You might have heard that Germany is in the grip of a drought and fields are brown and yellow. Water needs to be moved to them, or in this case shot with travelling sprinklers.
More moving water can be found can be found at Jude’s Black and White Sunday.
Paula over at Black & White Sunday was asking once again for traces of the past and posted a beautiful shot of Bamburgh Castle on the north east coast of England. I decided to go closer and show a close up of a stones, in this case of the portcullis of a castle’s entrance, in this case of — Bamburgh Castle on the north east coast of England.
For more traces of the past, click here.
The first two photos are of a giant tortoise, the next ones of two yellow-bellied sliders (a land and water turtle). I only noticed the spider on the underside of the jaw when I had the enlarged photo on my pc screen.
This is for Black & White Sunday: texture. You will find more photos for this challenge here.
I am normally reluctant to rob flowers of their colours but monochrome draws the viewer to observe the shape and of course, they have so much to offer in this regard as well.
I saw this yellow-bellied slider (a land and water turtle) and three of his closest friends sunbathing this weekend. One of the other turtle’s back is in the foreground and the odd angle of the stretched out neck (no doubt to catch some more sun before winter comes) makes the image almost abstract – one wonders which way the head faces. I prefer the monochrome because it enhances the geometry of the waves in the background, and the head seems even weirder.
Apologies to Terry Pratchett for misquoting him: THE turtle does move. Just this one didn’t.
https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2017/09/24/black-white-sunday-after-and-before-y1-08/
for Black & White Sunday: ceiling
https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2017/09/10/black-white-sunday-ceiling/
for: BLACK & WHITE SUNDAY: After and before
https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2017/08/27/black-white-sunday-after-and-before-y1-07/
Paula’s prompt (traces of the past) and her use of selective colour started me thinking. We live in the colourful now and the past is often perceived only as little more than shadows, captured in stones, reflected in photos. But the past can also be much more colourful and have a remarkable presence which lets our mundane life seem pale in comparison, depending on where our focus lies.
Which version comes closer to your vision?
(The photo was taken at Lorsch abbey in Germany.)
https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2017/08/20/black-white-sunday-traces-of-the-past-y3-08/
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