so beautiful
this delicate flora
this summer day
yet feeling so sad
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Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit
Friday: Exploring the Bleeding Hearts
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Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit
With voting comes hoping…
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Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph
Sunday brunch at the Plaza
Whenever you’re in Milwaukee — consider the Cafe at the Plaza a must stop for a great breakfast or lunch experience (always worth the brief wait). Their baked oatmeal rocks (if you enjoy cereals, fruits and nuts).
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M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph
Friday: violet
neither red nor blue
this secondary hue
invites both
to mingle and dance
Am I the only one who finds the word “purple” dull and uninteresting. I truly love the word violet and especially “ultraviolet.” It seems totally appropriate sitting on the opposite end of the spectrum from “infrared.” (while ultrapurple simply does not work at all)
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Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit
As I walked
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Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph
While waiting for healthcare
St. Mary’s Hospital, Mequon, WI
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Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph
Two lips
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Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit
Friday: morning tulip studies
“You’ve got to deal with how photographs look, what’s there, not how they’re made.” – Garry Winogrand
reality: cold, wet, windy, unpleasant
yet: gorgeous, luscious, and alluring
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Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Macro Apo Elmarit
Walk among wind and wings
breezes blow.
skippers flit
and flutter within the flow.
the seeker (a photographer)
thinks, “be still.
the light’s too low.
my shutter too slow.”
skippers flit
and flutter within the flow.
the seeker (a photographer)
thinks, “be still.
the light’s too low.
my shutter too slow.”
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Leica R8/DMR, 560 mm 1:6.8 Telyt