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George, from what my toddler calls the 'round and round horses' in the Birmingham Christmas market. I love the carousel. Maybe I'll get to go on when the HPADers meet up on Sunday.
Views of the area around lake George. The autumn color is subdued this year due to summer's drought.
A large scale wall mural of George Orwell at the entrance to Southwold pier. Eric Arthur Blair, known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist.
“You can’t out-sin me, and I know I’m going to heaven.”
-George, six years homeless
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Today I met George. We spent about 40 minutes talking. He showed me the designs for his future business. He showed me his sketch of a business plan. He showed me some heartbreaking sadness and some incredible faith.
He opened my car door for me.
All the while, the rain came down.
I have found this little book of George Simenon. Published in 1959. 4.5 inches by 4.5 inches.
Inside, I found this leaflet published in 1940.
Brisbane, AUSTRÀLIA 2023
George Street is one of the main thoroughfares in the central business district (CBD) of Brisbane, Australia. It is a significant avenue for commerce, government offices, and historical institutions. Iconic buildings such as the Treasury Casino and Queensland Parliament House are located along the street. George Street has historically been the commercial and administrative heart of the city. It has undergone constant evolution, adapting to Brisbane's changing needs. Today, it hosts a mix of retail outlets, restaurants, and public spaces. It is a busy street for both workers and visitors. Several important events and parades take place on George Street. Urban planning efforts aim to enhance its pedestrian appeal and vibrancy.
Views of the area around lake George. The autumn color is subdued this year due to summer's drought.
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This is the view from the George Lake portage at Killarney Provincial Park. This angle is looking back into George Lake with the La Cloche mountains in the distance. The break in the water is due to a small waterfall seen from the other direction. The portage itself is quite small (80m?).
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I saw him crossing the street with a shopping bag in downtown Kingston and immediately recognized his potential as a street portrait subject. He didn't respond immediately to my greeting but I persisted and then realized he was somewhat hearing impaired.
He then had a very friendly response to my introduction and to my Human Family project. Meet George.
I was concerned that he seemed to be "on a mission," so I proceeded to quickly take a few photos right where we were standing, on the sidewalk. He was agreeable to my suggestion that he take off his shoulder bag to get rid of the diagonal strap, which would have been visually distracting. He also agreed to turn around 180 degrees for nicer light and a less distracting background.
The picture--taking occupied no more than a minute or two, and with the portraits completed, we conversed.
When I asked what kind of work he has done, he said he was an academic. He is a retired Professor of English from Queen's University in Kingston. He is 91. He was remarkably vital for 91 and I congratulated him on his good age.
I asked if he has always lived in Kingston and he replied "Oh no. I received my graduate degrees in Berkeley California and Harvard University in Cambridge Massachusetts." Clearly an impressive resumé. When I told him my father had been a Professor of English at the University of Chicago, I felt an additional bit more connection to what was already a friendly rapport.
Aware that he was on his way somewhere (he started to turn) I invited him to share a message to the project. It took a repeat for him to hear me clearly (I then noticed his hearing aid). He mumbled "Oh, so many possibilities." and then settled on "Global warming is the crisis of our times,,, and it may be the end of our times." I nodded and said I shared his concern.
When I asked him for a piece of advice he could give to his younger self he thought for a moment and replied "Be more diplomatic." I laughed and said "Something tells me it's a bit too late for that?" He smiled in agreement with a twinkle in his eye.
We exchanged contact information and I thanked him for participating in The Human Family Group. He said "Well, I'm also a photographer."
George is my 894th submission to the Human Family Group.
You can see more street portraits of strangers and read their stories by visiting The Human Family.
Seems George wasn't entirely truthful about his injuries. While at the Dr's today the truth was revealed. I shouldn't have been so hard on the shelf fairy. Seems he offered her a little screw... he forgot he needed that one to keep his hand on... :)
Howard George ran a sporting goods store and gun shop on Frankford Avenue in Philadephia. The area was once a thriving community filled with shops, factories and working class households. Although there are still many business that thrive along the Avenue, the former glory of the neighborhood has long since vanished. After Howard George closed his business, this was the site of Jack's Camera Shop. You can see a Jack's sign turned upside down in the window. After Jack's, a variety store occupied the building. Now it is abandoned, neglected and up for sale. I can only imagine the business that was conducted here years ago.
As promised here's a second shot of Georges Island Lighthouse in Halifax Harbour. This time as the main focus.
(Looks less sharp in full mode on black)
Georges Island Lighthouse
It was originally named île à la Raquette which means Snowshoe Island, then briefly île d'Enville, named after the leader of the great Duc d’Anville Expedition who was buried on the island for a number of years. In 1749, the island was named "George Island" after King George II, and then finally, in 1963, it was renamed "Georges Island". Georges Island was part of the "Halifax Defence Complex" from the mid-18th century to the Second World War, with Citadel Hill and Fort Charlotte on the island being restored by Parks Canada. For nearly two hundred years Georges Island was the scene of constant military activity. Tales of executions, forts and hidden tunnels surround the folklore associated with the mysterious island. It had an Island Prison Camp, a Look Out Point, an Acadian Prison camp, and a Quarantine Station.
This is the reason bulldogs are so wonderful. They have a way of getting people to laugh. George has the funniest sleeping positions. I don't even know how to put him in such a position. If you could only hear him snore...
Minibuses to all corners of Grenada, Eastern Caribbean, depart from a bus station by the waterfront in St. George.
