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First of all to avoid copyright problems, the logo in the corner is not mine. I do not take credit for it. O.K.
Jess, my eldest daughter had a birthday on the 3rd of July. This is the birthday card for her. Black and white photography has always been about drama/contrast. In Jess's life she has had much drama and struggle. But what I find impressive about her, is her ability to see the irony of her situation and laugh at it from th bottom of her soul. A quality that my sister also shares. So in keeping with the theme I took the color photo of her changed it into a black and white one to match the struggling figures in the background from the Ufizzi in Florence. Then I thought of the black and white T.V. shows of the 50's. It seemed natural then to think of dramatic shows. The first one that came to mind was a black and white horror show called 'The Twilight Zone". 'The Twilight Zone' signed off the air by returning control of your television set to you. In my opinion Jess could look at the Twilight Zone as a comedy.
Kent

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A few days ago Monique and I had a wonderful meal with Daniel, her brother and his family.Daniel lit a fire, using some wood that he bought at the store. He was a little upset that the wood was not ready to use as coal? So he lit the wood, I'm guessing to flavor the fish he grilled. He pulled out this pump contraption that that I thought was a fire extinguisher. I was wrong. It was an air pump. To my surprise he sprayed air on the fire to turn the wood into coal quicker? They have a nice property outside of Lyon. They have more than enough space for a swimming pool. As usual I took many photos. When I loaded them on my computer and looked at them I thought wouldn't it be ironic to put Daniel cooking in the middle of his swimming pool with a fire extinguisher. But what became more interesting to me, is that I labored under the false conclusion that Daniel didn't want to be in any pictures. So I put a black strip across his eyes to protect his identity. Then I was told after the fact that he was kidding. But I liked the questions that this image raises.
Kent