Places

hidden

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And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you
because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
– Roald Dahl

ISO 200, f/6.3, 1/125s
ISO 200, F/6.3, 1/500s
ISO 200, f/6.3, 1/200s
ISO 200, f/6.3, 1/200s
ISO 400, f/6.3, 1/250s
ISO 200, f/6.3, 1/250s

*Nikon D850 with AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D*

In the middle of winter

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“O light! This is the cry of all the characters of ancient drama brought face to face with their fate.
This last resort was ours, too, and I knew it now.
In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer.”
― Albert Camus, L’été

24mm ISO64 1/160s f/10

70mm ISO64 1/200 f8

62mm ISO64 1/100S f/10

40mm ISO64 1/125S f/10

24mm ISO64 1/125s f/10

62mm ISO64 1/80s f/10

70mm ISO64 1/200s f/8

70mm ISO64 1/100s f/10

 70mm ISO64 1/400s f/3.5

*images made with Nikon D850 and AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm F/2.8 E VR lens*

green new deal?

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And now we welcome the new year
full of things that have never been
― Rainer Maria Rilke

New trees, new hope, a pair of robins, a family of blackbirds and assorted wagtails have made their new home amidst the olive grove (well, there are now two such trees). Nature has shown that even a brief respite from the toxic side products of human endeavour pays (green) dividends.

Let’s hope ‘we the people’ can now renew and heal as we transition to a new year, working together to heal differences and put aside toxic divisions.

(newly planted) olive tree: 1/200s, f/8.0, ISO 64

(newly planted) magnolia: 1/200s, f8.0, ISO 64

(precocious) prunus: 1/200s f/8.0, ISO 64

(ready for new residents) White House 1/200s f/8.0, ISO 64

*All images made with Nikon D850 and AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E VR lens with limited edits in Lightroom*