Wordless Wednesday
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When a Catalan visits Heidelberg
Gaudy plumage
I would just like to say that it is my convictionThat longer hair and other flamboyant affectationsOf appearance are nothing moreThan the male’s emergence from his drab camouflageInto the gaudy plumageWhich is the birthright of his sex.from Hair, naturally Ragtag Daily Prompt: Iridescent
Frosty the artist
Hoarfrost is painting mainly the outlines of leaves – so I thought I play around a bit with negative and I was surprised. Mostly with the last pair of leaves. Monochrome Madness
When the nobles want a simple life in the country
It might not be the largest baroque palace in Germany but it looks impressive even in winter with the capped tree skeletons in front. Particularly the palace gardens are wonderful. Apparently the buildings were originally painted in a yellow colour offset with white elements. I don’t know when the pinkish/salmon colour came in but I think it works very well – in fact, it looks splendiferous!
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Splendiferous
Martinsviertel
Many of the houses in the Martinsviertel in Darmstadt are more storey buildings from around the turn of the century (19th to 20th century, not the millenium). They were not free standing houses but terraced houses, originally with uniform looks. But more than 100 years … Continue reading Martinsviertel
Seasonal Water Play
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Abstract or Detailed
Less is more
I mirrorred the image in order to block out a cluttered hut to the right, a clear case of neccessity being the mother of invention.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Minimalism
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Icy Crystals
Macro Monday
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Sir William Chambers
I’ve been digging around in my archive. This statue of the Lord Provost of Edinburgh stands in front of the National Museum of Scotland. The most amazing thing about this photo was the reaction of KI. I asked google who this was (photo search). The answer was a description that it was the photo of a statue of a man, possibly in Edinburgh, “but no guarantees”. When I confirmed the information about the location in Edinburgh it stated that the man depicted was Prince Albert. First KI was humble, then with more information it was confidently wrong. A bit more searching and looking at various sculptures, I’m pretty sure that KI is wrong and I am right: it’s Sir William Chambers (incidentally in Chambers Street).
Monday Portrait
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