tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post192924202878968868..comments2023-12-18T05:21:12.129-05:00Comments on The Smitten Image: Shadows and LightHilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-49974893294269888622010-03-30T07:50:48.744-04:002010-03-30T07:50:48.744-04:00Thank you, Kerri. :)Thank you, Kerri. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-74783828094820206652010-03-30T07:08:22.048-04:002010-03-30T07:08:22.048-04:00These take my breath away Hilary ~ WOW!These take my breath away Hilary ~ WOW!Kerri Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617128767655910810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-12424171520018514312010-03-28T20:43:06.094-04:002010-03-28T20:43:06.094-04:00• Thanks kindly, Lime. Much appreciated. :)
• Tha...• Thanks kindly, Lime. Much appreciated. :)<br /><br />• Thanks so much, Kate. I thought of you when I saw how the curtain pattern turned out. It made me think of one of your texture patterns. Thanks for stopping by. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-81804324636705155342010-03-28T18:41:49.819-04:002010-03-28T18:41:49.819-04:00Oh, my heavens. This is all so beautiful. You amaz...Oh, my heavens. This is all so beautiful. You amaze me. And that was a curtain pattern? Wowza!Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-22852960227329553162010-03-28T11:51:46.440-04:002010-03-28T11:51:46.440-04:00love the new template and that stained glass pictu...love the new template and that stained glass picture is stunning!limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-36491762112278923422010-03-28T10:26:31.150-04:002010-03-28T10:26:31.150-04:00• KC, thank you, my friend. I'll miss my critt...• KC, thank you, my friend. I'll miss my critters too but they can always return sometime in the future, I suppose. Thanks for the always-kind comments. :)<br /><br />• Thanks, Amy. I'm glad you do. :)<br /><br />• Merisi, thanks very kindly. Much appreciated. :)<br /><br />• Thank you so much, Sandra. You never fail to make me smile. :)<br /><br />• Thank you kindly, Steve. Very much appreciated. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-76993085206588968832010-03-28T09:21:07.845-04:002010-03-28T09:21:07.845-04:00Beautiful photos. You have a great eye for the bea...Beautiful photos. You have a great eye for the beauty in light with this series.Steve Gravanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840984762759524660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-1532513995651225762010-03-28T00:55:36.921-04:002010-03-28T00:55:36.921-04:00A concert of absolutely gorgeous photography and w...A concert of absolutely gorgeous photography and words, Hilary. <br /><br />And your new heading is such a perfect representative of your blog -- beautiful and elegant.Sandrahttp://addhumorandfaith.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-49270040550775997432010-03-27T18:40:21.754-04:002010-03-27T18:40:21.754-04:00Your new layout reflects your style beautifully!
T...Your new layout reflects your style beautifully!<br />The images are gorgeous.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-2999377958689367682010-03-27T17:36:44.938-04:002010-03-27T17:36:44.938-04:00I LOVE the makeover!I LOVE the makeover!Unspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065870952905767595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-88177958876060758162010-03-27T15:32:40.840-04:002010-03-27T15:32:40.840-04:00Oh so beautiful! I cannot choose a favorite pictur...Oh so beautiful! I cannot choose a favorite picture, but I do especially love the quote about stained glass windows.<br />Part of me will miss the whimsical header of yesteryear, but the rose is beautiful in its simplicity. Congratulations on finding a new theme/format that shows off your photographs so very well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-20982773925083808972010-03-27T11:39:01.258-04:002010-03-27T11:39:01.258-04:00• Kat, your kind words are so appreciated. I'm...• Kat, your kind words are so appreciated. I'm pleased that you think so. Green is one of my favourite colours. I suspect that no matter what changes I make, it will be a part of them. At least for a while. Thanks so much for the visit. :)<br /><br />• Sue, thank you so kindly. I had that same feeling from the lamp and glasses image. I'm glad that it touched you too. Thanks always for stopping by. :)<br /><br />• Tammie Lee, don't you just love those moment if synchronicity? I love the notion that a face appeared to you in your drawings of shadows and light. I'd love to see that drawing sometime. Maybe you'll post it one day? Thank you so much for all of your very kind words. They mean a lot to me. Thanks for the visit. :)<br /><br />• Alane, thank you so very kindly. You always have a way of making me feel great. That's a fine gift you have. That's the whole thing with photography in a nutshell. The magic. I might just have to quoteyou sometime. Hmmm. <br /><br />I like that quote and of course had to look it up. It seems that