We stand together
Posted on December 3, 2023
This stand of half a dozen trees on the boundary of some playing fields in Oxfordshire have quite a visual impact as they tower well above their surroundings.
Blown Over
Posted on December 2, 2023
Chocolate Box
Posted on December 1, 2023
We visited this chocolate box floral village on a coach trip arranged by the local Association les Amis des Fleurs, so it’s no surprise that there’s plenty of greenery in evidence in this street scene.
Chandelier
Posted on December 1, 2023
Cee’s midweek challenge theme this week is something that ends in the letter R. In retrospect, I could maybe have combined this image with her Fun Foto theme of any kind of light fitting.
Never mind. This is one of the chandeliers that hang in the prayer hall of the Grand Mosque in Muscat, the capital of Oman. I’ve thrown in the stained glass for free.
Shedding some light
Posted on November 28, 2023
There’s a decent shopping and light industrial centre on the northern outskirts of Limoges. Tucked away in a corner are these bright orange sheds, no doubt illuminated at night by these striking lights.
Lens-Artists Challenge: Empty Spaces
Posted on November 27, 2023
The Emirate of Dubai isn’t just the city itself – that’s probably the least attractive part of it – but quite a lot of empty desert and mountainous terrain, like this at the old Hatta Fort Hotel.
Cellpic Sunday: Gare des Benedictins
Posted on November 26, 2023
The main railway station of the city of Limoges is often said to be the most beautiful in Europe. It certainly looked at its best on a recent cold sunny morning.
(This was taken through the window of our hotel room.)
Cellpic Sunday: Seismic Shift
Posted on November 20, 2023
I took this photograph from one of the bridges over the River Tarn in Albi, as we were walking back to our hotel. There is a weir at this point in the river and I couldn’t help but notice the effect this had on what would otherwise have been a perfectly nice, but pretty ordinary,reflection.
Lens-Artists Challenge: Looking Up, Looking Down
Posted on November 19, 2023
This week’s host. jazziBee, is bang on the money when he writes about shifting perspective making all the difference when it comes to producing images that would otherwise be no more than ordinary snapshots.
Looking Up
Yes, we are back in Albi for this one (what can I tell you: it’s very photogenic and I had just got a new smartphone). This is a view of the cathedral looking up, giving some idea of how imposing the massive edifice is. I used the front camera for this and just held it right up against the wall, pointing upwards.
Looking Down
This is not Albi, but rural Oxfordshire and more specifically my son’s back garden. I used Lightroom to eliminate the distractions of the ground cover in order to make the flowers themselves (no idea what they are, but that’s quite usual) stand out.
Mind the sheep
Posted on November 17, 2023
The back road up through Chansigaud can be a handy short cut sometimes, depending on where we’re off to. Sometimes, though, the best-laid plans can be thwarted if the local farmer happens to be moving one of his flocks to a new pasture at the same time…
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