we often see the simple things late or even when we are missing them

Detail shot of the Monument Building in the City of London taken in the early evening sunlight.

En hommage au photographe Heiden

Does everyone remember the simple joys of childhood like playing in the mud and water? I watched this child playing in the mud on the banks of the Mekong River downstream from Luang Prabang, Laos, for many minutes while he remained oblivious of everything but his 'engineering' job. His dynamic pose suggested to me that, while enjoying the mud, he was being careful not to get his clothes dirty.

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the sky is a vast and serious thing.

a deep, indifferent blue,

governed by the heavy laws of gravity.

everything is pulled down,

toward the hard lines of the earth.

but sometimes, a small rebellion occurs.

a simple, fragile object,

filled with nothing but air and color.

it does not argue with gravity. it does not fight.

it simply pulls, quietly and joyfully,

in the other direction.

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A new building nearing completion in Boston, Massachusetts.

Photo taken in May 2024.

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Here is my monthly non long exposure shot. While many of us would like to have seen more sea fog at the Golden Gate in recent months, there have been a few key events to marvel at. It's a very simple phenomenon, to be sure, but makes for interesting photography, nonetheless.

The thing with this moment (and do mean moment) was the way the hill just seemed to grow a fuzzy wool sweater of fog.

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Hover Fly,catching the warm Sunshine.

From a gull's perspective

Lahille Island / Lippman Islands

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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This is the Halifax Building in West Yorkshire, built from 1968 to 1974 as the headquarters of the Halifax Building Society. Architects: Building Design Partnership.

Para Abuelo Belas que sin querer me obligo salir al campo :-)))

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

"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.

A building in Victoria, London, that houses a Curzon Cinema.

A simple but alluring texture of a black painted fiberboard somewhere in Amsterdam.

Explore#29 May 12, 2023

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A lovely, and nearly perfect, Chrysanthemum left over from a Valentine's bouquet! Such a joy to see....flower power!

Finding beauty alongside the creek near my backyard.

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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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This camera is a deluxe version of the Brownie Six-20 Model E and was manufactured in England by Kodak Limited from 1955 to 1957.

Seen in an antique shop window.

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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 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

The Scalpel, one of the latest additions to the City of London skyline and its neighbouring building.

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... 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. :-)

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.