Little oranges in a bowl – but not how we usually see them.
Just a bit of fun with photographs, again. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, rather than try to create the perfect photo – which never looks natural, anyway – I like to take them ‘down’ a little; strip them down towards something simpler and more basic. Something more artistic, I like to think.
Or kid myself, perhaps.
But there seems to be so little time at the moment. So far, I’ve only managed a second edit on two of the short stories for ‘A Dozen Destinies‘, leaving (obviously!) a grand total of ten still to do. And that’s before I hurl them towards a second beta reader.
Out by Christmas? In my dreams…
Mick Canning 
A very nice effect, like a serigraph on fabric.
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Thanks, Robert. I’ve tried my hand at printing a few times, but never silk-screen. Another one on my ‘to do’ list!
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These are very magical looking oranges indeed. And never underestimate the powers of a deadline! I do some of my best work at the very last minute. Onwards, my friend! Also, wine helps.
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Ah, dear Lucy. I knew I could rely upon you for wisdom and encouragement!
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That’s why I’m here! Also to eat leftover food.
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I’m afraid there’ll be none of that around here.
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I thought as much. Hey ho.
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That shall be good to see such a great writing on December, What is beta reader?
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Thanks, Phillip. And thanks for the follow. A beta reader is someone who proofreads a story for the author.
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Wow. I have learnt something there. Thank you.
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You’re welcome.
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This is art. I would have even believed had you said this was painted and not photographed.
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Thanks, Ashima. And thanks for visiting.
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How come your photograph looks soooo “perfect” 😀
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Perfect? Ooh, that’s kind!
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I like how you’ve taken something so familiar and bended it with your artistic eye. I agree with Ashima: it looks like a painting.
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Thanks, Monica. I had the intention of doing a lot more painting recently, but for various reasons have had very little time. This is obviously a little less time-intensive!
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Very cool!
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Thanks, Rajiv. Coming from you, that is a real compliment!
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😊
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So is the ‘dozen destinies’ finished yet?
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Sadly, things didn’t quite work out. I decided after a while I wasn’t happy with the combination of stories, and that two or three of them really needed to be re-written. In the end I put six or seven of them into a separate collection with some poems called ‘The Night Bus’ which I published last year.
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I see. Will surely read the nightbus sometime in the future. Also, the assasin’s garden sounds interesting.
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I hope so!
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