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GLORIOUS

Posted by S.G©MEZ on 11/23/2009

As winter nears,  this leaf battered and torn having fulfilled its role of the season, now rest on a lower branch holding on to fly for one more glorious day.

 

Full Glory

 

 

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PURPLE HAZE

Posted by S.G©MEZ on 11/21/2009

I like the impact of muted colors and tones.  Sometimes early and other times late in the day, I find myself in a position to shoot scenes with these particular characteristics. Early morning fog or late afternoon haze gives the light just enough of a filtering effect to give me the tones I am looking for. Always arriving early, sometimes I wait for hours for the fog to lift and then in seconds the light changes rapidly and what was once engulfed in a blanket of mist comes alive with muted colors and tones.  I love the process of waiting in anticipation for magic to happen. My morning coffee never tasted so good.

Purple Haze

Break Through

The Burning

Early morning as the sun is rising on the east this moon is slowly descending to the west and has the appearance of a sunrise.

Moon River

Another view of the clouds clearing and the ridges come into view.

Smoky Mountain Ridge

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GREATFUL DEAD

Posted by S.G©MEZ on 11/11/2009

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Dia de Los Muertos

This is a small section of art that is being displayed on the outer walls on a building at the corner of 7th and Main Street in Louisville, Ky. I believe it was created in conjunction with the Dia de Los Muertos “Day of the Dead” Festival that was celebrated on November the 1st. Does anyone know who created the art?

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AMERICANA

Posted by S.G©MEZ on 11/10/2009

BY DAWNS EARLY LIGHT

GOOD MORNING AMERICA

I love it when people display pride for their country.  This farmer in central Indiana is showing his pride in a big way.

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Blue Dawn

Posted by S.G©MEZ on 11/04/2009

Sunset on Clingmans Dome

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Blue Dawn

Early morning on top of Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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EMPIRE STATE

Posted by S.G©MEZ on 10/28/2009

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Standing Tall

I was in New York City  and had the opportunity to visit the Empire State Building.  From La Guardia airport I took the Q48 bus to the 111th street subway station  from there I took the #7 train to 42nd and Time Square. I enjoyed the views from the 86th floor but paid the extra $15 bucks to get to the 102 floor. My visit was late in the afternoon and the lines were long. If you ever visit, go early or plan on waiting at least an hour and a half in line.

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BY DAWNS EARLY LIGHT

Posted by S.G©MEZ on 10/13/2009

BY DAWNS EARLY LIGHT

BY DAWNS EARLY LIGHT

Dawns early light over the South Carolina coast at 30 thousand feet.

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HIGH FLIGHT

Posted by S.G©MEZ on 10/12/2009

Godbeams over the over the Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station

Godbeams over the Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station

Oh I Have slipped the surly bonds of earth
and danced the skies
on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds – and done a hundred things
You  have not dreamed of – wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up up the long delirious,burning blue,
I’ve topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark or even eagle flew–
And while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space
Put out my hand and touched–
The face of God
By John Gillespie Magee Jr.

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Tilted View

Posted by S.G©MEZ on 10/08/2009

Tilted View

Tilted View

Just another tilted view of the “Gateway Arch” at high noon.

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West at Flight Level ?

Posted by S.G©MEZ on 10/07/2009

West Bound

West Bound

High above the St Louis Arch, long contrails are moving west at an unknown flight level. View from beneath the “Gateway to the West”.

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Low and Slow

Posted by S.G©MEZ on 10/06/2009

Low and Slow

LOW and SLOW

Sometimes the flying action is not always high in the sky, instead it’s down low. This graceful aviator is going low and slow along the coast of Amelia Island, Florida.

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Above the Clouds

Posted by S.G©MEZ on 10/06/2009

Morning Blanket

Morning Blanket

Flying into La Guardia the early morning warm light reflects off a blanket of low-lying clouds.  Just coming up on the Verrazano, the double-decked suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City

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