The wind is a symbol for the joy of move and change. Recently I was inspired by the gallery “ways of the wind” [boston.com bigpicture]. From Texas windmills to kite surfers in Israel, from umbrellas struck by winds in Tokyo to birds in India or “a dead donkey partially covered by the wind-swept sand” in the Sahel belt of Chad: a great visual storytelling. My own little wind gallery below [click on the 10 pictures to enter my galleries on flickr]:
1 sailship MIR from Russia
2 world trade center 1997 – view my photo book on blurb: New York
3 hang gliding in the Alpes
4 risky balloon flight
5 kite surfer in The Netherlands
6 wind farm near Magdeburg
7 Rainy Amsterdam with umbrella artist
8 raining cats and dogs in Venice
9 rainy day in Manhattan – view my photo book on blurb: New York
10 red sails in the sunset – tribute to a Fats Domino song
related:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/05/ways_of_the_wind.html
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watch the US-“windmap”:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/9940462/Designs-of-the-Year-2013.html?frame=2513805
Flickr Comments 
Ah, Fizz – super series, but I adore Rainy in Amsterdam – the look on his face and determination to hold that umbrella aloft … spectacular capture of a moment in time 🙂
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Raining cats and dog is my favorite, the yellow boat is quite striking in the rainy backdrop. I had a similar experience in Panama when I got caught in a rainstorm while sitting in a canoe in the middle of a river with 40 others, it was quite the event!
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“My self-fulfillment comes from helping others get their projects off the ground and running, much like a kite, and I’m the wind…” – applause for your concept! I tried to be the wind some decades long for all those who learned to swim, play guitar, discover the internet …
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Excellent! Thanks for the kind word I always appreciate feedback and feel free to share advice from your experiances!
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wonderful stream
here is my part:
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What a wonderful variety of images! Thanks for gathering them to show us.
Lisa
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A wonderful series!
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Some of these are beautiful. All of them are powerful.
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beautiful pictures
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Just love your ship photograph Frizztext. It makes me think of those romantic pirate novels. Great shots! 🙂
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I love it… You made me remember one of my pictures of last year : http://icezine.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/week-25-jump/
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The balloon is hilarious!
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Don’t panic, we’ll get through this together. Let’s explore our options here.
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The risky balloon flight has got me cracking up!! Hilarious shot.
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I always wanted to make photos for my blog featuring Frankfurt – now my wife and me decided, to drive to Frankfurt next week – your Frankfurt reports inspired me to do the trip; actually searching for a nice hotel in a little nice town near to Frankfurt, some advice?
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Hmmmm I may not be the best person to give suggestions since I’ve only been here since Jan! I did really like Bad Homburg when I had breakfast there which is about 20km away from Frankfurt. Not sure about lodging but I’m sure you and your wife will find something nice. The other place I really enjoyed was along the Rhein. Very pretty!
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WONDERFUL POST! Your post are so inspiring. I salute you here. http://wp.me/p23TG1-2GQ
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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wonderful post and amazing photographs… Thanks and Love, nia
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Nice gallery, Frizz!
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…the joy of moving and change through the winds of life. The images you selected are so reflective of that. Lovely gallery!
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lovely.
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Great images – love the rain in Venice, NY and Amsterdam – so real!
Coral
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Great photos … I like them all.
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I enjoyed viewing your wind gallery!
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