Sunday, February 14, 2016

In The Raw

An 

empty vessel

and 

better yet

a humble one



les dames d'abord

 
is the best place 

for

 Behind the scenes 

at 



les dames d'abord


new ideas have been opening up

into opportunities

for

 self-discovery.


les dames d'abord



Since finding the 

RAW 

setting on my Canon Rebel T2i


a much clearer, honest view 

into the 

life 

of a subject

 is made possible.

les dames d'abord


les dames d'abord



les dames d'abord


And 

once again

learning that

raw

exposure of yourself

to 

changes

disappointments and failures

gives a much clearer view

of 

who you are 

and who you can become.

(Thank you, God)

for 







90 comments:

  1. So beautifully poignant Anita!! Happy Valentines Day!

    xoxo
    Karena
    The Arts by Karena

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  2. Absolutely stunning post. Raw setting? I'm going to look right now.

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  3. Beautiful as ever, Happy Valentines Day!
    groetjes van Marijke

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  4. Well hello sweet Anita! How refreshing your post is this fine morning. Raw settings are fabulous! Keepin' it real....keepin' it pure. xxoo

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  5. Anita,
    HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! Your pictures are lovelier than ever, and the soft pink roses are perfect for Valentine's Day. You know, Jess has the Canon Rebel too. I'll have to tell her about the Raw setting. The picture of the tall purple flowers is gorgeous!

    Yes, thank God for fresh starts. :) I hope you have lots of chocolate, spend time with your loved one, and have a terrific day! I was going to e-mail you today, and then I SAW THIS! WONDERFUL!

    love, ~Sheri

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  6. Love, love, love your wonderful pictures, dear Anita..........so magical, so fresh & full of poetry.........they speak their own language: YOUR´S! Happy valentine,

    with love, Jade

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  7. Dear Anita, happy Valentine's day. I so miss your posts, it's good to see this one. Have a fabulous day, filled with flowers, love and chocolate. xo

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  8. Beautiful ,Happy Valentine's day!hugs and Snuggles from xx Speedy and Rachel

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  9. Beautiful-Beautiful-Beautiful!!!! I loved sighing through every photo Anita!
    Happy Valentine's Day!

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  10. Hi Anita, I told you about the raw setting a year ago where you just the white balance with the mega-pixels... Happy this has worked out for you and wanting those white balance foto's...

    All things beautiful in the eye of the lens

    Dore

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  11. I'm so happy to see this today, Anita. Your images are stunning and more vivid than ever. You are so adept at picking up on a word (such as RAW) and turning it into poetry that relates back to life's journey. It's one of your many amazing talents It's wonderful to see your beautiful blog active again and to be able to comment. I'm going back to scroll through your post and take it all in again. (Third time). Hugs, Nancy

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    1. Yes, I'm back. I just had to add that the metaphor is brilliant. Love it! Hugs.

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    2. YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY...........I can finally leave a comment......I missed you.....and this is RAW CREATIVE ANITA LOVE right here....also MISSED. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY LOVELY LOVELY SOUL AND FRIEND. XOXOXOX
      P.S. NEVER EVER feel you have to retort back to me...just keep bringing your CREATIVITY ON..you have inspired me all along xoxox

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    3. I couldn't find anywhere else to leave previous comment so....;0

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  12. How absolutely beautiful! These images take my breath!
    Happy day of love, my lovely dearest friend💗

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  13. What a gorgeous fresh start! Your images of flowers are awesome. Happy valentine day!

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  14. Dear Anita,
    Happy Valentine's Day! I see you figured out how to enable the comments again, glad you did, I knew you'd figure it out. Your photos are stunning and I like your poignant metaphor to your life. The Roses are incredibly gorgeous, stunning floral captures of vivid color's.
    xoxo,
    Vera

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  15. Dear Anita,

    So happy to see one of your posts and to be able to comment! Hurray! Your photo's are lovely Anita! The clarity, the light, the colours.......A beautiful fresh start indeed.

    Hope you are having a romantic Valentine's day. Enjoy your new week!

    Madelief x

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  16. Oh Anita! So glad you allowed us to comment again!! I keep visiting your blog to say hello, but I can't find a way to let you know. I love your photos...and of course the subject! Happy Valentine's Day! Missed you!

    xoxo
    Kerri

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  17. Anita my friend we can comment here again.....love from me Ria x❤️❤️❤️......Happy valentine's day ....❤️❤️❤️

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  18. That really resonates with me...learning and bending and emptying so we can be a vessel filled up and poured...thank you.

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  19. So very beautiful, my dearest Anita !
    What a blessing to me to be able and comment a post of yours, it's truly a Gift, a precious Gift, thank you for this opportunity filling my heart with so much Joy !

    Hope you're having a Happier Valentine's Day ever,
    I wish you a most beautiful new week ahead,
    sending so much dear love and sweet hugs across the many miles
    Dany

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  20. Lovely Anita. I am considering embarking on "A Fresh Start" myself. So for me, your beautiful post is most appropriate. Thank you and Happy Valentine's Day.

