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Perched Above Still Water

This anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) perched quietly on a dead tree in a pond in west‑central Georgia. I almost missed it because of how well it blended into its surroundings.

Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #anhinga

“Detail, Pena Palace” — Details of the Pena Palace, Portugal.

The Pena Palace sits on the top of a ridge above Sintra, Portugal, a short train ride from Lisbon. (You do have to get to the ridge from the train station, perhaps a story for another time.) It is a remarkable structure that appears like something from a fantasy, especially in the foggy and rainy conditions while we were there. The palace and its turrets and towers are painted in brilliant colors…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/28/detail-pena-palace/

#lisbon #portugal #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #streetPhotography #photographyLovers #fineArtPhotography #travel

Good morning. 🦢🪿🦆

28 May 2026

I stopped by the pharmacy on post yesterday afternoon to pick up a resupply of meds. There was a short line at the pickup counter, mostly older retirees like me. If they’re anything like I am, it’s probably the only reason they still come to Fort Polk.

I noticed—again—that many of them wore baseball caps covered in military regalia, often with their retired rank pinned somewhere on the front. Over the years I’ve come to think of that whole setup as the ‘pharmacy hat.’ It’s an identity marker, a way of saying I served, even though standing in an Army hospital should be clue enough.

Every now and then I even see someone in the full hat‑and‑vest combo, both pieces covered in patches and pins. I’m not criticizing—just observing. There’s nothing wrong with being proud of spending most of your working life in service to the nation.

I usually wear a baseball cap myself when I go out, one with the letters LA on the front. That’s its own kind of identity signal: it says I cheer for the Los Angeles Dodgers and hints that I’m originally from California—which I am.

And yes, I truly do understand their need to be recognized. For twenty or thirty years they lived immersed in a culture that became the only world they really knew. Then, in what feels like the blink of an eye, they found themselves on the outside looking in—no longer part of the team. It’s quite a transition, and we all handle it differently.

After a lifetime of knowing exactly what to wear, a person is suddenly left wondering, maybe for the first time, what do I put on now?

“We know what we are, but not what we may be.” — William Shakespeare

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” — Joseph Campbell

“Sometimes letting go is an act of far greater power than hanging on.” — Eckhart Tolle

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #ducks #identity

“Morning Clouds, Lake Manly” — Morning clouds and distant mountains reflected in Lake Manly, Death Valley.

Arriving at Lake Manly to photograph on this late-February morning, I would have rated the conditions as “OK but not stupendous.” I was hoping for a colorful desert sunrise over the reflecting waters of the temporary lake, but clouds muted the intensity and color of the light. My practice is to not give up but to instead find other ways of seeing the landscape. I kept photographing, and soon realized that the morning was special in different ways than I had expected…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/27/morning-clouds-lake-manley/

#deathvalley #lakemanly #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

“Morning Clouds, Lake Manly” — Morning clouds and distant mountains reflected in Lake Manly, Death Valley.

Arriving at Lake Manly to photograph on this late-February morning, I would have rated the conditions as “OK but not stupendous.” I was hoping for a colorful desert sunrise over the reflecting waters of the temporary lake, but clouds muted the intensity and color of the light. My practice is to not give up but to instead find other ways of seeing the landscape. I kept photographing, and soon realized that the morning was special in different ways than I had expected…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/27/morning-clouds-lake-manley/

#deathvalley #lakemanly #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

“Morning Clouds, Lake Manly” — Morning clouds and distant mountains reflected in Lake Manly, Death Valley.

Arriving at Lake Manly to photograph on this late-February morning, I would have rated the conditions as “OK but not stupendous.” I was hoping for a colorful desert sunrise over the reflecting waters of the temporary lake, but clouds muted the intensity and color of the light. My practice is to not give up but to instead find other ways of seeing the landscape. I kept photographing, and soon realized that the morning was special in different ways than I had expected…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/27/morning-clouds-lake-manley/

#deathvalley #lakemanly #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

“Morning Clouds, Lake Manly” — Morning clouds and distant mountains reflected in Lake Manly, Death Valley.

