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Monochrome Madness: Sidestep
Posted on October 19, 2024
Sometimes it’s necessary to look from a different angle at something mundane in order to find an interesting image. Last week I posted a very mundane image of the side wall of a multi-story car park. Its one redeeming feature was a partially visible spiral fire-escape.
For Monochrome Madness this week, where the topic is ‘Steps or stairs’, I cropped out all the mundanity and flipped the steps through 90 degrees to produce what I think is a far more arresting photo.
Lens-Artists Challenge: Connections
Posted on June 11, 2024
No doubt I will, over time, be posting quite a few photographs I took last weekend at Guédelon, and here’s a couple that are quite appropriate for this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge of ‘Connections’.
Firstly, there’s this ancient-looking set of stone steps. In reality, it’s probably no more than twenty years old, as work didn’t commence on the site until until 1997.
Secondly, a very elaborate rope knot holding together the component parts of what looks like a ploughshare, or harrow.
Room at the top
Posted on September 15, 2023
A typical staircase in a typical Paris hotel. Our room was on the top (sixth) floor. And, as usual, the lift is about as big as an upright refrigerator.
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.
Stone Steps
Posted on November 25, 2021
No doubt a safety hazard, but these stone steps have obviously survived everything the Noth Sea has thrown at them for a very long time.
Sweeping
Posted on September 3, 2021
This old stone staircase in the Bordeaux town of Saint-Emilion is rather grand, especially considering that it’s not in a stately home but rather an open-sided building housing a number of artisan workshops.
Cornered
Posted on April 30, 2021
This little set of square steps in Perigueux used to lead somewhere. Probably.
Steps
Posted on February 19, 2021
Purple (take my word for it) wisteria borders this set of steps in the very floral village of Chedigny.
The condemned staircase
Posted on October 19, 2018
This is a view of the staircase that was in our house just after we bought it. Originally, it was boxed in, which made the room – which is north-facing – even darker. However, Madame (with no little relish, it must be said) took a jemmy to it and exposed the original. It had to go however, as it was dangerously rickety.
Nonetheless it is a set of steps to meet this week’s challenge theme and, particularly in monochrome, the strong diagonals make for an interesting image.
Tuesday Photo Challenge: Steps
Posted on June 27, 2017
Answering the theme of ‘steps’ this week is this dramatic-looking staircase to be found in the twelfth-century church in the nearby village of Saint-Martial-sur-Isop.
Although the ceiling has obviously been renovated, this steep and winding set of stairs leading up to the roof looks, if not original then pretty old. Not surprisingly, it isn’t open to the public.
More responses to Frank’s latest challenge can be found here: Tuesday Photo Challenge: Steps
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