52 Photos Project

The prompt for Week 32: The Skies Above

I took this shot as I was walking home at dusk
over the Brooklyn Bridge and the full moon
was rising over the Manhattan Bridge.

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Weekend Reflections

This little guy (who's about 3 inches long) might
grow up to be more than 4 feet long and weigh over
600 pounds, and live to be 100 years old!  In the Galapagos,
giant sea tortoise eggs are collected and incubated.  Then the
hatchlings are hand-raised for 5 years, until their shell is
hard enough to protect them from predators.

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The prompt for Week 31:  The Closed Window
{Try a portrait without showing your subject's face.}

The idea is to capture the emotions of the moment,
how your subject is feeling. This flutist was
playing at the home of a friend, where she and several
other serious amateur musicians were performing
for each other (and themselves).  I hope this shot
conveys her energy,  joy, and passion for the music.

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Weekend Reflections

If you're in the market for a neon sign 
(know anyone whose initials are ATM?), 
you can head to this place downtown. 
They're no doubt very glad that the lights are back 
on after almost a week in the dark after Sandy.

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The prompt for Week 30: illuminate

Madame G didn't mention moonlight in
her prompt, but this was the photo I thought
of immediately.  I took it recently, when I was
in the Galapagos.  Woke up at 4 A.M. on our
first night out, went to the bow of the boat
in my jammies, and snapped this picture of a
full moon so bright you could read by it.

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Weekend Reflections

This pretty pond is at the Hacienda Cusin,
in San Pablo del Lago, Ecuador—a lovingly
restored 17th-century estate that may be the
most beautiful hotel I've ever stayed at.

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Week 29—Holding: Go out and hold something
—long enough to appreciate that special moment 

{Thanks, and great choice, Deb.}

My mom's house was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy 
and my family is focused on holding onto our 
memories of the home we grew up in.

This past weekend we began trying to salvage

what we can.   One of the things I'm hoping to 

save is this 92-year-old baby dress that I

found with some others at the bottom of a trunk.  

Managed to get it dry before mold took over and will 

find a pro to clean it.  Then I'll frame it and 

hang it in whatever Mom's new home turns out to be. 

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Weekend Reflections

No, this wasn't taken after Hurricane Sandy came
through.  If it were, there probably wouldn't be
any reflections!  I finally got to work today on the
back of a motorcycle—a scary commute
without any traffic lights downtown.

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