in our beach-chairs
in the fading light
we dream a thousand springs
photo-essay – fav’s – le marche
banner – primavera
palace museum
urbania, le marche
august 10, 2012
f/5.6
1/125 s
iso 400
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
in bologna
the sacred
and the profane
share a corner
gargoyle
madonna and child
bologna, e-romagna
august 18, 2012
f/5.0
1/100 s
iso 400
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size 510 X 700
if i had wings
i’d fly to heaven
and look down
on the mountains
and find
the butterflies
photo-essay – fav’s – le marche
hillside
la tavola marche
piobbico
august 12, 2012
f/10.0
1/200 s
iso 400
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens-nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size 474 X 650
o morning star
o queen of angels
o virgin of virgins
tu sei bellezza
poster
marcia francescana
pesaro, le marche
august 09, 2012
f/5.0
1/60 s
iso 800
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18-300 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size 489 X 670
a bauhaus cross
on a stone wall
on a romanesque
country church
photo-essay – fav’s – le marche
wooden cross
romanesque church
cagli, le marche
august 15, 2012
f/5.6
1/125 s
iso 360
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 510 X 700
| cathedral doors paolo annibali la porta del giubileo jesi, le marche |
there’ll be no strings |
f/5.6 1/500 s iso 320 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 18-300mm f/1:3.5-5.6 image size 1700 X 1004 |
| patriot guns ecclesiastical museum giuseppe garibaldi sant’angelo in vado |
i’ll tie back my hair |
f/4.0 1/60 s iso 6400 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 18-300 mm f/1:3.5-5.6 image size 1700 X 1005 |
| geraniums and plumb tomatoes from kitchen window piobbico, le marche |
red is the color |
f/5.6 1/160 s iso 800 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 18-300mm f/1:3.5-5.6 image size 1700 X 1005 |
| down the road from the agriturismo – la tavola marche piobbico, le marche |
in my mind’s eye |
f/22.0 1/30 s iso 200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D700 lens – nikkor 12-24 mm f/4.0 image size 1700 X 841 |
| from hilltop across from earle-and-suzanne’s isola di fano, le marche |
the sky grew darker |
f/4.0 1/125 s iso 200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 12.0-24.0 f/4.0 image size 1700 X 841 |
| from the road looking across valley looking north-east isola di fano, le marche |
behind the cypress |
f/5.6 1/500 s iso 200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D700 lens – nikkor 18-300 mm f/1:3.5-5.6 image size 1700 X 841 |
| from hilltop looking north-west oak covered hills isola di fano, le marche |
for i would ride |
f/5.6 1/500 s iso 200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D700 lens – nikkor 18-300 mm f/1:3.5-5.6 image size 1700 X 841 |
| hay bales turned like cigarettes piobbico, le marche august 05, 2012 |
when the world lies green |
f/22.0 1/60 s iso 200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 12-24 mm f/4.0 image size 1700 X 841 |
| farmer and tractor in the fading sun across the valley isola di fano, le marche august 09, 2012 |
je ne cherche pas, |
f/5.6 1/500 s iso 280 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 70.0-200.0 mm f/1:2.8 image size 1700 X 841 |
| from earle-and-suzanne’s looking south-west plowed fields isola di fano, le marche |
fratte rosa’s skyline |
f/8.0 1/250 s iso 200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 80-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 image size 1700 X 841 |
| on the road to tavola marche piobbico, le marche |
shucked and boiled |
f/20.0 1/10 s iso 200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 18-300 mm f/1:3.5-5.6 image size 1700 X 841 |
| umbrella rows italians on vacation the beach pesaro, le marche august 09, 2012 |
it was an itsy bitsy |
f/7.1 1/800 s iso 200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 18-300mm f/1:3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| courtyard palazzo ducale museo civico urbania, le marche |
in a world where the kings |
f/9.0 1/320 s iso 200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 18-300mm f/1:3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
light the candle, john
the daylight is almost gone
the birds have sung their last
the bells call all to mass
church steeple
fiorenzula di focara, le marche
august 09, 2012
f/5.6
1/1600 s
iso 400
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18-300mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
| giant blue bee la tavola marche the sunflowers patch piobbico, le marche |
in the park |
f/5.6 1/1000 s iso 400 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 18-300mm f/1:3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| child’s death pic cemetery north-west, le marche august 12, 2012 |
i never watched |
f/6.3 1/160 s iso 200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| young man cemetery north-west, le marche august 12, 2012 |
out of the depth |
f/5.6 1/320 s iso 400 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| walkway cemetery pesaro, le marche august 09, 2012 |
praise the lord |
f/10.0 1/400 s iso 200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
oh why is heaven built so far
oh why is earth set so remote?
