Sepia Scenes, Still Life with Egg Basket

 

 

 

 

The furniture inside the houses at Bokrijk Museum Park is decorated with old kitchen utensils like this wired egg basket for instance.
The glass object is not a bottle, it’s an old fly catcher.

 

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Sepia Scenes, Boutis Quilting

 

 

Today is my quilting class. I’m making this little heart shaped boutis. Boutis is a French Provençal needlework and quilting technique. Click this link for a video how it’s done.

 

 

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Sepia Scenes, The Fugitive

 

 

He knew they would come after him and he’d have to shoot his way out. 

He had gotten rid of his costume, stolen a gun and was trying to escape from his army camp.

He did not make it very far. Soon they were after him. 
 

It did not take long before he was arrested …

… and escorted back to camp. He knew he would probably pay for this with his life.

 

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Sepia Scenes, What About the Teddy Bear?

 

This series about the steam train would not be complete without a photo of the guys operating the engine. I thought sepia would add a nice little touch, but then when I saw the full sepia, I thought it was a little dull and bland. So I started over using Corel Paint Shop Pro x 12. I duplicated the photo, creating a layer and then turned the top layer into sepia using photo effects. After that I removed some of the sepia layer with my eraser tool thus revealing the guy’s red scarf.  
This little twist made the whole photo more lively. 

I did the same thing with the second photo. I wanted to include that one because a lot of you asked about the little teddy bear on the engine. Yes, my dear readers, you saw that right, it IS a teddy bear. I’m not sure but I think he is a little mascot, put there to keep them company on their journeys and bring them good luck? Anyway, I think he’s cute, although he could do with a bath!

 

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Sepia Scenes, The MG

 

 

There was a line up of at least fifteen MG’s where I took these pictures. My camera was working overtime trying to capture all the shiny details. I thought it would be perfect for Sepia Scenes as well. This time, I DID get the whole picture!  Enjoy …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Poeke Castle Visited …

Today I want to take you inside Poeke Castle.
Let’s start with a little history lesson first…

“It is unknown when the first fortification was constructed at Poeke, but references to it appear from 1139 onwards.

During the revolt of Ghent in 1452 against Philip the Good, the castle was taken by the Ghent militia. On 5 July 1452 Philip retook it, and had the Ghent militia present executed and the castle destroyed. Rebuilding it most likely took over a century.

In 1872, Baron Victor Pycke de Peteghem (1835 - 1875 bought the estates. He immediately initiated rebuilding works that lasted until 1875. The third building layer was integrated in a higher roof, and the interior and the gardens were renovated. There hardly remain any elements dating from before 1872. Additionally, the French garden was turned into an English garden.

Baroness Ines Pycke de Peteghem, was the last resident and owner of the castle.
In 1977 the castle and its 56 ha. park became the property of the municipality of Aalter, which now uses it for cultural meetings and festivities.” (Source Wikipedia)

Now … let’s have a look inside, shall we?


The servants staircase leads us to the first floor.

The weather was not that bright that day, but I was very happy I was able to use the natural light for my photo shoot and I really like how the beige colors of the interior almost turn them into natural sepias.
To the left is this gallery with statues of “historic figures” in each corner.

I’m not sure who they were though, I’m a sucker for names and data!

Let’s get inside one of the rooms.

Sorry about the mess, the place is still being redecorated and restored.

Great views all around …

Let’s get back to where we came from, but we’ll use the main staircase this time.

Beautiful, isn’t it?

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Sepia Scenes, Home Baking

Home baked bread and nostalgic kitchenware. Perfect for a Sepia Scenes…

The Castle by the Pond in Sepia

 

I thought the castle would also be a perfect Sepia Scenes subject. Enjoy …

 

 

 

 

But no matter how pretty in sepia, I just HAD to add the full color of that one.
The light was just too pretty!

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Winter Sepia Scenes at Bokrijk Park

 

 

 

Bokrijk Museum park is always a beautiful place to shoot pictures, but when Mother Nature cooperates and decorates the park with a thin layer of snow, it becomes a decor for Anton Pieck prints. Perfect for sepia pictures.

 

 

 

 

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