“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
– Stephen King
Catching a moment to read whilst the world rushes by.
This is a very experimental shot.
Rue Neuve, Brussel
Images
photography101: mo(ve)ment
I approach the gate, there is a jolt.
Everything shifts, changes.
Nothing feels the same.
Mo(ve)ment.
(Centraal station, Brussel)
NaBloPoMo 19 of 30 – photography101.13
architecture and morality
“Sealand forgets her friends
She’ll not leave them again
Mother, sister and home
These arms fail you so”
Sealand – OMD – “Architecture and Morality” – 1981
This place has quite a history.
photography101: architecture
Today’s challenge was to present architecture in mono.
Faced with a hectic day, the temptation to dig out an archive shot was strong, I have a large collection of such shots.
But…I wanted to enter into the spirit of things!
So, before leaving for work this morning, I stepped out into the rain and grabbed this grainy shot of the EU Parliament with my iPhone and then edited it with Silver Efex Pro.
I have featured this building, which is right outside my front door, in other posts and will again.
NaBloPoMo 18 of 30 – photography101.12
photography 101: a pop of color
achievement
“One fine day I’m gonna be the one
To make you understand”
– Spencer Davis Group
Keep on running
It’s not about me.
It’s about him.
The guy in the photo.
He’s doing.
What I should be doing.
So.
My contribution to this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge from The Daily Post at WordPress.
photography101: mystery
Eyes wide open, trying to see.
Water running overhead.
Faint electrical hum.
Whiff of decay.
Shiver runs down my spine as I extend my finger.
NaBloPoMo 14 of 30 – photography101:10
photography101: warmth (a hint of)
I woke early this morning to see today’s #photo101 challenge was “warmth”.
Driving north along the motorway, with the fields covered in a blanket of mist, I wondered how to respond. And at the same wished the theme had been “misty”…or “cold”…
In the same meeting room all day, I lacked inspiration (for the theme anyway).
Taking a short walk at lunchtime, I was left cold by the sunlight and autumnal colours, they seemed too cliched, a little too obvious.
Then, back in the meeting room, I noticed the sun shining through the window and reflecting off the hot air radiators lining the walls.
So, I may be stretching a point, but here is my slice of “warmth” from an office complex just outside Amsterdam.
NaBloPoMo 13 of 30 – photography101.9
the (un) natural world of doel
My response to today’s theme on #photo101 was a spider’s web captured in a window frame in the abandoned polder village of Doel.
The main target for my camera yesterday was the graffiti which covers almost every vertical surface in Doel.
So as an extra #photo101 contribution this evening, here is a short slide show featuring the (un) natural world of Doel…
And for those having trouble seeing the slideshow on mobile devices here are the images…
photography101: the natural world
caught in a web
“Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and it’s beauty.”
― Albert Einstein
I became entangled with this web yesterday as I made a second visit to the abandoned polder town of Doel, of which more later…
NaBloPoMo 12 of 30 – photography101:8
belgianstreets 