My moles in the ornithological world report to me that this
I thought that I'd post both, and let YOU be the judge.
My moles in the ornithological world report to me that this
I thought that I'd post both, and let YOU be the judge.
Lost inside an adorable illusion and I cannot hide, I'm the one you're using, please don't push me aside, we could've made it cruising, yeah.
Yes it is Theme Thusday again, and today we are talking GLASS . I've three possible hooks to hang my [glass] hat on with this theme. First, the photo! Yes, it is the river again from an odd angle in an interesting light. You can just make out the bottom, which should tell you that I'm right on the shore. In some ways, the distortion of the stones below the surface reminds me of ye olde glass windows, what they call "cylinder blown sheet glass". You can still find some of this around Hobart these days. Thw second link comes from a trip I took to Venice a few years back. You're probably aware that Venice was (is?) a glass-making centre of excellence. If you have ever been there and taken the tour of the glass factories, you might be familiar with the sheer amount of coloured glass that sits at the bottom of the water there. These fragments of glass have been worn down and had their edges dulled by their time in the water, which makes them ample keepsakes for the ...
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I vote for two.
By the way, I watched "Valkyrie", the movie, yesterday night and after reading your post's title this morning, I couldn't help but relate at one such fool (Hitler) to it.
Tom Cruise, though, came across as very ordinary in his role.
I think that both photographs are...beautiful, but if I had to choose between the two...the Black and White photograph would probably win "hands" down.
I agree...great composition in the B&W photograph too!
(I most definitely, like the ripple effects in the water too!)
Thanks,
DeeDee ;-D
Nice dark silhouette against the blue water though.
You're on a winner.