Nature Lesson: Woolly Caterpillar

It is a very nice trio, and well done series.The first is how children learn to overcome difficulties ( not always doing what is "right."... ;-)) The second is how they learn what is around them, the micro and macro, The third is family relations , and how we are accompanying our children first ,and our grandchildren later on.

 

I understand that this series was taken many years ago, it only shows how important photography is in general, and our family history in particular. It is part of our roots, who we are,our past, and our future as well. Enjoyed this series, this one is especially touching, Len

 

BTW,are they your family? probably...;-))

Thanks for your insightful appraisal. Yes, the little girl is family, my niece actually, with her father, my brother-in-law. She was also the flower girl at our wedding which was a little later the same year. This and others in the series were indeed taken many years ago and only my recent acquisition of an Epson V500 scanner has allowed me to inexpensively revisit these images. I'm having a ball sorting through all the old 6x6 images & trying to decide which ones I'll scan first and which I'll leave until later. The three in this series struck a special chord with me & so they're the ones I chose first. More to come as I get through the first sort & into the second. Best, LM.

what a great photo

Feels good to hear you say that. Thanks. Best, LM.

see this link

 

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1010/764668737_d5796643cf_o.jpg

 

my big sister and my father in Montreal in 1950, I was to arrive in the future.

Ah, the good old days. He looks just like you, except he has hair. :-( Best, LM.

The title is important since it is not readily obvious that the wooly catepillar is their focus. Without that it becomes a visual enigma but a very good image. I might have titled it "innocence" and gone in for a tighter crop. Well Done!

The almost invisible black woolly on the ground is indeed the reason I included it in the title. Wish it had been a big frog but the caterpillar was all that I was going to get. Much can be done in the cropping department having a large MF neg to work with but I'll stick with this one for now as even a tight crop won't appreciably increase the size of the woolly in the image. Kind of like painting a room & declaring it now looks smaller. :-) Thanks for your input though. Always appreciated. Best, LM.

Len, interesting shot. Very good exposure and tonality.

Thanks once more for your visit & opinion. Always appreciated. Best, LM.

wonderful picture Len -- the lovely geometry and aligning of the bodies framed in the imagination of the photographer as if choreography, a perfect choice of space to re-enforce the intimate gentleness of the moment. And then there is the soft quality of tone, the special old-world feeling it imparts somehow, how it invokes memory... This is a picture that needs no title, yet I find yours, perfect!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this one. The title is almost mandatory as the woolly caterpillar is not that easy to see so I thought an explanation necessary. The 'old world' quality you refer to, I think, is the fact that it is probably Sunday. You remember, we used to get dressed up on Sunday? It seems 'T' shirts and track pants are more in vogue today. Pity! Best, LM.

Your thoughts on this old shoebox find? Best, LM.

It's a wonderful shot. I like how the poses echo each other very subtly, she intent on this new find, he taking delight in his daughter's explorations. 

Nice to have your input.  I think you've put your finger on the essence of the shot.  Happy to be able to share it with you.  Best, LM.

Great shot, Len!  I have the Epson V500 scanner also.  It is my 2nd scanner.  Had to buy it because my 1st one burned out from scanning over a thousand old family negatives.  LOL

The V500 is my only (inexpensive) means of scanning negs and transparencies larger than 35mm & it does a most satisfactory job.  This shot is from a 6x6 neg. so I wouldn't be able to post without the Epson.  Thanks for taking the time to comment.  Always good to hear from you.  Best, LM.

Len, your black & white photography brought me back to childhood, thank you...

Thanks for taking the time to dig this one out and to comment.  Happy to have helped you with your time travel.  No extra charge! :-)  Best, LM.

Len, all your work is outstanding .very lookable (if you catch my drift)

I do like the variety in your work and the care you take.(unlike yourself I am not a one to type much but would take the hind legs off a donkey given the chance.

Good luck my friend (and thank you for you comment,(the last time I read as much was in Durham Jail (Just joking)

Thanks for the validation.  Though I've only been around PN for about 10 years my posts represent a sampling of my 'work' for about 50 years.  To be fair, in 50 years, I think even a Chimpanzee  could get a few decent photos.  :-)  Only recently, with the acquisition of a couple of film scanners, have I had the ability to easily present that work to the world.  I think you meant to say "...talk the legs off a donkey..."  Gee, I miss the ability to edit at will but Josh says that feature is gone for good.  Keep out of trouble!  Best, LM.