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This confounded me all day today and then it hit me in the heat. Why not use dice?
So here you have it.
Sometimes I think the universe hears me and sometimes I think it does but does not care.....
Happy Macro Monday
Another View Of The Jolly Anglers First Done Here www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/52583789824/in/photolis... It Finally Went In 2005...........Classic The The Poster!.....
Dice of varying shape, size and colour. What's your lucky number? Mine is 4237651987643154870053 and a half.
Macro Mondays Rolling Stones songs theme.
This image was taken in May for a Strobist Sundays theme but seemed to fit the MM theme this week also. I thought about trying it again but this one took about 200 rolls to get two that worked. Didn't want to do that again! [Explored!]
At Least It Was Hidden Not Like These Days...This Victorian Urinal Dates From At Least 1851..Aslo Know As The Iron Duke..It Was Still `Open` In The Late Eighties...And Was Also Featured In The London Nobody Knows I did It Here Back In 2009...(www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/3258344821/in/photolist...) It Has Been Grade 2 Listed Since 1974..It Is Now Owned By The House Opposite And Used For Err Storage....We Dont Like The Green!
February's Drawing Per Day. A fifteen minute or less drawing of word of the day. Day 16 words are "Lucky Number".
Time to head back to work. Financial markets in Paris are taking a "wait and see" approach like the rest of the world. Allen Pierson reminds me with this picture that I don't do "wait and see" too well. Step up, place your bets, kiss those ivories and let the good times roll! You'd expect nothing less from a girl like me.
Yeah this is the tune I got go'in on right now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYB5vLzEHvI
BB King, one in a million, RIP
The Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar
194 Queen Street West, M5V 1Z1
Toronto, Canada
One of downtown Toronto's most iconic locations, The Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar boasts live music every night.
The Station Opened In 1865...Sadly The Stations Entrance Is Now Hidden By This Monstrosity...But Hold On...All Due To Be Demolished So The Victorian Station Can Be Seen....See Here www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/17608712099/
Ledra Street is a major shopping thoroughfare in central Nicosia, Cyprus. The name refers to the ancient city-kingdom of Ledra, established in 1050 BC, that was located in the centre of the island where the capital city is today. During the Cypriot struggle for self determination in the late 1950s, the street was nicknamed by the British colonists as The Murder Mile. Traditionally, Ledra Street was the main shopping street of the capital, although in recent years it has been superseded by more accessible streets further out from the centre. Properties on the street are largely for commercial use and command some of the highest real estate prices on the island. The street leads off Eleftheria square, runs in a South to North direction and is about 1 km long...
...taken at a cafe on Ledras Street...
Nicosia, Cyprus...
Only 131 Year Difference Here....I Could Not Get The Elevation For This One....The Viaduct Was Opened By Queen Victoria On The Same Day She Opened Blackfriars Bridge In 1869...Who Recalls Bath House Seen Here www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/2526786070 The Corner Has Been Rebuilt In The Last 10 Years....A Smart Replica..The Original Was Bombed During The Blitz....
Taken for Gambling: ker-ching! for Flickr Group Roulette
Strobist Info: Bare Vivitar 285HV 1/16 power on tripod about six feet above back right corner of the table angled down.
Explored: Highest position: 186 on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Many Thanks To Glen F At www.vintageslides.com Many More There....The Clink Prison Probably Occupied Several Different Sites Over The Centuries. None Of The Sites On Which The Prison Stood Are Known For Certain...Its Now A Museum..... Similar Shot Here www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/47039179374/in/photolis...
Many Thanks To John H Hutchinson For The Classic Retro On The Left www.flickr.com/photos/are_me/9027600704/in/photolist-eKJPb1 First Done In 2016 See Here www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/23793664623/in/photolis... As Promised Heres The Complete Version...
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Useful Links
§ Article 3 December 2014 by Aime Williams, a highly talented journalist then with the Tottenham and Wood Green Independent. Carpetright in iconic building to close before Christmas.
§ Click to view in Flickr lightbox.
§ Click to see photos of this building on fire in the Tottenham riot; and later rebuilt flic.kr/p/ptMfxL. It's one of his fascinating then-and-now pairings of photos, posted on Flickr by Roll the Dice.
§ A scary children's story about Lord Bigwig of Carpets. A short video by Rhonda Evans about protesting parents who held a kids' "carpet time" at Carpetright in Tottenham Hale Retail Park.
