What a cool idea. Photographing people having a happy conversation is difficult because normal conversation involves a lot of sounds that scrunch up people's mouths. Nicole Young came up with this idea to have the people pretend they are talking, but the only two words allowed are "hey" and "yes." This brings a lot more smiley looks into the scene.
I'm looking forward to trying this next time I need a shot of two people happily talking.
People in STL call it "Bellefontaine Cemetery" but on its website you'll see this: "Bellefontaine Cemetery is a nonprofit, non-denominational cemetery and arboretum . . ." I know it best as an extraordinary place for getting lost on feng shui inner roads and for reveling at the 5,000 trees. And for reading the 87,000 graves and monuments for the meagre clues they offer about those who used to walk and talk like you and me.
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Until COVID struck, I was traveling once or twice per year to Istanbul, Turkey, to teach law school (week-long courses). I look forward to the day when I can again travel to Istanbul. I truly miss the visiting in person with students and friends. The Turks are awesome! I keep in touch with several of them. But I also miss the many astounding images one sees everywhere in Istanbul. I took the top photo in 2017. I reworked it tonight. This is an image of the Blue Mosque that I took from the Hagia Sofia (which was built in the year 532). The photo below is the interior of the Blue Mosque (built in 1609). Seeing these ancient buildings in person gives rise to deep emotions of admiration for the architects and builders. Seeing them with your own eyes caused me to think of the multitudes of people who have visited these structures at so many key points in their lives.
This final photo is one I took while riding one of the many ferries that plow the Bosphorus day and night. The city of Istanbul is partly in Europe and partly in Asia, and the waters of the Bosphorus Strait mark the boundary.
I'm aggravated that so many people keep getting such cheap attention by posting photos of puppies. Therefore, I'm posting photos of five owlets that Jen McKnight and I visited at an "Owl Cafe" in Tokyo a few years ago.
Take THAT, puppy-image-posters!
There were dozens of grown-up owls too . . .
Look at those eyes! No, I'm talking about the owl's eyes!
Tokyo is known for its many animal cafes, including cat cafes and other cafes offering a chance to mingle with capybaras (extremely large rodents), hedgehogs and rabbits.
I'd bet many of you have taken photos of some gorgeous sunrises and sunsets. I'd like to share one of each that I photographed on the very same trip to West Texas (six years ago--near Big Bend National Park) while on a dinosaur dig. The fiery red photo on top is the sunrise.
