losing my way
is part of the journey —
poppy flowers
~Inahata Teiko
cited: M Ueda, Far Beyond the Field
Nikon D750… f/1.8 1/2500s 35mm 200 ISO
30 day assignment: same lens…camera wide open
poetry
30 day assignment: same lens…camera wide open
cicadas at nightfall —
every face passes by
without speaking a word
~Ishibashi Hideno (1909-1947)
cited: M Ueda, Far Beyond the Field
Nikon D750… f/1.8 1/2000s 35mm 200 ISO
on the water…
on the water
a clear image of blossoms
death close by*
~Katsura Nobuko
Cited: Makoto Ueda, Far Beyond the Field
*’Death is close by, because the mirror image of the cherry blossoms, clearer than the actual flowers, will disappear with the slightest breath of wind.
Nikon D750 f/5 1/2000s 85mm 200 ISO
art of seeing xix
the butterfly —
its face is the same
as a caterpillar’s
~Tsuji Momoko
cited: Makoto Ueda, Far Beyond the Field
Nikon D750 f/5.6 1/1000s 85mm 800 ISO
art of seeing — dark figure on light ground 10 of 10
art of seeing
while the one
peels a white peach
the other weeps
~Kuroda Momoko
cited: Makoto Ueda, Far Beyond the Field
iPhone 7 f/1.8 1/5s 3.99mm
dark figure on light ground…9 of 10
rule of odds
art of seeing xv
the sound of waves
drawing near, I become part
of the winter scene
Kuroda Momoko
cited: Makoto Ueda, Far Beyond the Field
Nikon D750 f/5 1/1000 85mm 800 ISO
dark figure on light ground… 8 of 10
monarch butterfly
river of life, afloat
currents of shrouded tomorrows
monarch butterfly
Nikon D750 f/5.6 1/200 85mm 800 ISO
father’s hands
soundlessly gentle
father’s hands, his voiceless voice
monochrome photo
whispered memories
snowfall’s solitude
and dove-gray skies — eavesdropping
whispered memories
Nikon D750 f/4.5 1/4000s 85mm 800 ISO
lens-artist photo challenge: future
a gathering of stars–
children, grandchildren,
great-great-grandchildren
Issa (cited: www.haikuguy.com)
Nikon D750 f/7.1 1/1250s 36mm 800 ISO
Image and haiku submitted in response to Leya’s lens-artists photo challenge: future
singular voice
corner of main street
beseeching for mother earth
a singular voice
faded blossom
tears long forgotten
buried in the sands of time
a faded blossom
bckofford
Nikon D750 f/4.5 1/400s 85mm 800 ISO
a meditative journey 
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