its origins was an ancient Chinese proverb which stated "Don't curse the darkness. Light a candle" but in Chinese, of course. ;) I hope you had and enjoyed that glass of wine on Friday. I know that I did, and I toasted Dianne just as I said I would. Thanks very much for stopping by with your always encouraging and affirming words. :)<br /><br />• Thank you, Beth. I agree about Blogger. I believe that we could always manage larger images if we opted to have a one column blog, but two columns restricted us to 400 pixel width images and now they can be considerably larger since we can dictate the width of the blog up to 1000 px and the main column can be a chosen percentage of that. It's MUCH better. Thanks for your visit. :)<br /><br />• Maggie, thank you so much. I'm glad you like it. :)<br /><br />• Dave, thank you kindly. Yes, indeed this is from Blogger's new template offerings. I quite like it and might just change my blog up a bit more often. Like more often than once every three years. ;) Thanks for stopping by. :)<br /><br />• DS, thanks so much. I kind of miss my old, silly critters too but maybe they'll make a comeback sometime in the future. You never know. Thanks always for the kind words. :)<br /><br />• LadyFi, thank you. That chair really demanded my attention. I'm glad it caught yours too. Thanks so much for the visit and kind comment. :)<br /><br />• Moannie, thanks very much. I have always saved my photos to approximately 1200 pixels wide which is why they'll always open larger in a new window when you double click on them. That's their actual size. Up until recently, Blogger templates could only show a width up to 400 pixels on a two column blog. Now they're allowing for some changes and photos can go considerably larger. I set my main column to be 750 pixels wide and the photos are at 640. You can learn about how to make those changes here but you'll need to sign into you blog via Blogger in Draft in order to make the changes. I hope that helps. Thanks for the kind words. :)<br /><br />• Thanks for letting me know, Dianne. I'm glad. :)<br /><br />• June, nice to meet you, and thanks so much for the kind words. Any friend of Jinsky's is welcome here anytime. I hope you'll be back again soon. :)<br /><br />• ED, thanks so much for the kind words. I'm glad you like them. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-20634956447523246032010-03-27T11:35:24.012-04:002010-03-27T11:35:24.012-04:00• LWK, thanks so much. I'm glad you enjoyed th...• LWK, thanks so much. I'm glad you enjoyed them. :)<br /><br />• Thank you, Pauline. Much appreciated. :)<br /><br />• Thanks kindly, Cabo. I'm happy to share. :)<br /><br />• David, so good to see your smiling face making the rounds. Thanks so much for your kind and encouraging words. :)<br /><br />• Janine, good to see you, as well. Thanks very much for your kind comments. I'm pleased with the larger sized images. I'm glad you are too. :)<br /><br />• Sandy, thank you so much. Your always-kind words mean so much to me. You're always so sweet and supportive. Thank you, my friend. :)<br /><br />• Baggie, thank you. I like your new look too. It's fun playing around in the bowels of Blogger, isn't it? :)<br /><br />• Christopher, thanks very much for such kind words. I'm glad you like my work. :)<br /><br />• Indrani, thank you. I was particularly lucky to have had a lot to work with recently. Thanks for stopping by. :)<br /><br />• Deb, thank you kindly. I'm glad my photos wowed you! ;) I know what it's like being behind. It seems to take forever to get back to speed sometimes, doesn't it? Thanks for including me in your catch-up. :)<br /><br />• JC, thank you kindly. :)<br /><br />• IBHH, thanks very much. I'm glad you enjoyed them. :)<br /><br />• Sandi, thank you so much. Such a lovely thing to say. Hugs right back at you! :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-10830462634778052352010-03-27T09:50:33.192-04:002010-03-27T09:50:33.192-04:00I didn't realise I liked shadows as much... gr...I didn't realise I liked shadows as much... great pics and great new look :0)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-81216450186633349922010-03-27T09:29:10.510-04:002010-03-27T09:29:10.510-04:00Jinksy sent me here to see your shadows (of the ch...Jinksy sent me here to see your shadows (of the chair in particular)...and I am so very happy that she did.<br /><br />Quite meditative in mood, and relaxing.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-57540957295238372392010-03-27T08:23:32.414-04:002010-03-27T08:23:32.414-04:00the change to the quotes is pefect :)the change to the quotes is pefect :)Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-33040054515137028332010-03-27T07:40:33.125-04:002010-03-27T07:40:33.125-04:00Superb pictures Hilary. How do you get them that s...Superb pictures Hilary. How do you get them that size? Wonderful eye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-61249279391148588542010-03-27T01:59:59.116-04:002010-03-27T01:59:59.116-04:00Love the wonderful new layout and colour!
