alice in my garden

[SmileGRL]

these are pictures of my niece in my garden back in south africa. (i miss my garden!) i took them in 2005 and photo edited the other day.

[mtmynd]

These are rather incredible, smileGRL. The first one draws me into a wonderland while the second keeps me in that wonderland. Damn!

Is Alice the name of your niece or did you use the name Alice in reference to AiW..? Either way, these are smokin' (the hookah!)

mj... hummm... m.j. ... mary, uh.. jane, perhaps..?

thanks for the trip!

[Artguy]

Gorgeous stuff, gardens are amazing muses...but stay away from the brown acid....

[SmileGRL]

cecil...
thanks for the "damn" her name is gwenda. and yes, "alice" is a reference to AiW. (very clever) it just felt wonderland-ish to me and the poem that goes with it is about how quickly she grew up. MJ is just a nickname because most americans have trouble pronouncing my SA name...Marjeanne (all "a's" are pronounced "ah"...so 'mar' as in car, but a little bit shorter. 'j' the french way. & ending with 'ahn' )

artguy...
thanks. haha, yeah, maybe too brown. i usually don't do sepia, but i kinda like these ones. gives it a bit of mystery...in my mind anyway

[goldenmyst]

Again this is a fairy tale vision of resplendent beauty. You capture the innocence of a young girl's world with magnificent imagery.

John

[mtmynd]

marjeanne (mahr-jee-ahn ?) it is, smileGRL! is that a common name in SA..?

[SmileGRL]

john...fairytale was the idea behind this for my (not so) little goth niece. thanks for enjoying. always.

cecil... almost! hehe. the "e" after "j" is silent. & with "j the french way" i mean the sound is a little softer/rounder...somewhere between "j" and "z". there are various versions of my name, the most common (in SA) being, Marzaan. (i usually have to spell my name for people in SA too) so almost common, but not quite. trust me...mj is easier

[panta rhei]

those are really interesting, smielegrl, and truly alice-like!

[WIREMAN]

magical images....keep em coming......

[Jacob]

Gorgeous stuff, gardens are amazing muses...but stay away from the brown acid....

You can never have enough brown!

Very surreal. If such things as that happened in this world, we would be running scared, yet the child is gleefully playing with such an occurrence, almost as if she's causing it to.

[Arcadia]

amazing caleodoscopic-aquatic effects in Alicia´s land!!!!!!! It reminds me somehow to cenacle´s magazine-photos but with a victorian base!!!

[bennie2]

mahrjaahn...mj

the latter is easier.

I love the second image here. the colours in the original photograph lmust have been stunning.

very nice job, mj.

[SmileGRL]

oh gosh, i haven't been here in two weeks (mostly due to bad time management ) and suddenly 5 more replies. thank you so much everyone!

panta...i truly feel honored that you liked them.

mr. wireman...thanks for the "magical". and thank you for the encouragement. i've done some different things in the mean time...will post soon.

jacob...imagine that! kinda like narnia's closet...scary & fantastic all in one. thank you for your detailed view.

arcadia...what a delightful reply. thank you!

bennie...eXactly! i kept the original orange of her dress because it was so beautiful, but yes, the garden was a joy too...lots of green. thank you mr. bennie2