Marbles by auntietk
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I love it when I get an opportunity to take pictures of other people's stuff. Somehow I see objects in a way the owners never do, and it's always an inspiring endeavor.
Taking pictures of my own stuff has always been close to impossible, though. I can't tell you how many pictures I have of these marbles. They've been on display in my home for about 20 years ... much longer than I've been taking pictures!
The other day I was dusting, and realized that it was the perfect time to try taking pictures in my own house. The light was as good as I could expect, I've got a camera that handles indoor shooting without a tripod, and the objects I wanted to photograph weren't covered in dust! :P
Comments (27)
Faemike55
Well, it is obvious that you haven't lost your marbles at all, if this photograph is any indication. Great capture Tara.
mbz2662
There they are ;) Very cool (and dust-free) shot.
Wolfenshire Online Now!
It looks like you've lost a marble. Anyway, I should wonder what the larger context of this display is, I can't for the life of me imagine a marble display. The colors are cool and it's neat, but I always want to see the bigger picture. You know, that might make a cool contest, photograph something in your own house and make it artsy.
kgb224
Superb capture Tara. God bless.
wysiwig
The two things that stand out for me is the apparent missing marble and the fact that the markings on all the others remind me of planets. Nice solar system you have there. I'll have to try and find my collection.
SunriseGirl
I have only had one marble left for about the last 20 years...all the others are missing..hmmm???? Sorry :) just could not resist. This is a beautiful shot and those marbles are actually marble marbles. It appears that each is a different type of marble as well. I bet there is an interesting story behind your collection. Thanks for sharing a bit of your home with us.
durleybeachbum
I don't think I've seen ones like this before, which look like stone. Mine are shiny glass, and I've no idea where they are! Dusting is maybe something I might get to enjoy when I'm older.
jayfar
Whatever you do don't lose your marbles Tara !!
giulband
Beautiful idea and photo !
helanker
So beautiful they are. I have only see such with shape like an egg. Excellent shot, Tara :-)
jmb007
belle photo !!
Juliette.Gribnau
beautiful
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Excellent.
Mulltipass
A true photographer can see things that we do not! and you are a true photographer!!! Wonderful work!!
photosynthesis
An artistic set of billiard balls? How would you call a shot? "The mottled orange ball that looks like a map of Africa in the side pocket?" I love that one marble on the left in perfectly sharp focus, surrounded by it's fellow marbles in varying degrees of un-focus. Also, the gleams of reflected light & the wide horizontal crop. Wonderful shot...
alanwilliams
great dof
MrsRatbag
It looks to me like you've only lost one marble...pretty good! I love how the eye goes immediately to the empty spot. Fantastic shot!
irisinthespring
Marvelous capture of this interesting collection!
kenmo
Cool shot...
anaber
My eyes went to the center...perhaps it was your objective ? It is truth, many times we don't see our own things with the same eyes of others. Your eyes always go further and your pictures are thoughtful. This marbles are wonderful and for sure special! I agree with Jeff, but i am sure that you never will let them go ! t is a superb photo.
RodS
Those are some lovely marbles, Tara! I'm glad to see you still have yours - I lost mine years ago... You knew that was coming, didn't you? :-P Seriously, I love the light on these, and what beauties they are - I love marbles like these. No two are alike, and they all have that wonderful handmade look. Now I want some... LOL
JuliSonne
The perspective and the format make of these inconspicuous marble balls something big. Good eye, Tara All the best for 2015
aksirp
hehe, everyone like them and yours are beautiful, I have only three, - big ones 😊
Chipka
I love marbles! I've lost a few too! I suspect that losing a few marbles simply adds to ones appreciation of them, and these are gorgeous! They make me think of jasper (or caramel, and I love looking at caramel; the taste isn't bad, but I prefer to just look at it.) The light is fantastic here: don't you just love natural/ambient light? It works so well in this shot and the colors are so subtle and warm and varied. This is great! For some reason now, I wanna play Chineese Checkers!
anahata.c
Well I guess you couldn't upload marbles without getting at least a couple of "don't lose your marbles" jokes. I'm not criticizing, considering the level of comedy I write in your gallery, but still. But Tara, these are beautiful marbles, as some of the comments attest. They're beautiful. And you said these were in your home---so you took them with you? And you photographed them in Texas? I would take them with me, if I had marbles like these. More object close-ups, which you'd done with those miniature Indian models; and this one looks like a big gathering at a pool table (something Claude picked up on). You got the many patterns, but also just the roundness of them. And the "gathering" feeling of marbles, the way they congregate. It's such an enticing photograph, considering it's just a bunch of balls crammed together. All the dark helps set them off, too. Very sweet shot, very inviting. Your low angle brings us right into them. If you ever see the film "The Color of Money" (by Martin Scorsese), he has many shots of just pool balls, in all kinds of configurations; and this reminds me of those. The term "marbles---for toy marbles---probably comes from the original meaning, meaning 'bright and shiny', rather than from the actual stone. (They're really, really old, as you may know. I mean ancient-old.) I saw lots of marbles as a kid, but never any like these. Where did you get them? They're beautiful. Really sweet capture...you did them service with your eye and sensitive postwork.
Myel
Very nice textures and colors! M.
moochagoo
Good idea of "army" capture