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The Camera Never Lies? (but has it a sense of humour?)

The Camera Never Lies? (but has it a sense of humour?)

 Okay, so I got a bit exasperated. . . You wouldn’t know that ten minutes earlier, I’d felt really good about the outfit I’d put together for our night at the opera (Madama Butterfly —…

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Just Another Word-less Wednesday. . . On the Beach, In the Garden. . .

Just Another Word-less Wednesday. . . On the Beach, In the Garden. . .

Remember thatDigital Photography class I took shortly after I retired? I did manage to practise some of the skills and integrate some of the knowledge I picked up over the summer (examples in this post),…

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More Bikes, More Colours, More Rome

More Bikes, More Colours, More Rome

You’re all so kind in your comments, encouraging me to post even more bike photos. It’s fun to choose a theme like that, actually; it invites me to observe a bit more attentively than I…

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Bikes of Rome, Colours of Rome

Bikes of Rome, Colours of Rome

I’m amassing a shockingly large archive of photos of Rome. Really, there’s such an extravagance of beauty here, and when I’m on my own, rather than burst into exclamation and raise the eyebrows of my…

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Feeling Better in Portland (and What I Wore)

Feeling Better in Portland (and What I Wore)

Not quite back to full strength, but the rain stopped for a few hours today, and I got out with my iPhone and the Olloclip 2x telephoto I bought myself just before Christmas. What a…

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