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[The Velvet Curtain]

Most of my professional photography is automotive related. I thought it might be fun to show my new-found British friends a photo of the car that I drive daily around "Big D," Dallas, Texas, land of the three-ton Super-Duty "commuter" truck...

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CD

You have class, mine looks like this.

 

[caseydog]

You have class, mine looks like this.

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Pittsburgh Steelers colors... nice.

CD

 

[MypinchofItaly]

I like it so much this little church.. it is on my running-path through the countryside.. I’ve taken this pic during my run today

 

[Morning Glory]

I like it so much this little church.. it is on my running-path through the countryside.. I’ve taken this pic during my run today

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Its a pretty church with a big bell for its size. Did you ever go inside it?

 

[MypinchofItaly]

Did you ever go inside it?

Not yet, usually when I pass by while I'm running, it's not a time when the church is open, late Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning when there is a mass, it should be easier.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Just spotted another sun halo. Not quite 360° this time, but the edge of the clouds add a little extra to the photo this time.

 

[caseydog]

Now that winter is here for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, I thought I'd share one of my favorite landscape photos -- a genre I don't expore as much as I'd like too.

I call it "Snowday."

Background: We get snow one or two days each year, on average. It is usually not deep, and melts quickly. In January of 2010, we got two big snow storms. This one dropped seven to ten inches on North Texas. I got up at the crack of dawn, grabbed a camera, jumped into my Audi allroad quattro (no way I could have done it in the MINI), and went looking for something to photograph. I found this field with trees in the background, with pristine snow on the ground and flocking the trees.

The things I remember when I look at this photo are just how still and quiet it was out there, and that I didn't feel cold. It was very peaceful.

CD

 

[MypinchofItaly]

The sky above Milano this early morning

 

[Wyshiepoo]

You have class, mine looks like this.

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This is our current drive, I also have a clapped out Subaru Legacy Estate (station wagon) which I use as a daily driver/building materials/fishing vehicle.

We managed 150 MPH with the Impreza on the German Autobahn some time ago.

 

[Morning Glory]

This is our current drive, I also have a clapped out Subaru Legacy Estate (station wagon) which I use as a daily driver/building materials/fishing vehicle.

We managed 150 MPH with the Impreza on the German Autobahn some time ago.

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Never mind the car - is that a garden gnome in the background!

 

[Wyshiepoo]

Never mind the car - is that a garden gnome in the background!

Yep!

 

[TastyReuben]

I love garden gnomes! We used to have one that we bought at some roadside garden place in Cornwall, probably 1994.

I loved it because, where most gnomes I've seen are somewhat whimsical and happy, this gnome was a little jerk. He was riding a pig, and twisting the pig's ear to make it go. The pig was in obvious discomfort, and the gnome had a delightfully evil little look on his face.

Sadly, he was broken in a move the following year. Every trip back, when possible, I've looked for a replacement, but with no luck.

 

[Windigo]

A typical Dutch scene in a typical Dutch city.

 

[TastyReuben]

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I still say the most beautiful city I've ever seen is Amsterdam at night, all lit up, with the bridges and skinny houses shimmering in the water.

 

[Mountain Cat]

A little taste of winter. Last week sometime.