Barbican, London, July 2022
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Thanks to everyone who shared some glass images last week. If you didn’t have chance to check out everyone’s offerings, the links are below. Why not grab a coffee now and go blog exploring.
- Agata at 40 thousand km
- Aletta at Now at Home
- Brashley Photography
- Brian at Bushboy’s World
- Carol at Light Words
- Cath’s Camera
- Cee’s Photography
- Dawn at The Day After
- Elke at Pictures Imperfect
- Emille at Living between two realms
- Garden Joy
- Geriatri’x’ Fotogallery
- Jackie at JunkBoat Travels
- Jez Braithwaite
- Kanlaon
- Klara at Sliku Svoju Lyubim II
- Le Drake Noir
- Maria at Kamerapromenader
- Nuthouse Central
- Philosophy via Photos
- Photo Robert’s Blog
- Steve at a London Miscellany
- Sue at Words Visual
- Woolly Muses
Next week’s theme will be steps.
Other forthcoming themes are listed here, and to see previous weeks of this challenge, click here
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 31 July 2022
Posted as part of One Word Sunday
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Travel with Intent 
What great concrete photos. The lighting on your first shot is wonderful.
Here is my entry for the week.
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hi debbie, an interesting theme and picture you chose for this week, i like it very much.
here is my contribution to the challenge week, https://wp.me/p2AvI7-45Q.
many greetings robert
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Forgot my link https://livingbetweentworealms.wordpress.com/2022/07/30/eagle-rising
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Sorry Debbie, I couldn’t find any good captures of concrete, so youtube to the rescue!
Have a great week!
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Mine are sidewalks, mostly!
https://anthropologist.wordpress.com/2022/07/31/one-word-sunday-concrete/
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https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2022/07/31/given-back-to-nature/
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Here’s mine.
https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2022/07/concrete-one-word-sunday.html
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Thanks for giving us some colourful concrete, Jackie
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Here is mine: https://40thousandkm.com/2022/07/31/one-world-sunday-concrete/
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Thanks for joining in, Agata. Some great examples of concrete
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It was either Green Park or the Barbican, I went for the easy option 🙂 https://alondonmiscellany.wordpress.com/2022/07/31/concrete/
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It’s hard not to use the obvious when it’s a great example of concrete usage 🙂
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I found something less brutal: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2022/07/31/set-in-concrete/
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Yes, it’s nice to know that concrete doesn’t always have to be brutal
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Beautiful image Debbie… here is my contribution to the challenge.
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Aaah, I thought you would have a bit of Brutalist, Debbie! Here’s mine, from a dark period in history: https://suejudd.com/2022/07/31/concrete/
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Yes, I couldn’t resist the Barbican’s naked concrete. I see you were more subtle with your concrete
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Subtle is not the word for that immense Luitpoldhalle
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But the concrete on the walls has been covered with limestone – I assume naked concrete was not glorious enough for the Nazis
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Actually, I may have got it all wrong, probably not concrete at all!!! Oooops
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No it is. They just covered a lot of it up. So it’s definitely there 😀 The steps might be naked.
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Ok, thanks, Debbie!
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I had to really look hard to find concrete. Had to go into the garden and found something 🙂
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Not really your natural terrain, Brian 🙂
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Well outside of my usual stuff that’s for sure 🙂
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Only you could make concrete beautiful!
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The Barbican is a good place to find some beauty in its solid walls 🙂
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