Superb ...Love the wonderful new layout and colour!<br /><br />Superb photos... love the shadow and light play. That picture of the golden chair is fabulous!LadyFihttp://ladyfi.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-89581427388238307412010-03-27T00:38:51.418-04:002010-03-27T00:38:51.418-04:00Gorgeous, every one! And I do truly love the new l...Gorgeous, every one! And I do truly love the new layout and header (miss the whimsy of the old critters, but this is much more sophisticated). Like Dickinson's dawn, your ribbons of light--and shadow--speak volumes. Thank you.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-20248011793703594732010-03-26T23:46:59.575-04:002010-03-26T23:46:59.575-04:00I nominate you for the Hilary award again Hilary! ...I nominate you for the Hilary award again Hilary! An excellent blog and such lovely big photos. Also liked the words you thoughtfully linked to each photo. I wonder if you are an early adapter of the new blogging software from Blogger.com? I will have to make time to study this later. - DaveDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851174879441602754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-29653457676601850982010-03-26T21:25:34.147-04:002010-03-26T21:25:34.147-04:00Look at that...fifty folks love your new layout. ...Look at that...fifty folks love your new layout. I like it too. It's refreshing. Of course, your beautiful pictures show up even better. <br /><br />The chair.....oh the delight. :)Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-9331987259516974192010-03-26T18:49:01.185-04:002010-03-26T18:49:01.185-04:00beautiful.....
and wow, those are really huge pho...beautiful.....<br /><br />and wow, those are really huge photos.....it's about time blogger got on the ball and made that happen !bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094533582512917616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-1857002750402344062010-03-26T17:45:22.949-04:002010-03-26T17:45:22.949-04:00Oh Hilary, so beautiful, as usual. What a nice th...Oh Hilary, so beautiful, as usual. What a nice thing to have in a life, someone from whom you expect a lovely perspective. It's particularly warming as the snow begins to fall here, again. <br /><br />Old man Winter is a curmudgeon with some staying power, but there will be a day in August where I long for the snap of cold in the air. <br /><br />I've got one for you to add to your quote collection, although I've no idea who said it originally: It is better to light a single candle than to sit and curse the dark. <br /><br />I don't use many quotes, I'm terribly about remembering them for one thing, Queen of the unintentional paraphrase and all that, but that one has been my friend for years and years. <br /><br />Oh you've made me crave a nice glass of wine, in some dim lighting. Luckily, it's Friday night, so that could easily be in the cards! Thank you for the lovely, textured, inviting photographs. <br /><br />I swear you could make me believe that there is a magic world, just off to the left of everything I see.Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-14254744966579344302010-03-26T17:41:12.042-04:002010-03-26T17:41:12.042-04:00Hilary, your blog looks wonderful and elegant. The...Hilary, your blog looks wonderful and elegant. The rose on your header is gorgeous as are each photo of this post. Last night a friend gave me a drawing lesson, as we drew shadows and light a face appeared. I was talking about how life is all about shadows and light and then I see your post. <br />When I read this "“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.” ~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross" you inspired a pause and appreciation rose for people who do shine in hard times. <br />Thank you.Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-37199841202200111902010-03-26T16:37:39.622-04:002010-03-26T16:37:39.622-04:00Hilary, I just love your new layout and header pho...Hilary, I just love your new layout and header photo. its really lovely as are your light and shadow photos.<br />I especially like the lamp shot with the folded glasses. It gives me such a feeling of contentment.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.com