is this altar no longer sacred?
deconsecrated chapel
abandoned country cemetery
piobbico, le marche
august 17, 2012
f/5.0
1/100 s
iso 400
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
i strain my heart
i stretch my hands
and catch at hope
but the cup you offer is empty
abandoned country cemetery
piobbico, le marche
august 17, 2012
f/9.0
1/320 s
iso 200
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
i would not care
to reach the moon
one round monotonous of change
is my daughter still beautiful?
are my grandchildren happy?
someone’s mother
cemetery
north-west, le marche
august 12, 2012
f/5.0
1/100 s
iso 400
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
for i am bound
with fleshy bands
joy and beauty
lie beyond my scope
mirror, mirror on the wall
who . . .
painted woman
cemetery
north-west, le marche
august 12, 2012
f/7.1
1/200 s
iso 200
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
my soul waits for the lord
more than sentinels
wait for the dawn
did you still believe
when you breathed your last?
young seminarian
cemetery
north-west, le marche
august 12, 2012
f/5.6
1/320 s
iso 400
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
if you o lord
mark iniquities
lord who can stand
but with you is forgiveness
bless me father
for i have sinned
strong silent type
cemetery
pesaro, le marche
august 12, 2012
f/5.3
1/320 s
iso 400
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
from the depth of despair
o lord
i call for your help
hear my cry
pay attention to my prayer
pierino romani
cemetery
pesaro, le marche
august 09, 2012
f/5.6
1/320 s
iso 400
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464X700
| plumeria tree coffee plantation south, kaua’i april 14, 2009 |
where |
f/9.0 1/800 s iso 200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor 17.0-55.0 mm f/2.8 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| pink hibiscus st. regis’ gardens princeville, kaua’i april 15, 2013 |
where |
f/7.1 1/200 s iso 100 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D800e lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| shot: cemetery north-west, le marche august 12, 2012 |
i never watched |
f/6.3 1/160 s iso 200 exposure mode – auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – nikkor AF-S 18-300mm f/1:3.5-5.6 G ED image size – 1700X1004 |
| yellow hibiscus gardens, st. regis priceville, kaua’i april 15, 2013 |
i never watched |
f/9.0 1/160 s iso 100 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D800e lens – nikkor 18.00-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| bird of paradise north-east, kaua’i april 21, 2012 |
i never watched |
f/22.0 1/60 s iso 200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D700 lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
for i am bound
with fleshy bands
joy, beauty lie
beyond my scope
mirror, mirror on the wall
who . . .
coffee plant and flower
south kaua’i
april 15, 2011
f/4.8
1/800 s
iso 200
camera – nikon D700
lens – nikkor 18.0-200.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
for i am bound
with fleshy bands
joy, beauty lie
beyond my scope
mirror, mirror on the wall
who . . .
star flower
north-west, kaua’i
april 16, 2010
f/5.6
1/500 s
iso 200
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-200.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
for i am bound
with fleshy bands
joy, beauty lie
beyond my scope
mirror, mirror on the wall
who . . .
bugenvilija
princeville, kaua’i
april 11, 2011
f/5.6
1/80 s
iso 200
camera – nikon D700
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
for i am bound
with fleshy bands
joy, beauty lie
beyond my scope
mirror, mirror on the wall
who . . .
cactus flower
waimea canyon, kaua’i
april 19, 2010
f/22.0
1/40 s
iso 200
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
for i am bound
with fleshy bands
joy, beauty lie
beyond my scope
mirror, mirror on the wall
who . . .
