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SOFT COLORS – Marilyn Armstrong & Garry Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/27/2018 • ( 37 )

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pastel Colors

I’ve been doing a lot of pink lately for the September Pink-O-Thon … so now I need to find some pastels that I haven’t recently used. Surely I’ve got some that are not pink, right?

Sure I do. I just need to find them.

Somewhere in my 100,000 photographs, they are waiting for me. Waiting …

One pastel kitten – Photo: Garry Armstrong

The soft tones in the mosaic in downtown Uxbridge – Photo Marilyn Armstrong

Softly falling water – Photo Garry Armstrong

Gently nostalgic by the Blackstone River – Photo: Garry Armstrong

Softly lit orchids – Photo: Marilyn Armstrong

Soft begonia macro – Photo Marilyn Armstrong

Graphic stone and falls – Photo Marilyn Armstrong

Pastel dam and falls – Photo Marilyn Armstrong

The falls and grasses – Photo Garry Armstrong

‹ FUCHSIA – DARK VIOLET WITH WHITE – Marilyn Armstrong

CIRCLES AND CURVES: CEE’S BLACK & WHITE CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong ›

Categories: #DamsAndWaterfalls, Cee's Photo Challenge, Garry Armstrong

Tags: #Photography, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Color, Garry Armstrong, Marilyn Armstrong, pastel

37 replies

Capt Jill
09/27/2018 • 19:13

I really loved the one with the orchids. They’re all beautiful. 🙂

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- Marilyn Armstrong
  09/27/2018 • 19:15
  
  I loved my orchids too. They finally all dropped off, but I think there’s a new set coming out. There’s a new “branch” so I’m optimistic.
  
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  - Capt Jill
    09/27/2018 • 20:23
    
    Cool. I just got a small orchid, it’s blooming now. Pretty purple flowers. I’m hoping it will last a while, most of my plants die pretty quick. 😦
    
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    - Marilyn Armstrong
      09/27/2018 • 20:48
      
      D0 NOT overwater it. More plants die from too much water than too little. Put it by a window that’s bright, but not always full sun. Then be patient. DO NOT OVERWATER. Wait until the soil is really DRY. Not moist. DRY. And good luck!
      
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      - Capt Jill
        09/27/2018 • 20:50
        
        Thanks for the tips. I think I will be OK with the overwatering. I’m usually gone for at least a week at a time. Sometimes 2-3 months out on a ship. Thats why all my plants die.
        
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        Marilyn Armstrong
        09/27/2018 • 20:51
        
        Yeah, 2 month is a death knell. Get someone to drop by once a week and water them.
        
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DailyMusings
09/27/2018 • 17:12

These are all so lovely Marilyn.

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- Marilyn Armstrong
  09/27/2018 • 19:16
  
  I generally like soft colors anyway, though I’m learning to like stronger hues too. It probably has to do with liking to wear soft colors, so I tend to get pretty monochromatic 🙂
  
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Cee Neuner
09/27/2018 • 13:02

Marilyn, you have a marvelous gallery of pastels for this week. 😀 😀

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- Marilyn Armstrong
  09/27/2018 • 19:48
  
  Thanks, Cee. I think this is what I do best, or at least, one of the things I find easiest to do.
  
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swo8
09/27/2018 • 11:14

Lovely, Marilyn, the cat is really cute too.
Leslie

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- Marilyn Armstrong
  09/27/2018 • 11:52
  
  The barn was full of cats and kittens. Dozens of them. This is the local “cat saving” farm. But he is always glad to pass you a kitten(s) should you want a few.
  
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  - Garry Armstrong
    09/27/2018 • 13:20
    
    Marilyn, the kittens all came out…when I came in.
    
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  - swo8
    09/27/2018 • 15:06
    
    That would be tempting….
    
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    - Marilyn Armstrong
      09/27/2018 • 19:48
      
      Not with three dogs at home and one losing her sight. Right now, we are a bit over-dogged!
      
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      - swo8
        09/27/2018 • 20:03
        
        That would be complicated alright….
        
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- Garry Armstrong
  09/27/2018 • 13:19
  
  Leslie, Kitty thanks you.
  
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  - swo8
    09/27/2018 • 15:07
    
    Yes it did look young…
    
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Covert Novelist
09/27/2018 • 09:40

No matter the color, these are award winning photos.

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- Marilyn Armstrong
  09/27/2018 • 11:53
  
  I like soft colors. Lately, I’ve been experimenting with brighter, sharper colors, but my favorites are always soft.
  
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  - Covert Novelist
    09/27/2018 • 12:23
    
    I love colour so much! From bright vivid to soft pastels. It would be difficult to choose lol but I surely love your photos, they are always vibrant with meaning.
    
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  - Garry Armstrong
    09/27/2018 • 13:19
    
    Love the feeling of the soft colors and their texture. Soothing.
    
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angloswiss
09/27/2018 • 01:43

Just a simple theme of pastel and then I realized that inhave few photos in pastel

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- Marilyn Armstrong
  09/27/2018 • 11:54
  
  Sometimes, that’s just what the colors really are. I find pastel and soft colors easier to work with than harder edged colors, but many others are the exact reverse and find the pastels harder to handle.
  
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lifelessons
09/27/2018 • 00:14

Is the Blackstone River photo really old or is this a photoshop technique? I love it.

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- Marilyn Armstrong
  09/27/2018 • 00:25
  
  It’s a technique. Garry took the picture in August. Or maybe July. But this summer for sure.
  
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  - Garry Armstrong
    09/27/2018 • 13:17
    
    “Softly, as in a summer morning sunrise”……
    
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- Garry Armstrong
  09/27/2018 • 13:18
  
  Life, The Blackstone is — “The River of No Return”.
  
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  - lifelessons
    09/27/2018 • 20:15
    
    Why is it the river of no return, Garry?
    
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    - Marilyn Armstrong
      09/27/2018 • 20:50
      
      It’s a movie starring Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum.
      
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      - lifelessons
        09/27/2018 • 22:15
        
        Aha.. Golden Oldie.
        
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        Marilyn Armstrong
        09/27/2018 • 22:29
        
        Garry is VERY big on old movies. I like some of them, but he’s a serious fan. REALLY serious.
        
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        lifelessons
        09/27/2018 • 22:32
        
        Ask him what he thinks of Now Voyager! I loved that movie. I bet I’ve watched it 5 times.
        
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        Marilyn Armstrong
        09/27/2018 • 23:04
        
        Garry says he watches it every single time it’s on. I think he likes it.
        
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        lifelessons
        09/28/2018 • 01:47
        
        I actually bought a copy. It is VHS, but I’ve kept a little TV with a VHS player. Think I’ll watch it again.
        
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        lifelessons
        09/28/2018 • 01:48
        
        Tell Garry I’d like for him to recommend one of his favorite oldies for me to watch.
        
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  - lifelessons
    09/27/2018 • 20:15
    
    Or are you saying life is the river of no return?
    
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