2009/09/17
2009/09/16
A day in Cairo
A day in Cairo
Cairo old town
Subject watching tv in his old shop,I asked him to just stay as you are and he understud perfectly.
nomads
The Yazidis are the largest ethnic and religious minority in Armenia. They are mostly ethnic Kurds. Many of them live a semi-nomad life during the summer months in the highlands around the Aragats mountain in Western Armenia where I took this photo.
Monday/Lunedi
Texture by Les Brumes... thanks for her wonderful textures!!!!
Is anything sadder than a train
That leaves when it’s supposed to,
That has only one voice,
Only one route?
There’s nothing sadder.
Except perhaps a cart horse,
Shut between two shafts
And unable even to look sideways.
Its whole life is walking.
And a man? Isn’t a man sad?
If he lives in solitude a long time,
If he believes time has run its course,
A man is a sad thing too.
Che cosa è più triste di un treno?
Che parte quando deve,
Che non ha che una voce,
Che non ha che una strada.
Niente è più triste di un treno.
O forse un cavallo da tiro.
E' chiuso fra due stanghe,
non può neppure guardarsi a lato.
La sua vita è camminare.
E un uomo? Non è triste un uomo?
Se vive a lungo in solitudine
Se crede che il tempo è concluso
Anche un uomo una cosa triste.
Primo Levi
Day 193/365--Time Warp
This hat belonged to my grandmother back in the 1960's :) It's always reminded me of a beehive, but it's still super fun and it screams VINTAGE! The vintage doe skin gloves were a gift from a dear friend of mine, Cynthia :) We're both old-timey girls.
Note how my other eye is not showing....that's because it's disgusting right now. Though, I will say that it definately looks a lot better than it did yesterday! It's feeling a ton better this evening...just a little itchy still, but waaaaay better than it was earlier.
Random tidbit: I wear a clown nose when I drive....sometimes :) People always look so grumpy when they drive--I'm just hoping to liven up their day :)
"Stand in the Light"
Even in the darkest of times there are narrow beams of hope to help us
'stand in the light' ...... "...he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, when
I would walk through darkness by his light" (Job 29:2 & 3)
2009/09/10
birch trees in cape breton
birch trees in cape breton
I've never taken pics of birch trees, but I love them, so here's my humble attempt.
a farmer's aide
this is the philippine carabao, a farmer's best friend used to plow the rice fields also known as the hardest working animal. they use machines now but some farmers still use them.
I often like to play in puddles of mud...
This picture was taken in a swamp in rural northern ontario. The poor model was bitten alive by bugs! Shot using available light. Canon AE1 Camera, wide angle lens. F 4, 1/125th sec. Red filter. Ilford 100 ASA film
Les ombres de l'arche
Grande arche de la Défense, Paris.
Les bureaux se vident, les centres commerciaux se remplissent, les transports vont bientôt se bonder. Des milliers de silhouettes vaquent vaguement vers un ailleurs plus intime, dans le mystère des croisements anonymes et des mécaniques de la modernité.
Photo réalisé lors d'une balade parisienne qui a réunit trop de monde autour du beau Yannick, notre guest star cannoise, pour que je puisse les citer tous. Mais bon dieu que c'était sympa !
Etme...
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Duydum ki bizi bırakmaya azmediyorsun etme
Başka bir yar başka bir dosta meylediyorsun etme
Sen yadeller dünyasında ne arıyorsun yabancı
Hangi hasta gönüllüyü kasdediyorsun etme
Çalma bizi bizden bizi gitme o ellere doğru
Çalınmış başkalarına nazar ediyorsun etme
Ey ay felek harab olmuş alt üst olmuş senin için
Bizi öyle harab öyle alt üst ediyorsun etme
Ey makamı var ve yokun üzerinde olan kişi
Sen varlık sahasını öyle terk ediyorsun etme
Sen yüz çevirecek olsan ay kapkara olur gamdan
Ayın da evini yıkmayı kastediyorsun etme
Bizim dudağımız kurur sen kuruyacak olsan
Gözlerimizi öyle yaş dolu ediyorsun etme
Aşıklarla başa çıkacak gücün yoksa eğer
Aşka öyleyse ne diye hayret ediyorsun etme
Ey cennetin cehennemin elinde olduğu kişi
Bize cenneti öyle cehennem ediyorsun etme
Şekerliğinin içinde zehir zarar vermez bize
O zehiri o şekerle sen bir ediyorsun etme
Bizi sevindiriyorsun huzurumuz kaçar öyle
Huzurumu bozuyorsun sen mavediyorsun etme
Harama bulaşan gözüm güzelliğinin hırsızı
Ey hırsızlığa da değen hırsızlık ediyorsun etme
İsyan et ey arkadaşım söz söyleyecek an değil
aşkın baygınlığıyla ne meşk ediyorsun etme
Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi
Pier
Taken under Cromer Pier on a cold twilight evening. My hands were freezing with the long exposure and my feet kept getting wet. Still, an invigorating experience. This image doesn't quite work for me and I certainly don't claim it is an original idea. However, I've wanted to experiment with long exposures for a while now by the sea and finally had the chance when visiting my parents this Christmas. A record, therefore, of my first attempt on which I hope to look back later and smile when I see what I should have done...in the meantime, your comments much appreciated! Happy 2009 to all and thanks for taking the time to visit.
Barbican Runway
More from last weekend's trip to The Barbican.
Bronica SQ-A, f2.8 80mm S lens, Ilford FP4 ISO125
La Geôle / The Room
Voici la fin (prématurée, car la 7ème image retenue n'est pas satisfaisante) de cette série sur l'enfermement. Je vous conseille de lire les livres d'Hubert Selby Jr., notamment ceux qui ont vu le film de Darren Aronofsky, Requiem for a Dream. Chaque page est un coup de poing pris en pleine figure, un coup de poing à l'Amérique comme il s'amusait à le dire.
Je voulais vous remercier tous d'avoir pris le temps de suivre ces 6 images, de les commenter. Il s'agit de mon premier travail "conceptuel", réfléchi et réalisé ... les encouragements sont donc très importants.
Here is the end (premature, because the 7th image selected is not satisfactory) of this series on the seclusion. I advise you to read the books of Hubert Selby Jr., in particular those which saw the movie made by Darren Aronofsky, Requiem for a Dream.
I wanted to thank you all for having taken times to follow these 6 images, to comment on them. It is about my first “conceptual” work, considered and carried out… the encouragements are thus very important.
You can take a look at the whole series here :
