jewish – The Graceful Image http://thegracefulimage.com Photography by Zev Steinhardt Wed, 01 Jan 2020 20:52:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.13 Macro: Myrtle, Palm & Willow http://thegracefulimage.com/macro-myrtle-palm-willow/ Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:27:02 +0000 http://thegracefulimage.com/?p=410 Last week’s theme for Fifty Two Frames was “macro.”  I was originally going to try to do a water drop refraction photo, but, in the end, decided on doing a straight macro.

My subject was the lulav bundle which Jews use during the festival of Succos (which we are now in the middle of).  During this holiday, Jews bundle together a palm frond with twigs of myrtle and willow.  Together with a citron (think of it like a bumpy lemon), they wave them during synagogue services.

Myrtle, Palm & Willow

Most people, when seeing the lulav bundle see the plants side by side (myrtle on the right, willow on the left).  I decided to rotate the image ninety degrees, to create a different view of it.

As always, comments, critiques and criticisms are welcome, encouraged and appreciated.

Zev

Scheduling note:  I might put up another post today.  However, after that, there will not be any new posts until Sunday at the earliest.  Have a great week, everyone!

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