-Europe

Holocaust Memorial – week 3

This week’s edit involved a tight crop, increased clarity and grain and the addition of a touch of yellow tone. Linked to One Four Challenge Copyright Debbie Smyth, 21 September 2015

Vienna

Viennese Reflections

You don’t find many boring buildings in Vienna; most are beautiful, grand and stately. This one with its plain walls and grid of functional windows was beautified by the reflections of a […]

-Sweden

Through the window

Linked to Grid Copyright Debbie Smyth, 19 September 2015

-Turkey

Given at Dawn, Taken at Dusk

“There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.” Jean-Paul Sartre Linked to Six Word Saturday […]

Black and White Challenges

Black and White Pfudl

I didn’t have time to try out the hospitality at this attractive looking hostelry but I did stop long enough to catch a shot of those tremendous lamps. The “Pfudl” has a history […]

Vienna

Blind Reflections

I made a flying visit to Vienna this week and was lucky enough to get back up to the bar atop the Sofitel Stephansdom. It was a glorious afternoon so […]

-Turkey

High and Low

Linked to Ruby Tuesday Copyright Debbie Smyth, 15 September 2015

-Berlin

Holocaust Memorial – week 2

Sticking with the simplicity of this image, I have converted to black and white with an orange filter. I reduced the sharpening a little to smooth out the texture of the blocks, then […]

-Turkey

Hearing, Seeing, Talking Balloon

This is another of the giant murals that brighten up blank walls in Kadıköy in Istanbul. This “big brother-esque” balloon is by Claudio Ethos, a Brazilian who typically paints surreal scenes […]

-Turkey