Pic(k) of the Week: Live. Laugh. Love.

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Decatur Arts Festival
Decatur, Georgia, USA.
4 May 2024.

A jewelry artist had been using a street mural as a product photo backdrop. Finishing, she turned toward me and I took the shot, unposed. The color of her clothing complemented the pastel hues of the mural; "Live. Laugh. Love" was the phrase on her hat. The image isn't askew; it's the city street that's inclined.

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Art Blakey: Once in a While

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• Album: A Night at Birdland (Vol. 1)
• Label: Blue Note (1954)
• Musicians:
  • Art Blakey – drums; leader
  • Clifford Brown – trumpet
  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Curley Russel – bass
  
  
• This is a photo from the 2024 Decatur Arts Festival. No festival was held in 2026; the city was preparing its downtown for local festivities surrounding the FIFA World Cup. Nearby Atlanta, Georgia, will host eight matches, including one semifinal. The Final will be held in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on 19 July 2026.


• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.
• Photo 22 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.


• Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
• Lens: Olympus M.45mm F1.8.
• Settings: 45 mm | 1/60 sec | ƒ/8.0 | ISO 400.
• Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection (2016).


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