ordinary house #2

ordinary house #2, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

What I like about taking photos is that you can photograph the same thing but the subject can be different. In this instant it is shape of the tree, the colour of the flowers, the morning light, and to me it still looks Australian.
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ordinary house #1

ordinary house #1, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

What I like about taking photos is that you can photograph the same thing but the subject can be different. In this instant it is the house. the context of the neigbourhood, the morning light and shadows. The oddness of the brick and stone work of the wall.
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pub

pub, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

After a day of walking and exploring, it felt good to call into a place such as this and rest a while. My Wife would have a red wine and myself two schooners of Reschs Draught, while flipping through the photos on the camera LCD monitor.
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walking & cycling

walking & cycling, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I liked Darling Harbour, it was friendly to people who want to walk or cycle with a big bridge provided across the bay, and if you wanted to get around more, there was the mono rail.
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testing the water

testing the water, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

It is a nice experience to try the sand in bare feet and the water too.
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at the beach

at the beach, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

A ferry trip across the harbour, a beach, the look of lazy hazy days of summer, though it was windy and a bit of a Spring chill. I enjoyed the stroll around Manly, taking some photos, and always enjoy a small harbour cruise in a new city to explore.
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living somewhere else #3

living somewhere else #3, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I discovered that the houses had little lanes connecting all the back yards, this was even more interesting. You could see the junk left out on the street.
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living somewhere else #2

living somewhere else #2, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

The difficulty when in some new place, is knowing if one is taking the same photo's as everybody else, I just found everything interesting, including a tree and a place to sit.
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living somewhere else

living somewhere else, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

When in another country to ones own, everything seems more exotic. I like to go down the side streets and see where people live. I find this more enjoyable then walking and snapping photos around the Opera House, and harbour bridge, though I did do some of that as well.
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panelbeater

panelbeater, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I was filling in time during my lunch break, thinking of the holiday I shall take next week. The light was nice, I took my camera from the backpack and took a couple of photos. So this is the last for a week and a bit. I may be someplace else. Hopefully will be back with some more to share.
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front yard back yard

front yard back yard, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

This is some ones back yard and to some it is their front yard. What was once a bed factory is now a place to live, and they have a letter box and seats to sit in the sun. For some reason I like this building, and it is the third time I have posted a photo of it.
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aotearoa

aotearoa, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Normally be people sitting here, eating and drinking, but it was early Sunday morning when I walked past. I was aware of a photo I had taken here before, but it seemed different today so I took another photo.
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cheap tricks

cheap tricks, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I like how these old shops on Cuba Street are now places to rest a while and have a coffee. Though the past still remains with colourful tiles and art deco patterns.
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a simple frontage

a simple frontage, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I found these simple houses with simple front yards in the small town of Bulls. I have posted this one especially for the "la photographie modeste" but I am a little worried about the letter box, it could have been toned down a little.
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garden art

garden art, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

A house with a giraffe on the main Street of Mangaweka.
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wood & coal

wood & coal, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Merchants on the main street in Mangaweka.
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with a population of 200

with a population of 200, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

This photograph is from wandering around a couple of streets of Mangaweka, more info here. I took a dozen or so photos, I could have taken more, but I was on the way to some place else. If I can, I will stop again.
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municipal baths

municipal baths, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Every small town has one. They look a little sad this time of year, but in some ways more interesting, maybe a hint of summer anticipation.
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pumping iron

pumping iron, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Physical culture is alive and well in small town New Zealand, I could clearly hear the dumbells clanking. I took this photo and continued to wander, to see what else there was to see in Taihape.
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