Fall Has Fell

Well, not quite. But the first VERY mild cold front is bringing relief to SW Florida.



These are the first wispy cirrus clouds seen in several months.

Bob

Homeward Bound

Last look at Venice, Italy.



Goodbye Europe (Alps).



Hello North America (Newfoundland).



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Setting the Table

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Traffic Jam

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Cruise Ship Colors

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La Gondola

Gondola display, Venice, Italy.



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200!

Well, isn't this a milestone. I have missed two blocks of time in posting, but this is post #200. So, here is the image to celebrate.



It reminds me of an old Reader's Digest joke about a Mom and Pop restaurant with a simple wine list.

" #1. Red Wine
#2. White Wine
Please order by number".

Bob

Back in the Saddle

I should have Internet access for most of the remainder of 1999.

here's an aerial photo of Dubrovnik, Croatia, on the Dalmatian coast.




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Set the Stage

OK, it's set.

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At Anchor

Cannes, France.



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One Sun

Dawn on the Med looks a lot different than dawn on the Atlantic (wink, wink).



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Time Flies

from Sept 7

Arriving Barcelona



Leaving Barcelona



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Gaudi

Architect Antonio Gaudi (pronounced "gawdy, and the origin of that term) designed this, er, "unusual" cathedral. Construction began in 1882, and is nowhere near completed now.



Gaudi seems to have never met a straight line or simple curve that he liked.



Scaffolding and construction cranes are, presumably, not part of Gaudi's vision.

Bob

Balconies

Barcelona seems to be a city of balconies.



Savannah and Charleston don't hold a candle to this place.

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Cathedral of Barcelona

from Sept 6



No Photoshop on this netbook. sigh!

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Dinner Time

from Sept.5



Al fresco dining, Barcelona style.

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Eliza Doolittle

from Sept.4



Sunrise over Spain
Wrong side of the plane
Flying is mainly a pain

Eliza Doolittle (NOT!)

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Both Sides Now

from Sept.3



"I've looked at clouds from both sides now
both up and down, and still somehow
it's cloud's illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds
at all"

Joni Mitchell "Both Sides Now"

Bob

Signing Off

Here is the fishing pier at sundown. It's hard to get tired of this place.



For the next three weeks, I'll be offline most of the time. If I can get a couple of posts up, I'll do it; if not, I'll restart around Sept. 24.

Bob

Toys

For the non-professional photographer, all camera gear items are toys. But this is REALLY a toy. The below images were captured with a Cross 6 filter screwed onto the end of the 52mm lens.



Pretty funky, huh?



Yeah, that's different. Now see what it does to this clock.



Finally, there was a fire engine on Venice Avenue - quite a splattering of light.




This may be where this filter has some value (or, not). I can see using this for abstract creations at carnivals, Disney World, etc.

Just one more way to piddle away some time.

Bob

Moon over Sharkey's

At 28mm, the moon is pretty small.



Bob