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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Our World Tuesday: Photowalking downtown Durham NC

I can't believe how many photographs I took during a lunch break on March 12.
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Above is a detail showing how the railings on steps in Grace Garden each have their own style.
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This memorial garden honors Grace Richardson who died in an automobile accident. The person who hit her was driving under the influence of alcohol.
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All the benches in the garden and park are different from each other.
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The bench below had the plaque above.
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I like the detail on the arch below.
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The plaque below was sad to me as the memorial was for someone who died was in his twenties.
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Below is the whimsical seat the plaque above was for.
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In the summer the wooden arch on the right part of the shot below is covered in vines.
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After visiting the garden I walked around to stretch my legs.
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I tried to choose shots that weren't too similar to the ones I've already used for other posts. However, there are some similarities but hopefully different views.
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The reason there is such a long flight of stairs in the next shot is there is parking in the lower part and a courtyard and landscaping above the parking.
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I think it's a good design idea when there is enough space.
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The next two shots are of Durham Auditorium.
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I like the details above and around the windows.
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Since I was standing on the raised courtyard I had a view of a lot of different parts of downtown Durham, NC.
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I like modern architecture that provides reflections like the one below.
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The next church is one I frequently photograph when I get stopped at stoplights but this view is from a different place and perspective.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013

SkyWatch Friday: Mixed

I caught a pretty sunrise this week.
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Since most mornings were rainy it was nice to see a colorful start to that morning.
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There were even a few days with some blue skies.
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I think on average were have been having 20 percent blue days.
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I caught a pretty sunset one day this week too. 
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Tuesday morning it was pouring down raining when I had to go to my office in Durham, NC for the day.
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I almost didn't take my camera because I thought it was going to rain all day.
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As it turned out, I was glad I had my camera with me because by lunch it had stopped raining.
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After a few minutes during lunch, the clouds began to part and some blue filled in between them.
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I went on a photo walk to stretch my legs.
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I took more pictures during a lunch hour than I've taken all week.
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I like to capture reflections in buildings.
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Spring has arrived in my part of North Carolina.
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Each day more and more signs of life appear.
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I like big puffy clouds against a blue sky.
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I was surprised how quickly the outdoor furniture dried off.
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It had rained very hard all morning but during the time I was wandering around most of the surfaces dried.
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I like the bare limbs of trees during the winter so I'm shooting them before they sprout leaves.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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