Eighty-eight years ago today, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk declared Turkey a Republic, officially dissolving the Ottoman Empire. Happy Cumhuriyet Bayramı, Turkey!
I have a friend of many years and each room in her house was "just right", and each room was (for the most part) furnished/decorated from auction or yard sales....she had "the eye"...transforming the mundane to a work of art.
When I see your photographs that's the first thing I think of - Szaza has "the eye" and the instinct, that orange Volkswagon amidst the bland buildings....so good!
I used to try and emulate my friend with the "eye" and every once in a while would get lucky, ditto my photos - among the hundreds taken every once in a while a jewel stands out - i think it's called practice, practice, practice for those of us without the "eye" and for that i am thankful that there are those i can emulate and learn from!
Harika is the Turkish word for wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary. It has always been one of my most favourite words, for both its meaning and the pleasure of pronouncing it.
Welcome to Harika, the adventures of a compulsive sketcher.
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war veteran couple! (:
cute photo ♥
They were so cute— encouraging people to take photos with them!
I have a friend of many years and each room in her house was "just right", and each room was (for the most part) furnished/decorated from auction or yard sales....she had "the eye"...transforming the mundane to a work of art.
When I see your photographs that's the first thing I think of - Szaza has "the eye" and the instinct, that orange Volkswagon amidst the bland buildings....so good!
I used to try and emulate my friend with the "eye" and every once in a while would get lucky, ditto my photos - among the hundreds taken every once in a while a jewel stands out - i think it's called practice, practice, practice for those of us without the "eye" and for that i am thankful that there are those i can emulate and learn from!
Thank you so very much, Barbara.
You really made my day!
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