but the outside needs a bit more than a coat of paint. Monday Window
Tag: contrast
The Black Bird in the Family
Midweek Monochrome
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Contrast by Subject
Two walls.
Two doors.
Two styles.
Two kinds of bricks.
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Contrast
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A Window with an Art Nouveau Detail
And that is the whole house from the front with the sandstone set off beautifully by the white paint.
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Contrasting Windows
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Compare the Windows
At the turn of the 18th to 19th century apartment blocks, i.e. houses for several families, were regularly being built. I don’t know if these qualify as terraced houses but they were built in rows. They looked uniform, i.e. they had the same numbers of windows, the windows had the same outline, the same paint job and the same decorations.
In the 100+ years since, the houses have changed owners and were renovated at different times, with quite varying restults.
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Spite Windows
I wasn’t initially planning to take photos of the house next to that arch in Neckargemünd, east of Heidelberg. But I had to learn that the karenicity runs strong even in some Germans. While I was trying to find a good angle for a photo (and was quite chuffed to get the triangle of the house exactly in the opening of the arch) I was approached by a lady with a piercing voice: “Are you photographing MY house?! Are you, tell me, are you?!” I explained that I was taking pictures of the arch but as it was quite a nice house I might also photograph the house. She drew a deep breath but before she could say anything I explained in my calmest voice that I was perfectly allowed to do so from the street. She huffed a little bit and puffed a little bit and I took pictures of the house and the windows. I mean – what do you expect if you have a beautiful house standing next to an antique cultural artefacts?
Beautiful windows, aren’t they?
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look at me
For One Word Sunday: contrast. More contrasting pictures found here.
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