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Shapes with a Story

I’ve just two images for the Lens-Artists Challenge #383 on shapes and designs.

Both of these shots are fairly recent and they have some intrigue to them. The one above is a poppy broken and brought inside and initially stem was straight as poppies can be but then the droop set in. Good shape for an image.

And the one below :- Well, somebody went to deal of trouble to build this wall with some skill, creating a window in a nice red facing brick. Then, some time later for some unspecified reason, decided to brick up the window, leaving a what?

Thanks to Tina for setting the challenge this week. And you can see her super challenge post here

Snow on the Hill

in one frame #5

Nikon D7000 + Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm ; f13; 1/200 sec; ISO200 – taken 15 January 2015.

When snow fell, I was up the River Irvine valley taking images of landscapes and skies. I think this is the first time, I’ve shown this photograph – appeals to me. Took it with a wide-angle lens to include loads of sky.

The Twa Dogs

in one frame #5

Two dog sculptures take up a position on a residential street – just a couple of streets away from Irvine Harbour. Seems an odd position, this is not a main thoroughfare. Why are they here? It’s a puzzle to me, but anyway they still bring delight.

Lone Tree

in one frame #4

Nikon D7500 + Sigma f2.8 17-50mm @ 17mm ; f13; 1/125 sec; ISO100 – taken 8 April 2025.

I just wonder why the image a single tree has such an appeal for me?

This is my submission into Leanne Cole‘s “Monochrome Madness” for this week.

Mono-Minimalism

This week Ritva has set a challenge in the Lens-Artists series, to show minimalist photography in monochrome. It’s a great idea for a challenge and is the sort of photography that gets me thinking. I’ve taken one or two yesterday and also been searching my back catalogue for images that would fit the requirement.

So I’m looking for simple clean mono images with only a few elements that in some way have an aesthetic feel to them. I do like this idea.

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Frying Onions

in one frame #3

Nikon D7000 + nikkor 55-200mm @ 34mm ; f5; 1/800 sec; ISO1600

In the market, frying onions to go on the hotdogs. Where was this taken? Well, I think this is a scene that could be taken at any market anywhere in the world, with a some exceptions. All around the planet, there’s folk frying onions.

I’m attaching this to the Monochrome-Madness challenge for this week, titled ‘Markets’ it’s being hosted by Sarah at the ‘Travel with Me’. To see Sarah’s amazing collection of market images click here

Friends in Winter

in one frame #2

Nikon D7500 + Sigma 17-50mm @ 34mm ; f13; 1/100 sec; ISO160

Taken about a year ago when leaves were absent from the trees, when the sun was low in the heavens, and when it was not too chilly to venture out together for a little wander .

What’s round the corner?

in one frame #1

Nikon D7500 + Sigma 17-50mm @ 29mm ; f11; 1/50 sec; ISO100

Out for a walk through a housing scheme, wandering through streets of attractive modern homes, mostly modern flats near the harbour. Turned a corner and was surprised – just didn’t expect to see the glass factory. There it was dominating the view. And people live daily with the view, accept it. Hopefully it doesn’t bother them. I’d hope the factory is not a source of noise, or any other concern to the residents.

Submitting this responding to the Lens-Artists Challenge #380 – ‘What’s Round the Corner?’ – set up by Anne at the Slow Shutter Speed blog – see here. This challenge is getting such a variety of responses, it’s worthy of investigation.

This will be one of a series of blogs from me, showing just the one photograph. I seem to have accumulated a number of images that don’t quite form into a cohesive post. We’ll see how it goes. Hopefully it’ll give more focus to individual images for a while.

Wings of the Red Kite

If I can just squeeze this in. It’s been a difficult week, I’ve been tired out but now coming back to myself. The subject ‘Wings’ was set by Beth of the Wandering Dawgs blog, who hosts the Lens-Artists Challenge #376.

The subject took me back a number of years to a visit to the red kite feeding station at Bellymack Hill Farm in the Galloway region. There every afternoon, food is put out and dozens of red kites appear for their daily.

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The Skelpies

This 33-foot-high stainless-steel sculpture at Port Glasgow is indeed a magnificent sight; a memorial to the centuries of shipbuilding on the Lower River Clyde and a means of honouring all those workers. It’s proper title is ‘The Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow’ but everyone calls them ‘The Skelpies’