Photo of the Day

Just a little impression from my photo walk wishing you all a wonderful day!

On The Streets

Ever since I took Darrah Parker's course "Slice of Life Project" I'm drawn to look at people's feet - and I love to photograph them, too. Though it's still very hard for me to take pictures of people (yes, even if it's only their feet), but I do find it a bit easier when concentrating not on their faces but on the ground, hoping they won't notice my taking photos.

So here is another contribution for Justine's "Movement in March" and I guess you have to be prepared to see a few more feet...

As I like the black and white version here, I'll also link it up to Black and White Wednesday.

Have a wonderful day!

Black and White Wednesday

It's Black and White Wednesday at The Long Road to China, so I converted the patterns and repetitions I found today accordingly. My laundry is calling but I hope to check in on everyone a bit later.

Have a wonderful day!

Morning Rush

Taking photos of people - especially strangers - is a real challenge for me, even if they show only their feet as Darrah Parker suggested in her course Slice of Life Project. This photo is taken with my point-and-shoot camera on my way to work.

I converted it into black and white as my entry for Black and White Wednesday at The Long Road to China, where already quite a number of photos are waiting to be admired!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Black and White Wednesday

As my orchids are still blooming I took the opportunity to have another go at them. I converted one of them into black and white for my entry at The Long Road to China.

Have a colourful Wednesday!

Fitness Routine

To make this clear right from the beginning - I don't have a fitness routine at the moment... But as my work days are spent sitting at a desk most of the time, I at least make it a habit to walk all the stairs. How do you fit sports into your schedule?

By the way, this is also my entry for Black and White Wednesday at The Long Road to China. I'm curious to go over and have a look at all the wonderful entries.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

The Last One

This is my last photo for Justine's November in Black and White. I had never realized that I'm such a colour person and black and white was really hard for me. But it was a great experience and I even contributed more black and white photos than I initially thought I would.

Thank you, Justine, for initiating that challenge and for being such an inspiration - your black and white photos have been so amazing!

Have a wonderful Tuesday with colourful Christmas decoration just around the corner!

Two More Days

It's only two more days for November in Black and White with Justine - I can't believe how time flies! This is what I saw today while waiting for my train.

Have a wonderful start into the week!

The Sunday Creative

Justine is hosting the Sunday Creative and today's prompt is "material". Well, Madonna's song "Material Girl" was really the first thing that came to my mind. However, with only little time on my hands today for photography I stuck with the definition "a textile fabric", showing you the fabric of one of my favourite cardigans.

And isn't it just convenient for the "November in Black and White" photos that this cardigan's colour is grey!

Have a wonderful Sunday and enjoy the creativity at Justine's blog!

Let's Party

It's Macro Friday at Blogging from Bolivia and it's also party time at A Common Thread - a perfect reason to choose a "party-inspired" macro today!

Why don't you join us!

Have a wonderful Friday and enjoy your weekend!

Black and White Wednesday

My day today would definitely need more hours... so I just link my photo to Black and White Wednesday at The Long Road to China and hope to visit a few of your blogs, too.

Have a wonderful day!

The Last Lily

My lilies have dropped their petals and this is the last one still holding up, posing for my photos. As it is Creative Exchange time at Lisa's blog I worked with textures by Kim Klassen on this photo and also tried a few of Kim's tricks on saturation and gradient map.

Have a wonderful day and enjoy all the creative entries!

Sunday Creative

Justine is hosting the Sunday Creative today and her prompt is "Indulge". I hope you are not bored by the fact that I come up with yet another flower shot but inspiration seems to be a bit slow today for something really brilliant.

Here is my train of thought how it meets the definition of indulge: I "yielded to my whim" of taking a flower shot and I also was "lenient" towards myself as I took the time to take this shot despite that fact that we will be having guests in short time and I should rather be in the kitchen at the moment.

And I even include a black and white version to yield to my wish to participate in Justine's November in Black and White.

Have a wonderful Sunday and indulge yourself with going over to Justine's blog and enjoy the entries.

Macro Friday

Here it is - my first black and white macro! I got these beautiful (soft pink coloured) lilies last Saturday and as they still are in pretty good shape, I decided they deserve to be my entry for Macro Friday at Laura's blog Blogging From Bolivia.

Have a wonderful Friday and enjoy your weekend!

Photo of the Day

Only 12 days left for Justine's November in Black and White! I have the feeling that somehow with projects linked to certain dates, time goes by even faster than it normally does. Anyway, as my contributions to Justine's challenge haven't been so numerous so far, I decided to have another go at black and white.

Thanks so much for your encouraging comments - without them I wouldn't have dared to join in this black and white adventure.

The Easy Way

Yes, I admit it! I made it easy for myself today for Black and White Wednesday at The Long Road to China, as colour is not the crucial factor in this photo, as it seems to be to me when shooting flowers or the like.

This is an underground corridor (with orange walls and a yellowish floor) and I very much like the form and curve of it.

Have a colourful Wednesday - despite the black and white!

Texture Time

Time flies - it's Tuesday again, the day for Lisa's Creative Exchange and my occasion to play around with textures!

I used Kim Klassen's amazing textures here and also applied some of her tips on using different blending modes. So much to learn, but also so much fun!

Enjoy your Tuesday!

Hello?!

It's Mid-November and a daisy was the last thing I would have expected  to find on a photo walk these days - but here it is!

As a contribution to Justine's November in Black and White I converted the photo, although it looked so pretty in the green grass with the brown leaves as backdrop.

Well, see for yourself... I think I prefer the colour version. What do you think?

I wish you a colourful Monday!

Macro Friday

It's Macro Friday at Blogging from Bolivia and also Justine's November in Black and White.

I really did try to combine this into a black and white macro today... deleted them all! Maybe my eyes are not made for black and white or maybe there are still too many colours around. Let's try that black and white macro again in a week!

This is probably the last photo until then, as I will be travelling and might not be able to go online. I wish you all a great Friday and a wonderful week!

Sunny Day in Black & White

The sun is shining, blue sky, yellow, red, green, orange leaves, deep autumn colours everywhere and in the middle of this: I - looking for a black and white shot...! Tough, very tough! But I tried and thanks to the sunshine I found some nice shadows.

I wish you a sunny Thursday!