Weekly Photo Challenge: Broken

For this week’s challenge, another image from Montrol-Sénard, the ‘living museum’ of rural life just a few miles from here. This is a view taken looking out through the window of the old Smithy, with a broken wheel which has been waiting for repair for quite some time. The cobwebs not only add to the atmosphere of the shot but also produce quite an…

Weekly Photo Challenge: Intricate

The intricacy of both the vaulted ceiling and the stained glass window in this image from Chartres Cathedral is a testament to the skills of medieval craftsmen. Weekly Photo Challenge: Intricate

Weekly Photo Challenge: Motion

Ah, the jet-ski: the noisy scourge of the Abu Dhabi beach. At least this one had the good grace to be a red foreground object.   Weekly Photo Challenge: Motion

Weekly Photo Challenge: Early Bird

When visiting Petra, go early, not just to miss the crowds but for the quality of the light. This is a view of the ‘Siq’ – the long narrow gorge that eventually opens out to the dramatic and famous view of the Treasury. It was early, but as you can see, we weren’t the first. Weekly Photo Challenge: Early Bird