This is Josh Strauss, a South African born rugby forward who became elligible to play for Scotland only a month prior to the Rugby World Cup 2015 in England and Scotland. The photos were taken at the RWC match Scotland vs South Africa in Newcastle.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Forward.
There I was in the middle of the forest with no map, no reception for the map on the phone, and no sense of direction – until I chanced upon an old style signpost. Hurrah! — Hurrah? What a muddle!
The photos in the middle were treated with a filter called cellophane and in the photos at the right I played around with the white balance.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: From Ground Level.
This doubles up (sic!) with Becky’s Square Up challenge. It’s #25 in the series.
Macro Monday.
Värikollaasit #268. Based on the colours of the Latvian flag.
The busts were photographed in the Ruhmeshalle in Munich, a hall of fame which was built for Ludwig II to honour Bavarians of merit.
An old sign for a coffee bar in Neustadt an der Weinstraße might not be all that appealing – yet in our current times the idea of sitting in a coffee shop or a bar or a restaurant with other people, friends or even strangers, has become very appealing indeed. Let’s hope that such a simple pleasure is soon again possible.
But the name of the place lets me wonder … while “Schluckebier” is a normal, if not very common, name in German it can be rendered as “beer for quaffing”. How appealing is that?
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Appealing.
When you start a snowman you start with the body.
Only then you put the head on the body.
Looking through my pictures of the day I found a shot where I caught the guys carrying the head to the bodyin the background.
One Word Sunday: Body.
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