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Hope and Anchor – week 4

My edit for the final week of the March challenge has gone vintage again.  I have used a tight crop to focus on the hexagonal lamp, and have toned down the red […]

Gothenburg Cat

This agile-looking cat is the work of artist and tattooist Christofer “Sagie”, who lives in Gothenburg and can be found at Unikum Tattoo.  His works cover a wide range of topics, but he has a particular passion […]
Gothenburg Cat

Melons in Rye

  Hex colour reference:  FDBCB4 A colourful note:  it is amazing how many shades of orange colour are named after fruits and vegetables; the colour melon is apparently named after the […]
Melons in Rye

Succulents on Cue

The cacti and succulents at Kew Gardens seemed to call out for a spot of monochrome treatment. Linked to Monochrome Feb, Macro Monday and B&W Weds Copyright Debbie Smyth, 28 February 2016 […]

Lowry in Salford

Winter light can always be relied on to give gold colouring and reflections, though this bridge is impressive at any time.  It is a 92 metre long, single span lifting footbridge across […]

Wisdom and Effort

“Concilio et Labore” is Manchester’s motto, which loosely translated means “Wisdom and Effort”.  The ship on this bridge represents the trading relationships of Manchester; the white heraldic antelope with its […]

Greenery and Pinkery

    Hex colour reference:   EF98AA A colourful note: mauvelous is the name of a 1993 Crayola crayon, a company with rather traditional colour terms until the public naming competition […]

Love is Afloat in Kew

A question posed in Wordpress land this week was “is your current state of mind reflected in your photography?” Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 February 2016     Linked to I’d Rather Be Birdin’