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— Pink Floyd, lyrics of Time, 1973

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Cobweb in September 2009

Cobweb in September 2009

Christchurch, Dorset, England, hospital grounds in June 2011

Lawn and trees in June 2011

Sunset in September 2011

Sunset in September 2011

Trees in January 2015

Trees in January 2015


Photographing a framed print in June 2019

Photographing a framed print of a Raymond Campbell painting in June 2019

Notice the shadows of the corkscrew handle, cheese, and wine label on the frame of the Raymond Campbell painting. How is that possible? Only the outer frame is real. The inner frame is part of the painting. And, in contrast to most such illusions of three-dimensionality, it looks even more convincing in reality than it does in a photograph.


Flowers, July 2019

Flowers in July 2019

One does not normally pick wild flowers. However, I picked these on my way back from hospital (cancer) to photograph them for my friend Emily in North Carolina.


Cat exploring house in July 2019

“I wonder what’s up there.”

I have no idea whose cat this is, but he/she/it explored the house in July 2019.

Cat exploring house in July 2019

Bemused

1/72nd scale models in September 2019

1/72nd scale models in September 2019

Sunlit cat in October 2019

Sunlit cat in October 2019

Trees and sheds at sunset in November 2019

Trees and sheds at sunset in November 2019


Selfie, March 2020, with framed photo by Leroy Grannis of Roy Haggard and Charles Baughman flying Dragonflies at 'the Domes' on the south side of Palos Verdes in 1974

Selfie, March 2020

In fact that picture over there on the wall of Roy Haggard and Charlie Baughman was taken at the Domes that day.

— Legendary surfing and hang gliding photographer Leroy Grannis(*)

The framed photo is by Leroy Grannis of Roy Haggard and Charles Baughman flying Dragonflies at ‘the Domes’ on the south side of Palos Verdes, California, in early 1974. See under External link for more about it.

Trees and buildings at dawn in March 2020

Trees and buildings at dawn in March 2020

Related

This topic continues in Miscellaneous photos, home 2.

Scenery in Miscellaneous photos.

External link

Dragonfly in the Hang gliding 1975 part 2 page of Hang Gliding History

Reference

Interview with Hang Gliding Photography Legend LeRoy Grannis by John Heiney on Upshots, John’s web site

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