109 responses to “Blind to beauty”

1. Reblogged this on Simply Stunning Images.

2. Can’t resist the textures etc in these. Hope you don’t mind the reblog.

   • No, please do.

     • Love them all.

3. Love the Farm Art photo.

   • Thanks John.

   • ditto. great frame and what color!

     • Thanks kind of both of you.

4. i have so much love for these. gorgeous.

   • Thanks Janna

5. “Hidden only by our refusal to notice…” Very nice.

   • Thanks!

6. “We don’t see them because we are too busy roaming around in our heads. ” Very well said. It is exactly this sentiment which motivated me to start taking a photo everyday!

   • Thanks! Nice idea.

7. Great images, but I really like what you’ve written. The world hidden under a leaf……lovely 🙂

   • Thank you. 🙂 .

8. I love half frozen because I can’t be 100% certain, which side is the frozen side.

   • I know. But, I’m not going to tell. 😉 Thanks. Glad you like that one.

     • You’re welcome. I’ll just flip a coin to figure it out. 🙂

     • 🙂 Actually the left side is the non-frozen side.

     • Dang. Guessed wrong.

9. I agree…“We don’t see them because we are too busy roaming around in our heads.” this just about says it all, for so many people, myself included…I think you have given your readers something to think about with these words! can’t forget the photos…I love them all but surprisingly the one that caught my eye is “living sculpture”…simple but very appealing to me!

   • Thank you Heather.

10. wow!! your photos are stunning! 🙂 love them

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    • Thank you so much. 🙂

11. Beautiful photographs. Beautiful write up.

    • Thanks Myth Rider.

12. What a GORGEOUS blog entry! I love the text and the photos!

    • Well, well. I looked at your gravatar and I see that you are in Iuka. My Mom is from Iuka and my dad is from Burnsville. They met at a little cafe halfway between the two called “Frosty Mug.” 🙂 Perhaps we are kin. 😉

      • Now, THAT would be pretty cool! I wonder if the Frosty Mug is still there? Have you checked it out? I take it that you’re not from Iuka…

      • No, they moved to Huntsville, AL area before I was born. I grew up in that area. I did go to Ole Miss for undergrad though. My dad was a huge Archie Manning fan so I grew up a Rebel. The rest of my family live/lived in Tishomingo Co.
        No it’s not there. It was when I was a kid because they took up there once.

      • Huntsville’s gorgeous! I think it’s my second favorite city in the world, after Canberra Australia. I LOVE the antebellum house.

      • Thanks. 🙂 It’s a nice city.

13. Fantastic entry! It echoes my feelings too!

    • Thanks. I love your gravatar pic.

      • Thanks! He was calling too as he flew off. I was lucky to get it in focus!

14. Love the Farm Art photo best. So simple yet the contrast is stunning. Well done!

    • Thanks Jane.

15. Magnificent photos Seth, but also your words…..”just under the leaf of a large tree…” how those words sound and make me want to read more… SEE more and remind me to get outdoors today and look for the beauty that is EVERYWHERE around me. Inspiring stuff!

    • That’s very kind of you. Thanks.

16. I agree with so many others. Farm art is pure awesomesauce 🙂

    • Thank you. :).

17. I love the way you see life. Thank you for sharing. 🙂

    • Thanks Nikki.

18. “instead we only see what scares us”. you’ve nailed it, there. This is exactly what keeps up “in our heads” and unable to see what is all around us. Thank you for keeping your eyes open.

    • You are welcome. Thanks Sharon.

19. Great shots! We can sometimes see more in the dead of winter than we can when the world is all abloom! http://ohtheplaceswesee.com

    • Thanks Rusha.

20. Farm art and Spotlight are my favourites – but, hm, all are “grande”!

    • Thanks Zazu.

21. Character lines is my favorite one!

    • Thanks 🙂 It’s an old abandoned farm just up the street from me.

22. I just wanted to say Thank You
    http://behindthemindsear.com/2013/01/29/a-special-thanks/

    • This is very kind of you. Thanks.

