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“Gracefulness is a tricky quality – it manifests itself as an effortless, subtle harmony between a subject and its environment,” writes Ben Huberman in The Weekly Photo Challenge. Nicely said, I think – and here is my response: I often find nature’s gracefulness (if I can call it that) by the water.
Paleica continues her monthly photo challenge series 12 Magische Mottos. This month’s magic word is abstraction. Please check it out – there is some really great photography on display.
I’d had in mind to try my hand at abstract nature photos for a change. Last weekend’s snow invited an attempt to go abstract with ‘out of the camera’ pictures. I did not even do anything about the colours because I was fascinated by the fact that the ‘white’ snow never looked quite the same: That day, the sky shifted rapidly from cloudy to blindingly sunny.
Paula at Lost in Translation suggests we defocus – and I wanted to try some abstract nature pictures. Here’s a glimpse.
Einen an der Mütze haben almost does not translate literally. “To have something/someone at the cap” comes close; “einen” can be either something or someone.
The adequate translation is easy enough though, since the English language has at least as many colourful expressions as the German: “Not playing the full deck”, “The lights are on but nobody’s home” or maybe “Not she sharpest knife in the drawer” come to mind.
Wishing all of you a good start into the new year and a very happy 2017.
Euch allen wünsche ich einen guten Start ins neue Jahr und ein glückliches 2017.
There might be use for a bit of light, I shine it because this is my 500. post, plus this is a contribution for the Minimalism Special at Lost in Translation.
This week, Krista at The Daily Post presents us with a “New Horizon” challenge: “Think ahead and show your work in a representative photo. If you set New Year’s resolutions, give them some thought a few weeks early. If resolutions aren’t your style, show us something that you want to achieve — it could be setting a new goal, making plans, or even tackling that pile of laundry waiting by the washer. The goal is to get out of the busy ‘now,’ and imagine your new horizon. Go!”
This is my contribution for Thursday’s Special at Paula’s Lost in Translation: Conceptual Photography. The idiom is the same in German, by the way: “Etwas unter den Teppich kehren.”
This is my contribution for Thursday’s Special at Paula’s Lost in Translation. It was “pick a word” again, and I went with the first one on the list: aquatic. | Tech specs: Sony A6000 with Nikon 55/2.8 Micro-Nikkor.
Although I perceive this as a twilight situation, I am not sure if it is what Paula had in mind with her Thursday’s Challenge. Best pay her a visit and see for yourselves…
I was looking for something referring to ‘the news’ as a stage for this tiny reader when I stumbled upon last Friday’s copy of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (one of the quality newspapers in Germany, they say). I began fooling around with the miniature man and the front page, and arrived at this picture.
This is my contribution for the Weekly Photo Challenge – but I ought to say that much of my interest in tiny worlds was induced by Jennifer Nichole Wells’ photography.
Ascending, idleness, jaunty, whiff, luminosity – those were the words to pick from for Paula’s Thursday Special. For a change, I tried to cover as many of them in as few pictures as possible. I am not sure if I succeeded, however, so it is up to you to decide…
A contribution for Ailsa’s Travel Theme.
As the days get darker – all the faster after the end of daylight saving time – dusk may fall as we take our walks. But no complaints: The opportunities to play with light are plenty. So here is a contribution for Jo’s Monday Walks. (Finally!)
Another contribution for this week’s Photo Challenge: Shine.
empire of lights 