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Dawn

  • Thread starter Lauderdale
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“An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China 'crost the Bay!”
Rudyard Kipling.
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Lauderdale says; Breathes there a man who once in his life hasn’t wished he were;
“somewheres east of Suez, where the best is like the worst,
Where there ain't no Ten Commandments an' a man can raise a thirst”

Somewhere a man could have…
“a neater, sweeter maiden in a cleaner, greener land!
On the road to Mandalay”
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"While I’ve assumed the mantle of responsibility indeed, I don’t feel particularly responsible or mature inside and thank God I was luckier than the old soldier…for I got to go back to my “Mandalay”."
Lauderdale

To read Rudyard Kipling's "Mandalay", go to;
http://raysweb.net/poems/mandalay/mandalay.html
 
Awww...how beautiful! Makes me wanna...not be here. I haven't seen the ocean in a looong time.
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Enjoyed reading "Mandalay".
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those pictures are stupendous!
 
quite nice really... nice
 
I wonder if that old soldier ever got back to Mandalay?
I wonder if PAK will make her journey to see the ocean once again.
Thanks for the nice comments guys.  I am working on my photography skills.
 
The first is a fantastic photo. You have encompassed a feeling that stands alone. In both you have used the rule of thirds suberbly. The second also gives a strong feeling when used with verse, but may have difficulty standing alone. Very good.
 
Very nice. It reminded me of a picture I took a few weeks ago but of the sunset. It looked like the sky was on fire.

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Every time I see a sunset scene like that...I always think of James Taylor's lyrics..."And hey babe, the sky's on fire, I'm dyin' ain't I?"
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[b said:
Quote[/b] ]In both you have used the rule of thirds suberbly.
Copper, I can assure that whatever I did was pure accident. I assume your comment refers to composition.  Could you please explain the rule.  

This is a photo I took of the first storm band of hurricane Katrina rolling across the Gulf Stream.  "Calm before the storm"
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I zoomed in on the vessel that you see in the distance in the first photo.

"Ghost ship"
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Very ominous photos. You have quite the view up there in your eagle's eyrie.
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