But can you tell what it is yet?
Well it’s my response to the weekly photo challenge and you can join in here,
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/fray/
A clue, a personal phobia second to spiders, answers on a post card please.
Tag: Weekly Photo Challenge
Running shadows
Photography is all about experimenting with light, and then positioning yourself (or your subject) in the right spot to achieve a certain effect. One such effect is a silhouette, in which an outline of someone or something appears dark against a lighter background. Silhouettes can be very dramatic and resemble black shapes without any details, but the effect varies from picture to picture.
Says Cheri Lucas Rowlands. I thought of this image I took recently on the beach at Exmouth, and I quite like it.
Join in the challenge with a silhouette shot at, http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/silhouette-2014/
Nature and coast
When I think of texture I think close up and one the places I like taking close up photos is the seashore. I lovely pootling around a beach in winter hunting for treasure that has been delivered by the tide or has waited for millennia for my lens. So this weeks photo challenge was easy, simple photos from nature.
Perhaps you have some textures to share? Visit http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/texture/ to join in.
Some Local Zigzagery
There’s no need to look very far to find zigzags, most towns and cities will have architectural features that meet this weeks photo challenge.
Apart from some natural zigzags, mine are all photos taken in Exeter Cathedral and surrounds.
Twiggy zigzags
Zigzag skyline
I’ve always liked the style of this building opposite the cathedral
Zigzag vaults
Exeter cathedral’s new nave altar
You can join this weeks challenge here, http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/zigzag/
Summer Lovin’
Yesterday was Scarlett, my granddaughter’s first birthday.She had a lovely party with lots of family and friends the day before, all very exciting! I was very lucky to be able to stay for the actual day and after a morning opening presents we had a seaside stroll.
Ice cream was spread around nicely
Then back home for some rainbow birthday cake.
A year ago I announced Scarlett’s arrival for a photo challenge, https://lucidgypsy.wordpress.com/2013/07/28/weekly-photo-challenge-masterpiece/
This post is also for a challenge, ‘Summer Lovin’
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/summer-lovin/
A Truck with a Past
In the 19th century, granite was quarried at Haytor on Dartmoor and was taken along a tramway to the Stover Canal. From there it went by barge to Teignmouth, then by sea around Great Britain and further. The tramway was opened on 1820, by George Templar of Stover, a long distance footpath , the Templar Way is named after him.
Granite from Haytor was used in the building of London Bridge, the British Museum and the National Gallery.
Trains of up to twelve trucks descended from Haytor, with a horse behind to slow them down. Remains of the tramway can still be seen on Haytor Down. The ‘Relic’ of a truck below is similar to the ones used on the tramway. This post is for the Weekly Photo Challenge of Relic.
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A Banksy Contrast
Bristol museum has a couple of Banksy’s in it’s collection and I remembered this one when I thought about contrasts.
This isn’t how I tend to see an angel, the statue beneath may be, but Banksy has added a little something to make us think as usual.
The trashy paint pan is in complete contrast to the angel. Here is what the Museum has to say about it.
and another look.
What are your thoughts, are you aware of Banksy’s work?
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Extra Dreamy
It took me a while to think of an answer to this weeks photo challenge, I kept going back to this pic that I took on Saturday at Penshurst Place in Kent. Eventually I got it, the ‘extra’ isn’t an object, but rather the dreamlike quality of the image, what do you think?
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Un moment s’il vous plait
Bristol Temple Meads: 10.40am, Saturday May 24th 2014.
The beginning of a day in costume for a soon to be wed stag and his herd. No doubt there were some sore heads 24 hours later. Maybe he is now Mrs Someone’s husband. Wherever you are Monsieur I wish you a long and happy marriage.
A spilt second story for The Daily Post. Join in here,
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/split-second-story/
Work of Art
Nature’s fair canvas coloured by skilful brush
each billowing cloud unique and fleeting in form hue and shade
each curve and sweep of landscape carved by mystical sculptor
each line of tree planted by a master hand
each blade of myriad green springs forth to reach its zenith
burns dry in heat of summer desiccates
lies waiting for the cycle of rebirth
each swell of tide turns ocean brown blue
turquoise and broken by white horses
what greater work of art could this gypsy capture
than nature’s dynamic masterpiece
Michelle W chose the theme for this weeks photo challenge over at the Daily Post, Work of Art. Join in here, http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/work-of-art/
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