On holiday in Anglesey, I wasn't particularly scouting strangers, when my eye was caught by George as I walked past a heritage railway, his dapper appearance and face mask.
I headed over and introduced the project. George has been volunteering with the railway for 8 years and really enjoys it. He was perfectly comfortable having his photo taken, not the first time for him, as the TV often also run features on the line.
Great to meet George and now for the final 10!
I'm one month short of 8 years since my first stranger, so my confidence has certainly been boosted around the subject. I will be sad when I finish but that could be still a few years away with my speed!
I am going to capture the last ten all using off camera flash, that's a challenge I've set myself, lets see if I can do it!
This picture is 90 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
George Clooney posing for you on the lower field with wheat plantation.
Richard Gere is having a nap inside the plantation!
george skeggs thursday afternoon in the shoe menders shop in berwick street, soho where he was getting his shoes heeled.
Front view.
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, OM PC (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. He was a Liberal Party politician from Wales, known for leading the United Kingdom during the First World War, social reform policies including the National Insurance Act 1911, his role in the Paris Peace Conference, negotiating the establishment of the Irish Free State, disestablishment of the Church of England in Wales and support of Welsh devolution in his early career. He was the last Liberal Party Prime Minister; the party fell into third party status shortly after the end of his premiership.
Lloyd George was born on 17 January 1863 in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, a Welsh speaker born to Welsh parents. From around three months of age he was raised in Wales, briefly in Pembrokeshire and then in Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd. His father, a schoolmaster, died in 1864, and David was raised by his mother and her shoemaker brother, whose Liberal politics and Baptist faith strongly influenced Lloyd George; the same uncle helped the boy embark on a career as a solicitor after leaving school.
Lloyd George became active in local politics, gaining a reputation as an orator and a proponent of a Welsh blend of radical Liberalism which championed Welsh devolution, the disestablishment of the Church of England in Wales, equality for labourers and tenant farmers, and reform of land ownership. In 1890, he narrowly won a by-election to become the Member of Parliament for Caernarvon Boroughs, in which seat he remained for 55 years. He served in Henry Campbell-Bannerman's cabinet from 1905. After H. H. Asquith succeeded to the premiership in 1908, Lloyd George replaced him as Chancellor of the Exchequer. To fund extensive welfare reforms he proposed taxes on land ownership and high incomes in the "People's Budget" (1909), which the Conservative-dominated House of Lords rejected. The resulting constitutional crisis was only resolved after two elections in 1910 and the passage of the Parliament Act 1911. His budget was enacted in 1910, and the National Insurance Act 1911 and other measures helped to establish the modern welfare state. In 1913, he was embroiled in the Marconi scandal, but he remained in office and promoted the disestablishment of the Church of England in Wales and until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 suspended its implementation.
As wartime Chancellor, Lloyd George strengthened the country's finances and forged agreements with trade unions to maintain production. In 1915, Asquith formed a Liberal-led wartime coalition with the Conservatives and Labour. Lloyd George became Minister of Munitions and rapidly expanded production. Amongst other measures, he set up four large munitions factories as a countermeasure to the shell crisis of the previous year. The so-called 'National Filling Factory' in Renfrewshire was named 'Georgetown' in Lloyd George's honour.[3] In 1916, he was appointed Secretary of State for War but was frustrated by his limited power and clashes with the military establishment over strategy. Amid stalemate on the Western Front, confidence in Asquith's leadership waned. He was forced to resign in December 1916; Lloyd George succeeded him as prime minister, supported by the Conservatives and some Liberals. He centralised authority through a smaller war cabinet, a new Cabinet Office and his "Garden Suburb" of advisers. To combat food shortages he implemented the convoy system, established rationing, and stimulated farming. After supporting the disastrous French Nivelle Offensive in 1917, he had to reluctantly approve Field Marshal Haig's plans for the Battle of Passchendaele which resulted in huge casualties with little strategic benefit. Against the views of his commanders, he was finally able to see the Allies brought under one command in March 1918. The war effort turned in their favour that August and was won in November. In the aftermath, he and the Conservatives maintained their coalition with popular support following the December 1918 "Coupon" election. His government had extended the franchise to all men and some women earlier in the year.
Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 3285, "King George V", photographed at Astle Park Traction Engine Rally.
One of my favourite features of the show is waiting until sundown when the traction engines light up while powering the funfair.
George Street is the central thoroughfare of the First New Town of Edinburgh, planned in the 18th century by James Craig.
The street takes its name from King George III and connects St Andrew Square in the east with Charlotte Square in the west. It is located on the north side of the Old Town of Edinburgh, to the north of the Princes Street and to the south of Queen Street, running straight along the high point of a ridge.
George Street, as first proposed in 1767 and initially built, was a residential area. However in the Victorian period the houses were replaced by shops, showrooms, banks, small department stores and hotels. A number of the grander of these buildings were designed by the prominent Victorian architect David Bryce, who lived in the street.
George Street in the 21st century remains essentially a Victorian townscape, but the use of many of the commercial buildings has changed to restaurants, coffee shops and bars, with many high quality clothes shops.
This little boat just happened to pass by as I was snapping the sunset from our beach restaurant in Petra, Lesbos, Greece.The island in the background is the Island of St George, nicknamed Rabbit Island.
There are some very nice sunset opportunities here as the sun goes down behind the island itself.
HD PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED WR lens (don't know why this isn't showing)