Turquoise, Purple, and Scarlet

J-Pix #20: Post-Sukkot Edition

2008-11-02T18:44:00.001+02:00

Thanks to Leora for putting it all together!

See http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/11/02/jpix-20-post-sukkot-edition/

to check it out.

Enjoy!

Mindy

Dear Readers

2008-10-29T16:08:00.001+02:00

Worry not. I am not dead. I am merely busy. I will be back soon.

PS- Neve is AWESOME.

God is good.

Fondly,
Mindy

Chag Sameach from Yerushalayim

2008-10-13T09:59:00.006+02:00

Hello, everyone. Since it's Erev Chag, da blog gets something special today.

Introducing.....

Erev Chag in Yerushalayim!

Enjoy, my friends. Please open collage to view in large.

Chag Sameach!
Mindy

For those who would like to see the photos in large, please check out

Erev Sukkos in Geula Collage

Goodbye, My Friends

2008-10-08T00:09:00.003+02:00

Shadows II

2008-10-06T23:14:00.001+02:00

Shadows at the Stairs

2008-10-05T22:25:00.004+02:00

Believe it or not, these pictures were all taken without fiddling around with any colors (except for the camera settings, Babysitter :) ) or playing around with anything else. I was on my way to the Kotel one night when I decided to take a seat and write. It was someplace between Meah Shearim and Sha'arYaffo, and I found myself a nice set of stone stpes partially hidden by a wall where I could write in (relative) peace. No sooner did I sit down then I was struck by an unexpected and strangely haunting image- or rather, images. For some inexplicable reason, the place where I sat down apparently sat in the pathway of two multi-colored lights, so that my outline was reflected on the white stone walls to my right in two vivid and vibrant colors: blue and orange. I searched and peered for the lights, but being as I am almost terrible at the physical sciences despite having a great love for them (apparently this is a one sided relationship), I could not discover a possible source for the mystery of the double and colored shadows. I didn't *notice* anything strange about the street lights...

Whatever the origin of the double demus d'me, I immediately and multiply snapped photos of this strange sight so that one day all the world could enjoy (and perhaps enlighten me as to what light setup would cause this double shadow). (and then of course I wrote)

This week (up until Yom Kippur, of course)'s theme will be shadows. It's been a theme I've been collecting for some time, and frankly, also been debating, since some of the pictures I took I feel to be rather *much* to post on a public blog. I hope I shall have the proper judgement to know which pictures to choose to put on the blog and which to keep hidden in the annals of the computer for- some time. :)

Enjoy!

(and this reminds you of which early Van Gogh drawing???)

Kesiva V'Chasimah Tova

2008-09-29T15:42:00.002+03:00

Beitar

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Child

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Flower Girl

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Children on Motorbike and in Grass

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Thia Week's Theme:

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Children. (of all shapes, sizes, and colors)

I am a Rose Amongst the Thorns...

2008-09-18T22:59:00.007+03:00

See poll.

Horror Movie Two

2008-09-17T23:34:00.004+03:00

Flowers in the Night

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Flowers in Droves

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Flowers I

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This Week's Theme

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Flowers. (Decided it's time for some cheer)

Food 1

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I am an anabashed snoop

2008-09-12T05:20:00.003+03:00

Israel's version of Christmas Baubles

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Yarmulkas/Kippot 1

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Sorry for not posting as intended! Busy week!

They're a Cheerful Bunch

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And this week's theme...

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Color!!!

Sunlight, Stones, and Rose Petals

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Purple Flowers on Brick

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And how the wind howls

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This jives perfectly with my mood today.

Walking through the tunnel to get to the other side. Binyanei Ha'Umah.

2008-09-01T15:06:00.004+03:00

Scratch that!!!

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Sorry to do this to you, guys, but speaking of changes and flexibility, I realized that while coming up with themes and layered implications for photos might be very nice, I neither have time nor am skilled enough to do it on a frequent basis. Although I like taking pictures and enjoy sharing them, I wouldn't presume to say I am particularly talented in this area. So I will continue posting them up in continuing groups (Food 1, Food 2) and in groups more or less of three, but I will save the themes for a set where there really is intrinsic meaning that is easier for me and others to pick up on! :) Not that our Babysitter didn't do a great job- the mental stress is just too much for me! ;) So enjoy the randomness, my friends-

See ya!
Mindy

BORDERS

2008-08-29T18:17:00.003+03:00

Ok, folks! Time to get into Mindy's head and discover exactly what it was that she was trying to get at when she randomly put three pictures together and assigned them a title.

