52 Week Smartphone Challenge: 40 Modern Convenience
Posted on October 3, 2020
Don’t ever come between me and my iPad….
52WeekSmartphoneChallenge: 40 Modern Convenience
Frisky
Posted on October 3, 2020
A quiet bar
Posted on September 30, 2020
The bar at the Sir Bani Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Life is hard sometimes…
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Doors & Windows
Monday Window: Carcassonne
Posted on September 28, 2020
Detail of a stained glass window in the Basilica of Saints Nazaire et Celse in Carcassonne.
52 Week Photo Challenge: 39 The Elements
Posted on September 26, 2020
This week is about the elements. Fortunately, not the ones that go in the Periodic Table but the more traditional categories – rather more amenable to artistic interpretation.
Arguably, this image – of a striking cloud formation seen over our house in the gathering dusk – shows three of the five classical elements: Air (obviously), Water because that’s what clouds are made of, and Earth, which is what Brokedown Palace is sitting on (and built from).
52WeekSmartphoneChallenge: 39 Elements
The Dry Fountain
Posted on September 25, 2020
This cast metal sculpture sits atop a fountain just opposite the Hotel de Ville (Town Hall) in the centre of the town of Bellac. We’re suffering from severe drought conditions around here at the moment, so the water has been turned off.
The small sign on the plinth says that the water is recycled and is not suitable for drinking.
Illuminated
Posted on September 23, 2020
The iconic – and eye-wateringly expensive – Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai is lit up at night.
Monday Window: Bellac
Posted on September 21, 2020
Hidden away in a back street of the nearby town of Bellac. The building seems to be a workshop of some type, but there’s no getting away from those lace curtains.
52 Week Smartphone Challenge: 38 Rule of Odds
Posted on September 19, 2020
This week’s challenge is to employ the ‘rule of odds’. That’s simply the oft-observed phenomenon that an image with an odd number of items is inherently more aesthetically pleasing than an even number. Here, three old doors are better than two – especially when helped out by a dramatic sky.
52WeekSmartphoneChallenge: 38 Rule of Odds
Monday Window: Mortemart
Posted on September 14, 2020
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