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Home » DevelopingYourEye

Tag: DevelopingYourEye

My contributions to the Blogging-U course Photography: Developing Your Eye.

graffiti in Iloilo City

Unknown Artists

by Melinda J. Irvine15 June 201715 June 20174 Comments

city speaks her name lurid voices piss, the stained human shit a siren behind their streets his only triumph © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Triumph I'm part of Post A Day 2017 This is my contribution for the…

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Free Verse, Photo Essay, Poetry DailyPrompt, DevelopingYourEye, Free Verse, Poetry

Warmth

by Melinda J. Irvine18 November 201615 February 20172 Comments

Captivated, I am out of the car, barefeet sanded shooting light. © 2016 Melinda Irvine This is my contribution to the Blogging-U course Photography: Developing Your Eye II (Day 1 Warmth).

Little Poems, Nature, Photo Essay, Poetry DevelopingYourEye, Poetry, warmth

November Reign

by Melinda J. Irvine17 November 201615 February 20171 Comment

Sometimes it takes paints and hands to help us see. Our streets are always art. © 2016 Melinda Irvine This post is also my contribution to the Blogging-U course Photography: Developing Your Eye II (Day 9 Double).

Art, Little Poems, Poetry DevelopingYourEye, November Reign, Poetry

The Edge of the Moon

by Melinda J. Irvine14 November 201615 February 20171 Comment

somewhere by the edge of the moon sits history. everything past. © 2016 Melinda Irvine © 2016 Melinda Irvine This is my contribution to the Blogging-U course Photography: Developing Your Eye II (Day 8 Edge).

Little Poems, Nature, Poetry, Senryu DevelopingYourEye, edge, Poetry, Senryu

Landscape

by Melinda J. Irvine13 November 20162 December 2016Leave a comment

© 2016 Melinda Irvine This is my contribution for the Blogging-U course Photography: Developing Your Eye II (Day 6 Landscape). In addition to experimenting with cropping the image (as suggested in the resource page), I decided to apply a blurring filter to…

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Nature, Photo Essay DevelopingYourEye, Melaleucas, Paperbarks

In a Natural World

by Melinda J. Irvine10 November 201615 February 201779 Comments

when things seem crazy stillness and simplicity will allow silence © 2016 Melinda Irvine This is my contribution to the Blogging-U course Photography: Developing your Eye II (Day 4 Natural World). The featured image was also published on the ABC Open…

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Little Poems, Nature, Photo Essay, Poetry DevelopingYourEye, Natural World

I Like My Poverty Behind Glass

by Melinda J. Irvine3 November 20162 December 2016Leave a comment

Waiting for Jerry to finish his play-centre treat I spy the rickshaw drivers through the windows of this massive shopping centre. They work in the monsoonal rain while I drink hot coffee and photograph  them. My contribution to the Blogging-U…

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Culture, Photo Essay DevelopingYourEye, Poverty, shopping malls

I Went Looking for Piglets: a One Versed Mystery

by Melinda J. Irvine2 November 20162 December 2016Leave a comment

© 2016 Melinda Irvine My contribution to the Blogging-U course Photography: Developing Your Eye II (Day 2 Mystery).

Free Verse, Poetry DevelopingYourEye, Mystery, Poetry

the spider-man files

by Melinda J. Irvine30 October 201631 October 20162 Comments

A cute little photo study of Jerry in his spider-man costume. I love how he takes the styrofoam wrapping off apples and uses it for spider-man masks.

Finding Jerry DevelopingYourEye, Finding Jerry, spider-man

The Shrine of Agtalin

by Melinda J. Irvine29 October 20166 November 20171 Comment

The Shrine of Agtalin is a large statue of the Virgin Mary located in Pilar, Capiz (Philippines). A mass is held at the site on the first Saturday of every month, attracting thousands of Ilonggos and Ilonngas to the site. The Shrine of Agtalin (or Mama Mary) is a Catholic icon in the Visayan region.

Historic Sites, Photo Essay DevelopingYourEye, scale, Shrine of Agtalin

The Architecture of Fear

by Melinda J. Irvine27 October 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

So ingenious practical, familiar. Surrounds me in sad © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Photo Essay, Poetry DevelopingYourEye, fear, Poetry

Empty

by Melinda J. Irvine25 October 201615 February 20172 Comments

this red bench was the 'pop of colour' i had been seeking to finish the 'developing your eye' wordpress course. there is usually an street vendor sitting here reading the newspaper while he sells sweets, fans or small plastic toys. at night he sleeps between pieces of cardboard in an alley behind an international hotel.

Little Poems, People, Photo Essay, Poetry, Senryu DevelopingYourEye, Poetry, Senryu, The Homeless

treasure

by Melinda J. Irvine10 September 2016Leave a comment

Photo Essay BFF, DevelopingYourEye, treasure

Big

by Melinda J. Irvine9 September 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

i don't need your help to eat my food i use a fork (i'm far too big for a spoon) © 2106 Melinda Irvine

Poetry, Verse big, DevelopingYourEye, Verse

Solitude

by Melinda J. Irvine8 September 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

one can be quiet once can be peaceful. one can be quite disturbing. © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Photo Essay, Poetry DevelopingYourEye, Poetry, solitude

Connect the Past

by Melinda J. Irvine7 September 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

browsing the past, a red filter and some cropping bring you into now © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry Antique Farm Machinery, DevelopingYourEye, Poetry

Bliss

by Melinda J. Irvine3 September 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

dreaming hot water ... and four bus hours to the city seem seconds. © 2016 Melinda Irvine Running water is something I never really thought much about. I think about it a lot now and today I would like to…

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Little Poems, Photo Essay, Poetry bliss, DevelopingYourEye, Poetry

Water In My Pocket

by Melinda J. Irvine2 September 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

water falls into my pocket, but my friendship is carefully placed. © 2016 Melinda Irvine https://youtu.be/3DOSV8QrwKI&rel=0

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DevelopingYourEye, Senryu, Water

Street Sound

by Melinda J. Irvine1 September 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

your little cries loud; so loud you pull my ears too my eyes too, my heart. © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Art, Culture, Little Poems, Photo Essay, Poetry, Senryu DevelopingYourEye, Poetry, Senryu, Street

Feeling Home

by Melinda J. Irvine30 August 201615 February 20173 Comments

home is a doorway to any place (not the place) that calls you inside © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry DevelopingYourEye, Home, Poetry

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About Mel.

Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, poet, and blogger living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is adopted mum to Jerry, a Filipino boy she met while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a professional writer is used to support Jerry’s recovery — plus help the other kids from his village go to school.

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When I'm not writing or helping clients grow their business, I'm actively building an online learning centre for the kids of Botongon (Philippines). If you'd like to help out, please make a donation via PAYPAL. You'll get a proper tax receipt and regular project updates. More info.
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