Thematic Photographic 147: Got the Blues

Carmi's new theme at Written Inc is 'Got the Blues'. 

I've been feeling pretty darned blue lately, so maybe some 

of these blue pics will remind me of happy places and times

Mt Taranaki, New Zealand

Summer Sky

Roof panels at the mall

Fencing in the sky

Park Guell, Barcelona

Corinth

Bells Beach near Melbourne, Australia

Thematic Photographic 146: Aerial

This is probably the most testing theme I've seen since I started participating in Carmi's weekly photographic fun (for other posts see here)




I can't seem to come up with any lateral thinking idea, and I've no pics taken from a space shuttle or an aeroplane...

So herewith some shots taken from high(ish) places: please click to enlarge

An intersection in Barcelona, taken from the roof of Gaudi's "La Pedrera":

Monastery almost aerial, in Meteora, Greece:

Two shots of the beautiful blue Mediterranean, from high up 

on the cliffs of Capri:

And Portofino, taken from the Castle at the top of the town:

Lastly and laterally, Ariel from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.

Alexia

TP141: Windows (again)

I love windows. Can't resist another tilt at this theme:

Stained glass windows in the Hagia Sofia, Istanbul

Blue Mosque, Istanbul

 

Tiled wall mosaics, Istanbul. You can see my reflection in the window...

Looking out. Casa Batllo, Barcelona

More Strangers

I've found some more pics which seem to qualify for Thematic Photographic's 'Strangers' theme.
First, two shots of ceremonial guards at the Mausoleum of Ataturk, in Ankara, Turkey:

 

These people are engrossed in what the guide is saying at the National Museum in the same city:

 

A group of friends playing a Spanish version of boules in Barcelona:

"Good things happen when you meet strangers."   ~Yo-Yo Ma 

Favourite Shots of the Year #1

 

The new Thematic Photographic challenge is around favourite photos, and we've been given 3 weeks for it - whew!

This year I have done some travelling, thanks to a small bequest and a promise I made to the person who left it to me. That promise was to "just get out there and do it!" So I've made a start - and I mean to keep on going.

First, Barcelona, where my son lives. Click on photos to embiggen.
Three four Five favourite shots from that fascinating city:

Beautiful stuff at one of the central markets

Palau de la Musica Catalana

Street performer on the Rambla

Street scene

Thematic Photographic 118: Branched

I am loving these weekly themes (see Thematic Photographic on Carmi Levy's blog here).
They make me look at the world around me differently, and also send me looking back through photos I've already taken to see if any fit in.
So... branched. Hmm - trees (family and wooden); metal structures; rivers and creeks;  cracks, in the ground, in the sky, in paths and buildings.  Lots of different ideas there.

Here are a few that I've found for this theme.

This guy climbs up my sunroom wall. I love the way his feet branch into gripping toes:

Gecko on the wall

These branching light holders decorate the main street of our small town:

Main street lamp posts

I saw this beautiful bronze shield in the fantastic museum of Olympia, Greece, in April of this year:

Bronze shield, c.500 B. C.

These beautiful catenary arches are in the cellar/museum in Gaudi's 'La Pedrera'.  I love everything Gaudi designed or built, so I really enjoyed my pilgrimage to Barcelona:

La Pedrera, Barcelona

Finally, this "Wind Wand" sculpture, by Len Lye, dances like a long slim twig on the foreshore at New Plymouth, here in New Zealand

Wind Wand by Len Lye

I've got quite a few tree photos I want to put up too, so maybe I'll be branching out and making another post later this week.

Alexia