“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*
“only those who have personality and emotion know what it means to want to escape from these”
― t.s. eliot
that’s a lot of iron
through the
iron
bars
he saw
another reality
in his stars
“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)
“life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes
don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow
let reality be reality
let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like”
― lao tzu
passing by
can you
change
or
will it be
too
strange?
(troon > naamsepoort, metro, brüssel)
*shot with iPhone 5, edited with aperture 3, analog efex pro2, wet plate filter, changing fast*
“your only problem, perhaps, is that you scream without letting yourself cry”
― friedrich nietzsche
silent scream
time to end
the silent screaming
time to
cry
and live (and love)
(naamsepoort, metro, brüssel)
*shot with iPhone 5, edited with aperture 3, desaturated leaving red in place using photoshop cc, silently screaming*
“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)
“we never live
we are always in the expectation of living”
― voltaire
why?
do they need
it
do they know
that queueing
is not
living?
(queue outside primark, rue neuve, brüssel)
*shot with nikon d700, edited with aperture 3 and silver efex pro 2, sense of humour required*
“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*
belgianstreets 