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(Continuation of story which began with Portugal #1)
After Rabat, Marvin and I pressed on to Marrakesh. As we entered the city limits, it became instantly clear that this was a very big city and navigating for me was going to be difficult, as I did not know French or Arabic. Some how we managed, but I will give all the credit to Marvin. We found a fairly economical place to stay, as we wanted to explore the city in depth.
Then Marvin shared more news with me. While driving here, he sensed that the transmission needed to be looked at. So after checking into a hotel, we went to a gas station looking for a mechanic. Luck was with us again and we found a skilled young man who was also very hospitable. He said that if we went with him to his home that he would fix the Volkswagen.
We followed him to his modest home where he lived with his mother. He insisted that I wait inside the house for the car to be fixed. I was concerned, as I didn’t want to inconvenience anyone. Again, I thought that to decline the invitation would be rude.
His mother welcomed me inside the house where she was watching television. She was watching vintage American cartoons duped in French. We ended up laughing and laughing, even though we could not actually say anything meaningful to each other.
When the job of fixing the transmission became more complicated, she asked her son to fetch some bread from the market. She shared the bread and some wonderful tea with me. Some how we found a way to communicate to the extent that she even decided to produce some of her medical bills and then tried to discuss her concerns with me. As a life long social worker, I am convinced that I have a SW written on my forehead because this has happened more than once in my travels.
I commiserated with her and we carried on about the unfair nature of societies and government. ( I think) Needless to say, I have always remembered these moments of waiting with great respect for the Arab and Muslim people of the world.
The picture is of one of several palaces found in Marrakesh. I am so disappointed that I didn’t take more photos. In my memories, however, I can picture the beauty of the city that Winston Churchill was so found of painting.
The Capitol building and reflecting pool are seen as lightning flashes in the distance in Washington, D.C. on Monday evening, April 20, 2015
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One of the reflecting pools at Chateau de Trevarez, in the Finisterre region of Brittany. A very beautiful house set in forest on the edge of an escarpment. Taken some 16 years ago with a Yashica FX-3 film camera that I used for about 20 years, usually with a 28mm Yashica lens attached , as here. I can't tell for sure, but as there's a strong sun there's probably a polarizer on the lens as well as a UV filter. That was the norm for me back then, and I have lightened the shadows quite a bit to get a more even exposure in this final picture.
I visit and photograph this part of Dyffryn gardens quite regularly. How it appears can vary significantly through changes in season, weather, lighting and even the time of day.
“A pool is, for many of us in the West, a symbol not of affluence but of order, of control over the uncontrollable. A pool is water, made available and useful, and is, as such, infinitely soothing to the western eye.”
Joan Didion
The Belvedere, a baroque palace in Vienna.
I don't know what the white 'snow-covered' building on the left of the shot was but it's presence really annoyed me at the time and even still now, to the point where I even considered not posting the image.
I'll let you be the judge of whether this should have stayed buried on my computer or not.
Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding.
Explored: 01/23/09 #199
View of the 2006 Holiday Tree on the West Lawn of the US Capitol from the Reflecting Pool in front of the US Capitol and across from Grant Circle on the National Mall . Washington DC . Thursday evening, 14 December 2006 . elvertbarnes-freedom.blogspot.com/2006/12/2006-holiday-tr... . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography
A nearly still pond in the mountains.
Taken in The Cape Breton Highlands, on Cape Breton Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada.
As dawn was about to break over the capital and I was about to wrap up my photo walk www.flickr.com/photos/dscottmcleod suggested I take a shot from this spot catching the capital peeking behind the Washington Monument. I'm eternally grateful for his experience over many years photographing this wonderful city.
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La Place de la Bourse se reflétant dans son miroir d'eau.
Reflecting pool
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Stiched panorama (free hand) 100°
30mm | 3 pictures
Nature puts on a dazzling display with the setting sun at The Mother Church.
Note: I took many shots and combined two to create a panorama -- I was more concerned with matching up the sky than the foreground!
i hope you do not get tired of my texture trials..these are just engrossing!
i have had this capture but didn't know how to make it interesting. finally i have found the right mood for it!
the reflecting pool as seen from the lincoln memorial, with the washington memorial in the background.
see the rest of my textures set: www.flickr.com/photos/doctony/sets/72157601772082030/
you may also want to check out my DC set: www.flickr.com/photos/doctony/sets/72157600264872206/detail/
good day/night my friends! thanks for your visits and comments! i really apprecite them!