Author: eklastic

Zu alt, um nur zu spielen. Zu jung, um ohne Wunsch zu sein.

The enemy may be listening but we don’t care!

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2002 last a

That’s the last picture on my SD card in February.  It’s an sign from WWII and the equivalent of English posters of the time: “Careless talk costs lives” or “Loose lips sink ships”.  We’d been on a run for Leap Year with some friends (the last one we did four years ago, wouldn’t you know?) and were caught in a thunderstorm.  We took refuge in a local pub where we had food and drink to recuperate.  This replica sign caught my attention when we left the pub.

To prove that I am not making this up, I’ll gladly share the second to last photo for February:

2002 last b

Linked to Bushboy’s request.

Look at the clouds

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Clouds – rain – spring – river – sea – evaporation – clouds – rain – – –  the circle of life.

2009 clouds a

Can you see the newborn Lion King?

2009 clouds b

Clouds over hills and dales –

Wiesn

Clouds over the empty festival grounds which are home to the world largest beer festival once a year, the Münchner Oktoberfest.

2009 clouds d

And one big thick cloud and not nothing else.

2009 clouds e

A host of clouds behind a silhouette of trees.

2009 clouds f

And again stretching over hills

2009 clouds g

offering a peephole into the sky.

For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Clouds.

 

Change can be challenging

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2008 bright a

The first day of school can be tough.  A bright t-shirt as well as the “sugar cone” for the first day may help.

 

2008 bright b

Maybe not.  But it’s better than wearing dull clothes from the outset.

For On the Hunt for Joy: Wear Bright Clothes on Tough Days.  More bright clothes may be found here.

 

Framed!

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“Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts.”

Garry Winogrand

2009 frame d

Step through the frame and find out (Leazes Park in Newcastle).

2009 frame f

And he stepped through the frame.

2009 frame e

In Ladenburg they have these signs all over town to show how the landscape was changed to make paths and parks more inviting.  On the left are photos of what it looked before and it can be compared with the reality today.  It was found that just putting up the photos wouldn’t be enough, so a frame was offered, similar to the frame of the old photograph to make the views comparable.  Because a frame changes things.

A frame also helps to focus the attention.  Or possibly, it allows people to cope with nature if they are used to seeing things only framed ?

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Linked to Travel with Intent.  More photos inspired by the quotation by G. Winogrand (what a wonderful name!)  are collected here.