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intricate

“whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting”
― haruki murakami

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(park, ninoofsesteenweg, molenbeek)

(for wordpress weekly photo challenge – intricate)

*shot with nikon d700,  nikkor  50mm f/1.4 lens, exposed at 1/200s and f/7.1, edited in lightroom cc and  silver efex pro 2 with ilford delta 3200 pro filter, should have used the real thing*

an intricate (eye) from andytownend
intricate on belgradestreets

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motion

“a sudden blow: the great wings beating still”

leda and the swan, w b yeats

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canal trip, brugge

(for wordpress weekly photo challenge – motion)

*shot with nikon d700, nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 lens at 190mm, 1/400s at f/10, edited in lightroom cc and analog efex pro 2, wet filter applied, wet wings also featured*

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blur

“watch the world spinning gently out of time”

– lyrics from “out of time” by blur

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empty table, street in gent

(for wordpress weekly photo challenge – blur)

blur on andytownend

blur on belgradestreets

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(more) ephemeral

“though not dead
I know how the flowers felt”

― robert frost

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           when time stands still
and the drops hang still
                       time to take a pill?

(for wordpress weekly photo challenge – ephemeral)

(and for lucile’s photo rehab)

*shot with nikon d700, nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens, 1/125 sec, f/5.0, edited in lightroom 5 and analog efex pro 2, multilens filter applied*

ephemeral on belgradestreets

ephemeral on andytownend

ephemeral on belgianstreets

(more) ephemeral on belgianstreets

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ephemeral

“we only pass everything by

like a transposition of air”

― rainer maria rilke, duino elegies

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childish screams of joy

oh for that long lost toy

the look in her eyes

as she rocked her thighs

remember the sighs?

(childrens’ playground, marie-josépark, molenbeek)

(for wordpress weekly photo challenge – ephemeral)

ephemeral on belgradestreets

ephemeral on andytownend

ephemeral on belgianstreets

(more) ephemeral on belgianstreets

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(not) fresh

“the mountain of things we throw away are much greater than the things we use”

― john steinbeck

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(for wordpress weekly photo challenge – fresh)

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wall

“gray hair is god’s graffiti”

― bill cosby

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only a

stone’s throw away, from

this colour,

there lie

things to turn your

hair

white, not

gray

(rue du champ de l’eglise, laeken)

(for wordpress weekly photo challenge – wall)

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orange (turned)

“and what have you got at the end of the day?

dire straits, private investigations

the usual fee

the usual fee

turn the tables

walk on

by

the song

remains the

same

it’s all

orange

(for wordpress weekly photo challenge – orange)

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orange

“i’ve had my fun and now it’s time to serve your conscience overseas”

orange crush, rem

follow me, don't follow me

follow me, don’t follow me

oh

rage

and for what,

never again?

go

elucidate

(for wordpress weekly photo challenge – orange)

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reward

“a ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward”

― ovid

sms win

sms win

pull off the cap

drink deep

your reward, is on

the

cap

(bottle caps, wall, doel, belgium)

(for wordpress weekly photo challenge – reward)