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Brazilian Art in Berlin

The artistic twins, Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo, known as OSGEMEOS (The Twins),  were born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1974.  Now famous and much admired street artists, they still live and work […]

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Banging His Head Against A Brick Wall

banging your head against a brick wall English informal saying: to attempt something repeatedly but always without success e.g. I’ve tried several times to cure my addiction to blogging but I’m banging my […]

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Curvy Architecture

Berlin’s Reichstag is a stunning building, great to look at and just as wonderful to enjoy the views from within. The path to get you to the top winds its way […]

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Holocaust Memorial – week 4

For the final week of the September One Four Challenge, I have opted for a FotoSketcher painting setting, with expressive brushtrokes.  I like its slightly dreamy feel. So, nothing too wild […]

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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

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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 […]

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Holocaust Memorial – week 1

This is one of my favourite photos from a trip to Berlin earlier this year.  These simple blocks of varying sizes make a striking memorial to this tragic period in […]

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Mellow Yellow Bus

This Berlin bus might look good but it won’t get you very far.  It is the work of Artefx – if you like what you see, you can commission them to […]