Lines and Shadows: Walls

Jane Lurie Photography

“To consult the rules of composition before making a photograph is a little like consulting the law of gravity before going for a walk.”

~Edward Weston

High Museum, Atlanta

Temple Wall, Siem Reap

“Don’t shoot what it looks like. Shoot what it feels like.”

~ David Alan Harvey

Chapel, Eliel Saarinen

Train Station, Bozeman, MT

Still Life, Mendocino

“The picture that you took with your camera is the imagination you want to create with reality.”

~Scott Lorenzo

 

 This week’s theme is Wall. 

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2014 in review

MUSHROOMS

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After a long dry for almost a half of year, rainfall finally comes in, showering the lands, mountains and forests. It’s the time for mushrooms celebrate their days. They are born in various forms on died trees, at piles of dried leaves that rotted or at trash dumps. Nature has the perfect wisdom. Giving chance to every single creature to come alive, even for just couple of days. Mushroom will then die in their own silence.

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Setelah kemarau panjang selama hampir setengah tahun, curah hujan akhirnya masuk, menyirami tanah, gunung dan hutan. Ini adalah waktu jamur untuk merayakan hari-hari mereka. Mereka lahir dalam berbagai bentuk di pohon-pohon mati, di tumpukan daun kering yang membusuk atau tempat pembuangan sampah. Alam memiliki kebijaksanaan yang sempurna. Memberikan kesempatan kepada setiap makhluk untuk menjadi hidup, meskipun hanya untuk beberapa hari. Jamur kemudian akan mati dalam keheningan mereka sendiri.

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All-you-can-eat cake is all you need to convince us to eat at this Tokyo café

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Sometimes, less is more. For example, earlier this year we heard the happy news that Denny’s in Japan was offering all-you-can-eatpancakes. But as enticing as that deal was, there’s an easy way to improve on an unlimited supply of pancakes, and that’s by losing that “pan” restrictor.

So when we heard a popular Japanese bakery has an all-you-can-eat cake deal, we were ecstatic, and then we were out the door to try it for ourselves.

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New Point Grey Road: The Cycle of Success

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This was too good to leave to Monday.  The Globe and Mail does the first piece on the success – yes, recognized success – of the Point Grey Road greenway*:

Controversial Vancouver bike lane seems to be effective

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There were protests in the streets, and allegations of class warfare and political favours. Even by Vancouver standards, the debate over the city’s latest bike lane grew especially heated.

But nearly one year after a stretch of Point Grey Road closed to vehicles, the city says the bike route that was later installed is often the busiest in Vancouver and the plan to shift traffic to major arterial roads has worked.

“It was a tremendous success in terms of achieving the goals that we had, which was making it safer and more comfortable and convenient for people walking and cycling,” said Jerry Dobrovolny, Vancouver’s director of transportation. …  Before construction, Mr…

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