Sky lines at play

A white line catches the last rays of light while its source, a jet, remains out of sight.

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I took these photos from the back window of a moving car.

Posted in response to “Let There Be Light”.   

 
 

 

Red lampshade paints the walls

Turning on a lamp does more than give light.

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Photos taken in response to “Let There Be Light”.
 
 

Wood . . . and of wood

 

 

Natural colors

 

 

Taking photographs can transform even the ordinary into a great new world of the unexpected.  I was surprised at how my drinking glass could become such an intriguing, variable subject.  Here it is at two different meals.  There’s no trick photography or software involved. Each photo is a natural interplay of transparency and surrounding color. 

 

What is left . . .

. . . when the leaves are gone?

. . . the unexpected reward of noticing the beauty in what is left.
 

Unexpected: floating in the city

One expects the unexpected in San Francisco.  Among the recent sights, these two were the most ethereal:

Floating in the air outside—bubbles in Chinatown adding punctuation to a bilingual sign.

Snowflakes gently falling inside the atrium of a hotel lobby.

 

Different ways of saying tree

 

Conversation of leaves

 

Reaching

Layers of luggage

“You’re checking how many bags?”
Layers and layers of luggage. Response to the weekly photo prompt: layers.

Permanent art installation titled “Samson” by Brian Goggin, at baggage claim area, Terminal A, Sacramento International Airport.