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…
It’s cold out there
Posted on November 14, 2023
That’s the side of our house on the left, looking towards the front. You wouldn’t choose to go out on such a cold and bleak day, now would you?
Lens-Artists Challenge: Filling The Frame
Posted on November 12, 2023
After a few days of almost constant high winds and driving rain, car parks everywhere were carpeted in newly fallen autumn leaves. Crop out the car tyre and my feet and you’re left with a frame-filling and colourful mosaic.
Cellpic Sunday: Rainbow
Posted on November 12, 2023
Nana’s Rose
Posted on November 9, 2023
When we spotted the junior version of this rose in a small local garden centre, we knew we had to have it.
Madame’s much-loved grandmother had one of this variety in her garden and the wonderful scent transports her back to her childhood.
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