“Under the trees light has dropped from the top of the sky, light like a green latticework of branches, shining on every leaf, drifting down like clean white sand.
“A cicada sends its sawing song high into the empty air.
The world is a glass overflowing with water.”
– Pablo Neruda, “Ode to the Enchanted Light”
Shot an hour before twilight by Myra Lambino: the Ramble and Lake at Central Park Manhattan New York City, with golden sunlight rendering the iconic San Remo twin-tower, of pre-war classical architecture, iridescent.
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and here’s the explanation and sample photo from WordPress, text and image by Cheri Lucas Rowlands
From WordPress: “In photography, the “golden hour” is the first and last hour of sunlight of the day. Photographers venture out on sunrise hikes or sunset treks to capture a magical shot, due to the quality of the light during that time of day. Last week, I spent several days exploring Quebec City, and the view of the Old Town, from the city’s historic ramparts, is stunning. I took the photo above on our first day of wandering, as the sun began to set.”
i notice a couple of Walt Whitmans in this blog. [when i was a child, Mommy entered me into declamation contests; won them on Walt Whitman pieces — see how wise Mommy is, she didn’t enter me into singing contests (things i can’t do)]. And that’s my free-word-association stream and blogpost for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Future Tense.
it says here “Allons!”
Anong ibig sabihin ng “Allons”? … Answer: Kapag malakas ang hangin sa dagat, madaming… Allons” (dictionary says it means “let’s go”. So, next time instead of saying “dude seriously we’re two hours late,” — just frantically wave your hand and say: Allons! we’re not going to have a future, c’mon, allons! )
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thank you: To WordPress users & “likers” (pls click their avatars & public profiles below): Vladimir Brezina in the United States; peepsideshow in Australia; NW Frame of Mind, U.S.; Les Petits Pas de Juls in Mexico; lesleycarter, U.S.; My Life Afterglow in the Philippines; Bzebza at the Russian Federation; Hamburg und Mee(h)r in Germany; fgassette, U.S. …
“Song of the Open Road
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Allons! whoever you are come travel with me!
Traveling with me you find what never tires.
The earth never tires,
The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first, Nature is rude
and incomprehensible at first,
Be not discouraged, keep on, there are divine things well envelop’d,
I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can
“Now remember — you need not use a phone to participate in this challenge or any other challenge we share here at the Daily Post. You can use any camera you prefer.
“Shoot from the hip: Grab your phone or your camera and experiment with NOT framing shots. xxx keep pressing that shutter button while holding the camera at hip level. Find anything surprising in those shots that you may have missed from shooting at eye level?
“Shoot from the heel: How low can you go? Now that you’ve taken a few shots from the hip, get even lower. xxx Hold the camera as low as you can and snap away. You’ll be amazed at how your perspective shifts after you’ve taken a few shots from your shoelaces.
“Share your favorite perspective: Let’s open it up — as a photographer, what’s your favorite perspective to shoot from? xxx”
Here’s the response of this blog to the “mission order”:
