Yellow

    And I do not want to be a rose.
    I do not wish to be pale pink,
    but flower scarlet, flower gold.
    And have no thorns to distance me,
    but be bright,
    bright as yellow,
    warm as yellow.

    from "Bright as Yellow", The Innocence Mission

    Comments and faves

    1. marielito (52 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Independentphotos, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

      lovely!

    2. CharlesMedia (52 months ago | reply)

      loving your minature series!

    3. Sun Coyote (52 months ago | reply)

      HA! YAY! Another figurine photo! Plus, that's such a good song. Do you ever enter your stuff into the "Tell a Story in Five Frames" group? I think you could string together a powerful narrative with your different pics.

    4. ErinTyner (52 months ago | reply)

      Thank you very much Eni!

      Thanks Stephen, I've had fun making these. This little girl is my tiniest figure, about the size of a finger nail.

      Renee, isn't that song great? I will have to check out that group too!

    5. shotbart (52 months ago | reply)

      Ooooh, this is great! I love the dof used, and the always creative surroundings :)

    6. Phil (darth_philburt) (52 months ago | reply)

      This is so cool. Love it.

    7. Red Dirt Girl Photo (52 months ago | reply)

      fascinating--as always.
      i love it.

    8. phamalamb (52 months ago | reply)

      Just...wow. Such a captivating set of miniatures.

    9. the billyllama (52 months ago | reply)

      Oh, you've done it again! Simply beautiful, and wonderful! You know, you could do an amazing children's book with these captures.

    10. Shana Jo/A Mother's Soul (52 months ago | reply)

      So wonderful. You are amazingly talented.

    11. Jeff__ (52 months ago | reply)

      Erin,
      Excellent craft in exposure, composition and depth of field. Wonderful mood and sentiment. The line,

      have no thorns to distance me

      works so well here.

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    12. jeffreywithtwof's (52 months ago | reply)

      well, I guess I will have to second and third everything said here already!
      I think, though, that the slight head tilt and the DOF/background blur suggest such grandiose futures for this little person.
      great piece. makes you think.

    13. ErinTyner (52 months ago | reply)

      Thank you shotbart, I got her a little fake tree and then ended up just using sticks from outside :)

      Phil, Allison and Erika - thank you so much!

      Thank you Bill! I've thought about writing a little something to go with these. I'm so bad about writing. I love writing, I just don't do it.

      Shana, thank you :)

      JP - that's my favorite line too. The whole song is about trying to live our lives openly and beautifully when inside it doesn't always feel that easy. Thanks for your kind words!

      Jeff, I love your comment I imagine her looking out at this huge world in front of her with wonder and curiosity.

    14. 42leaves (52 months ago | reply)

      Erin - everyone has said it before. But I have to add that I get the sense of wonder from this photo. It's fabulous (as usual). I can't believe she is as small as she is.

    15. kajatl (52 months ago | reply)

      Great shot yet again Erin!! I love the color and bits of focus, overall DoF goodness ;)

    16. Racchell (52 months ago | reply)

      Wow, I love this! It looks like an illustration you can find in children books. It's adorable.

    17. colorfulexpressions (52 months ago | reply)

      Your work is so unique and inspiring! Magical....story-telling....inviting....Happy Valentine's Day to you too!!!

    18. gundidepp (52 months ago | reply)

      YES, yellow makes us lucky!
      what a nice poem! works well together with the photo!
      ( in german we say : GELD (money) macht nicht glücklich (doesn't make you happy), but GELB (yellow) macht glücklich (makes you happy)...see, what a power one letter has!!! ;-))

      re: but I know: you also like pink!! :-))

    19. MMachado (52 months ago | reply)

      very clever!

    20. duanemoodydotcom (52 months ago | reply)

      I absolutely adore this. The bokeh is amazing.

    21. Aggtastic (52 months ago | reply)

      Gasp. These are awesome. I love how the figure's boots look like pretzels. Maybe I need to eat my lunch now.

    22. kerr_iss [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)

      Striking colors and a totally captivating context.

      I watch you create these miniature worlds piece by piece, and I am constantly amazed by your visions. I love how your photos leave the story open to individual interpretation.