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  21. Happy Valentine's Day, dear friend! Cheers to the ordinary, everyday, and perhaps, RAW love!

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  22. YAY!!! :-D
    Happy Happy JOYOUS Happy xxx ooo!!!!
    Sending Love Warmth Blessings and dancing JOY!!!!
    ~~~Linnie~~~

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  23. Anita,
    Beautiful photos and a wonderful way to describe RAW. This post is perfectly timed for me. I am in the process of buying my very first real camera... a DSLR, and have been seeing a lot of discussion online about shooting in the RAW (no layers of meaning intended on my part) instead of JPEG. Tomorrow I am going back to the camera store with hopes of coming home with a new Canon Rebel T6i.

    Happy Valentine's Day, mon amis.

    Judith

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  24. So true--the photos are gorgeous. Happy Valentine's Day. xoxo Mary

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  25. Blessings to you Anita, so happy to see your beautiful and creative blog posts where I can comment. Missed you……..
    In this season of love, sending you hugs and well wishes :)

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  26. Hello dear Anita, hope I find the right way to comment to you.
    So glad to see you again, Happy Monday !

    Love
    Mapi

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  27. Just stunning, Anita! I have been following your amazing work on Instagram.
    Happy Valentine's Day! ♡

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  28. Biggest and most glorious sigh! Such gorgeous flowers, such detail and such a wise message. And thank you for finding your comment turn on!

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  29. Welcome back Dear friend and also for sharing these photography tips with us too.
    Your thoughts and photos are always, always a bright spot in my days.
    Thinking of you!
    Jemma

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  30. Simply ~ gorgeous! So glad you've enabled comments so we can say 'Hello'.
    xo,
    Lin

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  31. Lovely photos and sentiment. Robyn is such a dear! I dream of being able to use my camera in that way...

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  32. Oh my gosh, Anita. As I scrolled down the page my eyes were getting bigger and bigger as I took in every exquisite detail of your jaw-dropping photos! The colors, the composition- everything just makes my heart sing, dear friend. So proud of you and your immense talent!

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  33. Dear Anita,
    Your words are as beautiful as your photos.. So good to see you here..
    The roses are breathtaking!
    Love,
    Penny

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  34. The loveliest of photographs!

    One of my favorite quotes and God given life themes is from a Bess Streeter Aldrich book. As the father winds the clock each night before bed, he says: "Day's over. Fresh start tomorrow."

    Thank God!

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  35. Les jacinthes fraîches et parfumées sont le délice de l'hiver en attendant les roses de mai ! Belle semaine à vous

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  36. How lovely all your pictures are Anita. I am in awe of your talent. Much love xxx

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  37. How we accept change, will shape our lives. Bend like a willow. love yvonne

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  38. How very lovely indeed my sweet friend. You certainly have a great eye. Nice to see you're back blogging.

    Much love,
    ❤️Ana

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  39. Magnifique Anita!!! Vous avez un oeil d'une grande délicatesse et vous avez l'âme d'une poétesse. Vos images, vos mots vous ouvrent peu à peu la porte d'un" fresh start". Envolez-vous ma chère amie!!!!!

    je vous embrasse,

    mp

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  40. oh how I love to find you overhere again .
    and what an amazing progress you made by making your own pictures now .
    That must be a lot of "work"
    to learn how to work with your camera .You are an artist Anita . Cannot wait to buy your book SMILE

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  41. absolutely G O R G E O U S photos Anita!!!!! Dreamy.... Lovely...... Delightful!!!!!!

    A fresh start. yes. His mercies are new every morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    ~ Violet

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  42. Have you just turned comments back on? For the longest time, I have not been able to comment when I read one of your posts.

    Your photographs are always spectacular and I am anxious to see your next step.

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  43. Dearest Anita, how lovely to see a new post up here! And such a fresh and positive one! The pictures are exquisite my dear, and awwwww, flowers are just what i long for right now. I hope you are very well. I had problems with my blogger account and somehow couldn't get a post up, but now it seems to work .... Chrees to creativity and friendship!

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  44. Anita : D I've missed You . Glad I found the comment spot.I'm afraid it just might have been Me,but in the last few months,I couldn't find how to comment.Now I have to go back and read it once more. Blessings and hugs Your way sweet lady-Denise

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  45. ohh what great pictures, I get fancy spring
    Sunny greetings
    Antje

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  46. Oh MY LOVELY ANNITA!!! I had missed you all this time , and i just read you today. AGAIN YOU ARE like a new spring!
    Such a great picture and such a Great words

    Lots hugs my friend
    XoXo
    Luisa

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  47. Hi Anita, so happy to be able to comment on your lovely post filled with beauty. Wishing you a wonderful new week. Blessings to you dear one! xo

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  48. I can smell the HYACINTHS and what kind of roses are they?
    Can't wait for Spring. Be war Darling Anita. yvonne

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  49. What a stunningly beautiful post.
    I have always benefited from that point in life when it is time for a fresh start.
    And photography?
    I am in a bind.
    I have a Canon T3i that I can't get to operate at its full potential.
    I have plenty of windows but very little natural light.
    It is so frustrating.

    Do you have any posts where you discussed your photography learning journey?

