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"A murderer would never parade his crime in front of an open window..."
R is for Rear Window: the classic film directed by one of my favorites, Alfred Hitchcock. A thrilling taste of voyeurism, telephoto lenses, and romance between an invalid photographer and a piece of the Upper East Side's upper crust.
I thought of this shot about ten days ago, and have looked forward to it ever since. I really wanted to have a shot that was clearly inspired by one of my favorite directors and/or films, and I had great success doing it with Lost In Translation. But what sealed the deal with Rear Window was the fact that my stepfather had foot surgery and is in a cast/boot thing for six weeks. Pretty fortuitous ... plus, Jordy already did Psycho (props to him for making it funny and getting away with it), I am not even close to being able to have a scene from The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, or No Country For Old Men and, well, those covered my favorite films by my favorite directors. I mean, okay. Yeah, I could have done the last two with a lot of time and effort, but it's not my fault the letter 'R' fell on a Monday I had work and two doctors' appointments!
I don't liken myself to Grace Kelly at all, and not just because she's blonde and infinitely more beautiful and royalty, (though those don't help) but because she is much more ladylike and, well, graceful. So ideally, this shot would be without me and in my place, a blonde and/or evidently graceful woman. However, I don't have either of those at my disposal; I was going to use my mother, since it felt a little weird (in theory) to be the Grace Kelly to my stepfather's Jimmy Stewart, but I got over it -- all for art's sake! :)
p.s. It's grainy for the old film feel -- but maybe it would be better without. Any thoughts??
p.p.s. two stills from the original movie: one and two
*Explored! Reached #140
A pretty miserable day yesterday with rain and strong winds curtesy of storm Callum my camera stayed firmly in its bag, luckily I still have a few images from Wednesday mornings visit to the Upper Dove Valley to share. Walking back down from Chrome hill just after sunrise the golden light spreading through the leaves on the tree was magical. I thought the branches reaching out to the sun, the soft mist and the light skimming over the path made a such lovely tranquil scene so did my best to capture it.(Olympus EM-1 Mkii 7-14mm f/2.8 pro 1/100 f/6.3 @ 7mm Kase X-eye polarising filter)
Kerrs Reach on a very cold and dark June day with a Flickr/Blip friend. 2018 Christchurch New Zealand.
Info on Kerrs Reach: www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/kerrs-reach/
85-0008 C-5M 9th AS / 436th AW Dover AFB [Delaware] AMC USAF. Inbound to Rwy 04 at Stansted as Reach 395.
This was from the day after my first image, the mist just a bit nicer . Its a fabulous tree and it looks to me like its been designed by an engineer, the main trunk leaning back to counterbalance the branch extending to the right of the composition.
Padley , Peak District
17-5876 MC-130J 9th SOS / 27th SOW Cannon AFB [New Mexico] USAF. Reach 1031 taxis on to Rwy 29 to depart RAF Mildenhall.
Wikipedia: HSB Turning Torso is a Deconstructivist skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden, located on the Swedish side of the Öresund strait.[1] It was designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and officially opened on 27 August 2005. The tower reaches a height of 190 metres (623 feet) with 54 stories. Upon completion, it was the tallest building in Scandinavia,[The tower's design is based on a sculpture by Calatrava called Twisting Torso. It uses nine segments of five-story pentagons that twist as it rises; the topmost segment is twisted ninety degrees clockwise with respect to the ground floor. Each floor consists of an irregular pentagonal shape rotating around the vertical core, which is supported by an exterior steel framework. The two bottom segments are intended as office space. Segments three to nine house 147 luxury apartments.
The building is not for public access. I couldn't get into the building, so I took a lot of photos outside. It is surrounded by a posh neighborhood. The whole area is kinda of architects' playground.
Large View On Black
If I could reach, higher
Just for one moment touch the sky
From that one moment
In my life
I'm gonna be stronger
Know that I've tried my
Very best
I'd put my spirit to the test
If I could reach....
