Remember that bit where Joe Pesci meets his demise at the end of Casino?
This was kind of like that...
Lost inside an adorable illusion and I cannot hide, I'm the one you're using, please don't push me aside, we could've made it cruising, yeah.
Yes it is Theme Thusday again, and today we are talking GLASS . I've three possible hooks to hang my [glass] hat on with this theme. First, the photo! Yes, it is the river again from an odd angle in an interesting light. You can just make out the bottom, which should tell you that I'm right on the shore. In some ways, the distortion of the stones below the surface reminds me of ye olde glass windows, what they call "cylinder blown sheet glass". You can still find some of this around Hobart these days. Thw second link comes from a trip I took to Venice a few years back. You're probably aware that Venice was (is?) a glass-making centre of excellence. If you have ever been there and taken the tour of the glass factories, you might be familiar with the sheer amount of coloured glass that sits at the bottom of the water there. These fragments of glass have been worn down and had their edges dulled by their time in the water, which makes them ample keepsakes for the ...
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The photos of the boys is fantastic and also your photographic collection of shots in and around Hobart make this one of my joyous moments each and ever day.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart and trust that we can continue to interact through the medium of photography.
Keep up the excellent work. I hope you never tire of it.
I hope to broaden people's exposure to new ideas if they are particularly taken by a title.
[Get yer hand off it McCracken!]
A BIG THANK YOU KRIS!!!!!!!