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Weekly Photo Challenge: Texture
Posted on August 8, 2014
This week’s photo challenge – Texture
The setting sun glistens like a million diamonds on the water at Dubai Creek.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Zigzag
Posted on August 1, 2014
Stopped on the Tralee/Dingle road for a few moments late June, to capture the patchwork of farmers fields sweeping down to the Atlantic Ocean shoreline, formed by the zigzag lines of boundary trees & bushes.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Summer Lovin’
Posted on July 26, 2014
The Wedding Photos.
Spotted this group late June back home on Ballybunion beach in South West Ireland. A bit cliched for this week’s challenge I’ll grant you!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers
Posted on July 18, 2014
This week it’s Containers!
The Watercube (swimming arena) for the Beijing Olympics was designed by PTW architects (& Arup Engineers) from Australia who won the design competition by popular vote. The square cubic shape represents the Chinese symbol for earth, while the circular shape of the Bird’s Nest Stadium in the background represents Heaven. The design on the outer skin of the Watercube was inspired by the random shape of soap bubbles.
MB took this shot approx 4 years back on a visit to Beijing, from the high floor level bar of a nearby hotel. Quality of the pic not great due to the bar window reflections.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Relic
Posted on July 11, 2014
This weeks challenge is looking for relics.
Saw this ‘about to be poured concrete slab’ support structure whilst traveling in Yemen 3 or 4 years back. This construction method disappeared tens of years ago in more more technically advanced countries where adjustable steel props/poles are now used exclusively for the purpose.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Split-second Story
Posted on June 6, 2014
To tell a story in a single shot.
Midday ferry crossing in Istanbul a few weeks back.
The night before!
Weekly Photo Challenge: On Top
Posted on April 18, 2014
A Kestrel soars over Kathmandu, Nepal. October 2012.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument
Posted on April 13, 2014
Punk is not dead!
Spotted this graffiti monument to the 1970s in an Istanbul back street few days back.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Street Life
Posted on March 28, 2014
If you have lived for any time in the Middle East you will know that on Fridays, the quite streets are the haunt of workers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka. And the name of the game is cricket! Read More
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