Gloria Estefan
Emu taken at the Long Island Game Farm...
The emu is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. The emu's range covers most of mainland Australia, but the Tasmanian, Kangaroo Island and King Island subspecies became extinct after the European settlement of Australia in 1788.
Emus are soft-feathered, brown, flightless birds with long necks and legs, and can reach up to 1.9 metres (6.2 ft) in height. Emus can travel great distances, and when necessary can sprint at 48 km/h (30 mph); they forage for a variety of plants and insects, but have been known to go for weeks without eating. They drink infrequently, but take in copious amounts of water when the opportunity arises.
Trees along the trail seem to reach out toward passersby.
Processed with Topaz Glow Fur and Feathers filter.
Trees reaching out for the light. Slight sun light early morning, another composition for Autumn though.
On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow. - Friedrich Nietzsche
For Self Portrait Sunday with the theme "Reaching".
I watched this bull giraffe reaching for this branch. I have the sequence of pics leading up to this and it's so crazy how long his tongue can stretch. Here he finally was able to wrap his tongue around the branch and pull it down. Must taste better at the top! BTW he was really really tall. Also if you notice his ossicones (horns) are bare that is from the necking (fighting) that male giraffes do. It rubs the fur off of them, so you can kind of tell how old he is from that. Anyway, thought it was kind of a fun POV.
Last year's plant life on the dunes overlooking the western shore of Lake Michigan on a gray and cloudy day.
Reached the Bay Area today! I left San Rafael after lunch to catch the Golden Gate Ferry at Larkspur Terminal. The clouds parted when we reached San Francisco for a picturesque arrival to the city.
Featuring 8f8 and Ionic.
ionic : The White Chapel
ionic : Romantic Arch Wall - Cream
ionic : Ceremony Table & Chairs
ionic : Hanging Lace Drapes
ionic flickr: flic.kr/ps/2iNsbR
ionic mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Outlander/18/132/22
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Bouquet Mixed Emotions
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Posy Mixed Emotions
8f8 - Gentle Affection Wall Decor Thin
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Love Blind
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Wall Decor Thick
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Lantern
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Flower Arrangement Pure Passion
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Traces of Scattered Love
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Love Altar
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Posy Pure Passion
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Posy Mixed Emotions
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Traces of Scattered Heart
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Love in a Bottle GG
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Flower Arrangement Mixed Emotions
8f8 - Gentle Affection - Bouquet Innocence
Access Event: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ACCESS/41/129/21
8f8 Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Black%20Kite/138/109/21
8f8 Flickr: flic.kr/ps/2iWGNc
Titans - The Etoile Fountain
Thanks so much for all the support! I really do appreciate it! 😊
leading from Victoria West back to the N1, which is bringing us North again to reach Ventersburg for the next stop-over...
Victoria West, R63, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Taken 1 September 2017 and uploaded 6 January 2024.
Tilbury B power station, seen from the riverside at Gravesend, with an unknown houseboat (possibly a cargo boat...) making its way down the Thames to elsewhere.
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As I reach for god …
I dream of the heaven above ..
I call him in supplication …
Hoping my prayers getting answered …
proudly a muslim
SERENDIPITY
جـــمـــعــــة مــــبـــاركــــة
Qebaa2 mosque in Madeenah ^_^
SUMMER 2006
The journey continues and our traveller has now reached the gate on his way to the temple...
Got really inspired by summer joust and the asian category so I decided to keep building a bit in that style. Hope you guys like it, still got a temple-build on the way so stay tuned ;)
Credit to Jonas Kramm for the design of the lanterns up top.
Remains of an old pier in line with the defunct Domtar smokestack.
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72/100 Paddles, 2016.
A pair of Class 172 diesel multiple units head south at Hampton Lovett in Worcestershire with 2V68, the 14:08 Stratford-upon-Avon to Worcester Foregate Street service on the afternoon of Saturday 11th January 2025.
visited with hubby's family. spent the afternoon at the park and tried my hand at practicing candid shots.