Tag: Lorsch

One church, four views

I approached this church, walking up a slight incline.  I tried the tree on the right as a frame:

34 church a (640x480)

Getting a bit nearer it looked like this:

34 church c (640x480)

Even closer, and now in portrait:

34 church d (480x640)

And once again, on a different day:

34 church e (480x640)

Although the subject lends itself to a portrait format because of the spire I prefer the first and second shot (the second more than the first).

This is for Paula’s Thursday’s Special with the given task once over.  Okay, it was a few more than that.  More different looks on the same subject can be found here.

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One leaf at a time

 

This is the “tobacco fountain” in Lorsch, Germany.  Tobacco was cultivated in the area since the late 17th century; in 1949 2000 people worked in the tobacco industry (out of a population of 6000) but after the second world war it declined rapidly and the last factory closed in 1993.  The fountain shows a worker threading tobacco leaves so they could be hung up to dry.  Contrasting her busy work are a child and cat, both busy playing with marbles, while the modern day tourists in the background are busy relaxing.

This is for One Word Sunday, the word being – surprise! – busy.  More contributions can be found here.