Tag: travels 2016

Ancient Rome

The theme for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge from Sofia is Ancient. When I hear that word, the first place that comes to mind is the Colosseum (constructed between 70 and 72 AD) and the Arch of Constantine (constructed between 312 and 315) which stands right beside it.

Lugano in Monochrome

There’s no set theme for this week’s Monochrome Madness Challenge, so I’ve decided to feature monochrome shots from my travels. Lugano is a charming city set beside the shimmering Lake Lugano and surrounded by mountains, located in the Swiss region of Ticino, right near the border with Italy. The market in Lugano is a delight…

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Mt Titlis in Monochrome

There’s no set theme for this week’s Monochrome Madness Challenge, so I’ve decided to feature monochrome shots from my travels. Ascending Mt. Titlis, the world transforms. The funicular lifts you above the valley, and the cable car carries you closer to the peaks, where snow and rock merge in stark contrast.  In monochrome, the ridges…

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Lucerne in Monochrome

There’s no set theme for this week’s Monochrome Madness Challenge, so I’ve decided to feature monochrome shots from my travels. The River Reuss flows through Lucerne and beneath the Chapel Bridge, Europe’s oldest covered wooden bridge and the city’s iconic landmark. Across bridges and spires, monuments and lampposts, Lucerne whispers in monochrome. A Cruise through…

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Amsterdam in Monochrome

There’s no set theme for this week’s Monochrome Madness Challenge, so I’ve decided to feature monochrome shots from my travels. Amsterdam is a city that often dazzles in colour—golden light on the canals, flower-filled windows, bikes in every hue, and gabled houses leaning into one another like old friends. But what happens when all that…

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Florence Windows

From the grand arched windows of Renaissance palazzos to the charming wooden shutters of centuries-old homes, each tells a story. Photos from Florence, Italy in 2016 I am linking this to PR’s Monday Window

Venice at Night

This week Johnbo challenges us to focus on Tools of Photo Composition. I have decided to use lighting as part of this composition. I am keeping it simple and only including elements that are relevant to the story I am telling. So this is my story… and this is Venice at night in 2016. At…

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