World Textures

This week’s photo challenge: textures, one of my photography addictions. Hope you enjoy this amuse-bouche of textures from around the world. Next post on Portugal coming this Friday! See you then!                                  

Weekly Photo Challenge: Frames of the World

I love this week’s photo challenge: Frame. I’m sharing three of my favorite travel photos. Oman We woke up early after a splendidly silent night in Wahiba Sands. The sun wasn’t quite above the horizon. I opened the door within a door at the entrance to our desert camp and found two amazing views in the frame — a woodcarving

Weekly Photo Challenge: Morning in Cuba

The patchwork masonry catches my eye. I walk closer and see her looking out from her window onto the street below. I hold up my camera to ask, by gesturing, if I can take her photo. She smiles, laughs and points to the wrap on her head, as if to say “Really? Me? But what about my hair?” I smile

Weekly Photo Challenge: Look Up

Stash your shoes at the entry and have a look. These are the beautiful mandalas of the Sri Mariamman Temple in Singapore. Whether you worship, firewalk or come to admire the prolific deity sculptures here, this temple is a feast for the eyes and a quiet respite from the hum of the city.

Spare Hot Air

I love the colors and shapes of the Great Reno Balloon Race. Every September, at the base of the mountains leading up to Lake Tahoe, the sky fills with hot air balloons from all over the country. At Dawn Patrol, balloons begin inflating in the morning darkness. Close your eyes and it sounds like dragons breathing as the balloons awake

Weekly Photo Challenge: Abstract

Depth of field and reflection collide in an abstract composition. A Magritte sky silhouettes the trees and mountains of Joffre Lakes, British Columbia.   An outdoor seating area in Singapore becomes a mass of intersecting shapes and surfaces reminiscent of Escher.   In Melaka, shadow and color intermingle at sunset like Rothko and Mondrian went out to play.   O’Keeffe

Weekly Photo Challenge: Life Imitates Art

For a split-second I was annoyed to find his phone interrupting the shot I was composing in the viewfinder of my DSLR. Then I realized he had given me an opportunity to shoot a photo that was different and better than the one I had in mind. Our accidental collaboration was a repeat of a repeat, and we were simultaneously,

Weekly Photo Challenge: Vibrant

I’m late with this photo challenge, but I came across a vibrant image from Thaipusam in 2014 and thought I’d share. Such a colorful, memorable day!