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Finale: Deep Space
Posted on August 28, 2023
Sadly, this is Cee’s final Black & White Photo Challenge as she moves on to new pastures. We should all be grateful for the commitment and hard work she has put into hosting this and all her other challenges.
Rather than try and pick a favourite from all my previous contributions, I took a new photo, because I found the image so arresting. No, it’s not a Hubble Telescope photo of a black hole, or even an album cover from a 70s progressive space rock band.
In fact, it’s a condensation-caused stain from the bottom of a glass that had stood on this slate drinks coaster.
Power
Posted on August 4, 2023
This electricity pylon on the outskirts of Limoges obviously has some strong lines (sic) in it. However, when I converted it to monochrome, inverted the image and then reduced the exposure of the background sky, the result is, I think, quite er…. powerful.
Into the mix
Posted on July 22, 2023
Looking down into the stainless steel mixing bowl of our food processor.
Two keys
Posted on July 15, 2023
Front door and postbox. Counter-intuitively, the key to the postbox is bigger than the one for the front door.
These Boots Are Made For Riding
Posted on July 7, 2023
Last weekend, we went on a voyage (coach trip) to Chateau Montpoupon, near the city of Tours, so north of here but south of Paris.
The chateau has been in the same family since 1857, although it originally dates to much earlier than that. However, as well as the house itself, there’s a very extensive stable area. The family has a tradition of being very involved in equine activities, especially hunting, as this room (and there are several more like it) illustrates.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: beginning with the letter B or W
Bacon In The Making
Posted on June 16, 2023
Not far from our place, a Scottish couple run a farm supplying their own butcher’s shop with free range products.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: All Things Farm-Related
Testing the waters
Posted on June 10, 2023
Mounting the steps
Posted on May 19, 2023
This set of five stone steps is a feature of my son’s house and that’s one of his mini Schnausers about to climb them.
Stretching Away….
Posted on May 12, 2023
Although the local sheep market is a relatively small affair, it’s still possible to get a perspective of the sheep pens disappearing into the distance.
Boulangerie – Terminé
Posted on April 28, 2023
This – really very good – boulangerie in the village has just closed down without notice and no indication of why. At least we still have the local superette (which used to be based in these premises – hence the ‘Viveco’ sign), where the bread was better anyway, although not quite a match when it came to patisserie.
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