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Strange mood here with all the cool blues and that one warm spot of light.  The orange of what appears to be a trash container resonates with the light, and there's a hint of warmth on the slide-like shape on the right.  Lots of shapes here, co-existing in the frame but without appearing jammed in.  This is a puzzle I do not tire of; the longer I look the more I want to look. 

You're on a hot streak, it appears.  And I identify with the title, alas....

I laughed out loud when I read the title; it's perfect.  As for the state of the world, oh my....

Oh sweet mystery of life, what is going on here?  A lovely composition of the inexplicable.  The crook of the white cane in the lower left hand corner is a nice touch.  Was this ridden by a blind bicyclist?  

Elliot Erwitt would get a kick out of this!  That may be as high a praise as there is in my book.  I absolutely love it.  In the background under the rail it appears there "The Wave" is forming--a mini-Hokusai.  I am delighted I took a moment to check in tonight.  

I so admire the feeling of warmth and humanity conveyed in your photographs!

Jack, Your brother towers in the frame, a veritable Gulliver; the effect probably comes from the angle and the framing.  It is an ordinary moment, perhaps, but also a "just so" moment where all the elements hangs together perfectly in space.  It is sublime. 

Amazing, insane energy here!  Love the movement, including the shaking face on the front of the shirt (our president, perchance?)  I'm not even sure exactly what I'm seeing here, but I suspect it's magic. 

I confess some of my lack of posting has to do with forgetting how to use my software.  I have also encountered new tools and software that leave me flummoxed. The above was shot on an iPhone and processed in "Photos," an Apple program that is so simple it confounds me.  I hope to use the iPhone more, and to better effect, by playing with it as I once did with Polaroids.  I wonder if I'll have to use duct tape to get it to stay on a tripod?  More will be revealed.... 

Still pondering this photograph...I would like to see it in B&W with the corners burned in a tad...but that's just me....

The heavy equipment seems rather demure--one wonders what it has to hide? The suggestion of mystery makes me want to look behind the wall and the blue tarp.  The red wall in the background adds tension--as if it's putting the squeeze on from the back and the wall from the front.  

Carlos, I cannot tell you why this photograph grabs me so: at the risk of going Zen on you, it suggests some elemental state of being to me.  The composition and framing are slightly "off" in a way that works marvelously. (Did I mention I like it?)  

Wow!  Escher was here!  What a delightful scramble of shape and space!

My God!  What has become of Number 2?  You really ARE the fifth Beatle, Jack, and this is part of your Magical Mystery Tour. 

An element of mystery creeps into this elegant composition, giving the photograph a gentle nudge. Is is possible to have early morning film noir?  

Jack, This is perfect!  Every element is "just so," and the presence of the photographer's shadow is the correct garnish to this visual salad. 

"I'd like to be, under the sea, in an octopuses garden in the shade...."  Jack, I don't know how to break this to you, but you may be the fifth Beatle.  Dan

Thank you for the warm welcome, gentlemen!  I tried to kick photography but I couldn't do it.  I fiddled around with an iPhone and even an iPad (photo methadone, I think) but eventually I have come back to the hard stuff.  Being a photographer is a bit like having malaria: you feel pretty good, assume remission is permanent,  and then all of a sudden it's fever and chills all over again.  So I surrender to the virus.  But things have changed a bit since I took it seriously (that is, if I do take it seriously) and I am struggling with software and all that.  Actually, I've been dreaming of the darkroom, too, and cruising the web for medium format, Leica, and large format cameras. (Film--how quaint!  I gather they still make the stuff.)  For the time being I'm going to try to take it slowly--I'm allegedly retired, after all--but I have a feeling this relapse is long lasting.  Again, my thanks for your warm welcome!  Dan

I thought it was an ancient sardine can!

Jack, 

Apologies for not responding sooner--I don't get around much anymore.  I am still writing every day, sending out query letters less often than I should, but doing it, and wringing every last bit of sunshine out of autumn before the rains finally fall.  I am trying not to pay too much attention to football or politics, but my 95 year old aunt is such a football fan I occasionally watch a game with her. I may have some photos to post in the not too distant future.  

Best, Dan

I really ought to be embarrassed to sneak in and out of Photo.net as I do, but I could not resist commenting on this lovely photograph.  I love the composition and the tones, and the slight weirdness of what appears to be a tour bus in the background.  There really is no telling where a curious eye will alight, or how a sharp mind will frame it.  My best to you, Jack!  Dan

Lynn, Thanks for your kind words.  I still find a sense of hope and joy in this scene; I feel fortunate to have shared the moment with them. Dan

The square works well as a compositional tool here, and your reflection  completes this photograph.  But when I look at it for long I can't help seeing this as a "thought bubble" (as in cartoon strips): she is thinking of you. 

There is a great tension in this; the rock (is that a rock?) at an angle seems to defy gravity. 

Marjolein, Thanks for stopping by, and for your perceptions.  I follow the advice of a very good photographer, Chris Rauschenberg, who got it from John Wayne: "Shoot first, and ask questions later."  Although I am distracted by a myriad of activities these days I find I still have curious eyes.  Best, Dan