For one fleeting moment I came face-to-face with the coyote. My trembling fingers clicked the shutter. Then he was gone. All too quickly. Blending in with the dry corn-coloured grasses. And I was able to breathe again…
Ephemeral Pleasure
Category: USA
Lingering Look at Architecture: Green
Dawn of “The Day After” runs a monthly architecture challenge as well as her windows. March is the month for Green.
Key West, Florida
The ‘classic’ Key West style of housing seems to be weather-board, shutters, balconies and fabulous wraparound verandahs open to the elements. There is a distinct tropical feel about them and I could picture myself sitting in one of those Adirondack chairs, sipping a mint julep or a margarita.
Anyone like to join me?
Yosemite Falls
scale great heights with care
where water flows to the ground
with dramatic force
(click image for larger scale – it’s worth it)
how I express myself
The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery.
There is always more mystery.
Anaïs Nin
I express myself through my photography. My lens is my eye on the world around me. It makes me more aware. Of light, of colour, of shapes, of textures, of landscapes and details. Urban fragments, peeling paint. A rusty lock. Light through leaves. A blackbird. The perfect flower. The purest colour. It makes me look. And take the time to stand and stare. To wonder. I hold my breath and press the shutter. And hope that I have captured the perfect moment.
Zig Zag
Lombard Street is an east–west street in San Francisco, California. It is famous for having a steep, one-block section that consists of eight tight hairpin turns. Taken from Coit Tower.
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