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Whimsical Wednesday

Okay. Some weeks ago (over on the LUG) Wednesday acquired weird as an appropriate midweek photographic post; followed a week or two later by someone feeling more comfortable with wacky. As I consider photographs for this genre of midweek posts, whether new subjects or images from my archives, other related “w” words came to mind — such as wild, waggish (for old times sake) and for this week even whimsical. For me these will open up the Wednesday challenge a bit while remaining, I believe, true (enough) to the spirit of the original visual quest.

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Leica M8, 50 mm Summilux Asph

Look! it’s weird wednesday already

(somehow this photograph seems like an apt metaphor for our recent election results — ’nuff said)

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Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph

Forest fairy found in Wauwatosa, WI

the photographers
disappear behind grandpas
when fairies appear

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Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph

Taking It Lightly video resurfaces.

Some years ago I produced a video, in cooperation with the Center for Creative Learning, and Taking It Lightly, which has, after some time without a video streaming server, found a new home at the Light Development Video Blog.

Not only leaves fall

not only leaves fall
winds and windows change the state
of life around us

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R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo-Macro Elmarit

R8/DMR, 15 mm Super Elmar

Weird Wednesday already?

Almost forgot about this new LUG tradition. Though Wayne Torry reminded me with his wonderful contribution.

I always find it a bit weird when multiple media events vie for my attention.
The more disharmonious — the more weird it seems.

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Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph

John Stropes brought George Winston’s vast guitar knowledge to Milwaukee

Last Friday John Stropes introduced George Winston to a small group of his guitar students and friends. John has been educating Wisconsin in the various forms of finger style guitar techniques for several decades; both through courses at UWM and his many other venues. In that generous spirit John ensured the lessons were well documented for the educational use of future generations.

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George Winston, most widely known as a pianist, has obviously studied slack key guitar with near equal vigor and depth. He’s filmed and recorded the key players in Hawaii; and generously shares his research and expertise at Dancing Cat Records where you can download his books on the subject. Anyone who knows where to find every note and chord on a stringed instrument, in any of a couple dozen different tunings, leaves a hell of an impression on me. When you add the many different ways to pluck a string or four; and achieve harmonic effects up and down the neck. Well suffice it to say Mr. Winston’s scholarship and musicianship left me awestruck; and wanting to hear him play guitar in concert (or in recording).

(Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron [above], 75 mm Summilux [below])

Tears of joy

Every fall around this time Alverno College hosts the two day Global Union concerts. Yesterday, in Humboldt Park, under deep blue skies, in bright sunlight, I had tears of joy running down my cheeks and hair standing up on my arms, as I photographed Delhi 2 Dublin. These young Canadian men and woman take possession of the stage and drive their brand of world music into your very soul. Celtic, Reggae, Bhangra, Hip Hop, and more, fused seamlessly together with remarkable lyrics in numerous languages. They even have a Study Guide; bless their young hears. Do not pass up the opportunity to experience Delhi 2 Dublin.

Additional photographs from Global Union 2010 can be viewed here.

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