The Cure
“The cure for anything is saltwater – sweat, tears or the sea.”
– Karen Blixen, pen name: Isak Dinesen
I am mesmerized by the sea,
the waves that roll unceasingly, Continue reading “The Cure”
Month: August 2013
Windows, Windows, Windows
Edward Hopper’s wife, when asked, “What is the most difficult aspect of being married to a great artist?”… “It took me a long time to realize that when he is looking out the window, he is working.” – Josephine Nivison Hopper Russ has created a blog dedicated to windows – a little bit of window heaven – a place to view some creative and really … Continue reading Windows, Windows, Windows
Lighting Effects
Photographers and artists love light – light makes shadow, light gives focus, light creates drama and interest. I have been spending (way too much) time cataloguing my archives and found some experiments I had done using Photoshop Elements 8 lighting effects (found under filters/render) There are LOTS of things I can’t figure out in Photoshop but I found this and played with it. I converted … Continue reading Lighting Effects
Takin’ it to the streets
My black and white this week is in the streets. If one appeals more than others, please let me know … Continue reading Takin’ it to the streets
Irish wolfhounds In St Ives
St Ives, Cornwall, England AAA click here BBB click here CCC here DDD here EEE here FFF here GGG here HHH here Frizztext’s III challenge Continue reading Irish wolfhounds In St Ives
Visual Quotations 22
“Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.” – Albert Einstein Ese’s Shoot & Quote is: Open Continue reading Visual Quotations 22
Focus, focus, focus
I’m a person with a camera, but I’m not a capital “P” Photographer, and I take pictures with a point-and-shoot with a few small bells and a whistle or two. The Weekly Photo Challenge is Focus and there is an explanation about depth of field. This one, shot this afternoon in the garden, shows a shallow depth of field achieved with my point and … Continue reading Focus, focus, focus
Let the games begin
Pétanque is akin to boules, or horseshoes. There is a target ball and the object is to get as close to it as possible. Hollow metal balls are tossed at the target while standing inside a starting circle, both feet on the ground – the name pétanque is said to be derived from the Occitan word meaning “feet anchored”. The game is best played on … Continue reading Let the games begin
Arched Windows
Lingering Look at Windows Week 32 Continue reading Arched Windows
Selective colour
Sometimes black and white likes a touch of colour. I like playing with the selective colour option on my camera, and I’ve also used Photoshop elements 8 to reduce selected areas of a shot to black and white while leaving the rest in colour. Either option can produce some interesting shots, and even help tell a story. Continue reading Selective colour
Hero on High Horse
Plaza Independencia, Montevideo AAA click here BBB click here CCC here DDD here EEE here FFF here GGG here Frizztext’s HHH challenge Continue reading Hero on High Horse
Fantasy Garden
I took some shots in my garden … and then began to play. Continue reading Fantasy Garden
Visual Quotations 21: Beginning
“He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick Policeman’s Point, Medicine Hat, Alberta There is a new challenge on the horizon. Ese’s Voice is sponsoring a Shoot and Quote each Sunday. Her choice, for this her first week is: Beginning Continue reading Visual Quotations 21: Beginning
Carefree why can we not be?
When I think ‘carefree’ I think, ‘children’ – although sadly that is not true of all our children. This shot of children gaggling along a street on a school outing gives rise to thoughts of a carefree time as summer holidays approach and school days are free of books and classrooms and filled instead with chattering children holding hands and skipping in the sunshine. Taken … Continue reading Carefree why can we not be?
Windows in the Round
Lingering Look at Windows Week 31 Continue reading Windows in the Round
Gate Way
Sonel has (sadly) discontinued her black and white challenge so I’m on my own. I like working with the contrasts and composition that enhance black and white images so I decided to go it on my own this week. I chose gates, just because. Continue reading “Gate Way”
Visual Quotation 20
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” – Helen Keller 6 Pikk Street, Tallinn Continue reading Visual Quotation 20
Guard Gait in Gamla Stan
Soldiers near the Royal Palace in Stockholm AAA click here BBB click here CCC here DDD here EEE here FFF here Frizztext’s GGG challenge Continue reading Guard Gait in Gamla Stan
Frank Lloyd’s Right
“A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.” ― Frank Lloyd Wright
Rotterdam was one of the cities severely damaged during World War II. On May 14, 1940 a bombing blitz destroyed almost the entire city core, and along with it, much of Rotterdam’s historical architecture.
With so much destroyed, it seemed the city became a blank slate for architects. Rather than try to rebuild what was lost, Rotterdam chose to move to the next age. The city is burgeoning with modern, edgy architectural designs. Some, like the cube houses are weird and fun, although I can’t imagine living in one. Some are just weird … Continue reading “Frank Lloyd’s Right”
A photo is worth a 1000 words
The weekly photo challenge is: Foreshadow
Foreshadow: to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand. I got stuck on this one – dark clouds scudding across the sky tells of the coming storm but … couldn’t think of any other examples. Foreshadow has a dark connotation to me, alluding to something unpleasant.
So I looked up related words – anticipate, foreknow, foresee; forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, prophesy; forewarn; augur, bode, forebode (also forbode), portend, presage, promise; allude, connote, hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest –
Which led to the clichéd “1000 words” … and all the possible stories hidden in a photo. I’ve selected four … Continue reading “A photo is worth a 1000 words”
Beyond the Brush 