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Still no sign of spring?
Still no sign of spring? When is this snow finally going to melt so that the world will wake up from its winter sleep? We are dying to graze again in the sun on the green mountain slopes! That’s what these chamois seem to think while staring into the cold white distance. Photo of the week: Chavannes, Villars-sur-Ollon,…
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The nape of her neck
The nape of her neck Why does the women’s kimono hold such an irresistible fascination for me? The secret lies in the collar. At the back, the kimono features an elegant cut-out with a vertical, stand-up collar. As the rest of the female figure remains hidden from view, the cut-out, the collar and the hair…
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Kimono show
Kimono show Judging from the number of spectators at the Kimono show on the photo, we can infer that people, including the younger generation, remain intrigued by this classical Japanese dress. (See also last week’s post.) That’s interesting, since it is an attire that conceals more than we are used to these days: except for…
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Dream women
Dream women Had the gap between the trees in this Japanese garden been specially designed to grant me a glimpse of the two lovely young women who were posing so beautifully there?As I drew nearer, I saw that they were clad in kimonos, those magnificent traditional robes that transform the women who wear them into…
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The other
The other Having climbed all the way to the rim of the volcanic crater early in the morning, I look around me. The thin morning mist still hangs like a shimmering veil over the vast sea of sand surrounding me. On my other side, I gaze down into the depths of the crater. Then, on…
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Bromo and Semeru
Bromo and Semeru I walked the slopes of the Etna, filmed on Vulcano, felt the threatening presence of Stromboli in Rossellini’s beautiful film of the same name, but a grand view of so many extinct and still active craters as on the Tengger Massif is unique. This makes the landscape of Mount Bromo, with Semeru…
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Taking distance
Taking distance It is advisable to climb now and then to higher altitudes and rise above the daily cackling of one’s 7 billion fellow human beings. Not to put oneself above the group out of a misplaced sense of superiority, but rather to take some distance for a while and so have a broader view…
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A beaming smile
A beaming smile Two friends meet in the market square,catch up on the latest news,tell stories about the past,share childhood memories, or is it simply the sheer joy of seeing each other unexpectedly? Then a beaming smile breaks out ….. Photo of the week: Orchha, India 2007
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A portrait, at last
A portrait, at last A person’s face – the mirror of the soul …. For sure, concentration on a face can be enough for an intriguing photo. But somehow I often seem to want to include more elements. Show more of the body, of the environment. When taking pictures, I’m looking at the world, at…
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Rectangles in perspective
Rectangles in perspective Geometrical figures, seen in real space from a certain viewpoint, then photographed, and subsequently reproduced on the flat, rectangular plane of a photo ….. they can make for interesting images. When we look through our eyes, the brain takes care of correcting to a certain extent the optical distortions that occur, and…
καιρός remembered
… the right moment, position chosen, shoot …
καιρός remembered 