Lens-Artists PC: Shadow heroes

Where I live there is a little park. I needed a while but then I realised what is strange about it: there is not a single bench. But there are tall pine trees that cast great shadows.

I’m not a fan of black and photo photos (mine, that is) but I thought this photo of three pines taken a while ago was interesting when converted. A translator, I posted the photo on the right once before with this quote:

Translators are the shadow heroes of literature.

Paul Auster

I went through ALL my photos (well, quickly) and searched for photos taken in this park in the nine years since I’m here with as much variety regarding light conditions as I could find. Let’s have a look.

This one was taken in December 2012, before I knew I’d be living here one day. With such light, how could one not.

She was among the first pack of visitors to visit me in the summer of 2013.

Whereas he is here all the time.

Someone to watch over me.

Sometimes there are birds. This was in November.

Sometimes there are mushrooms. In September.

Before they removed it, I had a hoop left by a former resident.

Do we have a fight? Mom looks ready… Photo: Dad in May 2018, the last time they were here. In three hours a real fight will start (Mavs vs. Suns, game 4, chance for 2:2).

4.45 pm in December.

The sun behind the lamp.

Sometimes there is the early moon. 7.30 pm in April.

A really lovely sunset one October.

Never before I lived somewhere where December looks like this.

And it’s exactly the same as May.

December looks like this too.

Which is exactly the same as March.

And then you get the new old camera and things turn cinematic.

You can even take night photos.

And your tree friends are here through it all.

And your best buddy too.

For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, hosted by Patti at P. A. Moed: Light and Shadow

This day in my blogging history

• 2014: My favourite Eurovision song of all times is a Belgian singing about a Macedonian woman, even though he didn’t do very well.

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  2014: Classroom, by Miha Avanzo (in my translation):

  Fixed number of walls

  blackboard chairs desks

  windows

  with the view of the world

  and painting

  with the view of tito.

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  2015: Pizza in Pisa. “Let’s not worry about the tower,” she said.

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  2017: Here and now

  Keep passing the open windows. ―John Irving

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  2017: Three stories on recognition

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  2019: No harm in harmony (compilation)

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