§ View the film Academies and Lies by Rhonda Evans about Lord Phil Harris of Carpetright and his takeover of a Tottenham Primary School. Also on YouTube.
Many Thanks To doveson2002 For The Classic On The Left www.flickr.com/photos/99487145@N02/51489865068 Amazing!..The Zetland Arms Still Stands After Well Over 100 Years!..Charlie Chaplin Was Reputed To Have Bought The Zetland For His Brother Marlon & His Mother...Sadly The Large Front Window Has Now Been Covered Up...Another Shot Here www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/5530174503/in/photolist...
Many Thanks Yet Again To John H Hutchinson For The Classic On The Left www.flickr.com/photos/are_me/9028608110/ The Flower Market Building Seen Here At The Rear Which Was Designed By William Rogers And Dates Back To 1871.....It Has Been Home To The London Transport Museum Since 1980...The Old Market Went The Following Year In 1974....Similar View Here www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/15155948928/in/photolis...
After Years Searching For The Location,The Classic Elephant Man Toilet Scene,It Was Filmed At The Old High Holborn Toilets As Visited By James Mason In The Sixties "The London Nobody Knows" I Did An Old New Some Years Back www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/32227304553/in/photolis... Sadly They Were Filled Up In The Early Eighties....Goldfish Were Apparently Kept In Some Of The Cisterns....
Many Thanks To Glen F For The Classic On The Left www.oldcolourimages.com/ Balconies Of St Johns Court 1938....The Tube Station Opened In 1879 On The Metropolitan Railway/Line..The Entrance Has Moved A Couple Of Times Since Then...The Mansions Have Been Curtailed...The Road Is Wider...Sadly The Fountain Has Vanished` Similar View Here www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/33212694928/in/photolis...
Again Massive Thanks To Tim Brown www.flickr.com/photos/25347284@N04/3422055666/ For The Classic On The Left....Still Looks Better In 1981....Vanished Streets Which Ran Along Here Include Frances,Agnes Anne Later Buckley And Whichcote...First Done Ten Years Ago www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/5426929618/in/album-721...
"Già nelle sue forme più semplici, e nella vita animale, il gioco è qualche cosa di più che un fenomeno puramente fisiologico e una reazione psichica fisiologicamente determinata. Il gioco come tale oltrepassa i limiti dell'attività puramente biologica; è una funzione che contiene un senso. [...]
Ogni gioco significa qualcosa. [...]
Comunque lo si consideri, certamente si manifesta, con tale "intenzione" del gioco, un elemento immateriale nella sua essenza stessa. [...]
Il gioco è innegabile. Si possono negare quasi tutte le astrazioni: la giustizia, la bellezza, la verità, la bontà, lo spirito, Dio. Si può negare la serietà. Ma non il gioco. [...]
L'esistenza del gioco conferma senza tregua, e in senso superiore, il carattere sopralogico della nostra situazione nel cosmo. Gli animali sanno giocare, dunque sono già qualche cosa di più che meccanismi. Noi giochiamo e sappiamo giocare, dunque siamo qualche cosa di più che esseri puramente raziocinanti, perché il gioco è irrazionale."
Johan Huizinga, Homo Ludens, 1964 📖
Good Light and Roll the Dice! 🎲⚡️
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Nikon D5500 + Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 G
© Diletta Galassi, MIXTURE of LIGHT
Again Once Thnanks To Glen Fairweather For The Classic On The Left www.flickr.com/photos/trainsandstuff/34612608561 Probaly Taken The Same Day As This One www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/32249264407/ Who Recalls O`Neills Seen Here When It Was The Dog And Trumpet?...
Rare Photo Of The Original Paddington Green Police Station Featured In The Classic Film The Blue Lamp..It Was Demolished In 1968...Road Layout Totally Changed Now Due To The Westway...The Dudley Arms Pub On The Right Dated From 1825 But Was Sadly Demolished In 2016...`Many Photos In My Stream`....Not Forgetting The Trolleybus Route 662 They Went In 1962....Similar View Here In 2010 www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/5292152434
Many Thanks To blackthorne57 www.flickr.com/photos/laversentertainers/52532675070 Check Out Some Of His Retro Shots...Not Quite The Same Angle...The Rubble From The Old Victorian Houses Partly Due From Bomb Damage...Now The Location For The Peckwater Estate...Where Madness Partly Filmed There Baggy Trousers Video www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/30397301123/in/photolis...
