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Sorry I'm Late; It'a a PHILLY Thing! ~ Creative Arts Three Day Weekend

  
By:  A. Macarthur  •  last year  •  35 comments


Sorry I'm Late; It'a a PHILLY Thing! ~ Creative Arts Three Day Weekend
 

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A. Macarthur
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1  author  A. Macarthur    last year

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Buzz of the Orient
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2  Buzz of the Orient    last year

One of the times Buzz Waz in Israel, about a quarter of a century ago

On Masada, the Dead Sea in the background

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In the desert on the way south to Eilat, at the Flour Cave.

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Inside the Flour Cave 

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On the edge of Lake Tiberius farther north, the Golan Heights in the background.

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With my friends in Tel Aviv - Actor Harvey Atkin (Meatballs, Law & Order) in the middle.  The Hebrew letters say "McDonald's".

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It was an awful lot safer back then.

 
 
 
shona1
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2.1  shona1  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @2    last year

Evening..I was in Israel in 1985 by myself..the war was on with Lebanon but felt perfectly safe... helicopters were flying overhead going back and forth as I sat on the beach in Tel Aviv..

Was a bit of a worry being on public buses with the soldiers and their guns jammed in my back. I just hoped the safety was on...

Never had any trouble there was a bit strange on the back of the motel doors instead of fire escape maps it was for bomb shelters...

Would not hesitate to go back there again.. great country and great people..🇦🇺❤️🇮🇱

 
 
 
Gsquared
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2.2  Gsquared  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @2    last year

Your pictures are great.  You look like a tourist!

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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2.2.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Gsquared @2.2    last year

Thanks, but you're much too kind.  They're just tourist souvenir shots but they make the point that I've been to Israel, from almost to the Lebanese border on the north to Eilat on the Red Sea to the south.  If A.Mac doesn't mind, a few memories about that trip.

When we were in Jerusalem, the Palestinian terrorists exploded a bomb on a bus that shook our hotel and I ran out on the balcony to see the smoke rising from the bus station.  When we were at a kibbutz near the Lebanese border Hezbollah sent kite bombs over Israel and we had to run to a bomb shelter.  When we were on a min-bus on the way to Petra, Jordan, driven by a Jordanian tour guide we were stopped by a couple of gunmen with rifles, and the driver had to beg them to allow us to pass because if they harmed us his business would be ruined.  In Petra, the young boys picked up stones from the ground and put them on a table selling them to the dumb tourists who could have picked them up themselves.  We walked into Egypt when we were staying at a hotel in Eilat.  You see the photo of Harvey Atkin, the actor - He and I and our wives were sitting in the bar of the hotel in Jerusalem and Netanyahu came in with a couple others and sat at a table close to ours.  Harvey went over to shake his hand (remember this was almost a quarter of a century ago - our trip was called Mission 2000) and just as Netanyahu told him "No pictures" I took a picture of them shaking hands that Harvey really cherished. When we were on Masada, which was the day after the bus bombing, a few Israeli jet fighter planes flew BELOW us, and we thought, 'holy shit, hope a war isn't starting'.  I swam in the Dead Sea and it's impossible to drown because it is so buoyant it's impossible to do anything but float on top.  And when I stood on the edge of the Golan Heights looking down at Israel I could understand why it was so important for Israel to control that precipice. 

 
 
 
Thomas
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3  Thomas    last year

From a walk in the woods ten years ago today.

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evilone
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4  evilone    last year

Getting closer to working on my new project... I'm hoping to have some time tomorrow.

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shona1
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4.1  shona1  replied to  evilone @4    last year

Morning.. looking good there evil...so are you going to put something dangerous in there?? And create some excitement??? I have plenty of suggestions..😁🐙🐊🦈

 
 
 
evilone
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4.1.1  evilone  replied to  shona1 @4.1    last year

Morning shona. It's only 7.5 liters so not big enough for crocs. LOL.. maybe I should see if my sister will 3d print me one to stick in there.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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5  JohnRussell    last year

The Phillies seem to be a team of destiny again. Picking up Nick Castelanos last year is one of the best moves in baseball in a long time. 

 
 
 
Gsquared
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6  Gsquared    last year

Vase with Dried Flowers - © G. Gam

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Still Life with Keyboard and Lamp - © G. Gam

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Buzz of the Orient
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6.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Gsquared @6    last year

I think you're taking a cue from LensCulture and creating very complex pictures, the kind they like.

 
 
 
Gsquared
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6.1.1  Gsquared  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @6.1    last year

Somewhat, although I haven't even really looked at Lensculture lately as much as I did before.  I got a new app that allows me to take multiple exposure images, and combining it with a life-long study of art, I got inspired to experiment further.  I'm more influenced by Picasso, Dali and several other great artists with what I'm trying to create here.  Also, a photographer/artist named James Welling, who is not on Lensculture at all, along with several other photographers whose work I have been checking out.  That's not to say that Lensculture doesn't have some really excellent photographers sometimes.  I do like to check Lensculture every few days to see what they have.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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6.1.2  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Gsquared @6.1.1    last year

Okay, keep up the good work.

 
 
 
Gsquared
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6.1.4  Gsquared  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @6.1.2    last year

Thanks!

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
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6.2  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  Gsquared @6    last year

Bottom image, IMO, strong commercial and decorative possibilities.

 
 
 
Gsquared
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6.2.1  Gsquared  replied to  A. Macarthur @6.2    last year

That is great!  Thanks

 
 
 
Kavika
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7  Kavika     last year

This photo was taken today. Great Blue Heron on the dock at the Homosassa River just before it enters the Gulf of Mexico.

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Kavika
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8  Kavika     last year

''Reflections'' Sunset reflections on the pond at the 2nd hole, Stone Creek Golf Course.

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devangelical
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8.1  devangelical  replied to  Kavika @8    last year

I'm thinking that kids with masks and snorkels collecting golf balls from the water hazards is a rarity in florida...

 
 
 
Kavika
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8.1.1  Kavika   replied to  devangelical @8.1    last year

No kids in the water hazards, they make tasty morsels for the gators.

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
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8.2  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  Kavika @8    last year

Running out of BLUE RIBBONS … re-ordering today.

 
 
 
Kavika
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8.2.1  Kavika   replied to  A. Macarthur @8.2    last year

Thanks, Mac.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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8.3  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Kavika @8    last year

That photo is like a fantasy.

 
 
 
GregTx
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9  GregTx    last year

It was overcast here but managed to catch a couple of phone pics of the ring of fire.

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Buzz of the Orient
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9.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  GregTx @9    last year

PERFECT!!!

 
 
 
GregTx
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9.1.1  GregTx  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @9.1    last year

Thanks Buzz. The clouds kinda acted as a filter. Got some pretty good pics imo.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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9.1.2  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  GregTx @9.1.1    last year

The clouds ADD to the image.  If they weren't there it would be the same picture that you'll see a thousand times.  For example, here is a moon shot I took quite a while back.  If not for the clouds and mist it would just be a plain ordinary moon shot, but the clouds and mist create a spooky atmosphere.

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GregTx
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9.1.4  GregTx  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @9.1.2    last year

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Buzz of the Orient
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9.1.5  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  GregTx @9.1.4    last year

Even better than the other one.

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
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9.2  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  GregTx @9    last year

Unique subject adeptly captured!

 
 
 
GregTx
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9.2.1  GregTx  replied to  A. Macarthur @9.2    last year

Thanks AMac.

 
 
 
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Buzz of the Orient
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10.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @10    last year

Bringing back memories of how much I loved watching baseball.  

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
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Thanks to all; back Thursday.

 
 

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