sands, fences, oceans, wind and one chaise-longue…

It’s January in the Golden State

Viorel Simionescu Mânăstirea Dealu_ cca 1980 _2 _ O conversatie

Mânăstirea Dealu _ cca 1980 _2 _ O conversatie cu smerenie a prietenului meu Paul care demult nu mai este

Herman 1979, Curte Interioară :Virgil Simionescu Photography

Harman 1979 _ Curte interioara 4_Tentatia scarilor

image of the day: George Eastman

George Eastman’s Birthday
George Eastman of Rochester, New York, sought to improve the chemistry and the processes of photography that had, for 40 years, required subjects to remain perfectly still for exposure times of up to a minute. In 1879 Eastman devised a ready-to-use dry plate and by 1884 he had invented a flexible paper-backed film that could be wound on rollers. To encourage amateur photography and film sales, Eastman developed a simple black box camera that cost $25 and came already loaded with a 100-exposure roll of film. When the roll was used up, the entire No. 1 Kodak camera was shipped back to Eastman’s factory for developing and reloading, at a cost of only $10. Eastman’s photographic improvements proved successful with 13,000 cameras sold in 1888.

Photo: Library of Congress

word: foible

foible

Definition:	(noun) A minor weakness or failing of character.
Synonyms:	fault, defect, imperfection
Usage:	His father’s foibles did not prevent his son from loving and honoring him. Discuss.

quotation: W. Somerset Maugham: “In the country the darkness of night is friendly and familiar, but in a city…”

In the country the darkness of night is friendly and familiar, but in a city, with its blaze of lights, it is unnatural, hostile and menacing. It is like a monstrous vulture that hovers, biding its time.

W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Discuss

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just a word: promontory

promontory 

Definition:	(noun) A high ridge of land or rock jutting out into a body of water; a headland.
Synonyms:	foreland
Usage:	Two miles farther on we were stopped by the promontory which shelters the bay from the southerly winds. Discuss.

QUOTATION: George Bernard Shaw

Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Discuss

Photographer Rosamond Purcell: Collection Obsession Yields Strange, Fascinating Photos

Crowded with bones and artifacts, the back rooms of natural history collections have become places of fascination for photographer Rosamond Purcell. Each of her remarkable images starts with a specimen “ready to have its picture taken.”

See a gallery of Purcell’s photographs:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/ne…

 

A Website I will visit again: FlixelPix Photography (Freedom Through Photography)

FlixelPix Photography(Freedom Through Photography) (click to access Site)

The evolution of the Fujifilm X-range of cameras has been particularly impressive with the power and versatility of the flagship X-Pro1 being made available in even more affordable and portable packages. – See more at: http://www.flixelpix.com/#sthash.573AW1lv.dpuf

More Impressions from the Trail: “A Cloudy Day” (not clouded, just cloudy…) My Photo Collection)

Whittier Water Tower- Digital Oil Painting (My Art Collection)

Whittier Water Tower- Digital Oil Painting (My Art Collection)

Whittier Water Tower- Digital Oil Painting (My Art Collection)

Whittier Water Tower- Digital Oil Painting (My Art Collection)

Whittier Water Tower- Digital Oil Painting (My Art Collection)

Whittier Water Tower- Digital Oil Painting (My Art Collection)

Whittier Water Tower- Digital Oil Painting (My Art Collection)

Whittier Water Tower- Digital Oil Painting (My Art Collection)

Whittier Water Tower- Digital Oil Painting (My Art Collection)

Whittier Water Tower- Digital Oil Painting (My Art Collection)

Whittier Water Tower- Digital Oil Painting (My Art Collection)

 

Downey Civic Center: Of concrete, flowers and trees (my photo Collection)

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Welcome to Another post “Downey, Then and Now: “Downey Historical Arch” (my photo Collection)

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September Afternoon -Downey, California (My photo Collection)

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September Morning Nature shots in Bellflower, California (my Photocollection0

September Morning Nature shots in Bellflower, California

September Morning Nature shots in Bellflower, California

September Morning Nature shots in Bellflower, California

September Morning Nature shots in Bellflower, California

September Morning Nature shots in Bellflower, California

September Morning Nature shots in Bellflower, California

September Morning Nature shots in Bellflower, California

September Morning Nature shots in Bellflower, California

September Morning Nature shots in Bellflower, California

September Morning Nature shots in Bellflower, California

September Morning Nature shots in Bellflower, California

September Morning Nature shots in Bellflower, California

More Impressions from the Trail: “Of TOnes of Beige, Geen and Blue” (My Photo Collection)

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CAM01173 More impressions from the Trail: “Of Tones of Beige, Green and Blue” (My Photo collection)

CAM01174 More impressions from the Trail: “Of Tones of Beige, Green and Blue” (My Photo collection)

CAM01175 More impressions from the Trail: “Of Tones of Beige, Green and Blue” (My Photo collection)

CAM01176 More impressions from the Trail: “Of Tones of Beige, Green and Blue” (My Photo collection)

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CAM01179 More impressions from the Trail: “Of Tones of Beige, Green and Blue” (My Photo collection)

CAM01180 More impressions from the Trail: “Of Tones of Beige, Green and Blue” (My Photo collection)

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CAM01186 More impressions from the Trail: “Of Tones of Beige, Green and Blue” (My Photo collection)

CAM01186 More impressions from the Trail: “Of Tones of Beige, Green and Blue” (My Photo collection)

CAM01187 More impressions from the Trail: “Of Tones of Beige, Green and Blue” (My Photo collection)

more Impressions from the Trail: A cooler day in the forecast!