    Laura
    White Spray Paint

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  50. So excited to see you back here, Anita, I have missed your sweet words, but have loved keeping up with you via Instagram! Your photos are stunning. I have not yet tried raw shots, but I have been tempted. You have inspired me to try and make a fresh start with my own camera...on raw. I'll keep you posted.

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  51. QQUE HERMOSAS LAS FLORES!!!!
    SALUDITOS

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  52. Beautiful photos happy weekend with love Janice

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    1. ... can't find your comment box, so I just put my comment under Janice's comment ... hope that's okay ? What a wonderful blog you have ... Love, cat.

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  53. Okay, so what the heck??! I had no idea you were posting again> WOW, you are becoming an expert with your photography, unbelievable. I would like to improve my photos,but simply haven't had time to learn how. It really is an art in itself to produce stunning pictures. Fresh starts hold such promise, keep it fresh and who knows where it will lead?!

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  54. Un grand bonjour, Anita.

    Je suis si heureux d'obtenir enfin un signe de vie de ta part...
    Un message plein d'images tendres et subtiles et de mots spirituels...
    Je te souhaite des jours lumineux...


    You taught me
    the essence of all things: 
    all life is giving...


    https://youtu.be/F8N9jFdwZpA

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    1. Oh, cher ami, je suis très contente de vous voir ici! Oui, je suis de retour mais après une pause de reflexion. Maintenant, je suis sûre que ma poèsie sera accompanée d'un art visuel: la photographie. Mais, j'ai tant d'apprendre. Merci mille fois de vos paroles ici, et ce petit poème en anglais me coupe le souffle! Aussi, j'écoute la video que vous m'a laissée. C'est BEAU!

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  55. I am so pleased to see you back blogging ...
    What stunning photographs - I've just spent a most pleasant few minutes admiring them all.

    I love purple or any colour hyacinths ...

    All the best Jan

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    1. Many thanks I got your comments fine ...

      All the best Jan

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  56. My sweet friend, what a joy to find this beautiful post! Oh, how I have missed your lovely posts, your lyrical words, your stunning photography.

    Your photos make me want to swoon, dearest Anita. The vibrant pink against the soft white is breathtaking.

    Love and hugs to you!

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  57. Hi Anita - Your photography just keeps getting better and better. I am loving your Instagram. Love - Deb xo

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  58. Oh Anita your photo's are stunning. So happy to see you back blogging again. I have missed you.
    Hugs,
    Kris

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  59. Muscaris et narcisses ouvrent le joli printemps !Les roses doivent encore attendre Mai pour éclore au jardin ! Merci pour ces si belles images de la vie !

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  60. Good morning Dear!! Happy March!!
    Sending love and warmth!!
    Happy "best match of love" Anniversary to you
    and Ruben!! :-) Have a wonderful weekend!!
    xx Linnie

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  61. What a dear you are to come visit! Thank you so much... I would send you some sunshine, but we are expecting RAIN tomorrow... This is a good thing.. We sure can use it.
    Wishing you and Ruben a wonderful Anniversary this weekend!!
    Love you,
    Penny

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  62. This was like walking into 'Days of Future Past' by the Moody Blues!
    Your photos are so crisp, and refreshing, and breath-taking.
    How are you, my friend?
    I hear the snow was melting in Minnesota as the temperatures were exceeding the 50's.
    Almost time for spring break, a refreshing reprieve from normality.
    love always, and blessings to you
    Teresa
    http://amagicalwhimsy.blogspot.com/

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  63. Is it your anniversary today? I just wanted to wish you and your husband a happy anniversary. I'm doing ok, my friend. There's just a lot going on right now. I'm off to check out your instagram. I so enjoy browsing through your pictures. :)

    Have a wonderful day.

    love, ~Sheri

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  64. Hello Anita! I see Sheri says its your Anniversary, so Happy Anniversary my friend!! Hope you are having a blessed weekend with your sweet hubby!

    xoxo
    Kerri

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  65. Happy, happy anniversary my dear Anita. You and your hubby are indeed an inspiration to us all.
    Life, light and love everlasting.
    Beautiful post...
    xx

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  66. Hi, Anita,
    Attended a FREE introductory camera class on Saturday evening to begin the journey to learning how to use my new DSLR Canon T6i camera... RAW is not in my foreseeable future because there is so much to learn. Your photos are a testament to the beauty of RAW.

    Judith

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  67. Happy 34th anniversary! (Saw your comment at Art and Sand.) Someday I will reread this post with a new and better camera in my hand. sigh

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  68. Omigosh! You're back! So happy to see you at Penny's and now to see your gorgeous photos. I also have a Rebel...but don't yet know how to use it. Need to take a class. Welcome back...and soooo look forward to your stunning posts. Missed you Anita!

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  69. Simply splendid, Anita. Seriously beautiful work. And, it feels wonderful too. I don't know what you're going to do with these images but I think they're saleable for certain. xx's

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  70. Hello Lovely!
    I've come back to enjoy your images and insights..... always inspiring!!!!

    And finally did a blog post myself, long overdue!
    ~ Violet

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