giant zucchini flower
princeville botanical, kaua’i
april 16, 2013
f/22.0
1/30 s
iso 200
camera – nikon D700
lens – nikkor 12.0-24.0 mm f/4.0
image size – 464 X 700
he is now to be among you
at the calling of your hearts
rest assured this troubadour
is acting on his part
i love you more than madness
more than dreams upon the waves
arum plant
edgewood, pennsylvania
june 22, 2013
f/5.6
1/60 s
iso 100
camera – nikon D800e
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 465 X 700
the union of your spirits
has caused him to remain
for wherever two or more of you
are gathered in his name
’cause i love you more than ever
now that the past is gone
hydrangea
edgewood, pennsylvania
june 29, 2013
f/7.1
1/60 s
iso 100
camera – nikon D800e
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 465 X 700
ever since your walked in
the circle has been complete
i’ve said goodbye to haunted rooms
and faces in the street
i love you more than madness
more than dreams upon the waves
lacecap hydrangea
edgewood, pennsylvania
june 22, 2013
f/5.6
1/30 s
iso 100
camera – nikon D800e
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 465 X 700
the tune that is yours and mine
to play upon this earth
we’ll play it out the best we know
whatever it is worth
’cause i love you more than ever
now that the past is gone
salmon-hued lily
edgewood, pennsylvania
june 22, 2013
f/5.6
1/30 s
iso 100
camera – nikon D800e
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 465 X 700
oh, can’t you see that you were born
to stand by my side
you’re the other half of what i am
you’re the missing piece
i love you more than madness
more than dreams upon the waves
lime-green lily
edgewood, pennsylvania
june 22, 2013
f/6.3
1/60 s
iso 100
camera – nikon D800e
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 465 X 700
you turn the tide on me each day
and teach my eyes to see
just being next to you
is a natural thing for me
’cause i love you more than ever
now that the past is gone
hollyhock and ivy
west north avenue, pittsburgh
june 26, 2013
f/4.5
1/60 s
iso 100
camera – nikon D800e
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 465 X 700
a man shall leave his mother
and a woman leave her home
and they shall travel on
where the two shall be as one
i love you more than madness
more than dreams upon the waves
white hollyhock and ivy
west north avenue, pittsburgh
june 22, 2013
f/5.3
1/40 s
iso 100
camera – nikon D800e
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 465 X 700
well then what’s to be the reason
for becoming man and wife
is it love that brings you here
or love that brings you life
’cause i love you more than ever
now that the past is gone
tiger lily
west north avenue, pittsburgh
june 22, 2013
f/5.3
1/25 s
iso 100
camera – nikon D800e
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 465 X 700
and if loving is the answer
then who’s the giving for
do you believe in something
that you’ve never seen before
i love you more than madness
more than dreams upon the waves
white hollyhock and ivy
west north avenue, pittsburgh
june 22, 2013
f/5.6
1/50 s
iso 100
camera – nikon D800e
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 465 X 700
oh the marriage of your spirits here
has caused him to remain
for wherever two or more of you
are gathered in his name
and if there is eternity
i’d love you there again
bee in hollyhock
west north avenue, pittsburgh
june 22, 2013
f/5.6
1/30 s
iso 100
camera – nikon D800e
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 465 X 700
| an advertisement for art ceramics main street modica, sicily |
and i’m waiting |
f/5.6 1/125 s iso 250 auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – 17.0-55.0 mm f/2.8 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| the opposite valley wild flowers tumble from the rocks modica, sicily |
and i’m waiting |
f/7.1 1/200 s iso 200 auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – 17.0-55.0 mm f/2.8 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| walking the dirt road to portosalvo aprigliano, calabria |
and i’m waiting |
f/6.3 1/200 s iso 200 auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – 17.0-55.0 mm f/2.8 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| on the roadside in the woods near portosalvo aprigliano, calabria |
i am waiting for the second coming |
f/9.0 1/320 s iso 200 auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – 17.0-55.0 mm f/2.8 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| the opposite valley buganvilia border boutique hotel modica, sicily |
and i’m waiting |
f/5.6 1/500 s iso 100 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D800e lens – 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| gold and silver threads reds and greens monastery museum montecassino, lazio |
and i’m perpetually waiting |
f/4.5 1/15 s iso 400 auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| in with the flowers peppers as a bouquet campo di fiori roma, lazio |
and i’m waiting |
f/4.5 1/500 s iso 500 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D800e lens – 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| lucrezia’s son the cardinal’s house villa d’este tivoli, lazio |
and i’m waiting |
f/3.2 1/8000 s iso 3200 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D800e lens – 17.0-55.0 mm f/2.8 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| in with the flowers shriveled peppers campo di fiori roma, lazio |
and i’m waiting |
f/4.5 1/400 s iso 500 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D800e lens – 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| marzipan tomatoes prickly-pears, figs and 4 shadows modica, sicily |
and i’m waiting |
f/5.0 1/100 s iso 400 auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – 17.0-55.0 mm f/2.8 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| (l-r) the danube the ganges the nile piazza navona, roma |
take me along |
f/10.0 1/400 s iso 200 auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| below trastevere no concrete walls, and sycamores line the banks tevere, roma |
someday when the grass |
