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Planes fly by practically at eye level to the top of Cathedral Ledge in Conway, New Hampshire AIMG 4271

Taken for the Sunday Challenge: Grey GIMG 4448

Canada Goose AIMG 4381

Thanks to Luis Mariano González for the use of his texture, which can be found at www.flickr.com/photos/unaciertamirada/14965575586/in/photolist-omqGp1-ovHb8e-oxqXjY-oMTPKY-owVSzM-oNsueh-ofAVY1-ofGihH-oxrgaf-op2n2u-oT67hh-oS6DJm-pi9whk-onTpK9-oR2Gst-phXa9m-ouJgUL-oLTF8t-oT5SGj-pDeqKb Not The Sunday Challenge: Eerie, texture HIMG 4186

This is a portion of the barrel of a metal clarinet that was probably manufactured in the early 20th Century. Before the advent of plastic, metal clarinets were popular with students because they could be played in marching band without fear of cracking due to weather conditions, unlike clarinets made from wood. They could be mass produced more easily than wooden clarinets and they were shiny like flutes, which appealed to students. Although there were some metal clarinets made that were of professional quality, many were student models and are not worth the cost of restoration. I made this one into a lamp base. The Sunday Challenge was Metallic. I did not have good light when I shot this photo, so I resorted to processing techniques - namely solarization - to make it more interesting. MIMG 4473

Evening With Champions (2014) - Douglas Razzano AIMG 3884

Evening With Champions (2014) - Courtney Hicks AIMG 3901

12/22/08 Dog and broom SThailand2 286 (Fall 2014)

Evening With Champions (2014) - Marissa Castelli & Mervin Tran performing a forward inside death spiral. This variation of the death spiral was first performed by Olympic gold medalists, Ludmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov, in the 1960s. AIMG 3990