In the past year since travel opened up for Australians Robert and I have taken several journeys at home and overseas. While I posted many photos of these adventures on Facebook I want to leave a more permanent record of some of our adventures. This challenge provides me with opportunities to share my photos and stories while recording some personal history.
I plan to share photos and stories from our travels between April 2022 and March 2023. My theme this year is In Anno Itinerantur.
On our most recent cruise on the Seven Seas Mariner one of the guest lecturers was English photographer,
Benedict Brain. Robert and I were enthusiastic attendees at Benedict's series of lectures and workshops. Ben talked about the Art of Seeing and encouraged us to be mindful of the world around us and the images we record of our environments. We have already taken on board some of Ben's many tips to improve our photography.
Ben discussed the value of looking closely at the things we see and encouraged us to take close-in shots of them. I have been doing this for several years, not for any particular purpose other than I find the images visually appealing. Ben's suggestion affirmed my practice. This post is devoted to some of this year's "Up Close" images.
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| Rocks - Jar Island, Kimberley Region, Australia |
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| Cliff face - Cone Creek, Kimberley Region, Australia |
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| Eucalypt leaves, Pilliga Forest, Australia |
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| Carpet - Charles Dickens Museum, London, England |
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| Garden - The Swannery, Abbotsbury, England |
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| Garlic in the Market, Millesino, Italy |
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| Chestnuts - Millesino, Italy |
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| Cane chair - Papeete, Tahiti |
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| Coastline, Tahiti |
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| Moss on tree - Teahupoo, Tahiti |
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| Flower - Point Venus, Tahiti |
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| Fabric in market stall - Pago Pago, American Samoa |
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| Flowers in pond - Fiji |
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| Glass screen, Seven Seas Mariner |
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| Coffee connection, Seven Seas Mariner |
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| Pebbles - Norfolk Island |
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| Cactus - Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy |
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| Grapes in a vineyard, Piedmont Region, Italy |
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| Tree bark - Sandstone Caves, NSW |
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| Look closely to see the fish - Alanya, Turkey |
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| Jackfruit - Bora Bora, French Polynesia |
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| Sea - Montgomery Reef, Kimberley Region, Australia |
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| Fossil?? - Edeline Island, Kimberley Region, Australia |
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| Palm tree - Broome, Australia |
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| Flowers - Highclere Castle, England |
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| Outside a florists - Rome, Italy |
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| Paving - Siena, Italy |
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| Roses - Radda in Chianti, Italy |
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| Flowers - Agiosos, Lesbos, Greece |
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Cliff face - Sandstone Caves, NSW
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| Choose your own fish - Restaurant, Kusadasi, Turkey |
Close up patterns can be fascinating.
ReplyDeleteWow! Fantastic photos all the way around!
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These closeups are lovely -- they could even be framed or made into note cards. Well done!
ReplyDeletea great diversity of images - and equally likely to bring back memories as the landscape photos
ReplyDeleteLovely to wake up to comments, thanks all. I am thinking that ""Close up" or Up Close" could be a theme for a future AtoZ.
ReplyDeleteFabulous close ups Jill and once again I commend you on the curation. The one of the fish in the sea in Turkey is my favorite :-)
ReplyDeleteI love these up close photos Jill. My favourite is the the carpet at Charles Dickens museum
ReplyDeleteIt was rather pretty
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