      I agree with Jeff on this one. I think that she decided to emerge from her woods and face the unknown.

    23. ErinTyner (52 months ago | reply)

      Thank you Jane! I'm so glad my puppy hasn't eaten one of these yet :)

      Thanks Broderick, Rachel and Antoinette for your wonderful comments!

      Gundi, thanks for sharing that saying, it's quite true :)

      Thank you Melanie and Duane!

      Aggie, now I see pretzels too! I think they are supposed to be dew drops or something, but you'd be surprised how lumpy and bumpy these little figures are. I'd love to see the tiny molds they use to make them.

      Chris - thank you for putting up with the giant messes I make and leave on the table for too long. And thanks for being so sweet to me.

    24. A Time Traveller (52 months ago | reply)

      your work is always so magical...
      :)

    25. anderspace (52 months ago | reply)

      Excellent!

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    26. wytaute (52 months ago | reply)

      oh...I love it!

    27. nineteenseventy4 (Nathan) (52 months ago | reply)

      Love the way your images blur the boundary between fiction and reality. They always draw you in and force an emotional response. I wonder what her story is.......

    28. KristelPoole (52 months ago | reply)

      Erin, your creativity dazzles me! I absolutely adore you.

    29. gamany (52 months ago | reply)

      what can i possible say without sounding like a broken record. i LOVE this. your miniature series is wonderful and inspiring, erin.

    30. maios (52 months ago | reply)

      excellent

    31. Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie (52 months ago | reply)

      Oh wow, i love this! Love the figurine so poetic there, and the yellow. :)

    32. Emma Neely (52 months ago | reply)

      Did anybody tell you yet that this is on the Explore front page??
      Because it is!!
      And it should be, too, because it's so fantastic!!

    33. lucy_nka (52 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic dof.. beautiful!

    34. ~ fernando [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)

      ah... nice to (kinda scared) click on the Explore link, and find a very nice photo :)

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    35. bethechange21 (52 months ago | reply)

      I saw this on the Explore page - awesome! I love this.

    36. ShellyS (52 months ago | reply)

      True art.

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    37. clement :: tang (52 months ago | reply)

      Brilliant! Very creative indeed.
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    38. thouzndwords (52 months ago | reply)

      wonderful creativity....(on explore)

    39. {Pamphile} (52 months ago | reply)

      Ah, such a lovely song - and it fits so well with this lovely image :)

    40. ErinTyner (52 months ago | reply)

      Thank you Иear, Mark, wytaute and nineteenseventy4!

      Stella, that was the sweetest, thank you!

      Thanks Angela! I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's - maybe a Cold Stone (you've got me craving that!)

      Thank you maios, bonita, Emma and lucy!

      fernando - it's a bit like Russian roulette, no? Thank you for your comment ;)

      Cynthia, Shelly, Clement, Pamphile, and Thouzndwords, thank you for your kind words!

    41. volarchico (52 months ago | reply)

      I saw the thumbnail of this and thought it looked pretty impressive. I even read the whole poem before seeing the tag "miniature" and noticing the girl wasn't quite real! Impressive and fun shot. I really like it.

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    42. kylehale (52 months ago | reply)

      great band :)

    43. Little Thoughts (52 months ago | reply)

      super pretty and i love the song.

      congrats on front page on explore!

    44. perfect square [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)

      i love that song, it's awesome. i haven't kept up with IM since the release of that cd, but her voice is beautiful. so is this pic.

    45. lindseyy. (52 months ago | reply)

      Oh wow, this is lovely.
      I love it!

      Seen on explore.
      :)

    46. Machinisto (52 months ago | reply)

      Perfect. It really is...

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    47. Michael Smith (52 months ago | reply)

      Lovely stuff. Only just found your photos (via Explore) but I am glad I did!

    48. Firefighter with a camera (52 months ago | reply)

      Great shot. Congratulations on Explore.

    49. ms.rees (52 months ago | reply)

      +++++ How cooooool is that! +++++

    50. Azli Jamil Photography (52 months ago | reply)

      Thought it was a real person!
      Cool!

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