tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post9141926759969247910..comments2023-09-08T09:45:10.235-04:00Comments on Coffee With Hallelujah: BLOGTOBERFEST13 (Day 20) Exhausted from hatching, resting, preparing for what's nextRuth Schowalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-68650238409678907552013-10-21T16:29:06.469-04:002013-10-21T16:29:06.469-04:00Hey Ruth, Why do illustrations when there is a pho...Hey Ruth, Why do illustrations when there is a photo available you ask? For me your drawing heightens the viewer's focus and highlights the bird, and its experience of exhaustion. The photo is good, but all the detail hits me at once, without the emphasis on key ideas that your drawing brings. Love this process journey...Cecelia Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403373465333657007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-39762949351537226412013-10-21T07:08:44.701-04:002013-10-21T07:08:44.701-04:00Melissa! You make my heart sing! I guess I was thi...Melissa! You make my heart sing! I guess I was thinking that I am inviting comparison between my images and the photos and viewers will find my drawings lacking. Thank you for sharing your perspective and giving me vocabulary yo express what I do. You are such a fabulous wordsmith.Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-53395293352509575832013-10-20T18:29:16.063-04:002013-10-20T18:29:16.063-04:00Why do you have difficulty sharing the photos? And...Why do you have difficulty sharing the photos? And your interpretations of them are charming and have an immediacy facilitated by their compositional focus that the lab photos just can't capture. You're long attention to these short moments gives them weight and relevancy.MDJacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568778652418745820noreply@blogger.com