Let there be light(s)

House light – New Orleans

It would be an exaggeration to describe lamps and lights along streets, houses and parks as my “muse“, but I do seem to take a lot of photos of them! I’m drawn to their shapes (which can be sinuous or angular), their symmetry in rows or clusters, and of course the way the light plays on them.

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promendade lamps – Barbate (Spain)

platform lights – Leura train station (Australia)

street light – Sydney

street lights in the snow – London

street lights – New Orleans

street light – New York City (or is this a cctv?)

park lights – Philadelphia

park lights – Santa Fe

Thames embankment lights – London

street lamps – Budapest

lights by the opera house – Sydney

house lights – Philadelphia

Flying rainbows

Rainbow lorrikeet looking for food in a palm tree.

Rainbow lorrikeets can be a real pain when a flock of the screeching, squabbling little guys settle outside your bedroom window at 5am, but there’s no denying they are cheeky, colourful characters.

Rainbow lorrikeet looking for food in a palm tree.

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Lizard display

Lizard in Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans

I photographed this lizard this morning while on a walking tour of Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans. His sudden appearance on a family tomb had a few of us reaching for our cameras, and you can imagine my surprise when he displayed that vivid red and yellow throat flap!

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Travel Album: On the Way: Sydney to San Francisco over the Pacific Ocean

The setting sun throws the engine cowling into harsh relief.

On 23 May I flew from Sydney to San Francisco, on the way to Toronto. I didn’t get much sleep over the Pacific, but the stunning sunset and sunrise at 33,000ft made up for it — almost. 😉

As the sky darkens, a single bright star is visible above the band of intense sunset colour.

Reflections in the engine cowling:

Beginning of sunset: the cloud tops are tinged with pink, and the fuselage is reflected in the engine cowlingl.

Sunrise: the fuselage and the rising sun are reflected in the engine cowling.

Sunrise:

The horizon is delicate shades of blue and pink, and the rising sun makes metal points on the wing glow as if they were lights.

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Intricate: Woven

Baskets woven from dried grass, on sale for tourists.

I’m slowly working through the backlog of photos I took in Vanuatu last November. Processing these images of woven baskets and ropework today, I thought they fit in well with Weekly Photo Challenge theme of intricate.

These woven baskets are a common sight, used by locals to carry a variety of goods. This photo was taken at the main market in Port Vila.

Looking up at the bedroom ceiling in my resort (Eratap Beach Resort). I love how the craftsmen took the time to weave intricate patterns with the rope.

Early mornings around the world

Mist in the hills around Cairns.

For someone who insists she is not an early bird, I have a remarkable number of photographs taken very early in the morning! I haven’t inflicted them all on you, but there are quite a few, from various travels. They are in no particular order other than alphabetical by place name.

A man on the beach, Durban.

The pier, Eastbourne.

Boats in Galle harbour, Sri Lanka.

The grounds of the Park Hyatt, Goa.

Great Barrier Reef.

On lookout during the 4am-8am watch, ‘Lord Nelson’, Indian Ocean.

‘Sudarshini’ and ‘Tarangini’ of the Indian Navy, off Kochi.

Fishing boats near Mauritius.

Sailboats at Opua, New Zealand.

Mt Fishtail seen from Pokhara, Nepal.

San Luis de Potosi, Mexico.

Sunrise over Sydney harbour (from my bed at the Shangri La hotel).

Rising sun captured in a gum tree, Sydney.

Where there’s smoke…

The flame of this candle is gone, but not forgotten.

I don’t think the pingback to Daily Post works, as my post does not appear in the grid. This is another attempt to pingback.
Gone But Not Forgotten