Just bicycles
Photos taken in European cities usually include bicycles – then I started to purposefully take shots of bicycles … here are a few Continue reading Just bicycles
Month: January 2014
A-Z Challenge: D
I’m taking a different tack this time. The actual letter will be found somewhere in the photo, part of the design and composition itself, not within any printed words that may also be found in the photo. Taken in Lubeck, Germany Frizztext’s A-Z challenge For my other entries to this challenge see Frizztext A-Z challenge in my tag cloud on my home page. Continue reading A-Z Challenge: D
Photo Editing with two easy-to-use, free programs
Since I love to edit my photos I thought I would take part in Sonel’s photo editing challenge. Below is the photo I started with. I used two simple programs – Photoscape to convert most of the background to black and Microsoft’s Paint to tidy it up. Sonel’s photo editing challenge: Unusual angles Continue reading Photo Editing with two easy-to-use, free programs
Juxtaposition
Having asked my friend to step aside I took several shots of this window and then asked her to walk across, realizing it might produce the more interesting shot. I was pleased with the juxtaposition of my friend, the arch of the window and the view beyond. Taken at Tintern Abbey, Wales. The Weekly Photo Challenge is: Juxtaposition Continue reading Juxtaposition
A-Z Challenge: C
I’m taking a different tack this time. The letter of the week will be found somewhere in the photo, formed by the composition itself, not within any printed words that may also be found in the photo. Frizztext’s A-Z challenge For my other entries to this challenge see Frizztext A-Z challenge in my tag cloud on my home page. Continue reading A-Z Challenge: C
A Brand New Spark
“I get a huge buzz from spending time with kids.” – Prince Harry This is my feel good photo. My granddaughter is on her way to meet her teacher before her first day of school. Her mother let her accessorize herself 🙂 I cannot help but smile when I look at her, her eagerness and energy are just pure delight to me. Some children … Continue reading A Brand New Spark
All that glitters is not gold
The onion dome of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in St Petersburg, Russia.
Silver light in Mevagissey, Cornwall
and the Falkland Islands Continue reading “All that glitters is not gold”
Turkeys: a short story
Looking out through the front window I saw
And following behind Continue reading “Turkeys: a short story”
A-Z Challenge: B
I’m taking a different tack this time. The letter of the week will be found somewhere in the photo, formed by the composition itself, not within any printed words that may also be found in the photo. Carcassonne, France Frizztext’s A-Z challenge Continue reading A-Z Challenge: B
Illuminated
Ailsa’s Travel Theme is: Illuminated Continue reading Illuminated
The Lightest Touch
“To be able to feel the lightest touch really is a gift.” – Christopher Reeve This little fellow flew into our window last week as we ate breakfast. I retrieved him from where he had landed head first in the snow, his little chickadee bottom sticking up. In about five minutes he was on his way and I had a great start to my day. … Continue reading The Lightest Touch
A-Z Challenge: A
I’m taking a different tack this time. The letter of the week will be found somewhere in the photo, formed by the composition itself, not within any printed words that may also be found in the photo. Up first, A Cargo boat in Venice Øresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden Frizztext’s A-Z challenge Continue reading A-Z Challenge: A
House of God
In this exterior shot of St Anne’s Church in Easton’s Corners, Ontario I stood to the side to avoid my own reflection, and captured this instead. The weekly photo challenge is: Window Continue reading House of God
Detail Shots
Zeroing in on a variety of details … Continue reading Detail Shots
Visual Quotation 40: Music
“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe …
wings to the mind …
flight to the imagination … Continue reading “Visual Quotation 40: Music”
What are the possibilities?
Those of us who take photos hope that people viewing them will linger a moment, or two or three, to take in what we have created. There are a number of attributes that contribute to a striking photo, including composition, line, and contrast. Another is an image that portrays tension or conflict, suggesting a storyline, limited only by the number of people who view the image.
What are the possibilities?
In the beginning
My artistic interpretations of “in the beginning” with the added dimension of what the photo looked like ‘in the beginning’ …. The beginning of the universe A world without substance The big bang The heavens and the earth …The weekly photo challenge is: Beginning Continue reading In the beginning
Visual Quotation 39: New Year’s Resolution
“Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.” – Helen Keller Continue reading Visual Quotation 39: New Year’s Resolution
Beyond the Brush 