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Spot the cheetah
Posted on April 29, 2016
For this week’s theme of hiding or camouflage, here’s a cheetah at the Sir Bani Yas Nature Reserve in Abu Dhabi. (Apologies for the pun, but I couldn’t resist it.)
The Road To Brokedown Palace
Posted on April 22, 2016
This little turn-off from the rue that runs through the little hamlet we call Tranquility Base is probably my favourite stretch of road in the world. That’s our house – Brokedown Palace – at the end of it.
And that’s why.
Fences everywhere you look
Posted on April 15, 2016
This week, Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge is on the subject of fences. Well, in this photograph taken at the La Sagne Hippodrome you have:
- In the foreground, the fence dividing spectators from the race course
- In the background, the fence marking the border of the racecourse
- In the middle, two steeplechase fences, with their accompanying siderails (also fences)
The horse that’s actually jumping the fence is a bonus:
Tractor tyres
Posted on April 7, 2016
I see that the topic of ‘wheels’ has come around again (as it were) in this week’s Black & White challenge. The annual cavalcade of vintage agricultural vehicles at Lesterps guarantees plenty of interesting wheels.
Tattoo
Posted on April 1, 2016
For this week’s B&W challenge, Cee wanted a candid photograph of a person or a pet. We are a pet-free zone here, but this gentleman was snapped at the La Sagne Hippodrome last July 14th.
I don’t really ‘get’ tattoos, I must say, and I certainly don’t have any myself. And even if I did, I’d be very wary about having a screed in a foreign alphabet. For all I know – and probably him too – this could mean ‘Sweet and sour chicken with fried rice’.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Candid
Cour du Temple
Posted on March 25, 2016
In the old part of the city of Limoges, tucked away behind the tall façade of a terrace of buildings that are themselves quite old, is the Cour du Temple. Reached through a narrow, sloping covered passage, this is a small cloister surrounded on all sides by medieval buildings four or five storeys high. This is one corner:
[Taken more than one, but less than two, weeks ago so hopefully qualifying for Cee’s latest challenge – taking a new photo]
Bellows
Posted on March 18, 2016
This set of bellows hangs next to the wood-burning stove in our kitchen. The shape contrasts well with the brickwork.
Dried Ferns
Posted on March 11, 2016
These tightly curled dried ferns were in a roadside hedge just outside the hameau last December.
One Photo Focus: March 2016
Posted on March 4, 2016
This month’s One Photo Focus Challenge, provided by Nancy Merrill, had me thinking. Here is the original:
I felt that there were two possible approaches:
A matter of record
This first edit sees the image as a ‘record shot’ (absolutely no disparagement intended). Essentially, all this requires is a modicum of straightening and a sympathetic crop to highlight the sign and put it into some context – so here we can see the structure of the theatre and the fact that it is located in a green (or at least non-urban) area.
Abstract form
It looks like this theatre has been built along the lines of Shakespeare’s Globe in London (which I’ve been fortunate enough to attend for quite a few performances over the years). The key architectural characteristic is undoubtedly the black and white ‘mock-Tudor’ effect, which is a worthy subject in itself. Consequently, I cropped down to the bottom left quadrant of the original image, flipped it a quarter-turn clockwise, tweaked for sharpness and added a little grain and a vignette to produce this almost abstract interplay of light and shade, straight and diagonal lines.
Two curious fawns
Posted on March 3, 2016
A pair of curious young fawns in a Safari Park in the Vienne region of France
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