy such loveliness?
    Hugs
    xox
    Cindy

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  12. I love all the textures that show up in this picture. One almost monochromatic and the other delightfully colored!

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  13. Beautiful shot! Oh, how I'd love to be able to get close-ups!

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  14. Well, I'll say grace surrounds you! That is stunning, wish it were mine! Lucky you, Miss Olive!

    Enjoy your weekend!
    Nancy

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  15. Beautiful close~up, Olive. I love the embroidery!

    xoxo
    Janie

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  16. Great combo for the challenge..the repetition of shapes and the "embroidered" glass to match the cloth. Great job.

    xx

    z

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  17. This is so pretty! I love it! The detail of the glass against the detail of the table cloth are such a neat balance!

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  18. it's so wonderful to look closer at things...there's so much beauty in the details...each stitch on that table scarf done by someone's hand...just lovely

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  19. You are such a talented photographer Miss Olive!
    Enjoy your weekend-

    Laura
    White Spray Paint

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  20. This is so lovely, Olive! The glass is cut so brilliantly and the embroidery is so pretty!
    Thanks for popping in to see me.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  21. Thanks for sharing some of your great treasures. I really like the cake stand details. However, I am very fond of hand work on any type linen.

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  22. Love the closeup Olive... and would love to see all that cake plate one day.. It looks like a beautiful piece... xx Julie

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  23. I love the different textures you were able to capture in your photo. Very pretty.

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  24. Olive, this is so pretty. Every detail of the cake stand and every detail in the scarf show up beautifully in this photo. laurie

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I adore your comments. They are like finding unexpected chocolates. olive