Very neat, indeed, Andrew. Despite your comments on colour, & they are
good photos, I especially liked the b&w ones, which seem to fit into a
grand tradition very well indeed.
Doug
On 20-Jan-05, at 7:33 PM, Andrew Burke wrote:
> My son Miles has exposed himself at 'the world's biggest photo album'
> - Flicker. I was knocked out by his lyrical use of colour (often in a
> hard-edged super realist way as is the want with digital cameras) and
> his socio-satirical eye. The kid's been out of nappies for some
> decades now, so I suppose I shouldn't be so surprised - but as a
> daydreaming parent I often don't know or see the artistic and
> aesthetic qualities active in my children's lives. I am very proud of
> these pictures, so I hope you go and have a sticky peek yourself at
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/milesb/
>
> Proud Father Andrew
> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>
>
Douglas Barbour
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University of Alberta
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The poet is ecstatic, having dreamt of this visit for weeks.
He takes Erato’s face, dribbling and wild, between his hands
and kisses her gently as if she were a runaway teenager.
Diana Hartog
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