Tag: monochrome
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The Dark Dress
We’ve made it to February, and so it’s time to change to a new theme. This month we have: Monochrome. Yes, a whole month of black and white images. I am a big fan of black and white imagery, as anyone who has followed me even for a short while will no doubt know. There’s…
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The Little Boy in the Fountain
There’s quite a long history of little boy statues turning up in the middle of water fountains – thankfully the water for this one is coming out of that dolphins mouth and not… somewhere else.
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Scottish Beach Water
I took this photo, being very careful not to get the camera soaked in salty water, whilst looking out across a sandy yet cold beach north of Ullapool in the Scottish Highlands.
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The Bishop’s Swan
This is one of several swans that live in the moat surrounding the Bishop’s Palace in Wells. Though perhaps not as synonymous as the ravens in the Tower of London, there have been swans living in this location for a little under 200 years.
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The Wet Web
This spider web was damp from the early morning dew.
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The Liquid Lion
Here’s a small (water) feature. It’s just a tiny stone water spout in the shape of a lion.
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Four Poles
Ok, I admit that this one is stretching this month’s theme by quite a bit… where’s the liquid here? Well, there is a very thin line of sea water back there behind that fence. So therefore I think I can just about get away with this one….
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Snow Starling
This was taken about 11 years ago, when we had a bit of a snowy spell during December. Here in England we are statistically more likely to have a White Easter than a White Christmas!
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The Grey Dragon
Reptiles are fascinating creatures, I mean just look at their skin… covered in scales, the fact that in most cases they don’t / can’t maintain an internal body temperature, and that almost all of them lay eggs (though some snakes do give birth to live young). Fascinating and so different to us. The oldest known…