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Roman Head
Posted on January 13, 2017
I saw this striking carved head on display in the museum attached to the Argentomagus archaeological site – a Roman town built over an Iron Age village – in the Indre département of central France.
Forest Path
Posted on January 6, 2017
That’s my family up ahead, on a walk along one of the forest paths in the Beecraigs Country Park, near Linlithgow in central Scotland.
The Restoration Project
Posted on December 30, 2016
This huge house is located right in the centre of the village of Mézierès-sur-Issoire. It has lain empty and neglected for as long as anyone can remember, or so it seems. However, when it came on the market a few months ago it was snapped up very quickly. Admittedly it was on offer at a knockdown price, but by all accounts there is a huge amount of restoration to be done. It certainly looks like it, especially in this sepia-tinted image.
Fishing Boat At Anchor
Posted on December 23, 2016
On a very calm and sunny day in the harbour of St Andrews, this little fishing boat was reflected almost perfectly in the still water.
The Boxer
Posted on December 16, 2016
This Bonobo monkey at Valleé des Singes looks like it’s squaring up to the knotted rope:
Treasure Chest
Posted on December 9, 2016
A few weeks ago, I was taking photographs of various items about the house as a response to a macro challenge hosted by Susan at Musion’ With Susan. The idea was to use a macro lens for non-macro subjects.
One of my chosen subjects was this highly decorated wooden chest that we bought while living in Abu Dhabi, and which now sits on top of one of our bookcases. The wood is black and the metalwork is silver (silver-coloured, that is), so it wasn’t a great stretch to edit it as a monochrome image.
It is definitely made by hand, so fits the brief for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.
Hot & Cold and Black & White
Posted on December 1, 2016
Abstract Geometry
Posted on November 25, 2016
I took this photograph while on a weekend photography course in Abu Dhabi a few years ago. The colour original isn’t up to much: an over-exposed (very bright sunlight) pale yellow section of what, apart from a line of these tilted squares, was a pretty nondescript wall.
However, this monochrome version is, in my view, a lot more interesting: the shape itself is emphasised – helped by the vignetting I added – and the whole thing is somehow much ‘grittier’ thanks to the greater contrast available in black & white.
All you need to know
Posted on November 11, 2016
Nothing much to add in explanation of this image of our local village’s electronic information sign. Except perhaps that those clouds really were as dark and threatening as they look: about five minutes later we had a brief but heavy hailstorm.
At least the flowers are bio-degradable
Posted on November 4, 2016
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge for this week is ‘Things Made Out Of Plastic’.
This rather poignant image of some dead flowers dumped into a plastic bin-bag was taken during a walk to the next hamlet.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Things Made Out Of Plastic
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