ManyThanks Yet Again To
snaebyllej2 For The Classic On The Left www.flickr.com/photos/snaebyllej2/50216834437 The Metropolitan Police Moved To This Location In 1967 And Moved Out On Halloween 2016 They Sold The Building For Over 370 Million...The Replacement Consists Of Six Buildings Ranging Between 13 And 19 Storeys Tall.....Heres A Previous Shot www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/23723086766/in/photolis...
Yet Again Many Thanks To Tim Brown For The Classic On The Left www.flickr.com/photos/25347284@N04/4523921058 Once Phoenix Road..Nothing Remains!...The Old Goods Yard Now Replaced By The Francis Crick Institute A Biomedical Research Centre.....Similar Here www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/48016511741/in/photolis...
Many Thanks To Glen Fairweather For The Classic On The Left www.flickr.com/photos/trainsandstuff/49335286862 Sadly These Old Victorian Toilets Are Covered Now And No Trace Remains They Were Featured In James Masons The London Nobody Knows With Goldfish In The Cisterns Another Photo Here www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/32227304553/in/photolis... They Stood Right Opposite The Old Holborn Empire `The Waitrose Stands There Now.. .Proctor House 1963 On The Right And Proctor Street Which Of Course Never Used To Be There...112 Holborn Was Once Home To Bassett-Lowke, The World Famous Model Shop..... Holborn Tower In The Rear Once New Oxford House Completed In 1960 Nationwide No longer Use It..Holborn Tube Station Also Seen In Both Photos..
Yet Again Many Thanks To Jake Bernard www.flickr.com/photos/jakeyjb/2693892984 For The Classic On The Left Sadly All The Old Shops Now Wiped Away A Replaced By A Bit Of Colour A Substation...Look In The Rear The Paddington Chapel Built In 1813, In 1941 The Church Was Hit By An Incendiary Bomb But It Sustained Little Damage. The Church Was Closed In The Late 1970s And The Building Was Demolished In 1981...And One Of The Old Stone Columns Still Stands See Here www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/46349745842/in/photolis...,
Screen Grab On The Left From The 1967 Film `Just Like A Woman`..The Police Find It Odd That A Man Is Going Into The Ladies Toilet.....Hmmm Funny That As Now Its A Gender Neutral Toilet...But Side Is Now The Exit...More Here (www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/50105764913/in/photolis...)
A Follow Up To An Earlier Photo www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/51268268517/in/datepost... Of A Remaining Victorian Fireplace...Seen In Both Photos...This Little Bit Was Once Hugh Place...
Once Great College Street And Now Royal College Street This Fine Pub Dates From 1833!!.Similar View Here From 1962 www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/26412520324/in/photolis...
Bet You Never Knew The Hog In The Pound Was Here?...Closed In The Late Fifies Before Moving Round The Corner See Here (www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/9094041233/)That Was Also Sadly Demolished In 2011...Quite Remarkable Timing To Get These Rozzers In The Same Location...I Was Going To Ask Them To Pose As Of 1905...But I Probably Would Have Been Arrested For Terrorism Or Something....Tissot is a Swiss Luxury Watchmakers...You Can See The Markings In The Brickwork Where The Pubs Light Once Hung....Who Recalls Ratners On This Corner?...
Many Thanks Yet Again To doveson2002 For The Classic On The Left www.flickr.com/photos/99487145@N02/51670670365 Opposite View From Previous Photo And 10 Years Later Similar View Here www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/8335176995/in/photolist... The Old Ludgate Hill Station All Demolished Now St Brides Church Is Another Christopher Wren Classic Completed In 1672`The Inspiration For The Tiered Wedding Cake..Ludgate House Seen In Both Photos Was Completed In 1872 It Was The HQ for Thomas Cook Until 1924....The Rail Bridge Went In 1990...The 1963 Photo Shows Bomb Damage From The Blitz On The Left And Now Houses City Thameslink Station...Also In The 1963 Note The Holly Johnson Lookalike!..And He Is Standing By An Alley Now Long Gone Called "Naked Boy Court`
Florescent lamp to the left. Diffused YN460 to the right at 1/4 power. Second curtain sync. The idea is to capture the trail with ambient light then freeze the dice at the end of the exposure with the strobe. Lot's of tosses for this shot but eventually a few turned out okay. Strobist Sundays blur theme.