“This is the true fruit and true purpose of Christian solitude: that what we learn leads us out to others with a stronger love that is pure. We can go out to them without vanity and without complacency, loving others with something of the purity and gentleness and hiddenness of God’s love for us. We do not cease to be men in order to become angels or gods, but the love of my man’s heart becomes God’s love for God and men, and my human tears can fall from my eyes as the tears of God because they well up from the motion of His Spirit in the heart of His incarnate Son. The one true God sent His only begotten Son to men in the likeness of man that they, while still remaining men, might love Him with a divine love.”

- Thomas Merton from Thoughts in Solitude pgs. 129-130

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A new building nearing completion in Boston, Massachusetts.

Photo taken in May 2024.

The Columbia Center in downtown Seattle, the second tallest building on the west coast of the USA.

Architects: Chester L. Lindsey

Nikon D800 - 2,5-3,3/35-70mm Angénieux

meridian, idaho

One Blackfriars, a new development of buildings currently under construction. It includes a 52 storey tower that is very distinctive on the London skyline.

Architects: Simpson Haugh and Partners

Shapes, light, bokeh, a touch of 'toshop .... Happy to share ! .... Zoom on white

Skin: Simple Bloom - Indira Skin LeL EvoX Includes:

Face skin without eyebrows (BoM Layer)

HD Layers "Mini collection" (Brows, Eyes, ES, Lipstick)

Bodyshape

-shades compatibility: The Skinnery and Velour

-Head Compatibility: EvoX (Lelutka, Akeruka, Catwa, etc)

(*) Except HD content, which is only compatible with LeL EvoX.

Hair: Nova - Empathy Hair

Necklace and Dress: ISON - Safari Tribe Necklace and kennedi twist dress

Earrings: (Yummy) - Hoops Set

Thanks so much for your visits.

Zeiss Vario Sonnar 100-300mm

Chobham Academy, a school in Stratford, London E20. Opened 2013. Architects: Alford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM).

For more of my architectural photos, see here: www.flickr.com/photos/robinmauricebarr/albums/72157645391...

It can be simple, but it cannot be careless.

Interior detail of Temppeliaukion Church, a Lutheran church in the Töölö neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland. It is known as Rock Church, or Church of the Rock, in Helsinki, Finland.

Architects: Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen.

It opened in 1969.

I was lucky to visit it on a sunny day in June 2022.

... gentileza ♩♪♫♬

beijo pra quem é de beijo

;o)***

(A colour version of Simple Abstract 169 flic.kr/p/2n5bTVU)

The MAXXI, (Italian: Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo), , National Museum of the 21st Century Arts, is a national museum of contemporary art and architecture in Rome - Architect: Zaha Hadid - Opened in 2010. This photo taken in 2014.

Here is my album of other photos showing buildings by the same architect: flic.kr/s/aHsk76j8Rw

Flickr Friday theme Harmony

Lahille Island / Lippman Islands

HFF

The MAXXI, (Italian: Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo), , National Museum of the 21st Century Arts, is a national museum of contemporary art and architecture in Rome - Architect: Zaha Hadid - Opened in 2010. This photo taken in 2014.

Here is my album of other photos showing buildings by the same architect: flic.kr/s/aHsk76j8Rw

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digital art

I found a couple rolls of film that I never developed from over 8 years ago. I was so happy to discover many beautiful moments. The age of the film before developing has given the pictures an even more nostalgic look.

This tree was in Biei or Furano. The first time I ever went to that area of Hokkaido, I was enchanted by it's simple and natural beauty. I still am even now, 8 years later.

... just torch ... on a piece of paper in a dark room ...

This is a follow up image to a similar posting of a Loch Leven sunset a few weeks ago. I was trying to create some very simply composed images with difficult light scenarios to test my new Canon 16-35 f4 L.

The Canon is much sharper than the Sigma which is great for catching detail but it is less forgiving of movement and diffraction and whilst the Canon is not terrible for flaring I am comparing it to one of the best lenses out there for resisting internal reflections and so it just doesn’t match up. I had to work very hard to reduce the flare in the foreground of this image to make it reasonable and even now I’m not that happy.

The aim of this shot is to get full strength sunlight into the centre of the lens (I know it is off-centre but that was artistic license) with a strong reflection from the water. My previous test was a low light trial whereas this is a too much light trial. I must admit I like the play of the light on the water and way it slightly curves around the foreground rock just helps to break the shape a little. The rock is a little soft at the edges but I think that was me (or possibly the water) causing movement and affecting the exposure.

I’ve now reached the consensus that the comparison between my new lens and my old Sigma is just not really like for like. They have very different strengths and weaknesses and I suppose what I should focus on is getting the best out of the one currently fitted to my camera. That and start saving up for the Canon 11-24 L. :-)

Coyote Hills RP, Fremont, CA

Paphiopedilum.

Orquídea/Orchid

Ornamental onion.

Texture by Lenabem-Anna www.flickr.com/photos/lenabem-anna/6979492965/in/photostream

Thanks for the use Anna!:)

Texture - alicepopkorn.

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...at Curuçá...

Pará, Brasil.

Ribeira de Muceres.

Tondela.

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