tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post4297717438824798289..comments2023-10-22T13:23:07.590+02:00Comments on arzigogolare: Little orange houses (+ other orange things)Arzigogolarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-4820019170126835972013-04-01T12:03:08.252+02:002013-04-01T12:03:08.252+02:00Thanks for stopping, Jennifer - I'm glad you l...Thanks for stopping, Jennifer - I'm glad you liked this month's oranges/copper/terracotta... It's certainly been fun to pursue ROY G BIV each month, and see where it can lead - thank you (and Julie) for the inspiration!<br />- LisaArzigogolarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-1447252803960298462013-03-31T12:56:42.137+02:002013-03-31T12:56:42.137+02:00Oh.....I've been slow to get here and now don&...Oh.....I've been slow to get here and now don't want to leave. Such luscious and sumptuous oranges. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927317459104273331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-54708872498101519322013-03-31T11:19:48.611+02:002013-03-31T11:19:48.611+02:00Likewise mine - in fact, people often assume that ...Likewise mine - in fact, people often assume that purple is my favorite color... I especially love terracotta with plum - shades that bring orange & purple closer together, i.e. toward red.<br />- LisaArzigogolarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-18051577809939612752013-03-31T11:15:54.551+02:002013-03-31T11:15:54.551+02:00Oh, I know that feeling well (of thinking the '...Oh, I know that feeling well (of thinking the 'conversation' has been initiated outside of one's head)!<br />I'm glad you enjoyed the oranges...I must admit it's felt more necessary than ever with the slow-to-start spring we've been having so far.<br />- LisaArzigogolarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-64741241271958679462013-03-30T12:06:40.017+01:002013-03-30T12:06:40.017+01:00PS my alter ego colour is purple so I am always ex...PS my alter ego colour is purple so I am always extra happy to see them together. blissful sigh.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-83916570203365460372013-03-30T12:05:48.292+01:002013-03-30T12:05:48.292+01:00Hi Lisa - I'm having one of those moments when...Hi Lisa - I'm having one of those moments when I come back to see the rest of the conversation; only to realise the first half was in my head and not thru the keyboard! Laugh - I did enjoy telling you how much I LOVE your oranges (that came out as organs first time around - laugh again). Must admit it is a favourite of mine, and with my reddish hair I get away with it every now and again. Somehow it just makes me smile and feel warm and happy - and I think you have done it such a service here - celebrated it in so many positive ways - thank you!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-71906500811861659592013-03-25T19:40:26.085+01:002013-03-25T19:40:26.085+01:00Thank you, Julie! I must say I am enjoying the lit...Thank you, Julie! I must say I am enjoying the little houses - and have since come up with a 'net' that's easier to glue together. We had such brief little spurts of sunshine the other day that I didn't want to take the time to assemble them all for fear of missing it altogether, so I'm glad to have found a better solution. I may create a template on the computer at some point too, and will share it on the blog in case anyone's interested...<br />- LisaArzigogolarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-18025796501988901402013-03-25T19:12:04.812+01:002013-03-25T19:12:04.812+01:00Thanks for visiting, and I'm glad you enjoyed ...Thanks for visiting, and I'm glad you enjoyed the photos!<br /><br />As for the photo quartets, I 'assemble' them first to create a single jpeg image, and then import to Blogger. I had been doing it in a rather roundabout way:<br />- resize/sharpen individual images in Photoshop<br />- import them all into a Pages document (an iWork application) & arrange one 'quartet' to a page<br />- 'apple P' to bring up the printer dialogue and then, in the lower left hand corner, click 'PDF' & then select 'Open PDF in Preview' (another mac application)<br />- From Preview, I then export each page as a jpeg (choosing the highest quality/72 dpi), then crop in Photoshop, and - finally! - they're ready<br /><br />However, this last group was all done within Photoshop, by creating a 'canvas' the width & height of two images plus a little extra for a border in between. In fact, their placement is a little less precise than the ones I've done with Pages (though surely there must a way to specify this). I resized/sharpened each image individually, and then was able to just drag them onto the 'canvas' and position them each in a corner.<br /><br />You will probably find easier solutions by Googling, especially if you have different programs/applications on your computer, but that is how I have managed so far. Good luck!<br /><br />- LisaArzigogolarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-50559788537073469322013-03-25T18:41:16.528+01:002013-03-25T18:41:16.528+01:00Thanks for sharing some of your thoughts on 'o...Thanks for sharing some of your thoughts on 'orange', Carol. I suspect that, one day, you <i>will</i> find something in just the right shade of orange - so keep trying! At least we don't need to wear it to enjoy it...<br />- LisaArzigogolarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-13837530786916274112013-03-25T13:49:51.337+01:002013-03-25T13:49:51.337+01:00What a wonderful selection indeed. I so much enjoy...What a wonderful selection indeed. I so much enjoyed them that it's hard to pick my favourites. If I have to choose one or two it would have to be those bicycles - contrasted with purple, I note - and that simple orange and grey fence - another lovely combination.<br /><br />Just on a technical note - how do you get those pictures to tile like that on Blogger's Simple template? - very clever and effective. I'll have to interrogate Google for advice....Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-33208573251455793362013-03-25T02:57:18.072+01:002013-03-25T02:57:18.072+01:00Lisa-I'm truly in love with those little orang...Lisa-I'm truly in love with those little orange houses! You always go above and beyond and as usual I just am in awe of the gorgeous photos for this month's color. Your oranges are just so rich...and make me very happy!Thread Bornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14976508177978319576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-70968174788710949932013-03-25T00:16:37.697+01:002013-03-25T00:16:37.697+01:00Wonderful orange images. For many years, and that ...Wonderful orange images. For many years, and that is really a lot of years, I didn't like orange! Suddenly I love it, no logic there. When I'm trying on clothes I invariably try on a few orange garments and every time I realise how washed out I look, so I swear I'll never try that colour again. Of course I do keep trying and it just doesn't suit me. Slow to learn I think. However Orange is such a joyful colour, and you have found a marvellous selection here to make me happy. Thank you!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914350639398715648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-44275293106334716382013-03-24T00:33:42.265+01:002013-03-24T00:33:42.265+01:00Aah - memories... I had a similar-sounding, though...Aah - memories... I had a similar-sounding, though fairly casual, suit when I was younger too - I recall that my father was quite complimentary about it, but that my mother was appalled (thinking back, I think my mother was probably more 'right' on that one). It's certainly true that colors have their 'place' - and it's not always on one's self!!<br />- LisaArzigogolarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-90157002618697598242013-03-23T23:43:29.715+01:002013-03-23T23:43:29.715+01:00As always, some beautiful and simple images. Yes, ...As always, some beautiful and simple images. Yes, your daughter is spot-on in her noting of the purple. <br />I am, on personal level, delighted to see these oranges. Being a pink-toned blonde and very prone to sun burn, I don't wear much orange and certainly not near my face!But I remember a suit I had which was a true carrot-y colour. Young enough to get away with it then, it's now a memory.<br />dinahmowhttp://moreidlethoughts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com