My first submission in ages!!. Do visit Leanne Cole’s wonderful site and see all the great images. I love monochrome portraits and moody scenes. Like Leanne Cole I sometimes forget about my infrared camera but I need to do more with it. I love the haunted effect. So my offering this week was the Gypsy. But I will include two more here.
The Gypsy, She had a wildness in her spirit and a dark sullen magic in her soul
in tribute to Lauren Bacall, “you know how to whistle don’t you Steve? you just put your lips together and blow” – or of course, you could text me.
We met when we were almost young, deep in the green lilac park (infrared)
Come over to the window my little darling, I’d like to try to read your palm.
Leonard Cohen
the runes of the gatekeeper's daughter- dedicated to Nick 
Lovely post, Cybele. Your photos are wonderful and the fact that you finished off with Leonard Cohen made my day. Hope all is well with you now.
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so glad you visited!! Well, life certainly is unpredictable!! Thank you!
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Brilliant photos. I do get a sense of Lauren Bacall and that whole era from them.
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thanks Suzanne! did you see the animation post I just did. Great fun!
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I just found it. It’s beautiful.
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Hooray! You’re back. I missed you! Lovely moody shots, as always!
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thank you!!!
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I see you poking around Cybele I do hope all is well….things here suck my daughter is going through some stuff and its all too consuming
As Sheldon Always
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oh I know what that’s like and yes I’m very timid lately poking my nose out of my hole to sniff ! lol
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Sniff is a good thing at least your not in the hospital my body he’s no good anymore
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oh no Sheldon, are you ok?
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Yes I’m working at it
I got out this afternoon
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be well!! Take it easy!
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Super images Cybele .. so you! ❤️
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thanks so much Julie!
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So good to see your entry in MM! Love your work … ❤️
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Haunting but captivating, beautifully rendered.
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many thanks Sally!!
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She’s back! 😻 Love these photos. I’m especially drawn to your first picture. A lovely girl even if I don’t understand all the piercings! To each their own, I say. (I’ll be writing you shortly. Don’t want to rush.) Love and hugs, Linda 🌹❤️
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haha, oh yes I hear you. I don’t totally understand it all either! Thank you dear friend!
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These are great! Love, love, love!
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Many thanks dear friend!!
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Lovely images as usual. Like you I’ve always loved B/W. Like you I’ve been doing other things for the past few months. Unfortunately my 18 year old fur baby left us a couple of weeks ago see https://whooshingthemetaverse.com/2018/07/20/rip-boogie-buddy/ for the post I made for him. Maybe now I’ll have some time to make some images now that I’ve done crying.
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thank you so much Willow!! Take care of yourself!
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Atmospheric, mysterious images Cybele.
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so pleased you like them Andrea!
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may be mad
but i like it 🙂
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thank you fellow madman!
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Thank you so much for this lovely post Cybele. I wanted to spend time enjoying it so did not respond immediately. I rarely like images of peole but yours are enchanting, especially the gypsy.
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I am very honoured ! thanks so much Sherry!!
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Intriguing images, my friend. A 🙂
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thank you Adrian!
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Beautiful portraits! I liked the quotes too.
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oh I love Leonard Cohen especially, he inspired me this week! Thank you, I love portraits!
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Lovely image Cybele, great to have you back aboard the MM train!
Warm regards, Pieter
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thanks Pieter!
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II always love ghe mood in your monochromes. Something in them reach out to me. I love the music, too. Fine music.
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Hi Peter!! thank you so much and yes we are very proud of our poet, songwriter, Leonard Cohen. I’ve always loved his words and music!
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I had noticed the submission . . . very striking subject and treatment.
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thank you Emilio!!
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These are beautiful, such moody pictures!
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thank you Anita!
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How wonderful to see another post from you and with your amazing haunting photographs too. xx
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so glad I enticed you back!! Many thanks my bonny girl!
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Oh I would never leave you my darling xxxxxx
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❤ <3!!
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What a combination: Cybele’s photos plus Leonard Cohen’s song! Glad to see you are posting again, Cybele!
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trying to get back into the swing of it – thank you Crow!!
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Sensational set of photos imbued with nostalgia,great monochromatic portrait and tribute to the renowned actress.The choice of the music pleasantly accompanies your storytelling photos,dear Cybele.I was in Hydra a couple of months ago and saw his house,he is still alive in our hearts ❤
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oh yes , I spent a few months on Hydra once upon a time!! thanks my dear!!
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come back to spend some more months to be rejuvenated … ❤
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hope hope!!!
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So glad you are posting once again. You are such a gifted photographer and of course, it would seem you know how to enhance your photos just so….they are awesome! I know I read your about page once but somehow missed you live in the NW. I, too, live here in Washington. It would seem you are much closer than I thought but your stories and photos seem other worldly to me as it were. Be well.
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waves at you over the border! oh thank you Renee!! Now why did I think perhaps you were in Quebec!! lol.
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Have never been there and only once to Canada when my two oldest kids were little. So long ago now. Nice to know yet another someone in Washington State. I was born in CA but have raised my family here, retired and have been single for many years. But have many grandchildren. Take care lady of another realm! lol.
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Ooooh!
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Monochrome images always seem so much more intense with expression and emotion
Enjoyed these
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many thanks phil mouse!
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