Recycling memories from Christmas past. Unique designs made from ornaments of yesteryear. With occasional detours just for fun.
With the challenge this week to illustrate "endurance," I thought of the incredible spirit of the folks I saw in Europe this past spring as I traveled the Danube River. If you remember, in June of 2013, there was horrific flooding in Europe and the Danube rushed past its banks to create widespread destruction. Passau, … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance
As a child growing up in the country, I don't remember being particularly bothered by the heat of summer but that was a long time ago now. Here in Richmond, the summers tend to be sultry - awash in a stultifying mix of humidity, still air, and high temperatures. This year, however, we have had some spells … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Summer Lovin’
This week's challenge is to show a container: something that contains something else. Since I am still going through my 4,000 images that I took in Europe this past spring, I thought immediately of the grand churches and cathedrals I visited. If ever there was a magnificent container, this would be it. Churches contain many … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Container
This week's challenge is "Contrasts." Contrast is one of the most important components of any photograph; changing the level of contrast totally changes the image. But for this week's challenge, I decided against employing contrast in the strictly photographic sense but, rather, to show a startling contrast between two images. In this case, the two … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: A Study in Contrasts
Just a quick little post before I wander off for the evening, a stab at this week's Photo Challenge. Here is the Challenge: "Extra. A beautiful photo is one thing, but a photo with an unexpected detail has personality and pop. This week, share a photo that has a little something extra." These images are … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Extra, Extra