New Impressions from the trail

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CAM01117- Of clouds and man

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Haiku-Clouds (my photo collection)

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Today’s Impressions from the trail: “Early Morning Long, Cool Shade – They make all the difference!” (My Photo Collection)

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More from the trail: Rhapsody in Blue, Tan and Green (part II)

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More impressions from the trail: Over 105 and humid? We”ll see you there! (my photo collection)

More impressions from the trail: A hot day with clouds and humidity….So what: we will be there!

More impressions from the trail: A hot day with clouds and humidity….So what: we will be there!

More impressions from the trail: A hot day with clouds and humidity….So what: we will be there!

New Impressions from the Trail: Slalom to the top (where the canvas changes daily) (My photo Collection)

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Impressions from the trail: August 28, 2013 (My Photo Collection)

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SOME OF THE FOLLOWING PICS SHOW THE LAYER OF SMOG OVER THE LA BASIN-THE REMINDING ONES ARE JUST A VISUAL MEMORY OF YET ANOTHER PERFECT DAY FOR A WALK IN THE HILLS (MY PHOTO COLLECTION)

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More Mementos from the trail (including cacti from Helmsman trail) (My photo Collection)

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Photos From the Trail (my photo Collection)

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Water Tower Art (My Photo Collection)

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Water Tower Art
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Turnbull Cyn. Water Towers, Photos from the daily walks (My Photo Collection)

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Antony And The Johnsons – “Here Comes The Sun” (Live Abbey Road 2009)

Just a thought:  Destiny…is a realized Abbey Road: With THE BEATLES everybody sees the Sun coming yet once more to warm our days and nights!

 

Study in Blues (my Art Collection)

Study in Blues

CLARENCE HUDSON WHITE

An accountant with a passion for art, White began teaching himself photography by taking portraits of his friends and family in his spare time. In 1896, he won a gold medal from the Ohio Photographer’s Association. As time passed, he became increasingly devoted to photography, helping to found the Photo-Secession movement in 1902 and, a few years later, moving to New York to pursue photography full time. He went on to become a renowned teacher of photography. Who are some of his famous students? More… Discuss

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Quotation: Mary Shelley

Live, and be happy, and make others so.

Mary Shelley (1797-1851) Discuss

SYLVESTER 2013 (Pencil Sketch) 11 X 8 (photo+editing to Sepia with FastStone Pictures Editor) (my Art Collection)

SYLVESTER 2013 (Pencil Sketch) 11 X 8 (photo+editing to Sepia with FastStone Pictures Editor)

Topometric Portrait in Indigo (my Photo Collection) (The higher we rise, the larger the horizon!)

Topometric Portrait in indigo(my Photo Collection)

Topometric Portrait in Indigo (my Photo Collection):

“The higher we rise,

the larger the Horizon!”

Il Colosseo-Rome February 1984 (the Postcard never sent) (my photo collection)

Il Colosseo-Rome February 1984 (the Postcard never sent) (my photo collection)

Il Pantheon-Notturno_ Rome February 1984 (the postcard never sent) (my photo Collection)

Il Pantheon-Notturno_ Rome February 1984 (the postcard never sent) (my photo Collection)

Piazza San Pietro_ Rome February 1984 – Anno Santo della Redenzione 1983 (the postcard never sent) (my photo Collection)

Piazza San Pietro_ Rome February 1984 – Anno Santo della Redenzione 1983 (the postcard never sent)

Inside the Vatican Palace_view of the vatican Gardens and Palace_ February 1984- End of Anno Sancto 1983 (my photo Collection)

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Inside the Vatican Palace, view of the vatican Gardens and Palace, February 1984, End of Anno Sancto 1983, (my photo Collection),
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Piazza San Pietro_ Rome February 1984 (Per pedes apostolorum) (my Photo Colection)

Piazza San Pietro_ Rome February 1984 (Per pedes apostororum)

the Fan (my photography)

the Fan (my photography)

Dreamin’ – Avalanche Behind (my photography)

Dreamin’ – Avalanche Behind (my photography)

Kites – Captive (my Photography)

More Agapanthus flowers @ Liberty Park in Cerritos, California: Enjoy! (my photography)

More Agapanthus flowers @ Liberty Park in Cerritos, California (my photography)

wild flowery bush (m y photography)

wild flowery bush (m y photography)

Jasmine (my photography)

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Jasmine (my photography)

Ice-plant Flower (my photography)

Bending Over Backwards for…Ballance (my photography)

Bending Over Backwards for…Ballance (my photography)

Surfer: All up in the air (my photography)

Surfer: All up in the air (my photography)

Directions (my photography)

Directions (my photography)

From Down Here (my photography)

From Down Here (my photography)

purpose ( my photography)

purpose ( my photography)