It’s been awhile since I have participated in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, but I am back in time to contribute to this week’s bridges!
CFFC: Bridges to…Adventures
Cologne
CFFC: Old vs New
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge has a great topic this week: Old vs New. In keeping with Cee’s order, the old is on the left, new is on the right.
People
Flowers: Black-eyed susans
Cats: my grandcats
Tall man-made structures (ancient Egypt, modern Chicago)
Pink vehicles
Big churches (Cologne Cathedral, Moody Bible Church)
Art (Rembrandt, Warhol)
L-APC #146: The Beauty Is In the Details
I think I am late for this one, but I’m participating anyway! Lens-Artists’ Photo Challenge #146 is to focus on the details.
In 2019, we took a Viking river cruise, which started in Amsterdam and took us down part of the Rhine River. Our first stop in Germany was in Cologne, with its fabulous cathedral. Its imposing towers can be seen rising above the rest of Cologne’s buildings, this photo taken from our cruise ship as we arrived in the morning.
Officially named the Cathedral Church of St. Peter, this Gothic architectural wonder took centuries to build. Construction began in 1268 but was halted around the middle of the 16th century. It was finally finished in 1880, remaining true to its medieval plan, and at 157 meters (515 ft) it is the third tallest church in the world. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Its façade contains a dizzying number of carved details, none of which are the same. (And these are all on its exterior!)
Historical details from Cologne Cathedral – Wikipedia.
CFFC: Vertical Challenge
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week has the theme columns and vertical lines.
CFFC: International Business
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge has the theme “all about buildings.” This week’s topic is commercial buildings or store fronts.
One of the fun things about traveling is all the different types of architecture you see. So I am posting photos of a variety of architectural styles and colors from some of my recent trips.
April Square Tops: Cathedral Spires
These photos are the very top of spires of the famous cathedral in Köln (Cologne), Germany.
Look at the ladder going up to the top of this other spire!! Would you climb up there? Not me!!
#SquareTops challenge, 4/12/20
2020 Photo Challenge #6: Patterns
2020 Photo Challenge is about working on techniques to improve one’s photography. This month’s theme is patterns. Here are some of the host’s suggestions:
February:
Being Creative with Patterns
look for various types of patterns – squares, circles, triangles and so on.
Shoot from a different perspective. Look up, look down or shoot from a distance
Break the pattern, disrupt the continuity in some way
Use pattern as a background for a more substantial subject.
Patterns in Vienna:
Palace fence pattern
Candy bowls
A mistake that generated light wave patterns
Wooden floor tessellation
Three patterns in one photo (Cologne)
Screen pattern as background for moth
Patterns in nature:
Staring at the pattern of this plant’s leaves can make you dizzy!
Patterns in art (Palestine and Egypt):
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 any photographer. This week, our challenge will explore a key compositional element, Leading Lines. …Leading lines carry our eye through a photograph. They help to tell a story, to place emphasis, and to draw a connection between objects. They create a visual journey from one part of an image to another and can be helpful for creating depth as well.
This is how I spent the last two Junes, 2018 and 2019.
Our road trip (mostly) on Route 66: Sedona and Winslow, AZ
We visited the Painted Desert, too: first, horizontal lines.
Undulating formations which slope downward.
In Santa Fe, colorful pillars…
and a souvenir shop with paintings lined up along a counter.
When on Route 66, here’s a sight not to miss: Cadillac Ranch. It had rained the night before.
A year later, we were on a river cruise in Europe. One of the first ports of call was Cologne, Germany with its famed cathedral, with stained glass windows reaching toward heaven…
…and soaring arches decorated with sculptures of saints.
Later we crossed the bridge to return to our ship. The inner side of the bridge is covered with “love locks” – padlocks people leave in honor of their sweethearts. They stretch on as far as the eye can see!
Next stop was Marksburg Castle, which afforded beautiful views of the Rhein River and town below (I wish I could photoshop that pole out, but I don’t have the software).
And here’s a different view: a steeple rises up as seen through a turret.
Marksburg is definitely a “must” on any Rhine River cruise. It’s like a fairy tale castle!
Farther on down the river, a swan swam over near our ship.
We were passing through a lowland area.
I loved the small town of Miltenberg, which was so picturesque!
Inside a church, hymnals were stacked neatly in the narthex. One is drawn to the word Gotteslob, which perhaps means hymnal.
Our final stop on the cruise was Budapest, Hungary. A memorable part of the day we were there was a walking tour through the old Jewish Quarter.
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!
Sacre-Coeur Church – Montmarte, Paris
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
CFFC: Circles Everywhere
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Circles, Curves and Arches, and for this post I am focusing only on circles, which are abundant!
Circles are everywhere – in nature, in art, in architecture, in daily life. I find circles in modern sculpture,
Sculpture in front of Northlight Theater, Skokie, IL
art museums,
Glass sculpture, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
Glass sculpture, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
Dale Chihuly, glass sculpture, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
light fixtures,
Bamberg Cathedral, Bamberg, Germany
Wedding venue, Woodbury, MN
in decorative displays,
Wedding venue, Woodbury, MN
floor patterns,
Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany
and buildings.
Downtown Tacoma, WA
Circles are also common in nature, such as the sphere of the setting sun,
Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
or a flower,
Dahlia, Point Defiance Park gardens, Tacoma, WA
Sunflower, The Moorings, Arlington Heights, IL
and even on animals.
Hyena, southern Serengeti, Tanzania
Cheetahs, southern Serengeti, Tanzania
In nature and human-made structures, circles, both 3D and two-dimensional, are everywhere, in all sizes, patterns and colors.
Wanderlust & Wonderment 