The more ornate window – whether modern or classical – can cast interesting shadows. But shadows of spiral staircases can do your head in. #27 November Shadows
Tag: windows
Halloween mop up
This fellow stares at our school even though Halloween is now more than a week gone. I wonder if he’ll outlast Christmas? He did remind me of this other fellow: I took this photo on a cycling tour, the dark wooden shingles had caught my … Continue reading Halloween mop up
Only two of the Windows Are Real
All the others are painted. They deceive the eye, don’t they?
This is the name of the craftsman and/or artist who designed and executed this trompe-l’œil.
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The Wonders and Perils of Looking Up
That’s a house in the town centre of Bad Tölz. Like most houses here it is beautifully maintained. It has a cute little dormer, the windows are set-off by paintings and it has painted and raised stone panels running up the facade. Looking up reveals a painted, maybe even tiled border in the overhang of the roof. The difficulty in photographing a house like this is caused by the narrow streets which makes it difficult to get a shot of of the whole house. Furthermore, being in a group and not being able to really set up a shot results in cut off corners and weird angles. But here it is.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: View from Below (High Angle)
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Tölzer Triptych
Having spent the last weekend in the town of Bad Tölz, south of Munich, not quite in the Alps yet, here are three trios from the town and the surrounding areas: Thursday Trios
Small Old Windows
A crop of small windows. Monday Window
Window Trios
Yes, I could’ve posted them on Monday Window as well – I flipped a coin. Thursday Trios
Water Tower Windows
In a flat country like the Upper Rhine Valley water towers were needed to supply water to the houses of a town or a village. Nowadays, many of these towers have been converted to offices or to living quarters. Either way, one needs windows. And … Continue reading Water Tower Windows
Shutters Do What Shutters Are Supposed to Do
One Word Sunday: Window
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