“besides, I seemed to hold two lives – the life of thought, and that of reality”
― charlotte brontë, villette
hold, that
thought
is it
what you
thought
or maybe
you, ought?
(for lucile’s photo101rehab)
*shot with iphone5, edited with aperture 3, analog efex pro, double exposure feature, blurred vision*
“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
preservatif
protect and survive
justine recently challenged us to present a photo and invite you to guess what it is.
My entry, the photo is featured above, was protect (me)
My photo was a cropped image of a large mural, painted on a wall in a narrow street in the heart of Brüssel, near the Grote Markt, I am not sure of the exact story but it does speak about gay rights, solidarity, and preservatifs (condoms). So, I thought it fitted the theme set by Justine quite snugly?
It was fun to see you guessing what it might be:
Justine thought it might be a cardboard home, a shelter for people on the street. Not a bad guess in some ways.
Mara felt it implied a room of one’s own. If a room of one’s own offers protection then that would also be a good guess.
desleyjane was intrigued by an artifact in the corner and then figured it was a book cover, well the cover part came close I guess?
Albert amusingly thought it might be graffiti on an airplane, and also thought he saw a fingerprint. I’m wondering what he was drinking or smoking?
(for justine’s eclectic corner , guessing game #4)
“some things are hard to write about…
something happens to you…
at any rate, you never write it quite the way you want to”
― sylvia plath, the unabridged journals
fingered
do you
sometimes
have you
at times
wanted to
and
could, you?
(window shopping, brüssel)
*iphone5, edited in aperture 3 and analog efex pro 2, wetplate filter, finger raised in anger*
(for wordpress weekly photo challenge, express yourself, and lucile’s photo101rehab)
“the sacred pint alone can unbind the tongue”
― james joyce, ulysses
brewed bottled brüssel
bound
unbound
beer
what fear
you,
dear?
(for justine’s latest tea party and 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, beers lined up*
“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*
“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*
“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)
“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*
“people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf”
― george orwell
politie
swaggering
leather
buttoned up
and bothering?
(politie, rue neuve, brussel)
*shot with nikon d700, edited with aperture 3, desaturated leaving blue in place using photoshop cc and inspiration from mara eastern*
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