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Photo of the Day: Lost in the fog

lost in the fog, originally uploaded by AraiGordai.

This photo looks as though it belongs to a poetry book.

I love the quiet beauty of this shot….the soft mist, the barefoot female character in a dainty dress, the picturesque country road.

It’s also an interesting study in the contrast between “beauty” and the “beast” or “man” versus “wild”.

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Photo of the Day: Futile

Originally uploaded by dæxus.

Patience is a virtue, and for no one else is that more true than the photographer (or maybe a feline stalking its prey).

“I just felt like a war correspondent waiting on my knees and elbows in the sand (as bemused people walked by) for the opportune moment when true emotion could be captured,” the photographer said of this shot taken in Thailand.

The shot is brilliant in that both the chick and the cat appear to convey obvious expression–a rarity for animals. The cat’s look is one of intent purpose, nature taking its course. The chick, beak agape and legs in motion, appears to be scurrying for its life.

Of course, we don’t know the outcome of this saga with certainty, but the photographer reported that the chick didn’t hold the pregnant cat’s attention for very long. Apparently the chick lived to tweet another day.

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Photo of the Day: Ribalda

Ribalda, originally uploaded from flickr.com by Nash72.

What a great portrait! It was taken in Rome, and this woman’s name roughly translates to “proud”. It’s a photo that your mind begs to know more about. Unfortunately, that’s as much of the story as I know.The photographer did a great job framing the shot with the other cloaked woman in the background as Ribalda defiantly puffs away on her stogie.
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