Weekend Street/Reflections

“Curious is a good thing to be; it seems to pay some unexpected dividends.” - Iggy Pop

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Venice, Italy

The cat stretches, the man disappears, and the photograph remains — a quiet witness to the endless, ordinary acts of daily life.

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At an intersection of cobblestoned Italian alleys, where stones hummed with lost carnivals, solitary figures sat on a weathered bench. One was completely unaware of the other, while the other was very aware. The man, cloaked in a heavy coat and a fedora, spoke animatedly into an invisible phone, his voice a melody of nostalgia and happiness. Across from him sat an apparition gazing into the distance, draped in flowing white garments that billowed as if caught in an unseen wind, its face a map of time with rivers of silver tears carving through it. It was always nearby, whispering, beckoning the man to a fatal rendezvous. 

Suddenly, a strange sound echoed through the alley, followed by a motorbike, its rider a clown playing an accordion. The bizarre spectacle stirred the man’s laughter and drowned out the apparition's whispers. Instead of turning the corner and meeting his fate, he followed the clown to the circus, thus temporarily escaping the inevitable. Unaffected, the mysterious ghostly figure drifted away, knowing that time was on its side. 

“Listen, here's the thing - if you can't spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.” - from the 1998 film Rounders

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Link reflections and/or street photography. 

Please no posed pictures, portraits, animals, etc. unless there is a reflection. 

Click here for street photography examples and inspiration.

"Street photography is a genre of photography that records everyday life in a public place. The very publicness of the setting enables the photographer to take candid pictures of strangers, often without their knowledge."

Unlike me, this man and his dog were smart enough to stay out of the rain. Like the title says, "Waiting for the rain to stop." Which I suppose can be taken literally or metaphorically.

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A big friendship in a tiny electric car.

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A man and a car under the branches of a large tree remind us how small humans are.

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One night several years ago I was walking in Verona when I noticed this woman who seemed to be climbing. After staring at each other for an almost uncomfortable amount of time I snapped this picture and continued walking.

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She was fixated on something in the distance, I don't think she noticed me taking her picture. I couldn't figure out what she was looking at.

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This chapel inside St. Peter's Basilica contains the altar of St. Sebastian, an early Christian martyr from the Late Roman Empire.

Under the altar are the remains of Pope St John Paul II. 

Another week another earworm "We got to pray Just to make it today" - MC Hammer.😃

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I used to be addicted to sugar and all types of baked goods until last year when I decided to eat a healthier diet. It was easier than I thought. However, all of my restrictions go out the window when I travel.😎

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They reminded me of Richard Burton and Oskar Werner in the 1965 film, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. 

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Venice has an air of mystery when the sun sets and the fog rolls in. 

I'll be away until the end of the month but I've pre-scheduled the Street/Reflections posts. Have fun!

Old people feed them, kids chase them and I try to avoid them. 😏

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The mysteries of Venice continue. 😎

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There are so many interesting and mysterious places to explore in Venice, especially at night.

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The last rays of the winter sun illuminated these men as they talked at the end of a corridor at Ca' Rezzonico (the palazzo/art museum in Sestiere Dorsoduro).

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I'm not sure why but this guy reminded me of the old song by Johnny Rivers called Secret Agent Man.😄

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The pouring rain didn't stop this guy.

For a moment it felt like I was transported into an old Italian neorealism film.

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