Thematic Photography: Feet

 

I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.
Oprah Winfrey 

 

 

 

This week’s theme for Thematic Photography is “ Feet”.
I was at the shopping mall yesterday when I came across this shoe display.
It was late in the afternoon, and the shoes were no longer perfectly displayed, they had this little air of nonchalance, which was exactly what appealed to me.
I quickly snapped a picture, kind of like with the same air of nonchalance because 
I can be rather shy when it comes to taking pictures in shops sometimes, not that they’ll get me arrested for it ( I hope) …  but still …
So when I got home and looked at my pictures, this one came out as one of the best pictures of the day. It’s (almost) straight out of the camera, a natural very nearly black and white, no cropping or effects involved, except for the shadowed corners.

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Thematic Photography "Abandoned"

I was on a photo walk in Antwerp a couple of months ago when I came across this house. It was love at first sight for the photographer in me. This series of pictures have been lingering in my archives, waiting for the proper theme.
I think today’s the day ...
Theme for Thematic Photography is “abandoned” .

Old walls full of history. Present day graffiti on crumbled plaster and old bricks.

Who lived here?
Who stood in front of this door every day, reaching for his keys?


What was it like, when he held that doorknob for the very last time


and gently closed the door behind him?


Did he touch the chipped paint one more time?
The rusty nails or the holes in the moldered wood?

What had his life been like inside that house?

Before he closed that door, never to return again?

This is my entry for Thematic Photography this week.
The theme was “abandoned”
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Laundry Day …

When Window Views meets Thematic Photography …
This week’s theme for Thematic Photography is “laundry”.

Friday seems to be laundry day in Provence, everywhere we went on a Friday, there was laundry hanging from windows and balconies.
One day, we were walking in Cucuron and the Mistral was blowing rather heavily there.
I was looking for a photo opportunity themed "wind" and I thought it was rather funny to see the flags on one side of the street and the dangling laundry at the other side.
So I snapped a picture of the street, but then decided to take one of only the window and the the laundry.

I waited for the right moment ....

and it has turned out to be one of my favorite pictures.
Oh and I KNOW I have shown this one before, but I could not resist posting it again…

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Booby Wonderland ...

This week’s theme for Thematic Photography is “odd”.
It’s the first time I’m joining this meme and I must admit, I was a bit at a loss at first. But then I started browsing through my Provence pictures and found these. I had almost forgotten all about them!

We were driving to Forcalquier

one day, when this red wagon popped into my eye view. Not so much the wagon and the people working on the field caught my attention…

but this alien landscape did …

My husband suggested to turn the car and return to the spot to investigate this unusual sight. And take pictures of course!

Rows and rows of white domes, shining in the sun.
It looked like a field of boobs ….
I mean, look at that? Is that odd or what?

I had never seen anything like it before and we never saw fields like such again. I think it was a field of endives and possibly they use the domes to protect the plants from the sun, maybe to keep the heart white? Or something?
I’m not really sure and I’d love to know. If any of you have a better explanation, please let me know in a comment, okay?

Update: Quilly just came up with the answer to this, I will quote her comment:
"And I have your answer, although I like your explanation better! It seems endive only grows after dark (which is why it's so pale), so the domes are used to extend the darkness and encourage the endive to grow more! They are used when the endive isn't planted in the shade. I love Google!"
Thank you so much Quilly! I'll finally be able to sleep tonight! LOL!


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