Category: Travel
Sunday Post: Black and White
It’s Jake Day! and the theme is black and white. I like black and white but generally not when I try it. My all time favourite photographer, the late James Ravilious, worked in black and white. He was a local man, here is a link to some of his photos. http://www.jamesravilious.com/gallery.asp he captured everyday life in a period of great change.
My photo started life in colour and I quite like the change because of the different textures, including the sky. 
Hop over to http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/sunday-post-black-white/ for some more interpretations.
Ooh, WordPress has just told me that this is my 300th post!
And I have to add this photo for Jo Bryant!
Travel Theme: Sunset
Ailsa has pushed my buttons this week, who can resist a sunset shot? As I have several on Lucid Gypsy, I had to try to pick something other than landscape. This one was taken in Pushkar, Rajasthan, at the Sunset Cafe a popular place to watch the world go by.
Visit http://wheresmybackpack.com/ to see beautiful sunset shots from around the world.
Music in Pictures Contest
Elisa has chosen one of my all time favourite songs this week. Louis Armstrong singing Wonderful World, if you visit to join in http://autumninbruges.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/music-in-pictures-contest-what-a-wonderful-world/ you can listen to him on the video she has posted. When my first grandchild was expected my son and daughter in law gave me bunch of ten second clips from their scans. I joined the clips together, used this song as the sound track and gave it back to them as a mini production. Now you know how soppy I am!
I looked at pictures taken around the world but in the end decided that my beloved Dartmoor is as good as it gets. This is taken at Hound Tor looking north east.
You should be able to click to zoom in!
This is a great new challenge my lovelies and Elisa would be thrilled if you all joined in!
Travel Theme: Signs
Ailsa is asking us to give her a sign this week! I’ve spent the afternoon in Lyme Regis and kept the challenge in mind, found several okay ones but like this one best. To see the other entries go to http://wheresmybackpack.com/2012/08/10/signs/
Hope you like this one!
Travel Theme: Leading Lines
I’m being a bit deviant with my interpretation of Ailsa’s theme this week but I’m sure you’ll forgive me. Here are my leading lines.
All taken in Devon, local for me travel for you 🙂
Visit Ailsa at http://wheresmybackpack.com/2012/08/04/leading-lines/ for some more accurate interpretations of her challenge!
Travel Theme: Flowers
I’ve posted a lot of flower photos this weekend and in general on Lucid Gypsy so I’m going to restrain myself and just post one more for Ailsa theme. It’s a banana flower and could be taken in many places around the world but this one is in Morocco.
Go visit Ailsa and all the other entries, maybe you will be inspired to join in!
Wordless Wednesday
Travel Theme: Tradition
Ailsa has chosen tradition as her theme for this weeks challenge. My home town is travel for virtually all of you right? So today has been the perfect summer day and I was sure that Exeter would provide a solution. Sure enough the annual craft fair was taking place on the cathedral green with Exeter Morris Men dancing up a storm. I believe that Morris dancing has spread around the world but for those who don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s a form of folk dance that has been around for centuries. The dancers wear bells on their legs, wave white handkerchiefs and have big sticks. Exeter Morris have several musicians, accordions and drums.
To visit Ailsa and to see lots of other interpretations of the theme, http://wheresmybackpack.com/2012/07/20/travel-theme-tradition/
Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
I’ve been waiting for a reason to post to show you the inside of Exeter Guildhall. In May there was an exhibition about the 1942 blitz and I popped in for the first time in thirty years. It is believed to have been built around the late 12th century, with a new front in the 16th and the interior was restored in the 19th century. In my photo you can see the windows reflected in the chandelier and some of the exhibition stands.
There will be hundreds of different interpretations of inside over at the Daily Post.
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/weekly-photo-challenge-inside/
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