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
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
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Favorite Images of 2023
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
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
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
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
Attention on the flower with bee and attention of the (huge) buff-tailed bumble bee.
Emphasis on the waves of lilac asters or emphasis on the single bloom with a busy visitor.
The cat or the chicken, fur or feathers, green eye or orange eye.
A single colourful roof in Heidelberg on the northern side of the river Neckar and the roofs of the old part of Heidelberg town as seen from the castle above.
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Fill the Frame
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Asymmetry in buildings might be owing to necessity or the fancy of the architect.
In nature it is not always planned but due to an accident.
PS: I don’t know what is happening. The gallery is all screwed up. Another wordpress glitch?
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