Arriving at Lake Manly to photograph on this late-February morning, I would have rated the conditions as “OK but not stupendous.” I was hoping for a colorful desert sunrise over the reflecting waters of the temporary lake, but clouds muted the intensity and color of the light. My practice is to not give up but to instead find other ways of seeing the landscape. I kept photographing, and soon realized that the morning was special in different ways than I had expected…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/27/morning-clouds-lake-manley/

#deathvalley #lakemanly #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

“Morning Clouds, Lake Manly” — Morning clouds and distant mountains reflected in Lake Manly, Death Valley.

Arriving at Lake Manly to photograph on this late-February morning, I would have rated the conditions as “OK but not stupendous.” I was hoping for a colorful desert sunrise over the reflecting waters of the temporary lake, but clouds muted the intensity and color of the light. My practice is to not give up but to instead find other ways of seeing the landscape. I kept photographing, and soon realized that the morning was special in different ways than I had expected…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/27/morning-clouds-lake-manley/

#deathvalley #lakemanly #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

Silver‑Crowned Sparrow

Male house sparrows (Passer domesticus) always make me think of little knights — wearing a silver helmet on their heads and a black gorget on their chest. They’re Old-World sparrows, and in North America some people still refer to them as English sparrows.

If you enjoy photos of birds and other wildlife, take a look at my photo gallery. Sparrows are never overlooked—they're a valued and important part of my collection. Feel free to explore!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #sparrows #housesparrow

Silver‑Crowned Sparrow

Male house sparrows (Passer domesticus) always make me think of little knights — wearing a silver helmet on their heads and a black gorget on their chest. They’re Old-World sparrows, and in North America some people still refer to them as English sparrows.

If you enjoy photos of birds and other wildlife, take a look at my photo gallery. Sparrows are never overlooked—they're a valued and important part of my collection. Feel free to explore!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #sparrows #housesparrow

Silver‑Crowned Sparrow

Male house sparrows (Passer domesticus) always make me think of little knights — wearing a silver helmet on their heads and a black gorget on their chest. They’re Old-World sparrows, and in North America some people still refer to them as English sparrows.

If you enjoy photos of birds and other wildlife, take a look at my photo gallery. Sparrows are never overlooked—they're a valued and important part of my collection. Feel free to explore!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #sparrows #housesparrow

Silver‑Crowned Sparrow

Male house sparrows (Passer domesticus) always make me think of little knights — wearing a silver helmet on their heads and a black gorget on their chest. They’re Old-World sparrows, and in North America some people still refer to them as English sparrows.

If you enjoy photos of birds and other wildlife, take a look at my photo gallery. Sparrows are never overlooked—they're a valued and important part of my collection. Feel free to explore!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #sparrows #housesparrow

Silver‑Crowned Sparrow

Male house sparrows (Passer domesticus) always make me think of little knights — wearing a silver helmet on their heads and a black gorget on their chest. They’re Old-World sparrows, and in North America some people still refer to them as English sparrows.

If you enjoy photos of birds and other wildlife, take a look at my photo gallery. Sparrows are never overlooked—they're a valued and important part of my collection. Feel free to explore!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #sparrows #housesparrow

Good morning. ☕☕☕

26 May 2026

I started typing, then stopped, realizing the thoughts I was putting down weren’t worth sending out into the world — a pattern that repeats itself more mornings than I’d like to admit. Somewhere in that cycle of typing and erasing, it struck me that the sound of my backspace key resembles a small bird chirping. Not my proudest moment, but I spent far too long trying to figure out what species it might be.

As further proof that I’d become far too invested in deciphering that little chirping sound, I failed to notice that Charlie’s mealtime was only minutes away. An entire hour had slipped past while I sat there, transfixed by the mystery. Maybe it’s yet another sign of Skynet’s rise — a machine hijacked my thoughts so thoroughly that I lost track of time itself.

Fortunately, I snapped out of it before my Roomba could launch itself from its docking station and begin conquering the house while I sat there, glassy‑eyed, staring at my keyboard. It’s Tuesday — an off‑day for the Roomba — so if I heard it start up this early, it would be a sure sign of the machine apocalypse and send a chill straight down my spine.

It was Charlie who saved me from being taken over completely. He came in and nudged my leg — mealtime was, after all, approaching — and I needed to be capable of rising and fetching a can of food. In his mind, there can only be one boss in this house, and it certainly isn’t a collection of machines. His nudge was his way of telling me to get up and get on with my duties.

“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” — Socrates

“Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.” — Christian Lous Lange

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” — Anatole France

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #sunset #silhouete #skynet #dogs

“Largo do Peneireiro” — Colorful streamers above narrow streets in the Alfama District, Lisbon.

