armchair

armchair, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I was walking down a walkway that connects a couple of streets. Someone came out of a property and continued in front of me. I was curious as to where they live. It was a typical Wellington villa, with unwanted furniture left outside. Sunday 17 August 2008.
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walking alone

walking alone, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I look at this building a lot, the remnants of history and the present day posters go well together. I was looking and thinking how shall I photograph this, I have photographed it before, then a young woman appeared, striding along, I snatched the photo and moved on. Saturday morning 23 August 2008.
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habitat

habitat, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

New Zealanders like to plant trees around their homes. Saturday morning, 23 August 2008.
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red lights on willis street

red lights on willis street, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I am not photographing anything in particular here, I just see it as an arrangement of lines and shapes, with people and cars moving through. A general look of a place. If I am unsure of this working I often flip the photo vertically on the display. If it looks OK in an abstract upside down way, then I feel more confident, and inclined to post it.
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waiting to go

waiting to go, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

People wanting to go somewhere on a Saturday morning. Corner of Willis & Abel Smith Street. Saturday 23 August 2008.
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sit and swivel

sit and swivel, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I think it is the colours, they have the look of a rich decadent age. Taken today, Thursday 21 August 2008.
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small tall house

small tall house, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I photographed this place exactly a month ago. I typically take 100-150 photos over a weekend, but usually post just 4-5 of them. So many get left in the "maybe" folder. This week I am having to scrummage around in the "maybe" folder, and I found this one, this house is somewhere in Newtown or Bethampore. I would like to stay in a house like this, I imagine it would be interesting for entertaining. Taken on Sunday 20th July 2008.
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rubbish bin, brick, broken fence

rubbish bin, brick, broken fence, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

After a couple of hours in the park and it was enough, I followed a walkway to the street, past a few back yards. Backyards are interesting, must be my nosey nature, it interests me the way people live. Sunday morning 17 August 2008.
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walking to thorndon

walking to thorndon, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

This view gives an impression of a small village, and the anticipation of exploring. It is actually just a suburb of Wellington, between the Botanical Gardens, and city green belt. Suburbs stretch up over the hills to the left, and the central city is just five minutes walk around on the right. Still is is a pleasant place, with shops and cafés. Sunday morning 17th August 2008.
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druid hill, botanical gardens

druid hill, botanical gardens, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Sometimes one just needs a change, rather than walking the streets, I strolled the botanical gardens. I seemed to have the place to my self except for a few dog walkers, tuis and woodpigeon. This hilltop has a sculpture by Andrew Drummond called listening & viewing device
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frutti

frutti, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

cuba street, sunday afternoon 10 August 2008, I guess this is a photo of looking and being looked at.
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aro street video & four square store

aro street video & four square store, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Art house movies on DVD can usually be found here, Sunday afternoon, 10 August 2008.
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fruit & vegetables

fruit & vegetables, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Cuba Street, Sunday morning, 10 August 2008
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muppet, bears & doll

muppet, bears & doll, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Te Aro, Sunday morning, 10 August 2008.
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love song

love song, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Victoria Street, Saturday morning, 2 August 2008
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sun seat

sun seat, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Devon Street, Sunday afternoon, 3 August 2008
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piano lessons, two steps left

piano lessons, two steps left, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Aro Street, Sunday afternoon, 3 August 2008
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piano lessons

piano lessons, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I'm sure if I put little flags in a map of where my photos were taken, they would be in a three kilometre radius from were I live, in tight little clusters. I seem to find photos in the same places.
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front yard, no fence

front yard, no fence, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Sometimes the grass in New Zealand is just too green.
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school yard

school yard, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I was taking a short cut through a school yard and I came upon this colourful and imaginative mural. There was a backdrop of Art Deco apartments, a cabbage tree and an old colonial villa. I didn't focus on just one thing as a subject, it was the feeling of being here, the general look of the place that I like to document.
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