Now, as some famous gal from some equally fmaous musical said, let's start at the beginning- a very good place indeed:

1) When you saw the title "Borders", what sort of association came up in your head? Positive or negative? Did any images flash through your mind?
2) Based on the four stes of photos that I posted, what do you think are four types of borders that I was referrring to in each one? Explicit, Gateways, Uniqueness, and Allowances? Do you think I was trying to make a point about the positive use of borders?
3) Where else can we apply these four types of border situations in our lives? In what instances might knowing the use and nature of borders be helpful?

Looking foward to seeing your creative input on this, my friends.
See ya. :)
Have a good Shabbos!
Mindy

Making allowances

2008-08-29T02:31:00.003+03:00

Uniqueness

2008-08-27T20:57:00.004+03:00

Gateways

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Scratch that!

2008-08-25T23:34:00.004+03:00

Ok, folks. Change of plans. We're going to work it this way:

Instead of me posting a weekly and daily theme, I want *you* to label the pictures I put up. It's going to work the same way on my end, just without the labels. On Thursday after I put up the final batch for the week I'm going to ask you to label them, and on Friday we will have some questions.

Then Sunday it starts all over again! (God help me... :))

For this week I will continue labeling the dailies and post my comments on Thursday night/Friday, but then next Sunday.... Game's up! :)

Enjoy, folks!
See ya,
Mindy

This Week's Theme: BORDERS. In this post: "Explicit."

2008-08-24T19:11:00.010+03:00

Structure of the blog

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Be'ezras Hashem, the structure of the blog will be as follows:

1. I will be posting daily.
2. The number of pictures posted each day will be three.
3. Each set of pictures will be titled under a specific title. Serials will continue at random throughout the postings. (ie- on Sunday: "Yarmulkot." Two Fridays later: "Yarmulkot 2." etc. Labels will probably be more specific, such as: "Yarmulkot worn at the Kotel," or "Yarmulkot being sold on Rechov Yaffo."
4. Each week's pictures will run along a main theme. The theme will change every week.
5. At the end of the week, circa Friday morning, instead of pictures, I will be posting questions. These questions will ask you to reflect on the pictures of the week and the themes represented thereof, so look at the pictures carefully! (don't worry, they won't run away)

I hope these pictures will accomplish something and that we will both grow together.

All the best,
Mindy

Welcome

2008-08-24T18:32:00.005+03:00

Welcome, everyone, to my picture blog! I don't know that blogger is necessarily the best venue for sharing photos, but it definitely is the best venue for adding some color to them. And as those who know me know- I like color.

So anyway, the reason this blog is being started is because throughout my picture taking career, which officially began at age ten when my dear parents gave their spoiled rotten eldest a camera for her birthday but unofficially began WAAAAAAAY before that with the whiny repetition of the words, "Can I take a picture? Can I take a picture?" which parents worldwide come to fear and detest, I have loved taking pictures of every and anything under the sun (no, this does not refer to the NY newspaper. Check "Proper Noun Capitalization: Rule 1".). This love of picture taking was oddly enough greatly increased by the fact that on average, every half a year or so my camera would undergo a sudden mechanical failure, disappearance (possible elopement?), or any number of other random occurrences which would render my hands to be empty of any device with which to capture very important life events, such as riding the subway, shopping in Manhattan, and preparing lunch.

So baruch Hashem, Camera Number Four (not counting disposables) is now safely back where it belongs (in *my* pocketbook!), and has given the blog owner countless hours of photographical pleasure. The pictures that will be out up here, for the time being, are exclusively of Eretz Yisrael, so consider yourselves privileged. Hard as it is to imagine, I probably won't be here forever, so at a certain point the posts will probably revert back to grimy staircases and empty yellow signs in Chinese ( Yep. That's Brooklyn alright.), but for now, enjoy the splendor and glory of Israel.

And in case you were wondering why I chose what I did for the blog name, I'll give you a hint: (almost) completely random. Determining that the blog would be comprised for the time being exclusively of photos from the Holy Land, I headed straight to my local Orthodox bookshelf (courtesy of Bobby Monsey, thank you) to crack open a Tanach in the hopes that some relevant passuk would appear in the page God has chosen (cuz God does take care of this stuff, right?). Well, what the page opened to (it's possible I flipped a few- honestly, I don't remember. :) ) was Sefer Shemos, Parshas Teruma, Perek 26, Passuk 31: "You shall make a Partition of Turquoise, Purple, and Scarlet wool, and linen." Instantly my Bohemia/Baroque inspired mind connected those rich and vibrant colors with the richness, vibrancy, and aforementioned glory and splendor of Israel.

May these pictures inspire us all to a greater appreciation of our beautiful Birthright.

Mindy