Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Leading Lines

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #80 is about leading lines. Leading lines are one of the “rules” of composition: There are indeed “rules” of photographic composition, which like many other rules, are made to be broken. Whatever their skill level or experience though, understanding and knowing when to use the “rules” of composition can be helpful for […]

January Squares 15: Sunlight on Stained Glass

Stained glass windows are pretty even from the outside, but of course, more glorious from the inside when the sunlight shines through them! The photos below were all taken at the majestic and wonderous Cathedral of Cologne, Germany. The windows there were spectacular! Becky’s January Squares, ____light

FOTD: Flowering Bushes in Israel: Church of the Beatitudes & Capernaum

Again, I am posting flower/plant photos taken exactly one year ago. On January 10, 2019, we visited several places in northern Israel, including Capernaum, a village where Jesus spent much time teaching and healing. Archaeological excavations have revealed two synagogues, one built on top of the other. This second photo was taken in the gardens […]

CFFC: Mostly Monochrome

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge continues with the theme of colors. This week the topic is basically one color or hue. This photo was not shot nor edited black & white. The trees and clouds actually looked like this on a spring day in northern Wisconsin. Turtles at The Grove visitors’ center, Mt. Prospect, IL Chinese […]

Thursday Doors: Passau Walking Tour

The German city of Passau is located in Bavaria very close to the Austrian border, at the confluence of three rivers: The Danube, the Inn and the Itz. It was the last German city we stopped at during our cruise last June-July. We arrived at Passau on the U.S. Independence Day, July 4. This post […]

CB&WPC: Two By Two

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week is Two of Anything.

Monday Window: St. Sebald Church

This week for Ludwig’s Monday Window, I feature the windows of St. Sebald’s Church in Nuremburg, Germany.

Weekly Prompt: Clock the Time

The Weekly Prompts from GC and Me theme is Clock the Time. These photos of clocks are all from our 2019 summer trip to Europe. Most of these clocks are on tall towers. Interestingly, they all use Roman numerals (except the one on a sign), which until recent times was actually quite common. On the […]

Thursday Doors: Two Chicago Churches

I am entering this post into Norm’s Thursday Doors, as part of my tour of Chicago’s places of worship. Today I feature two Roman Catholic churches, St. Edward Church and St. Gregory the Great Church, both on the north side. We visited St. Edward Roman Catholic Church during Open House Chicago, having put it on […]

Lens-Artists #72 – Waiting

People wait. Transportation vehicles wait. Animals and plants wait. Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72, 11/16/19: Waiting