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I had a 7:30 AM meeting in Belle Meade (the Starbucks, of course), yesterday morning. The sun was rising just as I got on the Interstate at McCrory Lane (Exit 192 – Pegram), and there was a glorious shot of the orange half-orb rising over the highway. Unfortunately I was not fast enough with my phone-cam to capture that at nearly 80 miles and hour. A few minutes later I settled for this coming down Hillwood Ave in West Meade. Processed on my (new!) iPhone 6 with Snapseed.

G’morning, #Nashville.
@NashvilleTN @ #january #nashville #nashvilleguru #musiccitysunsets #igersnashville #heartnashville #nashvilleTN #nashvilleinstagram #nashvilleincrowd #nashvillegram #nashvegas #tennesseeinstagram #tennessee #musiccityliving #musiccityusa #musiccity #615 #nashvillescene #nashvillesky #nashvillelife
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Streaming Into Nashville

February 1, 2015

Head-and-tail light trails on I-65 from the Chestnut Street overpass.

Streaming Into Nashville
January 31, 2015 – from the Chestnut Street bridge over I-65@NashvilleTN @ #january #nashville #nashvilleguru #musiccitysunsets #igersnashville #heartnashville #nashvilleTN #nashvilleinstagram #nashvilleincrowd #nashvillegram #nashvegas #tennesseeinstagram #tennessee #musiccityliving #musiccityusa #musiccity #615 #nashvillescene #nashvillesky #nashvillelife
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The Cloister at Melrose Abbey

January 14, 2015

photography

I’ve been submitting some photos recently to a Facebook page called Scotland From The Roadside, which is a very active and popular page that features all manner of scenic images form all over Scotland.

I submitted a couple of my landscapes to the page and also to Instagram, so that they would show up here as well.

Then last week I opened my primary photo editor (Lightroom) and it came straight up to this image of Melrose Abbey taken on my trip to the UK in the spring of 2013.

The village of Melrose was my first stop on that trip. I spent three nights in a lovely B&B within walking distance of the town center and the abbey ruin. That afforded me the opportunity to spend a LOT of time in that one location, which explains why I have so many photos of it (only a fraction of which have I shown here or anywhere else).

This angle is looking out of the main church sanctuary into what was in the 14th-to-16th centuries an enclosed quandrangle where the monks could repose themselves for quiet meditation.

Melrose Abbey, from the Nave to the Cloister. May 2013GPS Coordinates 55.5980° N, 2.7310° W
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@bekkymott @historicscotland @welovehistory @visitscotland @GreatBritain @instagood #medieval #Scotland #UK #medievalworld #UnitedKingdom #GreatBritain #travel #ig_europe #photooftheday #thebest_capture #ig_masterpiece #nuriss_tag #architectur #travel #awe_inspiringshots #pro_ig #global_highlights #igworldclub #ig_select #editoftheday #capture_today #waycoolshots #featuremeinstagood @instagood #igcapturesclub #ig_masterpiece #ig_great_pics
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The Quirang Isle of Skye

January 10, 2015

Digest, photography, travel

Another recent submission to the Scotland From The Roadside page. This is “The Quirang,” a craggy valley on the northern edge of the Isle of Skye:

The Quirang – Isle Of Skye, Scottish Highlands @IsleOSkye @visitscotland @GreatBritain
#Scotland #photooftheday #thebest_capture #ig_masterpiece #nuriss_tag #awe_inspiringshots #pro_ig #global_highlights #igworldclub #ig_select #editoftheday #capture_today #waycoolshots #featuremeinstagood #igcapturesclub #ig_masterpiece #ig_great_pics #tweegram #picoftheday #instadaily #jj #beautiful #bestoftheday #followforfollow #f4f #like4like #likeforlike
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Portals of Stone: Fountains Abbey

January 9, 2015

Digest, photography, travel

It seems important to remember that the monks and masons who built these enormous cathedrals were dedicated to the contemplation of the infinite and eternal.They are truly monuments to the spiritual foundations of Western Civolization.

The entire (still evolving) collection from “Portals of Stone 2014” is here.

The West Gate of @FountainsAbbey in Yorkshire, England – October 2014@GreatBritain @GetOlympus @Welcome2Yorks

#Medieval #medievaleurope #Europe #stonebuilding #castle #fortress #abbey #ruins #instatravel #travelgram #photooftheday #thebest_capture #ig_masterpiece #nuriss_tag #awe_inspiringshots #pro_ig #global_highlights #igworldclub #ig_select #editoftheday #capture_today #waycoolshots #featuremeinstagood #igcapturesclub #ig_masterpiece #ig_great_pics #picoftheday #instadaily
©2015 [email protected] aka @driver49

Approaching The Isle Of Skye

January 9, 2015

Digest, photography, travel

I’ve been sharing some photos to a Facebook page called “Scotland By The Roadside.” There are a lot of very talented photographers on that page. Lately their posts have reminded me how glad I am I don’t live in Scotland in the winter.

This is a photo from our trip to Scotland in October, 2012, from just after we crossed the big bridge on to the Isle of Skye:

@IsleOSkye @visitscotland @GreatBritain
Just over the bridge, coming into the Isle of Skye in the #Scotish #Highlands – October 2012#Scotland #photooftheday #thebest_capture #ig_masterpiece #nuriss_tag #awe_inspiringshots #pro_ig #global_highlights #igworldclub #ig_select #editoftheday #capture_today #waycoolshots #featuremeinstagood #igcapturesclub #ig_masterpiece #ig_great_pics #tweegram #picoftheday #instadaily #jj #beautiful #bestoftheday #followforfollow #f4f #like4like #likeforlike
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Fountains Abbey Upside Down In Space

January 7, 2015

This is actually the first in what will be a short series of similar composites.

The genesis of this series started at Sweetheart Abbey in Dumfries/Galloway. I’d been on a hill above the abbey ruin waiting to see what the sunset would do for me (not much), but when I came down the hill and thru the abbey yard toward the car park (that’s English for “parking lot”), I noticed a street lamp reflected in a puddle in the walkway.

After that, I started seeing puddles every where, and set up compositions in anticipation of doing what I did with that one. Here’s one from Fountains Abbey:

@GreatBritain @GetOlympus @Welcome2Yorks @EnglishHeritage
Fountains Abbey in #Yorkshire, illuminated by electricity and starlight
The Illumination of @FountainsAbbey in Yorkshire, England – October 2014#Medievalworld #Medieval #stonebuilding #castle #fortress #abbey #ruins #instatravel #travelgram #photooftheday #thebest_capture #ig_masterpiece #nuriss_tag #awe_inspiringshots #pro_ig #global_highlights #igworldclub #ig_select #editoftheday #capture_today #waycoolshots #featuremeinstagood #igcapturesclub #ig_masterpiece #ig_great_pics #picoftheday #instadaily
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Self Portrait(s) – December 20, 2013

December 20, 2014

photography

Ann and I took this past weekend and went to Chattanooga.

One stop we made was to the Hunter Museum of Art, where we encountered this installation of 64 slightly concave mirrors, each throwing a slightly different angle on whoever stands in front of it. Made for an interesting self-portrait…

Multiple self portrait

A “Portal” At My Feet

December 9, 2014