Phoneography Challenge – Black and White

August 20, 2013August 20, 2013 / Dee / 9 Comments

These photographs were all taken with my iPhone5 and then I used Pixlr to try to make them black and white. The results are ‘old photos’ – hope they are acceptable for the challenge.

We went to France for a long weekend earlier in the year, this was the view from our window

In May we went to Spain with friends, this is from the boat on the way back to Puerto Banus – I tried a panoramic scene which hopefully explains the odd angle.

You can see more photographs here

Phoneography Challenge – Macro

August 13, 2013 / Dee / 2 Comments

I usually only ever take quick snaps with my iPhone and so wondered how a macro type close up would look. The first shot is of a baby fern frond I came across at the back of the garden, just starting to unfold. The next is one of the flowers on the orchid on top of the bookcase – I’ve always been fascinated by the way the centre of an orchid looks to me like a fierce predator. Hope you like them.

You can see other photos in this Phoneography Challenge by clicking here

Saint-Pons-de-Thomières

A visit to Saint-Pons-de-Thomières … a small, busy town in the Herault area of southern France. It’s Abbey was founded in 936 so there’s lots of history and it’s where you will also find the source of the river Jaur.

Walking around Beziers

Really enjoyed walking around the old city of Beziers, loads of history, great architecture and lots of shops. The Cathedral and Pont Vieux A street in the Old Town

These brightened my day..

Feeling fed up with all the BREXIT chat, I wanted something to lighten my mood and brighten my day… and I found these. Hope you like them too.

I’ll never complain again about a huge load of washing…

On our visit to India, we stopped at the Dhobi Ghat laundry in Mumbai. These photos give you an idea of how big the place is and the amount of laundry processed there each and every day. The men who carry out the washing live in the huts you can see covered with corregated panels, […]

Being lazy in Languedoc

The weather has been glorious these past nine days, really didn’t expect it at this time of year. Nîmes was quieter than on our last visit but the amphitheatre still draws the visitors. The couple in front of us in the queue were from Indiana, the people behind us, from Toronto. At 2000 years old, […]