animal

Image | February 19, 2015February 19, 2015 | andy townend

                                              In the blink
		                          Of an eye, he thought
                                        To cry. Oh       how he wanted to
                        Drink. Shuffling forward,   his   claws dragging along
                             The floor.  Wretched          and old, he remembered being
			              Told that it        would be better one
					Day. So he blinked again
						One eye.

(a story featuring an animal in the form of concrete poetry with a little enjambment for day four of Writing 201)

(and for lucile’s the clinic – photo rehab)

*shot with nikon d700, 50mm f1.4 nikkor lens, edited in aperture 3, analog ex pro 2, double exposure filter applied, and a turtle*

trust

Image | February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 | andy townend

on trust not in lust
let go, allow it to flow
on with life, not with strife
many times before, he swore
often, on the day, gave way
until, he became still, not ill
can it be, that here, there is no fear?

(a story of trust in the form of an acrostic with some internal rhyme for day three of Writing 201)

(and for lucile’s the clinic – photo rehab)

*shot with nikon d700, 50mm f1.4 nikkor lens, edited in aperture 3, silver efex pro2 with filter 024 full contrast and structure applied, laughter, swings and icy chains involved*

milk and alcohol

Image | February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 | andy townend

“i decided eventually
this ain’t doing a thing for me”

– milk and alcohol, dr feelgood

The boy wanted to wander with wonder along the way
Oh boy did he choose the wrong day
They advised him to avoid alcohol
Didn’t mention the doll
So later he longed for a lay

(a journey in the form of an alliterative limerick for day two of Writing 201)

(and for lucile’s the clinic – photo rehab)

(and for justine’s tea party #6)

*shot with nikon d700, 50mm f1.4 nikkor lens, edited in aperture 3, two images combined with layers in photoshop cc, analog efex pro2, double exposure filter applied, no animals were harmed in the production of this post*

journey

Image | February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 | andy townend

He joined a jeopardous journey
Not gleeful about going on a gurney
They boxed his body and bones
With more than mournful moans
Imagine if they were too early

(a journey in the form of an alliterative limerick for day two of Writing 201)

(and for lucile’s the clinic – photo rehab)

*shot with nikon d700, 16-35mm f4 nikkor lens, edited in aperture 3, analog efex pro2, wet plate filter number 9, not gleeful about being underground*

photo first appeared in my post (the) walking (with the) dead on (one of) my (other) blogs belgianstreets

shooting people (shooting)

Image | February 10, 2015February 17, 2015 | andy townend

“a picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know”

― diane arbus

(for lucile’s the clinic – photo rehab)

*shot with nikon d700, edited with aperture 3, analog efex pro 2, wet plate and double exposure filters, shooter shot*

happy

Image | February 10, 2015February 17, 2015 | andy townend

“learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness”

― ayn rand

may all beings be happy... — may all beings be happy…

a walk

the snow

a moment

to remember

if, you

know?

(advertising hoarding, supermarket, patagonia)

(for lucile’s the clinic – photo rehab)

*shot with nikon d700, edited with aperture 3, analog efex pro 2 double exposure filter, silver efex pro 2, fingerless gloves were involved in a peripheral sense*