This is a little street scene in Lisbon’s Alfama neighborhood. The area rises from the river’s edge toward the hill of the St. George Castle. This was the original center of Lisbon before it expanded, and it later was the home of less wealthy citizens of the city. Its age (it escaped destruction in the 18th-century earthquake that destroyed much of Lisbon ) means that the area retains the original narrow and twisting streets… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/26/largo-do-peneireiro/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #streetPhotography #photographyLovers #fineArtPhotography #travel

“Largo do Peneireiro” — Colorful streamers above narrow streets in the Alfama District, Lisbon.

This is a little street scene in Lisbon’s Alfama neighborhood. The area rises from the river’s edge toward the hill of the St. George Castle. This was the original center of Lisbon before it expanded, and it later was the home of less wealthy citizens of the city. Its age (it escaped destruction in the 18th-century earthquake that destroyed much of Lisbon ) means that the area retains the original narrow and twisting streets… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/26/largo-do-peneireiro/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #streetPhotography #photographyLovers #fineArtPhotography #travel

“Largo do Peneireiro” — Colorful streamers above narrow streets in the Alfama District, Lisbon.

This is a little street scene in Lisbon’s Alfama neighborhood. The area rises from the river’s edge toward the hill of the St. George Castle. This was the original center of Lisbon before it expanded, and it later was the home of less wealthy citizens of the city. Its age (it escaped destruction in the 18th-century earthquake that destroyed much of Lisbon ) means that the area retains the original narrow and twisting streets… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/26/largo-do-peneireiro/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #streetPhotography #photographyLovers #fineArtPhotography #travel

“Largo do Peneireiro” — Colorful streamers above narrow streets in the Alfama District, Lisbon.

This is a little street scene in Lisbon’s Alfama neighborhood. The area rises from the river’s edge toward the hill of the St. George Castle. This was the original center of Lisbon before it expanded, and it later was the home of less wealthy citizens of the city. Its age (it escaped destruction in the 18th-century earthquake that destroyed much of Lisbon ) means that the area retains the original narrow and twisting streets… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/26/largo-do-peneireiro/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #streetPhotography #photographyLovers #fineArtPhotography #travel

“Largo do Peneireiro” — Colorful streamers above narrow streets in the Alfama District, Lisbon.

This is a little street scene in Lisbon’s Alfama neighborhood. The area rises from the river’s edge toward the hill of the St. George Castle. This was the original center of Lisbon before it expanded, and it later was the home of less wealthy citizens of the city. Its age (it escaped destruction in the 18th-century earthquake that destroyed much of Lisbon ) means that the area retains the original narrow and twisting streets… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/26/largo-do-peneireiro/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #streetPhotography #photographyLovers #fineArtPhotography #travel

Capturing the Flight of Night Herons

I was in my cabin on a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean Sea when I spotted a flock of yellow‑crowned night herons (Nyctanassa violacea) flying alongside us—matching the ship’s direction and speed, gliding almost level with my balcony. I spent several excited minutes photographing them, amazed at how close they stayed. I’m pretty sure this was the first image I posted from the ship that same day. I kept wondering where they were headed—somewhere south, I think—and how long they had been flying over open ocean.

Explore a curated collection of heron and egret images in my photo gallery. Take a look!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #herons #yellowcrownednightherons

Capturing the Flight of Night Herons

I was in my cabin on a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean Sea when I spotted a flock of yellow‑crowned night herons (Nyctanassa violacea) flying alongside us—matching the ship’s direction and speed, gliding almost level with my balcony. I spent several excited minutes photographing them, amazed at how close they stayed. I’m pretty sure this was the first image I posted from the ship that same day. I kept wondering where they were headed—somewhere south, I think—and how long they had been flying over open ocean.

Explore a curated collection of heron and egret images in my photo gallery. Take a look!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #herons #yellowcrownednightherons

Capturing the Flight of Night Herons

I was in my cabin on a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean Sea when I spotted a flock of yellow‑crowned night herons (Nyctanassa violacea) flying alongside us—matching the ship’s direction and speed, gliding almost level with my balcony. I spent several excited minutes photographing them, amazed at how close they stayed. I’m pretty sure this was the first image I posted from the ship that same day. I kept wondering where they were headed—somewhere south, I think—and how long they had been flying over open ocean.

