Aiming High

Qasr Al- Baron

The Great Church

Straight Out of the Camera (SOOC) Sunday 03.28

Trianon Cafe

The Lone Fisherman

The Mediterranean. Alexandria, Egypt. 2005.

Welcome to my first See It Sunday post! (^)

Have a blessed See It Sunday, everyone!


“Ever charming, ever new, when will the landscape tire the view?”
~John Dyer

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Monochrome Weekly 03.28

Alexandria, Egypt. 2005.

I intended to take a picture of the view of the Mediterranean outside the window when I took this shot. I found out later that the Night Shot feature was turned on in my camera, so I ended up with this photo instead. It was disappointing, but I think my fluke turned out really well regardless. :-D Here's how it looks like before I converted it to black and white:



(Click to enlarge)

Have a great week ahead!


"Shades of grey wherever I go
The more I find out the less that I know
Black and white is how it should be
But shades of grey are the colors I see.”
~Billy Joel

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Good Morning, Alexandria

An early morning drive on the Corniche in Alexandria, Egypt. 2005.

Have a blessed Scenic Sunday!


“Ever charming, ever new, when will the landscape tire the view?”
~John Dyer

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Color Carnival 03.28

A fountain at the Corniche in Alexandria, Egypt.

I love how the blue background make green colors pop out.

Have a blessed Sunday!


“A Picture of many colors proclaims images of many Thoughts.”
~Donna A. Favors

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RT03 - A Burst of Color

Taken on the Palais Het Loo grounds in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

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“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul,
and paints his own nature into his pictures.”
~Henry Ward Beecher

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Thursday Challenge #2 - Bottles. Are you sure?

Thursday Challenge Theme: "BOTTLES" (Containers, Cup, Mug, Vase, Beverage, Cosmetic, Ornamental...)

I think I'm skirting the rules of the challenge on this one, but I hope I can be forgiven for it. :mrgreen: I love this painting, and I thought this week's challenge is a good opportunity to share it with you all.

This is a picture of a painting I took at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam in 2005. I remember being mesmerized by the sheer details in this painting. The illusion was so realistic I was tempted to reach out and touch the objects to make sure they were not real, cliché as that may sound. :D

From the plaque beside the painting:

Still life with gilt goblet
WILLEM CLAESZ HEDA
oil on panel, 1635

For forty years, Willem Heda painted nothing but still lifes. his work distinguishes itself from the still lifes of his contemporaries: the colors are softer, cooler and more harmonious. A strip of bright yellow lemon peel is the single accent. Here Heda shows himself to be a master in the portrayal of gleaming surfaces and the reflection of light: each object on the table reflects another.

Also, from The Masterpieces Guide:

WILLEM CLAESZ HEDA, 1594-1680

This looks like the remains of a banquet, but it is in fact a carefully considered composition. Heda has arranged the objects so that he can give the best possible demonstration of his skill. This is why the drinking vessel is lying on its side, so that both the dull silver under the foot and the gleaming exterior can be seen. It is an absolute tour de force. Because the objects are depicted one behind the other rather than being seen from above, the composition looks more natural than that of its predecessors. The sublime rendition of materials and reflections adds to this effect.

...Putting the plate on the edge of the table serves to suggest depth.

“A photograph is usually looked at—seldom looked into”
~Ansel Adams

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Ruby Tuesday #1 - Tuareg Faces

Welcome to my first Ruby Tuesday post!

Taken outside a store in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia. These are leather gift items that come in different sizes. They look more intriguing in person. I got one for free, and now I can't find it!


“A photograph is memory in the raw.”
~Carrie Latet

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