f/9.0 1/320 s iso 200 auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| minerva’s bath on the peninsula of ortigia siracusa, sicily |
i’ve been to the city |
f/29.0 1/13 s iso 100 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D800e lens – 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| the inner harbor of ortigia french and uk flags siracusa, sicily |
so here’s the rainbow |
f/32.0 1/30 s iso 100 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D800e lens – 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| on the coastal road heading to amalfi the mountains of basilicata |
i was raised |
f/11.0 1/500 s iso 200 auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – 17.0-55.0 mm f/2.8 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| five roman arches an elevated highway an ancient stream south-eastern, sicily |
river, take me along |
f/11.0 1/200 s iso 200 auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – 17.0-55.0 mm f/2.8 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| in the cloister of the poor clares majorca tiles naples, campania |
a thousand voices |
f/10.0 1/100 s iso 200 auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| the lungomare on the peninsula of ortigia siracusa, sicily |
ever moving |
f/32.0 1/30 s iso 100 aperture priority |
camera – nikon D800e lens – 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| below the mountain a pebbled beach mar tirreno belmonte, calabria |
i was born in the path |
f/10.0 1/400 s iso 200 auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – 17.0-55.0 mm f/2.8 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
| the lighthouse the foothills vesuvius naples, campania |
the whistling ways |
f/9.0 1/320 s iso 200 auto |
camera – nikon D90 lens – 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 image size – 1700 X 1004 |
gene kelly, fred astaire
ginger rodgers, dance on air
they had style, they had grace
rita hayworth gave good face
strike a pose, strike a pose
vogue, vogue, vogue
photo-essay – vogue – italy, 2014
the runners
museo archeologico nazionale
napoli, italy
sept. 11, 2014
f/4.5
1/8 s
iso 800
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
look around, everywhere you turn
is heartache, it’s everywhere
you try everything to escape
the pain of life that you know
when all else fails
i know a place where you can get away
photo-essay – vogue – italy, 2014
the nile
fontana dei quattro fiumi
piazza navona
roma, italy
september 17, 2014
f/13.0
1/160 s
iso 200
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
beauty is where you find it
soul is in the musical
that’s where i feel so beautiful
magical, life’s a ball
vogue
beauty is where you find it, vogue
photo-essay – vogue – italy, 2014
bust of a boy
museo archeologico nazionale
napoli, italy
sept. 11, 2014
f/5.3
1/10 s
iso 1600
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
greta garbo and monroe
deitrich and dimaggio
marlon brando, jimmy dean
on the cover of a magazine
ladies with an attitude
fellows tha were in the mood
photo-essay – vogue – italy, 2014
bust of a woman
museo archeologico nazionale
napoli, italy
sept. 11, 2014
f/4.5
1/15 s
iso 400
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
let your body move to the music
come on vogue
let your body go with the flow
you know you can do it
all you need is your imagination
your dreams will open the door
photo-essay – vogue – italy, 2014
mary
the cathedral bell-tower
caltagirone, italy
sept. 1, 2014
f/32.0
1/500 s
iso 3200
camera – nikon D800E
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
don’t just stand there, let’s get to it
strike a pose
there’s nothing to it
strike a pose, vogue
come on vogue
let your body go
photo-essay – vogue – italy, 2014
the warrior
museo archeologico nazionale
napoli, italy
sept. 11, 2014
f/5.3
1/30 s
iso 400
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
it makes no difference if you’re black or white
if you’re a boy or a girl
if you’re gay or straight
you’re a superstar
come on vogue
let your body groove to the music
photo-essay – vogue – italy, 2014
michelangelo’s moses
san pietro in vincoli
roma, italy
sept. 17, 2014
f/3.2
1/40 s
iso 800
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 17.0-55.0 mm f/2.8
image size – 464 X 700
they had style, they had grace
rita hayworth gave good face
lauren, katherine, lana too
bette davis, we love you
don’t just stand there, let’s get to it
strike a pose, there’s nothing to it
photo-essay – vogue – italy, 2014
bust of a woman
museo archeologico nazionale
napoli, italy
sept. 11, 2014
f/5.3
1/13 s
iso 800
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
Oooh, you’ve got to
let your body move to the music
Oooh, you’ve got to just
let your body go the the flow
Oooh, you’ve got to
vogue
photo-essay – vogue – italy, 2014
altar – rafael’s tomb
pantheon
roma, italy
sept. 17, 2014
f/5.6
1/10 s
iso 1600
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 464 X 700
go inside, for your finest inspiration
your dreams will open up the door
it makes no difference, if you’re a boy or a girl
if you’re virginal or matronly
you’re a superstar, yes
that’s what you are, you know it
photo-essay – vogue – italy, 2014
mary and child
museo diocesano
caltagirone, italy
sept. 1, 2014
f/2.8
1/30 s
iso 800
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 17.0-55.0 mm f/2.8
image size – 464 X 700
va pensiero sull’ali dorate
va ti posa sui clivi, sui colli
my thoughts fly on golden wings
and land on stone, grass, water
and wake memories
of a time gone by
the rock-wall that surrounds the christian brothers center
narragansett, rhode island
this section of the wall is just east of the cemetery
taken – thursday, september 26, 2019
elements
– the shadows on the gray rocks
– the crossword puzzle arrangement of the various stones
– the dark-blue, almost black rock in the bottom-right corner
dimension – 1981 x 1070 pixels
resolution – 72 ppi
f-stop (aperture opening) – f/10.0
shutter speed – 1/250
iso – 500
post-production – the original picture was cropped removing the lawn-grass in front of the wall; made no other adjustments or alterations.
