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

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

A jewelry artist was using a street mural as a backdrop for her product photos when she glanced my way. I captured the moment, unposed. Her clothing complemented the mural's pastel tones. Her hat bore the phrase, "Live. Laugh. Love." The image isn't askew; it's the slant of the city street that creates the illusion of tilt.

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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 Russell – 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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