Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
Posted on March 16, 2014
There is a very romantic private resort in Oman called Zighy Bay. It has a tower, on the roof of which it is possible to dine by candlelight. To get to the roof, you need to go inside, and up this spiral staircase. It’s worth it.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective
Posted on March 12, 2014
This is the building in Abu Dhabi where I used to work…
…fortunately, not as a window cleaner.
(Happily, they now have proper cradles for the job)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned
Posted on March 5, 2014
Oradour-sur-Glane is a village not far from here. In 1944 it was the scene of a Nazi atrocity, which can be read about here.
A new village was built nearby after the war, but the original is now preserved as a permanent museum and memorial to the 642 named victims.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes
Posted on February 26, 2014
The Sheikh Zayed (Grand) Mosque in Abu Dhabi is a strong competitor for one of the modern wonders of the world. There are many photographs from there that I could have included for this challenge, but I finally chose these three pictures of one of the many huge chandeliers in the main prayer room.
Rural Reflections
Posted on February 8, 2014
Two photographs taken close to Tranquility Base. Yvette’s barn is actually in the hamlet, while Chez Fiaud is a couple of kilometers away, on one of our local walks.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Object
Posted on February 1, 2014
This photograph was part of a ‘homework’ assignment on a weekend Photography course I took a few years ago. The decanter’s multi-faceted stopper threw up endless possibilities.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition
Posted on January 28, 2014
A palm tree reflected in the blue plate glass windows of the Bainunah Hilton on Abu Dhabi’s Corniche.
The double bluff is that the palm tree is actually a mobile phone mast.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Family
Posted on January 20, 2014
Three photographs with a recurring theme, taken at the Vallee des Singes, in the Vienne departement.
The one of the Capucins has already been featured, with others, in another post over on my other blog.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Window
Posted on January 11, 2014
A stained glass window in the church at Montrol-Senard.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Beginning
Posted on January 4, 2014
Snowdrops traditionally mark the arrival of spring:
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