Explore a curated collection of heron and egret images in my photo gallery. Take a look!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #herons #yellowcrownednightherons

Capturing the Flight of Night Herons

I was in my cabin on a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean Sea when I spotted a flock of yellow‑crowned night herons (Nyctanassa violacea) flying alongside us—matching the ship’s direction and speed, gliding almost level with my balcony. I spent several excited minutes photographing them, amazed at how close they stayed. I’m pretty sure this was the first image I posted from the ship that same day. I kept wondering where they were headed—somewhere south, I think—and how long they had been flying over open ocean.

Explore a curated collection of heron and egret images in my photo gallery. Take a look!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #herons #yellowcrownednightherons

Capturing the Flight of Night Herons

I was in my cabin on a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean Sea when I spotted a flock of yellow‑crowned night herons (Nyctanassa violacea) flying alongside us—matching the ship’s direction and speed, gliding almost level with my balcony. I spent several excited minutes photographing them, amazed at how close they stayed. I’m pretty sure this was the first image I posted from the ship that same day. I kept wondering where they were headed—somewhere south, I think—and how long they had been flying over open ocean.

Explore a curated collection of heron and egret images in my photo gallery. Take a look!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #herons #yellowcrownednightherons

Eroded Hills” — Eroded hills of dark material dotted with desert plants.

This is, in several ways, kind of an odd Death Valley photograph. The fine-grained gravel covering the slopes and hills here are not widespread in the park — in most places the ground tends to be lighter in color. On the other hand, the curving shapes and runoff erosion channels are seen elsewhere, as are the plants. (If you look very closely, you will see not only the larger green plants but lots of small wildflower shoots just emerging.)…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/25/eroded-hills/

#deathvalley #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

Eroded Hills” — Eroded hills of dark material dotted with desert plants.

This is, in several ways, kind of an odd Death Valley photograph. The fine-grained gravel covering the slopes and hills here are not widespread in the park — in most places the ground tends to be lighter in color. On the other hand, the curving shapes and runoff erosion channels are seen elsewhere, as are the plants. (If you look very closely, you will see not only the larger green plants but lots of small wildflower shoots just emerging.)…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/25/eroded-hills/

#deathvalley #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

Eroded Hills” — Eroded hills of dark material dotted with desert plants.

This is, in several ways, kind of an odd Death Valley photograph. The fine-grained gravel covering the slopes and hills here are not widespread in the park — in most places the ground tends to be lighter in color. On the other hand, the curving shapes and runoff erosion channels are seen elsewhere, as are the plants. (If you look very closely, you will see not only the larger green plants but lots of small wildflower shoots just emerging.)…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/25/eroded-hills/

#deathvalley #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

Eroded Hills” — Eroded hills of dark material dotted with desert plants.

This is, in several ways, kind of an odd Death Valley photograph. The fine-grained gravel covering the slopes and hills here are not widespread in the park — in most places the ground tends to be lighter in color. On the other hand, the curving shapes and runoff erosion channels are seen elsewhere, as are the plants. (If you look very closely, you will see not only the larger green plants but lots of small wildflower shoots just emerging.)…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/25/eroded-hills/

#deathvalley #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

Eroded Hills” — Eroded hills of dark material dotted with desert plants.

This is, in several ways, kind of an odd Death Valley photograph. The fine-grained gravel covering the slopes and hills here are not widespread in the park — in most places the ground tends to be lighter in color. On the other hand, the curving shapes and runoff erosion channels are seen elsewhere, as are the plants. (If you look very closely, you will see not only the larger green plants but lots of small wildflower shoots just emerging.)…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/25/eroded-hills/

#deathvalley #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

Dewfield Egret

I looked out the window this morning and spotted an egret across the grassy field, so I grabbed my camera and headed out, moving slowly and snapping as I went, trying to get as close as I could. After my third stop I spooked the bird, and that brief moment gave me this image. The bird is a western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), hunting in one of the low spots where water flows after a rain. In those shallow, muddy areas, crayfish often build little towers of mud — and I think the egrets consider that a pretty decent buffet.

