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Capital carving close-up
Posted on June 4, 2016
The precision and detail of the carving on the capital of a marble column in the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi is clearly brought out in this monochrome close-up.
Backwards in time
Posted on May 27, 2016
An open topic for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week gives me an excuse to post this image.
It was taken in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, which is housed in a former mainline railway station. This is the inside of the clock tower. I was praying that everybody else would get out of the shot before this gentleman decided to move on and spoil the composition.
This is what it looks like from the outside:
Obviously a French water buffalo…
Posted on May 20, 2016
Chiropodist needed….
Posted on May 13, 2016
Recently, we went to watch some alpacas being sheared. These are the feet of one after it had also had its toenails clipped…
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Feet
The irascible ostrich
Posted on May 6, 2016
Some animals are really cute. And then there are ostriches…
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
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