I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet
― Mahatma Gandhi
postaday
face me (!)
Fighting for peace, is like f***ing for chastity
― Stephen King, Hearts in Atlantis
I took this shot today during a photo shoot in Salamanca which I think will give me material for two more posts – featuring pianos and the work of Henry Moore.
But, for now, take a look at that face!
for wordpress weekly photo challenge – face
*shot with nikon d700 and nikkor 70-200mm af-s f/4G lens, no edits*
(another) face
I know faces, because I look through the fabric my own eye weaves, and behold the reality beneath
― Kahlil Gibran, The Madman
I took this shot yesterday during a hike with a group of friends in the beautiful countryside surrounding Ciudad Rodrigo, España. You can see more on my new photo-reportage site salamancastreets.
I thought this one apposite for the weekly photo challenge too!
for wordpress weekly photo challenge – face
*shot with nikon d700 and nikkor 70-200mm af-s f/4G lens, no edits*
face
Every face, every shop, bedroom window, public-house, and dark square is a picture feverishly turned
Virginia Woolf
I took this shot yesterday during a photoshoot for my (relatively) new photo-reportage site salamancastreets.
My post no aparcar (which features a lot more graffiti) from that shoot has now been posted, and I chose not to include this shot, but it fits this challenge perfectly?
for wordpress weekly photo challenge – face
*shot with nikon d700 and nikkor 50mm af-s f/1.4G lens, no edits*
Earth
“That’s what we are now—just ants. Only——”
“Yes,” I said.
“We’re eatable ants.”
― H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds
for wordpress weekly photo challenge – earth
abstract
a certain type of perfection can only be realized through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect
― haruki murakami
for wordpress weekly photo challenge – abstract
dinner
Today, meal times have been a little disrupted by flight times, and multiple time zone shifts.
I began the day at 04:45 in Spain.
A few hours later, I negotiated the multi-faceted joy that is clearing security for a business trip to the USA from Madrid.
Initially a little less than enthusiastic about riding Economy, to Dallas Fort Worth with American, I was delighted with my seat, an aisle, in a forward row of five with three empty seats so I could spread my stuff out with abandon. Food was not bad at all, lots of legroom and as much to drink as I could want (and a little more). Ok, it didn’t hold a candle to the comfort of flying with CL status on Qantas back in the day but hey, I enjoyed the flight and the crew were great.
After clearing security and customs in Dallas, I took a break for a Bud and a Jack Daniels (burger) in TGI. Acclimatisation.
And so, strapped in for my flight on to Vegas, here’s what I had for lunch, dinner or breakfast (insert meal time correspondinding to a timezone of your choice), edited with a little artistic licence.
Posted from seat 13D on a flight delayed due to too much wind in Vegas. Must be all the hot air generated by all those media types (yep, guilty as charged) gathering for the NAB show.
Oh, and remember not to congregate around the toilets, it will upset the Captain.
For wordpress weekly photo challenge – dinner
half-light
the time to hesitate is through, no time to wallow in the mire
– lyrics from light my fire, the doors
I shot this image last night whilst shooting one of the many Semana Santa processions in the city of Salamanca – more on that soon at salamancastreets.com.
In this case, the night was dark, but the city was lit by many candles, streetlights and the smiling faces of the women, men and children who packed the streets until the early hours of the morning.
The Doors’ Light my fire, and in particular the instrumental version to which I have linked, seems also to capture some of the same spirit. For me, anyway.
This shot was a lucky capture, the Plaza Mayor captured in half-light.
for wordpress weekly photo challenge – half-light
*shot with nikon d700 and nikkor af-s 70-200mm f/4.0 ED lens at 200mm, ISO6400, 1/160s and f/4.0 and cropped in lightroom cc*
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