on a clear day by summerfield

on a clear day

you could probably see forever, as in the james bond theme song. or see a jetplane flying across the very blue sky and then it gets to be a good photo opp for this week's minimalism theme. so is this minimal enough? got to be and i hope the challenge master approves.

i'm off to niagara falls to meet another good friend who lives in germany and vacationing in michigan. i'm meeting her new boyfriend who apparently does not speak a word of english. that's the bad news. the good news is i speak at least three sentences in german: "was is das" (what is that?) and "auf wiedershen" (goodbye!). i am such a linguist, aren't you proud of me? to be honest: i just did a quick brush up at google translate. i forgot my german from 40 years ago :-) except for "achtung, bitte" (attention please!).

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thank you in advance, folks, for your kind views and comments. i shall catch up with you when i get back from the falls. cheerios!

cropped to enlarge the image and name tag otherwise this is sooc.
Sue
ach!!! chem trails! you caught the sky writers!! nice zoom!
May 20th, 2012  
@roth - thank you, sue. hope you're enjoying the 'summer' today.
May 20th, 2012  
Pretty minimal, there, Vikki! I love to see the jet and the contrail and imagine where those people are off to. I hope you don't scare the boyfriend by shouting "Attention! What's THAT?" when you look at him. hahahahahaha Have fun!
May 20th, 2012  
@espyetta - MB, it just might happen! hahahahaha! scare the bejesus out of him. thank you, MB.
May 20th, 2012  
@summerfield Gosh I hope you don't feel the need to say that when you see him. For your friend's sake! LOL!
May 20th, 2012  
Super minimalism ... fantastic shot! I could never have done this! BRAVO!!
May 20th, 2012  
@espyetta - aha! i just pulled my german book from 40 years ago and now i remember how to say "that's all the german i know!" it just might get overused for the next 24 hours! hahahaha. i wish you were there to laugh your head off.
May 20th, 2012  
@summerfield Me too! This is going to be funny! You should try to get a pic of his face when you keep saying "that's all the german I know" and then of course, post it on 365!
May 20th, 2012  
@karenann - karenann, you kill me, my friend. you just shot a picture of a kid dancing. in dimmed lighting. without any trace of blur. in beautiful colours. of course, you can do this with more precision. i'm telling you, you are very good at this. thank you, karenann.
May 20th, 2012  
I may be quitting soon, summerfield. My photos seem to be getting worse and not better. I certainly am not qualified to be on here ... and it's not for lack of trying. Your support has been "over the top wonderful!" And for that, I thank you.
May 20th, 2012  
I once had to memorize a poem for school but no idea who wrote it

A jet just
Divided
The sky in two

Half for me
And
Half for you

I wonder
Who
You are?
May 20th, 2012  
Beautiful, nice capture!
May 20th, 2012  
nice action shot, have you ever looked at these and wonder where they are going???
May 20th, 2012  
Neat shot!
May 20th, 2012  
Great capture!
May 20th, 2012  
Nice composition and very minimal! Have a great time at Niagara falls!
May 21st, 2012  
A very dramatic capture! The minimalist approach definitely works here. Have a wonderful, safe trip!
May 21st, 2012  
this is a dificult theme,but you find how to ilustrate it!
May 21st, 2012  
Wonderful shot my friend.
May 21st, 2012  
love this, and of course, your narrative. have so much fun with your friend. oh - just realized, by the time you read this, you will already be back. hope you had a wonderful time!
May 21st, 2012  
I think this is amazing!!! Gute Reise! ;)
May 21st, 2012  
Wonderful shot! Perfect for this weeks theme!
May 21st, 2012  
Wow thats cool!
May 23rd, 2012  
outstanding!!!!
May 24th, 2012  
This is a great capture. Love the colour of the sky and the jet plumes. I hope you had a wonderful visit with your friend.
May 24th, 2012  
It's a great minimal shot! Love the vapors that are brighter than the plane. Very cool! Have fun at Niagra! Someday we'll meet up there too- I think I have to renew my passport now- it might have expired!
May 25th, 2012  
ooops- NIagara typo!
May 25th, 2012  
@karenann -no, no quitting. not allowed. :-)
May 27th, 2012  
@pandorasecho - i know a similar poem that we used for exercise: you say "big watermelon" and you make a wide circle and stretch your arms really wide. then "cut it into two" whereupon your hands meet and make a slicing motion. "half for me, half for you". repeat! good for stretches before going into the more strenous exercises. thank you, dixie.
May 27th, 2012  
@paulien - thank you.

@sarasdadandmom - probably somewhere nice. thank you, terry.

@amers79 - thank you, amy.
May 27th, 2012  
@jjmarble - thank you, j.

@alia_801 - thank you, alia.

@myautofocuslife - thank you, livia.
May 27th, 2012  
@meoprisan - thank you, mihaela. as you can see, i survived the black and white, i think this one is a bit easier.

@danig - thank you, DG.

@catsmeowb - as you already know, i did have a good time, albeit by myself on the ferris wheel! thank you, camille.
May 27th, 2012  
@lisjam1 - danke schon, fraulein lisa. :-)

@salza - thank you, sally.

@cscecil - thank you, CS.
May 27th, 2012  
@michaelelliott - thank you, ME.

@pamfromcalgary - i did, pam. thank you.

@olivetreeann - i hope the someday comes soon. thank you, ann.
May 27th, 2012  
Such a cool photo. Love the minimalist approach to it. Makes me wanna go for a trip.
June 7th, 2012  
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