Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being
― Albert Camus, The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt
Shot on the South Bank with my Nikon D700 and Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.4 G lens set at ISO200, f/2.5 and 1/250s, edited in Analog Efex Pro 2
My contribution to this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge – Fun
“I don’t wish to be the symbol of anything. I’m only myself”
― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
All images shot with Nikon D700 and Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 D lens in manual mode at ISO200 and various combinations of shutter speed and aperture.
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
blue eyes
that
hold, no
lies
sparkling smile
that
holds, no
wile
(nor guile)
words
softly, spoken
not, just
words
what lay,
inside
all
those
years
it is clear,
to me
now
smile
This week, my poetry prompt is simple, it’s smile. Why not?
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness
― Mark Twain
Wandering the streets of London, taking a break from working, I found my road blocked by the Prudential RideLondon Classique, apparently the richest women’s one-day race in professional cycling and awarded UCI WorldTour status by the world’s governing body for cycling, the Union CycIiste Internationale (UCI), the race was taking place on a spectacular 5.5km circuit in central London.
And, as luck would have it, I had my camera with me. In manual mode.
For the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge – Narrow
*Shot with Nikon D700 and Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.4 g lens at ISO200, f/1.4 at 1/1600s*
We ate well and cheaply and drank well and cheaply and slept well and warm together and loved each other
― Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
iced
stirred
tapped
salted
burned
queued
smoked
shovelled
seated
forked
deserved
served
consumed
All shots taken with Nikon D700 and Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.4 lens in Manual mode and ISO200. All other settings made on the fly using the camera’s on board exposure meter, plus I confess to drinking and shooting.
Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer
– Rainer Maria Rilke
so no,
or (yet) yes,
anyone’s
guess
in perpetuity
always, (ambiguity)
the clouds and, the
rain
swept, window
pane
conflated with
snow and a (bitter)sweet
scented, candle
flame
that burned
red
and (yet)
(never)
quite
dead
and
the pain
yes,
exhaled
(from)
that, place
lingering
in perpetuity,
in misty,
(ambiguity)
misty (ambiguity)
My prompt for this week’s Poetry 101 Rehab is MISTY (AMBIGUITY), just because
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nunca te entregues ni te apartes
junto al camino, nunca digas
no puedo más y aquí me quedo
– music by paco ibañez, poetry by josé augustín goytisolo
the road
the road, is long
the road, is long, and the road, is hard
the road, is long, and the road, is hard,
and
full,
of pitfalls,
perils, and
punishment
(for,
the unwary)
and
false,
turns
the road, is long
the road, is long and the road, is hard
the road, is long and the road, is hard
and (yet) it
is
(and,
always will be)
yours,
to
take
road
My prompt for this week’s Poetry 101 Rehab is ROAD and is dedicated to all those who walk their own, road
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Not great. I got this new tight-assed partner they stuck me with, but hopefully it won’t last too long.
Quote from Starchy and Hutch, TV series
for wordpress weekly photo challenge – partners
I launched this Project 365 on Sunday, 14 June 2015 and I completed it on Sunday, 12 June 2015, exactly 365 days later – maybe I should have made it Project 366 given that this year February had 29 days. It has been an interesting year, much has changed during this year, including me.
You can see all my images in my mobile | mono | square album on Flickr.
You can also review each of the weekly updates, that I posted each Sunday, by clicking here.
And I’m not done yet, my new project mobile | mono | skies kicked off on Monday this week, about which more later!
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