Paula over at Black & White Sunday was asking once again for traces of the past and posted a beautiful shot of Bamburgh Castle on the north east coast of England. I decided to go closer and show a close up of a stones, in this case of the portcullis of a castle’s entrance, in this case of — Bamburgh Castle on the north east coast of England.
For more traces of the past, click here.
Objects or People older than 50 years for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge.
The featured people are older than 50 but their clothes – traditional German costumes from the south-western part – often are too, truly so or re-created. Obviously, I have a penchant for hats. The men all wear the traditional form called tricorne or cocked hat which was worn by older, more well-to-do burghers.
For more photos of things and people older than 50 years, click here.
I couldn’t decide which monochrome version I prefer:
For Black & White Sunday: before and after.
For more monochrome and polychrome photos click here.
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
A large living subject. A tree, photographed at night.
A man-made, woman-shaped large subject, made of stone. This is the “floozie in the jacuzzi” of Birmingham, officially known as “The River”.
Almost as large as rocks can get on earth, the Eiger in Switzerland.
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge asking for large subjects. More of these can be found here.
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: words with a double letter.
More bull or other double letters, can be found here.
A courtyard in the old part of town where an old streetlamp has found shelter from the urban renewal going on outside.
For Black & White Sunday, a trace of the past. More traces can be found here.
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge with the theme structure. More structured photos can be found here.
Patterns in large and in small architecture throughout the ages (from 774 to 2017).
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge, patterns found outdoors. More patterns are only a click away.
Snow was last year. I wish we had some more real cold winter weather like we used to have.
But even after miserable winters, spring will come again. Even in black and white I can “see” the verdant meadows and the colourful flowers.
For Cee’s Black&White Photo Challenge. More walks and roads can be found here.
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