Not Just a Pretty Picture

"Let us first say what photography is not. A photograph is not a painting, a poem, a symphony, a dance. It is not just a pretty picture, not an exercise in contortionist techniques and sheer print quality. It is or should be a significant document, a penetrating statement, which can be described in a very simple term - selectivity."
Berenice Abbott 1898–1991

But on the other hand there’s always someone trying to get a leg up.

The Laundry of Italy- Part 2

“After enlightenment, the laundry.”
Zen Proverb

You are enlightened, right? OK, then you’re ready for this.

A Different Perspective

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end
may also be only the beginning.
Ivy Baker Priest 1905-1975

And up may be down in this bit of abstract reality.

This week’s Corner View theme is “taking a different perspective”. To see more "perspective" posts visit the blogs below. Thanks to Theresa for hosting.

jane, theresa, ian, joyce, trinsch, francesca, isabelle, kari, jgy, lise, otli, dorte, sophie, mcgillicutty, daan, lucylaine, skywriting, eliane, the wanderer´s daughter,  anna,  kenza, conny, l´atelier, elis, anne, rosamaría, victoria, the yellow door paperie, tikjewit, juniper, merel, soisses, mlle paradis, cacahuete, wander chow, barbara, pienduzz, kelleyn, sammi, liza, myrtille, tzivia,

Late breaking news...ffocuss is featured on Agneta's wonderful wabi & sabi blog today. Thanks Agneta!!

Preference

“Love prefers twilight to daylight”
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. 1809-1894

Romance is alive and well along the Grand Canal in Venice.

More than a Face

“A mask tells us more than a face.”
Oscar Wilde 1854-1900

Are lies more revealing than truths?

Open to the Sun

The windows of my soul I throw
Wide open to the sun.
John Greenleaf Whittier 1807-1892

A quiet moment in the Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican.

Just Talking

“It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much.”
Yogi Berra 1925

Italians do like to talk, although the guy on the left looks like he’s heard it all before.

The Ballroom

Art is art. Everything else is everything else.
Ad Reinhardt 1913-1967

I think a 15 foot high mirrored ball filled with air might be both.
I found this thing slowly rolling around the interior of a beautiful Italian church.

The Laundry of Italy-Part 3

“Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.”
Truman Capote 1924-1984

Sheet happens.

The Laundry of Italy- Part 2

“After enlightenment, the laundry.”
Zen Proverb

You are enlightened, right? OK, then you’re ready for this.

The Laundry of Italy- Part 1

“We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.”
E. B. White 1899-1985

Or taking pictures of the laundry. I’m easily entertained.

Tweetless in Italy

“Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit, and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty”
Joseph Addison 1672-1719

Old school social networking is still being practiced along the Cinque Terre.

Might as Well

"We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance."
Japanese Proverb

Have you ever tried to play two flutes with your nose? Neither have I but I know it can be done.

All I Want

“You may have the universe if I may have Italy”
Giuseppe Verdi 1813-1901

Not to be greedy but can I have them both? I’m just saying.