to see 1981 x 1070 original, click on the above image
camera – nikon Ƶ7
lens – nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G
o mia patria si bella e perduta
o membranza si cara e fatal
the beginning is lost in dormers, in cells
in another time, in another place
and memory, yet soothing, is flawed
the rooftops of the mansion on the christian brothers center
a simple chateau-like building on narragansett bay
taken – thursday, september 26, 2019
elements
– the slate shingles are beautiful in their similarities and vastness
– the dormers are like eyes
– the oxidized copper lining the ridges is stained and delicate
– the pallet going from grey-blue, to green-blue to sky-blue is gentle
dimension – 1854 x 1315 pixels
resolution – 72 ppi
f-stop (aperture opening) – f/10.0
shutter speed – 1/640
iso – 500
post-production – the original image was cropped; and using lens correction, some of the key-stoning was eliminated.
to see 1854 x 1315 original, click on the above image
camera – nikon Ƶ7
lens – nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G
come saturday morning
i’m going away with my friend
we’ll saturday spend ’til the end of the day
just i and my friend
we’ll travel for miles in our saturday smiles
and then we’ll move on
but we will remember
long after saturday is gone
the small cottage closest to the novitiate building
the mansion’s courtyard is bordered by two twin cottages
this is the cottage on the western side of the courtyard
taken – thursday, september 26, 2019
elements
– the verticals – beams in the stucco, window mullions, drain, chimney
– the peaks – dormers, roof-vent, main roof
– the sun behind the chimney
the blue, blue sky and wispy clouds
dimension – 1933 x 1253 pixels
resolution – 72 ppi
f-stop (aperture opening) – f/10.0
shutter speed – 1/1000
iso – 500
post-production – the original image was cropped; and through lens-correction feature, key-stoning was reduced.
to see 1933 x 1253 original, click on the above image
camera – nikon Ƶ7
lens – nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G
you must remember this
a kiss is still a kiss
a sign is just a sigh
the fundamental things apply
as time goes by
moonlight and love songs never out of date
hearts full of passion, jealously and hate
this windmill, minus vanes, was the summer-home
of a priest from providence
the windmill is on clarke road,
west of the christian brothers center
taken – thursday, september 26, 2019
elements
– the windmill housing through the pine trees
– the window configuration, leaving one small one in the cap
– the low stone-wall paralleling clarke road
– the lawn beginning its descent into fall
dimension – 1856 x 1275 pixels
resolution – 72 ppi
f-stop (aperture opening) – f/10.0
shutter speed – 1/500
iso – 500
post-production – the utility pole and wires were clone stamped; the image was cropped to focus the eye on the windmill housing.
