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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So many signs are forbidding something. (NB: I translated more literally than idiomatically.)
Some signs are wordier than others.
Some are curt but add the forbidding authority to add force.
Some may have an acceptable reasoning behind it.
Some might. Or might not.
Some seem to be put up out of spite. Or maybe not.
So I really appreciate a sign like this.
But even then, some restrictions might be a good idea.
In any case, it might be a good idea to read signs properly
even if only for self preservation.
But the most important sign which I try to follow in my life:
Lens-Artists Challenge: Billboards and Signs
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Two walls.
Two doors.
Two styles.
Two kinds of bricks.
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Contrast
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Lens-Artist Challenge asks for things on display. I have often shown beautiful graffiti and murals on display on walls and houses. But simple tags are also on display almost everywhere. I can’t read these, I guess they are proper tags, i.e. names. But I like the overall composition and colours.
The wall originally just featured a quote by the all-round talent and master aphorism writer Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, a native of the area: “If you are in love with yourself you have at least the advantage that you will not have many rivals in your love.” The empty space below immediately attracted sprayers who wanted their messages on display, political (F** nazis; F** AFD, an extreme rightwing political party), local about bringing flowers to the suburb, and simple smileys and tags.
This almost looks like an Egyptian script: “Woman, I give you flowers then we move into a house and there will be peace.” Plus a few extra choice words.
This one is easier to read but who is Paul?!
This one is readable, comprehensible, and to some extent understandable: “Beat up fascists!!”
What’s your take on putting your opinions on display like this? Open mind – or …
… on the other side of the extreme?
Lens-Artists Challenge: On Display
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