Pond

EXIF. ISO: 200, Exposure: 1/200 sec, Aperture: 8, Focal Length: 20mm, Flash Used: No.

#photo dedicated to my brother, he will bring my camera back to life (it needs a new shutter unit after around 70k shots :).

“Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted.”
~David Bly

“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
~Robert Louis Stevenson Read More!

Yellow Silence

EXIF. ISO: 200, Exposure: 1/200 sec, Aperture: 10, Focal Length: 21mm, Flash Used: No.

“Silence is not always golden; sometimes it is yellow.”
~Anonymous

“The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.”
~Randall Jarrell

Here you have, Barb! A colorful shot for you! Hope this shot fits feng shui aesthetics... According to my (quick) research it should work:
The wood pictures can be placed in the East or South East to maintain the energies associated with Fortunate Blessings, Health, Family and Community, Wealth and Prosperity. Read More!

Highlighted by Nature

According to Wikipedia December 8th marks the conception of the Virgin Mary in many Christian denominations and the enlightenment of Buddha in most Buddhist sects... This is my humble interpretation of the event, Highlighted by Nature, no more, no less.

EXIF. ISO: 200, Exposure: 1/125 sec, Aperture: 9, Focal Length: 30mm, Flash Used: No.

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Colorful Souls

“In order to have friendship you must look past the color to the soul, because within the soul lies a rainbow of many colors.”
~Lyman Frank Baum Read More!

Light and Shadow

Take I - Light and Shadow (B&W)

Take II - Light and Shadow (Color)

My friend Toni Turi wanted to see some images "with an object in light and shadow" and he also said "I like a lot the water images too". I remember you like landscapes in B&W too... so here you have, my Italian friend (aka amico), I tried to combine everything you enjoy in photography :). I hope you like them! Read More!

Wheat x2

Two versions that resulted from the same photo -digital world is magical!-. Of course you can do this with film, but it is soooo much easier with digital, don't you think? Anyway which one would you pick?

These two images are dedicated to AEZ, a local newspaper editor.
“Newspaper editors are men who separate the wheat from the chaff, and then print the chaff.”
Adlai Stevenson (American Politician) Read More!

Fountain @ Chicago

Love the colors of this fountain at night. Hope you like it too. Read More!