Three from the hood checking out the beach, looking fierce. Not quite there yet but trying to look gangsta. Whereas these three are trying to look above their rather shitty surroundings. Something these three don’t have to try. Stalking like this they are dignity personified. … Continue reading Strength in the number 3
are really hard. Ritva asked to chose one colour for six photos. But … see title. So I decided to show one photo per colour (which was the other option). Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Choose a Colour!
For this week’s Lens Artists’ Challenge Anne asks for a look at textures. So, here I go. Another plant texture, very dry by comparison; the bark of a date palm: Lichen on a metal fence. The metall, once smooth, is flakey and rough and nature … Continue reading Examples of Textures
Terry Pratchett might not be the most romantic author but his approach suits me just fine. “I’d like to know if I could compare you to a summer’s day. Because – well, June 12th was quite nice.” (from Wyrd Sisters, and yes, it really was) … Continue reading One author, four quotes
Even a ten year old house has some history. I could have shown old castle ruins from our area, Roman artifacts of which there are a few around here, or … I decided to show my old school house. It was built from 1904-1905, named … Continue reading History is everywhere
First they lined up for me (the lucky shot), then they came for me. Then I ran. I got away (lucky me). He saw the beer, he went for it. Two lucky shots. And a lucky boy (until his father grabbed the bottle away from … Continue reading I was lucky
The long view in the Hermannshof, a local park with the classist villa and the Wachenburg in the background (interesting fact: the castle is 100 years younger than the villa). No mouse, in this case.
And my toys are always good to stand in the foreground. This time in Mannheim, looking at the Klinikum.
And here a change of focus.
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Framing Your Shots
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These Sesame Street characters were painted on a children’s ride at a local fair. If you wonder about Samson – he is a character created for the German version of “Sesamstraße”.
Lens-Artists Challenge #390: Color in Black and White
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I thought I was all shadowed-out after the last square month with Becky but here are new photos I had not used, for various reasons. Shadows on the face of a building in Ulm. Shadows from the trees and from above on the lawn leading … Continue reading Light and dark
In Frankfurt, old vs new, older residential houses vs the diamond of the EZB (Europäische Zentralbank / European Central Bank). The rest are pretty self-explanatory. And two imperfect pictures but I like both for different reasons, nevertheless. Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: The Power of Juxtaposition