Explore a curated collection of heron and egret images in my photo gallery. Take a look!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #egret #westerncattleegret

Dewfield Egret

I looked out the window this morning and spotted an egret across the grassy field, so I grabbed my camera and headed out, moving slowly and snapping as I went, trying to get as close as I could. After my third stop I spooked the bird, and that brief moment gave me this image. The bird is a western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), hunting in one of the low spots where water flows after a rain. In those shallow, muddy areas, crayfish often build little towers of mud — and I think the egrets consider that a pretty decent buffet.

Explore a curated collection of heron and egret images in my photo gallery. Take a look!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #egret #westerncattleegret

Dewfield Egret

I looked out the window this morning and spotted an egret across the grassy field, so I grabbed my camera and headed out, moving slowly and snapping as I went, trying to get as close as I could. After my third stop I spooked the bird, and that brief moment gave me this image. The bird is a western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), hunting in one of the low spots where water flows after a rain. In those shallow, muddy areas, crayfish often build little towers of mud — and I think the egrets consider that a pretty decent buffet.

Explore a curated collection of heron and egret images in my photo gallery. Take a look!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #egret #westerncattleegret

Dewfield Egret

I looked out the window this morning and spotted an egret across the grassy field, so I grabbed my camera and headed out, moving slowly and snapping as I went, trying to get as close as I could. After my third stop I spooked the bird, and that brief moment gave me this image. The bird is a western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), hunting in one of the low spots where water flows after a rain. In those shallow, muddy areas, crayfish often build little towers of mud — and I think the egrets consider that a pretty decent buffet.

Explore a curated collection of heron and egret images in my photo gallery. Take a look!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #egret #westerncattleegret

Dewfield Egret

I looked out the window this morning and spotted an egret across the grassy field, so I grabbed my camera and headed out, moving slowly and snapping as I went, trying to get as close as I could. After my third stop I spooked the bird, and that brief moment gave me this image. The bird is a western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), hunting in one of the low spots where water flows after a rain. In those shallow, muddy areas, crayfish often build little towers of mud — and I think the egrets consider that a pretty decent buffet.

Explore a curated collection of heron and egret images in my photo gallery. Take a look!

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #egret #westerncattleegret

“Bench, Wall With Fado Tiles” — A bench on a slanted sidewalk and a wall with Fado tiles, Lisbon.
I love little off-kilter scenes like this one. In the center are two tile illustrations of the fado music tradition of Portugal. (The tiles were seen in an earlier post on this website.) They are aligned to perfect verticals and horizontals. But everything else tilts — the bench on the cobbled sidewalk, the pipe that frames the image, the wiring attached to the walls. A door at the left, barely intruding into the frame, is the only other thing that lines up.

… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/24/bench-wall-with-fado-tiles/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #streetPhotography #photographyLovers #fineArtPhotography #travel

“Bench, Wall With Fado Tiles” — A bench on a slanted sidewalk and a wall with Fado tiles, Lisbon.
I love little off-kilter scenes like this one. In the center are two tile illustrations of the fado music tradition of Portugal. (The tiles were seen in an earlier post on this website.) They are aligned to perfect verticals and horizontals. But everything else tilts — the bench on the cobbled sidewalk, the pipe that frames the image, the wiring attached to the walls. A door at the left, barely intruding into the frame, is the only other thing that lines up.

… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/24/bench-wall-with-fado-tiles/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #streetPhotography #photographyLovers #fineArtPhotography #travel

“Bench, Wall With Fado Tiles” — A bench on a slanted sidewalk and a wall with Fado tiles, Lisbon.
I love little off-kilter scenes like this one. In the center are two tile illustrations of the fado music tradition of Portugal. (The tiles were seen in an earlier post on this website.) They are aligned to perfect verticals and horizontals. But everything else tilts — the bench on the cobbled sidewalk, the pipe that frames the image, the wiring attached to the walls. A door at the left, barely intruding into the frame, is the only other thing that lines up.

… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/24/bench-wall-with-fado-tiles/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #streetPhotography #photographyLovers #fineArtPhotography #travel

“Bench, Wall With Fado Tiles” — A bench on a slanted sidewalk and a wall with Fado tiles, Lisbon.
I love little off-kilter scenes like this one. In the center are two tile illustrations of the fado music tradition of Portugal. (The tiles were seen in an earlier post on this website.) They are aligned to perfect verticals and horizontals. But everything else tilts — the bench on the cobbled sidewalk, the pipe that frames the image, the wiring attached to the walls. A door at the left, barely intruding into the frame, is the only other thing that lines up.

… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/24/bench-wall-with-fado-tiles/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #streetPhotography #photographyLovers #fineArtPhotography #travel

“Bench, Wall With Fado Tiles” — A bench on a slanted sidewalk and a wall with Fado tiles, Lisbon.
I love little off-kilter scenes like this one. In the center are two tile illustrations of the fado music tradition of Portugal. (The tiles were seen in an earlier post on this website.) They are aligned to perfect verticals and horizontals. But everything else tilts — the bench on the cobbled sidewalk, the pipe that frames the image, the wiring attached to the walls. A door at the left, barely intruding into the frame, is the only other thing that lines up.

… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/24/bench-wall-with-fado-tiles/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #streetPhotography #photographyLovers #fineArtPhotography #travel

Into the Light

This is a female ruby‑throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), and the light she appears to be flying into is actually a white downspout on a red brick garage.

Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

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Into the Light

This is a female ruby‑throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), and the light she appears to be flying into is actually a white downspout on a red brick garage.

Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #rubythroatedhummingbird

Into the Light

This is a female ruby‑throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), and the light she appears to be flying into is actually a white downspout on a red brick garage.

Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #rubythroatedhummingbird

Into the Light

This is a female ruby‑throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), and the light she appears to be flying into is actually a white downspout on a red brick garage.

Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #rubythroatedhummingbird

Into the Light

This is a female ruby‑throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), and the light she appears to be flying into is actually a white downspout on a red brick garage.

Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #rubythroatedhummingbird

“Panamint Valley” — View across Rainbow Canyon toward the flats of Panamint Valley.

Death Valley National Park is a huge landscape, in more ways that one. The park is huge. It is the largest park in the contiguous states. (Alaska, where everything is on a larger scale, has four larger parks.) Within the park we often are able to view huge distances — in fact, Death Valley’s visual scale reminds me of places I’ve seen in Alaska. Here we look down Rainbow Canyon and across the entire Panamint Valley (one valley west of Death Valley itself) toward more desert mountains.
… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/23/panamint-valley/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

“Panamint Valley” — View across Rainbow Canyon toward the flats of Panamint Valley.

Death Valley National Park is a huge landscape, in more ways that one. The park is huge. It is the largest park in the contiguous states. (Alaska, where everything is on a larger scale, has four larger parks.) Within the park we often are able to view huge distances — in fact, Death Valley’s visual scale reminds me of places I’ve seen in Alaska. Here we look down Rainbow Canyon and across the entire Panamint Valley (one valley west of Death Valley itself) toward more desert mountains.
… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/23/panamint-valley/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

“Panamint Valley” — View across Rainbow Canyon toward the flats of Panamint Valley.

Death Valley National Park is a huge landscape, in more ways that one. The park is huge. It is the largest park in the contiguous states. (Alaska, where everything is on a larger scale, has four larger parks.) Within the park we often are able to view huge distances — in fact, Death Valley’s visual scale reminds me of places I’ve seen in Alaska. Here we look down Rainbow Canyon and across the entire Panamint Valley (one valley west of Death Valley itself) toward more desert mountains.
… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/23/panamint-valley/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

“Panamint Valley” — View across Rainbow Canyon toward the flats of Panamint Valley.

Death Valley National Park is a huge landscape, in more ways that one. The park is huge. It is the largest park in the contiguous states. (Alaska, where everything is on a larger scale, has four larger parks.) Within the park we often are able to view huge distances — in fact, Death Valley’s visual scale reminds me of places I’ve seen in Alaska. Here we look down Rainbow Canyon and across the entire Panamint Valley (one valley west of Death Valley itself) toward more desert mountains.
… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/23/panamint-valley/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

“Panamint Valley” — View across Rainbow Canyon toward the flats of Panamint Valley.

Death Valley National Park is a huge landscape, in more ways that one. The park is huge. It is the largest park in the contiguous states. (Alaska, where everything is on a larger scale, has four larger parks.) Within the park we often are able to view huge distances — in fact, Death Valley’s visual scale reminds me of places I’ve seen in Alaska. Here we look down Rainbow Canyon and across the entire Panamint Valley (one valley west of Death Valley itself) toward more desert mountains.
… more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/05/23/panamint-valley/

#photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

roadtrip east coast 8

https://langnertimonfotos.wordpress.com/2026/05/22/roadtrip-east-coast-8/