tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.comments2022-10-22T21:28:45.648+09:00Marcus PeddleMarcus Peddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828640292397153550noreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-10603307160272142222022-10-22T21:28:45.648+09:002022-10-22T21:28:45.648+09:00Thanks very much. I'm sure you'll enjoy Ch...Thanks very much. I'm sure you'll enjoy Christopher Pratt's work.Marcus Peddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828640292397153550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-62114727002190544882022-10-22T18:33:28.438+09:002022-10-22T18:33:28.438+09:00I like that shot of the beach and island too. The...I like that shot of the beach and island too. There's nice symmetry between the islands and the metal railings and the positioning of the people is perfect.<br /><br />Christopher Pratt is a new one for me. I'm away to look him up...Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-87386957354214843082022-10-13T18:53:08.982+09:002022-10-13T18:53:08.982+09:00Thanks, Michael. I used to black and white film to...Thanks, Michael. I used to black and white film to photograph the mirror at the same time, but the film version is a bit boring. Probably my fault, of course.<br />I looked up The Third Policeman online. It looks interesting and I've added it to my To Buy list. Thanks for mentioning it.Marcus Peddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828640292397153550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-45514748319692263732022-10-13T18:02:08.773+09:002022-10-13T18:02:08.773+09:00Love this one, spiders and all. Your bicycle in t...Love this one, spiders and all. Your bicycle in the reflection just adds that little bit of a story to it as well.<br /><br />The scene conjures up images in my mind of The Third Policeman, by Flann O'Brien/Brian O'Nolan (Irish author, obvs). Mad stuff with lots of talk of bicycles and one of my favourite books.Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-7152862373920147222022-09-28T20:27:30.449+09:002022-09-28T20:27:30.449+09:00The public donates to temples and the temples pay ...The public donates to temples and the temples pay the monks. They also make money from people paying to have prayers said for them. You can pay for a one-time prayer, a week of prayers, and so on. They don't seem to be into farming at all. Marcus Peddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828640292397153550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-53533006954075015242022-09-26T18:35:08.563+09:002022-09-26T18:35:08.563+09:00Interesting place. I was going to ask if there ar...Interesting place. I was going to ask if there are monks but I see from your comments that there are. What do they live on? Donations from public? I guess they grow their own food, or most of it.Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-29672690377996856942022-09-22T00:21:26.259+09:002022-09-22T00:21:26.259+09:00I watched a program years ago on how these type bu...I watched a program years ago on how these type buildings were erected without the use of nails, the builders really know what they're doing.Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506304883173658048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-5693051677278759612022-09-19T08:02:28.276+09:002022-09-19T08:02:28.276+09:00The buildings are beautiful, aren't they? And ...The buildings are beautiful, aren't they? And all done without nails. It isn't in this set of photographs, but I go to a small shrine at the back of the temple when I visit to relax for twenty minutes or so. Although the temple is a tourist attraction, if you get there early enough, the only sounds you can hear are birds, insects, and the monks performing their prayers.Marcus Peddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828640292397153550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-1897783834525080312022-09-19T04:08:11.777+09:002022-09-19T04:08:11.777+09:00I really like the style of the temples and I can&#...I really like the style of the temples and I can't imagine how much work went into creating such beautiful architechure.Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506304883173658048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-80711471220256385922022-09-18T10:01:41.720+09:002022-09-18T10:01:41.720+09:00Thanks very much!Thanks very much!Marcus Peddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828640292397153550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-7020579173128248342022-09-18T04:12:58.376+09:002022-09-18T04:12:58.376+09:00Very nice! Very nice! Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329663312597541521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-26322938150513851002022-09-15T20:44:47.128+09:002022-09-15T20:44:47.128+09:00Thanks. It's the rear side of a building that ...Thanks. It's the rear side of a building that sells live fish.Marcus Peddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828640292397153550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-35067335010778382712022-09-15T20:43:52.574+09:002022-09-15T20:43:52.574+09:00Thanks. Another case of 'compose and wait'...Thanks. Another case of 'compose and wait'.Marcus Peddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828640292397153550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-87064105247607541772022-09-15T20:43:00.173+09:002022-09-15T20:43:00.173+09:00I usually prefer not to have cars in my photos. I ...I usually prefer not to have cars in my photos. I think they fit here, since I was talking about the temple being surrounded by noise and distractions. I had a nice bicycle ride up north today and at times there were no cars or sounds of human activities at all. Very nice.Marcus Peddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828640292397153550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-69154419682710538282022-09-14T01:47:15.183+09:002022-09-14T01:47:15.183+09:00Great spot, great composition.Great spot, great composition.Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-82708614583054734382022-09-14T01:46:16.872+09:002022-09-14T01:46:16.872+09:00Love it. People and shapes and angles and everyth...Love it. People and shapes and angles and everything in it. Nice filled frame as well.Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-15890535849738400062022-09-14T01:44:26.070+09:002022-09-14T01:44:26.070+09:00That's a good shot but I hate the cars. Maybe...That's a good shot but I hate the cars. Maybe if I thought about it long enough I would come to love them, maybe even say they are necessary. Often in my photography I want no cars in the shot, but since I can't move them perhaps I should just embrace them. Dunno.<br /><br />I'm with you on the bike ride for getting away from the noise. For me it's the beach in winter, or the forest.Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-52051019521133290562022-09-04T21:21:22.684+09:002022-09-04T21:21:22.684+09:00Thanks very much.Thanks very much.Marcus Peddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828640292397153550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-64857983702821430332022-09-04T19:54:48.400+09:002022-09-04T19:54:48.400+09:00Minimalist and graphic, all I like! Minimalist and graphic, all I like! Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329663312597541521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-30768470213061356272022-08-31T21:01:20.135+09:002022-08-31T21:01:20.135+09:00Thanks very much, as always.Thanks very much, as always.Marcus Peddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828640292397153550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-11212330357325282742022-08-31T21:00:50.723+09:002022-08-31T21:00:50.723+09:00It is. It rained during the night.It is. It rained during the night.Marcus Peddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828640292397153550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-58097939995517713842022-08-31T20:28:58.136+09:002022-08-31T20:28:58.136+09:00Name change to 'Not much of a Harbourview'...Name change to 'Not much of a Harbourview', perhaps. That's a shame. Roll on February! <br />Nice lines/geometry in that shot, btw.Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-51620473071965911232022-08-31T20:25:19.976+09:002022-08-31T20:25:19.976+09:00I like it. The reflection is suitably fuzzy. And...I like it. The reflection is suitably fuzzy. And is that precipitation I see? Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-50394972876294912242022-08-30T18:30:18.885+09:002022-08-30T18:30:18.885+09:00I was a huge fan for a number of years and watched...I was a huge fan for a number of years and watched the programmes multiple times. There's a Monty Python reference for every occasion! Marcus Peddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828640292397153550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845924945797063453.post-3772656519976520172022-08-30T04:17:26.338+09:002022-08-30T04:17:26.338+09:00Yeh it's colour so it's not perfect but th...Yeh it's colour so it's not perfect but that's a really excellent shot.<br /><br />I'd forgotten about Bicycle Repair Man. So good. In my teenage years Monty Python was given a half-hour slot on TV every so often. Slightly edgy (at times I hoped my parents weren't watching too closely) but it was mad and I loved it. Terry Gilliam's animations were just nuts - I can still picture The Killer Cats.Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.com