Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Window Shopping
Tag: #LAPC
Encroachment
Some sounds are so soft they need amplification. Some sounds don’t need it but use it nevertheless: in churches, in mosques, in forests, in vineyards. Some sounds though are loud AND need amplification. I’m talking about the emergency sirens which are tested every few month … Continue reading Encroachment
Tell Me What the Weather Is Like
Before we could call up the local weather report on an app there were other possibilities to find out how the weather was. Either way, we need help to tell us what we experience. This pre-internet weather station was surprisingly accurate. At the centre of it … Continue reading Tell Me What the Weather Is Like
Prometheus
Cover your heaven, Zeus,With cloudy vapours,And test your strength, like a boyBeheading thistles,On oaks and mountain peaks;Yet you must leaveMy earth alone,And my hut you did not build,And my hearth,Whose fireYou envy me. I know nothing more paltryBeneath the sun than you, gods!Meagrely you nourishYour … Continue reading Prometheus
Watery Dramatics
Queen Regina of the Akamas walks the waves at the entrance of the harbour of Laatsi, Cyprus. I made her stand out by draining her of colour and then front lighting her. I then drained the sides of the photo to further put her in the … Continue reading Watery Dramatics
Odds and Ends
Photos for Lens-Artists Last Chance Challenge. Not necessarily worse than other photos – they just couldn’t find their niche. Oh, look! A sculpture of my brain! Diana deserves an appearance because I have shown her ravished face and figure before – but she has had … Continue reading Odds and Ends
Magic on My Doorstep
Everybody seems to know this logo and this castle. I grew up in the shadow of a castle very similar to this. The castle in our town has a varied history (as old places do). It housed princes and earls and members of the minor … Continue reading Magic on My Doorstep
Empty But Not Meaningless
Rain moving over the Rhine Valley. Wet empty space around a cormorant as well as dry empty space around a two-seater airplane. Looking out from the Riedburg near Edenkoben into the clouds. The Carolingian church of the Lorsch Abbey, a UNESCO heritage site. I keep … Continue reading Empty But Not Meaningless
A Day With Ups and Downs
When I woke up this morning and saw the overcast sky and the clouds threatening rain, I decided that I would not venture out today. It looked so miserable. I checked out the LAPChallenge and proceeded to look through my archive, finding suitable photos. I … Continue reading A Day With Ups and Downs
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