to see the 1856 x 1275 original, click on the above image
camera – nikon Ƶ7
lens – nikkor S 24-70/4 S
deep in december it’s nice to remember
without a hurt the heart is hollow
deep in december it’s nice to remember
the fire of september that made us mellow
deep in december our hearts should remember
and follow
along the coast in front of the christian brothers center
is this famous split boulder
taken – friday, september 27, 2019
elements
– the slant of the cut in the rock
– the brown staining on bottom and the light-grey of the rest of the boulder
– the rock layers that ground the upright boulder
– the smaller stone in the bottom right seems to wedge the boulder to the left
dimension of original – 864 x 1191 pixels
resolution – 72 ppi
f-stop (aperture opening) – f/10.0
shutter speed – 1/2000
iso – 500
post-production – the original image was severely cropped to focus strictly on the boulder; and the imported image had to be proportionately shrunk to fit on the page (its height was the problem)
to see the 864 x 1191 original, click on the above image
camera – nikon Ƶ7
lens – nikkor S 24-70/4 S
well, i’ve been up to the mountain
walked down by the sea
i never questioned no one
and no one questioned me
my love was given freely
and oftimes was returned
i never came to borrow
only came to learn
ochre court mansion – administrative building – salve regina campus, newport, rhode island
saturday, september 28, 2019
elements
– the architectural details become more ornamental towards the roof
– the sun-dial on the chimney face
– the rounded-corners on the windows
– the mansard roof
– the blue greys – stone, roof, sky
dimension – 1300 x 1482 pixels
resolution – 72 ppi
f-stop (aperture opening) – f/10.0
shutter speed – 1/500
iso – 500
post-production – the original image had an additional lawn-light which go eliminated using the clone stamp; lens correction eliminated much of the key-stoning
to see 1300 x 1482 original, click on the above image
camera – nikon Ƶ7
lens – nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G
salve regina, mater misericordiæ
our life, our sweetness and our hope
to thee do we cry
poor banished children of eve
to thee we send up our sighs
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears
o clemens, o pia, o dulcis virgo maria
the chapel bell-tower on the salve regina campus, newport, rhode island
saturday, september 28, 2019
elements
– the roof design is french provincial
– the bell-tower was designed to blend into the landscape
– the large upper-windows are screened openings to broadcast the tolling bells
dimension – 1200 x 1541 pixels
resolution – 72 ppi
f-stop (aperture opening) – f/10.0
shutter speed – 1/250
iso – 500
post-production – there was little alteration made to this image; it was only cropped.
to see the original 1200 x 1541, click on the above image
camera – nikon Ƶ7
lens – nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G
my soul magnifies the lord
and my spirit rejoices in god my savior
for he has looked with favor on his humble servant
he has come to the help of his servant israel
for he has remembered his promise
the promise he made to abraham and his children
the edge of the courtyard, south of the ochre mansion. toady the courtyard is a small parking lot
saturday, september 28, 2019
elements
– the statue can’t be original to the colonnade
– the intricate light pillars with their copper ornamentation
– the oxidized copper
– the architecturally inconsistent, almost gothic, colonnade
dimension – 1321 x 1526 pixels
resolution – 72 ppi
f-stop (aperture opening) – f/10.0
shutter speed – 1/640
iso – 500
post-production – clone stamped an electrical wire running up the near light pillar; cropped the image to remove AC units and parked cars.
to see 1321 x 1526 original, click on the above image
camera – nikon Ƶ7
lens – nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G
then i will go to the altar of god
the god of my joy and my youth
introibo ad altare dei
ad deum qui laetificat iuventutem meam
chapel, portsmouth abbey, portsmouth, rhode island
saturday, september 28, 2019
elements
– the wires are lit by a skylight above – the altar and the stain-glass windows behind the choir stalls
– the white marble altar and platform
– the symmetry in the candles
– all the verticals
dimension – 1321 x 1392 pixels
resolution – 72 ppi
f-stop (aperture opening) – f/10.0
shutter speed – 1/30
iso – 25600
the image was taken from the choir-loft at the back of the chapel; the only alteration was to crop the original image to focus on the altar.
to see the 1321 x 1392 original, click on the above image
camera – nikon Ƶ7
lens – nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G
o sacred head surrounded
by crown of piercing thorns
o bleeding head so wounded
reviled and put to scorn
o agony and dying
o love to sinners free
crucifix above the altar, portsmouth abbey chapel, portsmouth, rhode island
saturday, september 28, 2019
– the very long vertical post on the cross
– the stick-figure corpus
– the spider-web of wires
– the cascading silver rods
– the light hovering above
– the 1960s cruciform, absent of pain and bleeding
dimension – 1305 x 1976 pixels
resolution – 72 ppi
f-stop (aperture opening) – f/10.0
shutter speed – 1/40
iso – 25600
post-production – the original image was cropped to focus on the cruciform.
to see the 1305 x 1976 original, click on the above image
camera – nikon Ƶ7
lens – nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G