The obvious choice

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For Monochrome Weekly that is.
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Yes, a bit kitsch but you have to admit it that this handsome fellow (at least I think he's a fellow, I didn't actually check), a resident of the Ramat Gan Safari, is a natural for monochrome.
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This shot was taken out the open window of our car as we left the park yesterday afternoon. The light was fading fast (have I mentioned that I really hate fall and the end of daylight savings time?) so I bumped up the ISO to 800 to grab a few quick images on the way out.
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Sky? What sky?

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This scene struck me enough that I had to photograph it - two people, with lawn chairs and their morning coffee, sitting above the water and looking out intently - at fog so thick that both water and sky were utterly invisible. I haven't the faintest idea what held them so spellbound, I couldn't see anything at all, just an overwhelming whiteness so thick you could practically hold it in your hand.
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Last trip to the pool

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It's no secret that I'm no great fan of fall so in typical Robin and co style we did our best to wring out every last drop of summertime we could, including one last trip to the pool before it closes for the season. And yes, before you ask, she does have to wear that bathing cap - they're standard here in public pools for anyone with long hair (unless you're a mom with her hair up and sunglasses on and so not visibly "swimming", then they let it slide to avoid a mass revolt).
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Hard to believe that this was just a few days ago - it's now pouring out and fall seems to have arrived in all it's soggy glory.
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Hibiscus

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Last Friday we snuck in what may be the final trip to the pool of the season before it closes for the season at the end of this week. Knowing that it would be almost deserted (despite the still hot daytime temperatures no one ever seems to come once school starts) I brought along my camera to grab some last shots of the kids (check back tomorrow for a few of those). After I was done shooting them I wandered around a bit and caught this hibiscus blooming along a fence.
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Low tide

Seawall, Acadia National Park (click to enlarge)

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I really have to get out shooting more. While I do have still hundreds of shots from this summer to show you all it would be nice to have more recent material to intersperse with them, not to mention the good it would do to my psyche to answer the muse's incessant call and get out there, camera in hand.

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Soon. Very soon.

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The Wanderbird at Sea

Hurray, it's fixed (my broken blog that is)!

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I can't really place what I love so much about this image, but I think more than anything it's its theatrical quality, the way the crew seem almost like actors playing a scene against a sky blue enough to look like painted (enlarge the photo to really see what I mean). I'm not enough of a sailor to know whether they were coming in or going out, but whatever they were doing they were clearly enjoying every moment.

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