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Typical November walk

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These days I don’t go anywhere exciting to hike, but I walk my dogs every day around the neighborhood. Come along with us on a November walk.

  • Setting out.
  • Hen and chicks
  • Dogwood
  • Dogwood with seasonal confusion.
  • Nasturtium leaf with raindrops.
  • Lace leaf maple.
  • Withered maple leaf
  • Sidewalk and sky.
  • Bright pink leaf
  • Looking up at the sequoia.
  • Sidewalk and sky
  • A turkey?
  • Rosehip
  • Agapanthus seed head
  • Coming home

Friendly Friday: Whilst walking and Lens Artists Challenge #123: Found in the Neighborhood.

Africa, China, Japan, Snapshots from a Happy Life, South America

Postcards from a different time

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A time when we could be out and about.

I tried out some of the suggestions in Sandy’s post. This is using the media plus text block.

King Penguins

Volunteer Point

Falkland Islands

These are from messing about in Canva:

Happy memories to all.

For the Friendly Friday Photo Challenge: Postcards from the Past.

photo processing, photography, Picture Galleries, Snapshots from a Happy Life

Light and dark

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Some photos from the past couple of weeks that have a strong contrast between light and dark.

  • A high contrast sunset.
    A high contrast sunset.
  • Seed head of Lily of the Nile (agapanthus)
    Seed head of Lily of the Nile (agapanthus)
  • November sky-high structure
    November sky-high structure
  • November sky-soft
    November sky-soft
  • Asters with raindrops.
    Asters with raindrops.
  • Close-up of aster with raindrops.
    Close-up of aster with raindrops.
  • The intimate tangle of branches really stand out when the color is removed.
    The intimate tangle of branches really stand out when the color is removed.
Black and white photos with high contrast.

While the contrast between light and dark is fundamental to black and white, I also find myself drawn to contrast in sharpness of detail and texture. You can see that in several of the photos above.

This week Hey Jude for Photo Challenge #46 asked for black and white focusing on contrast.

New Zealand

North island textures

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Sometimes it is the close ups that give you a real sense of place:

Lichens and mosses on the forest floor of a Kauri forest.
Water making designs in the sand at Te Paki stream.
Different kinds of clam shells in the sand.
Interesting textures created by water and the shadows of ripples over small pebbles on the seabed.

Shadows and textures really make the carving below. I think it looks more dramatic in black and white. The colors distract.

A Maori carving in a meeting house at the treaty grounds in Waitangi.

We spent a couple of weeks, amazing, delightful weeks, on the north island of New Zealand last January. It feels like more than 11 months ago. We were able to see our son over the Chinese New Year. He went back and while he was in the air going back the state department sent out its “do not travel to China” message. (I have some very pithy ideas about the US state department.)

Seeing him again is not in the cards in the foreseeable future, so I am sooo happy that we had that time right before everything closed down.

For Brashley Photography’s Mid-week Monochrome and HeyJude’s 2020 Photo Challenge #44.

Flowers

Lest we forget…

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In memorium of Armistice Day, and in appreciation for all veterans for their service.

When we were in England in 2018, the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, there was a very moving memorial installation based on poppies. It was an amazing work of art, both in the creation of every individual poppy and the very careful placement to get the overall effect.

Poppies Weeping Window at Carlisle Castle in northern England.

For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Dark Red.

Photos of red poppies in honor of Verteran's and Armistice Day.