Pointing the finger

This rock formation in St Andrews juts out accusingly into the North Sea.

Cee’s Back & White Photo Challenge: Rocks, Boulders, Stones

Across The Forth

You may think that this image of the Firth of Forth was captured at sunset. However, it was actually taken just before noon and is looking due south from the Fife village of Pittenweem towards East Lothian in the distance.

It’s all a matter, when shooting into the sun, of keeping the sun itself out of the image.

I think it certainly fits the brief for this week’s ‘Fun Foto’ theme of ‘water, water everywhere’.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: ‘Water, water everywhere’

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Peace

When we lived in Abu Dhabi, our go-to place for a little peace and relaxation was the Sir Bani Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi. This was the swimming pool.

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Peace

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Radiant

A sunset catamaran cruise off Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu Dhabi:

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Radiant

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Vista

Frank’s theme for this week is ‘Vista’ and, inspired by the photo he used in his own post, I have gone with a seascape from the coast of New South Wales – somewhere in the Sydney area, but I can’t remeber exactly where.

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Vista

Red railing

You could argue all night about what is the photographer’s greatest friend, but I’d have to say that a red foreground object must be among the frontrunners.

Imagine how dull this picture would be without that red railing.

[Taken in Oman in about 2004 with my first ever digital camera, a plucky little Olympus 3mp compact]

Cee’s Fun ‘Foto’ Challenge: Red

Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitude

On a sunny autumn day in St Andrews, my grandson dips a toe in the waters of the North Sea.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitude

Weekly Photo Challenge: Ambience

Ambience: the sense of a place. This is poolside at the hotel on Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Quite possibly one of the most relaxing places we have ever been to (several times).

ambience

Weekly Photo Challenge: Ambience

52 Weeks Photo Challenge: Week 19 – View

Have I got views for you. So many to choose from, but here’s a view – taken on a lovely calm, sunny day at the end of October this year – of the harbour at St Andrews in Scotland:

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52 Weeks Photo Challenge: Week 19 – View

Weekly Photo Challenge: New Horizon

The first time we visited Muscat, in Oman, we went on a sunset cruise, so this was a new horizon for us at the time.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

 

Weekly Photo Challenge: New Horizon