Glimpses of South Pasadena: The Easter Bunny's Paint Palette

Saturday, April 11, 2009

The Easter Bunny's Paint Palette

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21 comments:

Eki Qushay Akhwan said...: very eye-catching, Laurie. And a very nice composition. I like this. And the palm trees you posted earlier.; April 11, 2009 at 1:46 AM
Hope said...: Looks like you and your daughter had some fun dyeing eggs! I love the colors and composition of this photo!; April 11, 2009 at 5:31 AM
Virginia said...: You clever girl. What a great compoition and color!!! WOW>
Thank you Easter Bunny, Bawk, Bawk
V; April 11, 2009 at 5:52 AM
Dixie Jane said...: Here's to the Easter Bunny! When and where else do you get vivid colors like that? I love your photo. Happy Easter to all.; April 11, 2009 at 6:56 AM
B Squared said...: This is a very cool picture. You've taken the ordinary and made it extraordinary. Well done!; April 11, 2009 at 7:40 AM
altadenahiker said...: Pretty!; April 11, 2009 at 7:43 AM
Mister Earl said...: Would that work on a Matzo Ball?; April 11, 2009 at 8:17 AM
Hilda said...: Gosh, do you always match the cups and bowls with the paint colors? :)

Love the lighting here.

Have fun egg painting!; April 11, 2009 at 8:33 AM
Ashley said...: Happy Easter to you as well!; April 11, 2009 at 9:07 AM
Yakpate said...: Gorgeous!

Are those all-white containers tinted by the egg dye? Or did you actually match the container colors to the dye?

I also love the lighting, the hot spots and the angle of the shot... it makes this look like gravity-defying wall art.; April 11, 2009 at 11:04 AM
Laurie said...: Hey gang,

I have my husband Jon to thank for the cups matched to the dyes. (His impressive Japanese design sense often astonishes me!) I snapped this as he and the wee one were getting ready to color eggs.; April 11, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Mister Earl said...: Shot through your sunroof, no doubt! ;-)

My WV is biatennu which sounds like Hebrew for, "we made someone a saint."; April 11, 2009 at 12:11 PM
Keith said...: This really jumps out, love this! My egg coloring skills seem so inadequate now...; April 11, 2009 at 1:43 PM
TheChieftess said...: Fabulous Laurie!!! Love the color, composition, lighting!!! My easter egg dying was not even close to this attractive set up!!!; April 11, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Shanna said...: Gorgeous picture!!!; April 11, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Trish said...: Mister Earl---hard to do on a matzah ball, but, considering egg salad is popular on matzah, hard boiled eggs are also popular. One year we DID color Passover hard boiled eggs before cracking them open for salad etc.

Love the colors Laurie. Happy Easter!; April 11, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Mister Earl said...: Trish: Today, I've been spreading avacado on matzah!; April 11, 2009 at 7:19 PM
Petrea said...: Wowowowow! Gorgeous.; April 11, 2009 at 8:40 PM
lifeinoleg said...: Will we get to see the eggs that resulted from the colors in this pretty cups?

Happy Easter..; April 11, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Laurie said...: Hi everyone,

Thanks so much for all the nice comments! I really was excited when I saw this spread out on our kitchen counter. (Although my daughter was not too keen on having to wait for me to shoot a dozen different shots with various settings to get the light right.)

Mister E, I'm cracking up about the idea of dying matzo balls. That is too funny.

Thank you, thank you, thank you all for such supportive and happy comments. And Oleg, tomorrow's post features one of the eggs...

Happy Easter, Happy Passover everyone! Until tomorrow...; April 12, 2009 at 1:43 AM
Andrew said...: This is really awesome pictures....take care..

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