While we waited to go into the studio, I couldn’t help but notice the stunning reflective sunglasses of my classmate, who kindly agreed to be photographed. My camera, reflected separately in each lens, came out looking like I was focusing a particularly large pair of binoculars on her.
I continue to work on my haiku project. Finding ‘petals on wet, black boughs’ is proving difficult. Above, this week’s selection of ‘leaves on dark backgrounds.’ It is, after all, not necessary to be literal. I can call on poetic license, can I not? Click any image to see them all enlarged.
Here is Pound’s original haiku:
*with apologies to Joseph Kossuth
Came upon this interesting, fabric-textured ceramic, so I took a shot of it; then pulled back for some context so one could see the wall of the bridge support it was on, then pulled back even more so one can see where that bridge is. I couldn’t find any information on what it was, who its creator was or anything. Beautiful. Click any of the images to see them all enlarged to full size.
Some more of the amazing sea creatures and flora at the Giant’s Causeway in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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I was taken by the combination of colors and textures. I’m not sure anyone else will be.
This is what the ends of the thatch in a thatched roof look like.
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Every year I’m struck by the beauty of the Spring tulips but swear they’re not really my thing and I’m not going to post lots of pretty pictures of them. This year I’ve managed to limit myself to this one.
another old photo from April, 2009
When viewed at a distance, unfortunately difficult to do in the long hallway where this was displayed – but the long view below will give some idea, this image by Karel Martens gives an impression of a skyscape with fluffy cumulus clouds, but it is made up of these little glyphs, like in a half-tone printed image.
I think it was dead. At any rate, it wasn’t moving so not a brilliant capture on my part but a simple snapshot.
