travel theme:eyes

Ailsa’s travel theme

one word photo challenge: cat

Are you an ailurophile or ‘phobe (in other words cat lover or cat hater/fearer)? I’ve been a cat lover all my life and my parents gave me my first cat when I was 5 years old and I’ve had one, on and off, ever since.

Scampi

Milo

Buttons

view other people’s interpretations of the theme “cat” here.

one word photo challenge: balance

A fisherman poses with his fish trap on Lake Inle, Myanmar

these fishermen have developed an unusual method of steering their boats. They balance on one leg and, with the other leg wrapped around the oar, they paddle their boats

one of the many stilt houses balanced above the water

sharing with OWPC

travels in 2015

Just in case you thought I’d dropped off the planet, I’ve been busy traveling but had time to put together this short collection of some of my photos from this year

http://www.albelli.co.uk/view-online-photo-book/f8a07785-492a-40af-a973-a30397a4b5b7

DP-photo-challenge: vivid

I’ve opted to share some vivid colours for this week’s DP challenge. The most vivid colours I’ve seen in my life were in Rajasthan. There we saw colours that I could never even imagine existed and that I’ve certainly never seen in our cooler European climes.

Jodhpur market

mountains of watercolour paint for sale in Pushkar. Oh how I wish I’d bought some of these

vegetable vendors in Pushkar

colourful embroideries on sale in Pushkar

a camel cart in Pushkar

the peacock room

the golden room

Both of these rooms were in the painted haveli hotel we stayed in, in Mandawa. Unfortunately our humble room was nothing like as resplendent as these two!

See Me – Exposure 2015 digital photography competition

I have decided to enter the See Me Exposure 2015 competition in order to gain a bit more exposure for my digital art creations.

In order to be eligible to participate in the Vox Populi (voice of the public) part of the competition I need a minimum of 100 votes and 100 original comments on the voting page. After voting you need to scroll down the page to leave a comment. I would be very grateful if you would vote for me and add a comment. Just click on the link above.

Thank you!

DP photo challenge: early bird

Early mornings make for great shots before the the light is too harsh

Apt, Provence

early morning in Gundoğan bay, south western Turkey

what better time to go up in a hot air balloon yourself? (Cappadocia)

or watch others (Bagan, Myanmar)

sharing early bird photos with the DP

Travel theme: centre

the Royal Palace in Bago, Myanmar

carved doorway in Durnstein, Austria

centre of attention

sharing with Ailsa. Did you share any centred photos this week?

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: churches or any religious building

interior of the ‘Sandals’ church at Goreme, Cappadocia

Guzelyurt, Cappadocia, a Christian church converted to a mosque

a hilltop church near Guzelyurt, Cappadocia

Esrefoglu mosque, Turkey

the cathedral in Famagusta has now been converted into a mosque

the interior – to our eyes, it looks bare. Gone are the stained glass windows replaced by plain glass with geometric designs and the pews have been replaced with carpets

ancient chapel in northern Cyprus

St Nicholas of the cats, Southern Cyprus. It has an unusual double roof.

What church or other religious building did you share with Cee?

dp weekly photo challenge: minimalist

birds on a wire in Sri Lanka (swallows)

Sharing with other minimalists