(Racing by a show-stopping Santa Barbara sunset on the Amtrak Coast Starlight)
The back-to-back, Monday-Tuesday, one-two photo challenge punch continues with this week’s Travel Theme of “Motion” from Where’s My Backpack. It is a counter-intuitive concept, to capture motion in a snapshot – I thought Ailsa picked the perfect quote to reflect this:
“The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.” – William Faulkner
And, with that, here are a few glimpses of motion I have captured both here and abroad.
(Dolphins playing alongside our whale watching trip in San Diego)
(Young rhesus macaques playing with prayer flags – and visitors – at Swayambhunath – The Monkey Temple – in Kathmandu, Nepal)
(Watching the last wave of the evening, and resting after a long day in the sun and sea – Playa Dominica, Costa Rica)
(The Peloton entering Place de Concorde in the final stage of the Tour de France – Paris, France)
(The slow meander of The Nile on a clear night – Cairo, Egypt)
(And, of course, no “Motion” post would be complete in my world without featuring my niece and nephew (both newly) in motion – thrilled with their mobility and clearly on a mission to tackle my camera.)
I’ve taken that train trip many times – I love that view, and your capture of that sunset is fantastic! The palm trees look like they are translucent! Wow! And of course…those bright eyes on the two little ones is simply precious! Great shots of everything!
Thank you so much! I love, love, love taking that train ride as well 🙂
Me too! It’s so relaxing & great for people watching too! 🙂
I really want to take that trip someday.