23. I have a question for you… how happy hare you with the photoshelter site? i’ve been using smugmug…

    photoshelter is a bit more expensive, but, the galleries seem a bit nicer… though, it doesn’t look like any of the photos are watermarked, which you can do on smug much…. i’m wondering if i should switch. have you had success with photo shelter? and are the image copies of good quality?

    • I like Photoshelter. You can watermark them, I choose not to. I have the encryption hidden. I haven’t used Smugmug so I don’t know anything about it. Yes I think the images are good quality. 🙂 They use four different suppliers.
      Thanks John.

24. Love all; especially the farm art and living sculpture!

    • Thanks Judy.

25. Great shots!!!

    • Thanks Rexlin.

26. I really love old barns, knotholes in trees ( you never know what fascinating creature lives in there unless you look ), burrows underground and old bird’s nests. I guess you could say I was a good ole country girl with a little bit of adventure in her.

    • 🙂 Thanks Barbara.

27. So true, and I love the beauty you’ve captured in this series of images, so simple and so amazing. Thanks for all you do to help us see. 🙂

    • Thanks Sheri!

28. “Hidden only by our refusal to notice” love that, beautiful photos.

    • Thanks ikigai

29. Stunning Seth, there is so much to see if we just look properly.

    • Thanks! Gilly.

30. Love the way you do that… the red silo. You have such a good eye for the unique… always enjoyable! 😀

    • Thanks Keli.

31. Very Nice!

    • Thx. L 🙂

32. I always look after roadmarkers too!A very good mixture between text and photos. T’ks, Albert

    • Albert–Thanks for your kind comment. Hope all is well where you are.

33. Hi Seth,
    I am so agreeing with the sentiment of your lovely photos.
    People are here than far away in their heads. “Here and now” is the best place to be but, daily life likes to plan ahead and structure.
    Thank you for your gentle world of your now. I loved it :).

    • Barb.. Thanks so much. Hope all is well in France.

34. Another great series…images we all could see but don’t. I guess the message is ‘slow down and look around’.

    • Thanks David. Glad you enjoy my stuff. 🙂

35. Character LInes and LIving Sculpture are now added in my lightbox. Love this collection.

    • Thanks Eliz.

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37. Great pictures.

    • Thanks Sonu.

      • No problem..

38. Nicely done, Seth! Great shots.

    • Thanks Victoria.

39. Great gallery again … you’re into a sepia mood, wonderful … my pick has to “Living sculpture”.

    • Thanks Viveka.

40. No offense, but I saw “Testing 1234” and immediately, “Seth” was the first word that popped into mind. But don’t worry: I saw beauty…

    • Thanks Vivien. 🙂

41. I think “Farm Art” is my favorite… although it’s hard to choose.

    • John—thanks so much. 🙂

42. Lovely images and so true. There is beauty found in so many small details that go unnoticed.
    Kenley

    • Kenley–Thanks so much.

43. Beautiful work and sentiment, Seth. Love them all, but living sculpture, farm art and tree puppet caught my eye for their composition. Great post!

    • Thanks Jane.

44. Beautiful write up and great pictures as always!

    • Thanks so much. 🙂 I always appreciate your comments.

45. Just to the left of the opening of Testing 1234, I can see a bit of a face.

    • yes, it’s singing into the microphone twig .

46. You’re doing it right! 😉 Our world is full of life that we often forget to see. Great pictures, Seth!

    • Thanks Fredrik.

47. Wow! Your work is so lovely and I loved the words that you used for this post. 🙂 Beautiful work, and I’m looking forward to exploring more of your blog!

    • Thanks so much….. 🙂

48. It’s very easy not to see beautiful things. When they are mundane, we are tempted to take them for granted …

    One of the strongest elements I find in your photography is its ability to capture the beauty in the mundane.

    • Thanks 👍👍❄

49. Beautiful
    Love them all

    • Thanks Tida.

50. Your location is valueble for me. Thanks!

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