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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…
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There’s a story for you
There’s a story for you “They love each other, marry, in order to love each other better, more conveniently, he goes to the wars, he dies at the wars, she weeps, with emotion, at having loved him, at having lost him, yep, marries again, in order to love again, more conveniently again, they love each…
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Leonardo between the Sunday painters
Leonardo between the Sunday painters Krakow is the proud owner of a real oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci: Lady with an Ermine. So maybe it shouldn’t surprise us to find a copy or reproduction of it in this open air stall in Krakow. It’s hanging there in the middle – even in duplicate -,…
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Get fresh with me
Get fresh with me With her naughty look, the text on the girl’s tight shirt leaves little room for uncertainty of how to interpret her offer. After all the Goan New Year’s parties with their abundant alcohol consumption and sleepless nights, this sounds like an attractive proposition. But those with a serious drinking problem, who…
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Anjuna beach cafe
Anjuna beach cafe Anjuna may not be the most beautiful beach in Goa, but this beach café certainly lives up to Goa’s reputation. The rather busy ‘interior’ of the open bamboo structure exudes an atmosphere of total relaxation at the same time. The whole scene is a bustling but very pleasant one. We could think…
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas In Holland, that tiny country by the North Sea where I grew up, a white Christmas is a very rare occurrence. One can dream of it, but the reality is generally one of cold and grey gloominess. Maybe favourable for a state of mind that makes one long for the coming of light…
καιρός remembered
… the right moment, position chosen, shoot …
