Detail of the concrete style facade, but possibly fibreglass, at Elim Pentecostal Church, Halifax, West Yorkshire. Erected 1972. Designed by CS Oldfield with RW Wands of Rainham Timber.

Have a great weekend my friends :-)

Thanks so much for your visits.

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...

Zeiss Vario Sonnar 100-300mm

Another photo of this car park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, affectionately known as the ‘Cheesegrater’. It was designed by architects Allies and Morrison.

In 2009 it won a RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Regional Award. These awards are given to UK buildings for their regional architectural importance. In 2013 it gained third place in the 'World’s Coolest Car Park' awards.

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.

(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

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Feliz aniversário, meu caro irmão! :-)

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Somewhere along the way

I got caught up in the race

I kept spinning and turning

Lost myself my hope my faith

~ Joe Cocker ~

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... gentileza ♩♪♫♬

beijo pra quem é de beijo

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Shadows and silhouettes. Looking through the window of a derelict warehouse in West Yorkshire on a sunny day.

The light showing through the space where the roof once was has created an abstract feel to the dilapidated structure behind the window.

Finding beauty alongside the creek near my backyard.

Leica

Simples.

Simplice.

Einfach.

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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I was born in Poland in the early 80's. The times of the worst political system in the world, the times when the only thing you could buy at store was vinegar, when you had to stand in lines for several days and nights to buy a piece of furniture and if you wanted to buy a toilet paper you had to bring a string with you. But I don't remember all that. All I remember that those were the happiest days of my life because I was with my brother and parents. It sometimes is not so obvious with the world filled with toys, noise, media that what my kids need the most is me. And spending time with them is the best thing I can do for them.

taken with Sony A7 and 85mm 1..4 Samyang.

edited in PS and LR

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

Steps leading up to a doorway.

This is a Cubist villa designed by the French architect, Paul Sinoir in the 1930s. Yves St Laurent lived at the house from the early 1980s until his death.

The house was built in the Majorelle Garden, a two and half acre botanical garden and artist's landscape garden in Marrakech, Morocco. It was created by the French Orientalist artist, Jacques Majorelle.

"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong." - Laura Ingalls Wilder

These past few days have felt like summer with warm temperatures, sunny skies and trees turning that wonderful lime green with new leaves. So I have been distracted from Flickr by doing the things I love to do in the summer. My garden is looking so great. I worked on an art project for my garden as well as tidied up the weeds. I have enjoyed watching all the beautiful birds visit my backyard and a few of them build nests. We have meals on our back deck which feels like camping. We hike long urban hikes which includes our local park. Then last night we camped out all night in our backyard.

The Trilliums are out and I said I wouldn't take any more Trillium pictures because I have so many good ones in my files. However, there was the odd one posed so nicely that it caught my attention. This one had such a gentle Purple/red color compared to the others in its group that I honored it with a portrait. It also made me stop to realize that I normally would take this pictures on the Bruce Trail. With that trail being closed right now I was glad to see the blooms in our own park nearby.

I also realized that it was the simple pleasures of outdoor experiences I love so much and it didn't really matter where these things happened. It can be in our own backyard. The things we see every year can be beautiful each time you see them again if you use fresh eyes.

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. :-)

Entry in the "The Pinnacle of Photography" Group Challenge

In The Country

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Awards are always encouraging and especially appreciated from those add my work to their collection of 'faves'.

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Pará, Brasil.

The corrugated side of a building in Stratford, East London

If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.

~ Eleonora Duse

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If you have never tried it - Japanese Sake (rice wine) is a wonderful accompaniment to a Japanese meal. It is a clear rice wine that is served warm in these tiny, delicate porcelain cups. It is decanted into the small bottle first, then warmed to room temperature. The tiny cups ensure that the sake does not cool down before you drink it. It can be quite deceptive, as warm alcohol goes to your head remarkably quickly!

I've had this small sake set since I was a student - signs of a mis-spent youth perhaps ;o)

Thanks to Clive Sax for his beautiful texture Falling

My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures

My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set

My Food and drink set: Food and Drink

A simple jetty. Stand here on a calm morning or still evening and wonder, "Is there a more calming place in all the world?"

Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan, Highlands, Scotland

This is another view of the Bernini’s spiral staircase, looking up at the residential apartment attached to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. The “hidden” staircase can only be viewed through a guided tour conducted by the Basilica’s personnel.

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