Clock
Posted on September 24, 2021
The Collegiale church in Le Dorat has an imposing tower with a four-sided steepled roof. Fortuitously, there is a clock on each side of this sloping roof (which meets the criterion for this week’s Black & White Challenge) and as the sun sets on a very bright day, there is a pleasing contrast between the light and shady sides.
Indeed, I think this is brought out more effectively with a monochrome treatment, as here.
Polygonal
Posted on September 22, 2021
There are more polygons than you could count in this image of the roof of one of the galleries of Dubai Mall.
Not Your Average Knocker
Posted on September 18, 2021
The Public Art Challenge is all about portraying items that are visible from the street, so what could be more out in the open than a door knocker?
This one, in the medieval quarter of the city of Cahors, in south-west France, is a little out of the ordinary in a macabre kind of way.
Diffraction
Posted on September 17, 2021
Patterns of reflections and diffraction from a half-full (or should that be half-empty?) glass of water sitting on our dining table.
The Unbreakable Bond
Posted on September 15, 2021
As Madame says, the umbilical cord is never really cut.
Our daughter and one of her twin boys (my, how they’ve grown).
Under April Skies
Posted on September 10, 2021
I took this photo from outside my front door at dusk one evening back in April this year. The exceptional mackerel sky was too dramatic to ignore.
Vendange Time
Posted on September 9, 2021
The vendange (vintage) is the annual wine harvest, when the grapes are picked from the vines. It’s usually done around late September or early October, the exact time depending on meteorological vagaries.
The 2021 vintage is probably going to be a shocker because of the awful weather we’ve had this year. However, this image, from a chateau in the Bordeaux region, harks back to a more promising time.
(waist)coat of many colours
Posted on September 8, 2021
….although you might call it a vest.
This is part of the front of a waistcoat that I picked up in Spitalfields market in London more years ago than I care to think of.
I wear it when I’m feeling particularly rebellious. So hardly ever.
Look At The Baby…
Posted on September 4, 2021
In one of the narrow, winding streets around the great cathedral of Chartres, I spotted this slightly disconcerting sign featuring a baby. The presence of the passing pedestrian helped to make the shot.
Sweeping
Posted on September 3, 2021
This old stone staircase in the Bordeaux town of Saint-Emilion is rather grand, especially considering that it’s not in a stately home but rather an open-sided building housing a number of artisan workshops.
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