“he who has a garden and a library wants for nothing”
― marcus tullius cicero
caught short
urban grime
grit and crime
boy in the
corner
taking his
time
(garden in rue hector denis, ixelles, brüssel)
(for lucile’s photo101 rehab clinic #2)
*shot with nikon d700, 50mm f/1.4 lens, edited in aperture 3, analog efex pro 2 with wet plate filter, fake mannekin pis(sing) in corner*
“do your work, then step back
the only path to serenity”
― lao tzu
puff the magic dragon…
no one believes
no where to park
light me
be me
serenity
(wordpress weekly photo challenge, serenity)
“in the depth of winter
i finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer”
― albert camus
seasons
change
lives
change
if
we
dare
(birminghamstraat, anderlecht, brüssel)
(for the monthly photo challenge named the changing seasons, which will run from the 7th to the 15th day of the month throughout the year, hosted by Cardinal Guzman)
*shot with nikon d700 with nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens, edited in aperture 3 and color efex pro 4, bleach bypass filter*
“when everything seem to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it”
― henry ford
fight back
and then
the most amazing thing
happens
you
fly
high
(birminghamstraat, anderlecht, brüssel)
*for lucile’s photo101 rehab, shot with nikon d700, edited in aperture 3 and silver efex pro 2, full contrast and structure filter, big open heart*
“i want something else now, something warm and sheltering, something I can turn to, regardless of what I do, regardless of who I become, something that will just be there, always, like tomorrow’s sky”
― kazuo ishiguro, when we were orphans
protect and survive
justine has challenged us again to present a photo and invite you to guess what
so, here is
my
thinly
veiled
take on
protection
(for justine’s eclectic corner , guessing game #4)
“i thought the most beautiful thing in the world must be shadow”
― sylvia plath, the bell jar
over shadowed
overshadowed
by events
people
in the shadow
alone
but not low
(kerstmarkt, beurs, brüssel)
(for wordpress weekly photo challenge, shadowed)
“soon, what was tedious was everything
beautiful things, they’re so tedious!”
― marcel proust, sodom and gomorrah
spotted in the supermarket
live to
eat
or
eat to
live?
(carrefour, auderghem)
“and now we welcome the new year
full of things that have never been”
― rainer maria rilke
bridging east and west
once
i said
i will walk that bridge to
see
what is on the other
side
and then
i did
(for wordpress weekly photo challenge, new and Justine’s third eclectic corner, resolution)
“if i know what love is
it is because of you”
― hermann hesse
red light district
field of dreams
snow bound
ordered and scheduled
walking man
peeing man 😉
long and winding road
after all
is said
and done
the destination
is always
more
than ever?
(road trip, autobahn, germany)
*shot with nikon d700 and iphone 5, edited with aperture 3, color efex pro 4, silver efex pro 2, snow and driving involved, do not try this at home, inspired by mara eastern*
“it is not enough that we do our best
sometimes we must do what is required”
― winston s churchill
decide, act
and don’t stop
whatever lies in your path
seize the day
live and
love
(snowstorm, autobahn, germany)
justine’s eclectic corner #3 resolution
*shot with iPhone 5, edited with snapseed mobile app, snow and driving involved, do not try this at home, inspired by mara eastern*
belgianstreets 