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Black & White Sunday: Looking up
I don’t think this photo is special, but at the moment I was taking it, I was very interested in the layout of flats above my head and I told myself – this is going to be a cracker shot – and now when I look at it – not so much. I did some post processing to give it a vintage look, maybe it helped. It was taken last Summer in Vincenza (one of the greatest discoveries on my Italian trips).
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These are this week’s contributions for Black and White Sunday:
Draco’s Topman
M-R’s Roman Pantheon
Cardinal’s Big Brother
Ese’s adventurer
Colline’s smile
Tobias’s crane
Debbie’s monochrome Mediterranean
Lost in Translation 
I think it’s a very special pic, Paula. Love the different angle you’ve taken it from. It’s most effective, and in B&W, it looks superb. 🙂
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🙂 xx
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I like the angle. People often forget to look up. Enjoy the rest of the weekend, Paula.
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Thanks a lot me mate 🙂
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I like it. Is it the angle or me or do the balconies seem oddly placed? It appears run ones all across and a couple others appear in the corners above.
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It’s true, Linda. They are oddly placed :).
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Well, at least you could read what I wrote. As I’m sure you figured out and I just saw, it should have been “one runs”. I guess I can type dyslexically (is that a word?)! HAHA
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I believe it is. Don’t worry about it Linda 🙂 xx
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If I close my eyes now and imagine looking up at the buildings closing out the sky I can see why you were drawn to the view. Great shot, Paula. 🙂
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Aw, so happy you appreciate this take, Lisa. Thank you. 🙂
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My contribution, Paula me old china plate. 🙂
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It really works for me, Paula, because I get the feeling of reality, of my presence exactly in that place in that moment. And the angle is beautiful (so is the music!).
Here’ s what I came up with this time: http://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2014/10/19/black-white-sunday-looking-up/
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Thank you, dear Ese and thank you for contributing to B&W Sunday. I would have linked sooner, but I was out enjoying the last sunny days this season ;). I love your adventurous shot 🙂
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Always a pleasure, Paula – I enjoyed being challenged this way. 🙂 Yes, the last sunny days are a treasure&treat – should not be missed, spending time indoors.
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Have to agree with everyone here – the angle makes this shot interesting and holds your attention. The B&W tones help focus on the shape and symmetry of the walls.
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🙂 much appreciated Uday 🙂
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Hello Paula, I hope you’re having a great Sunday. Here it’s “kitchen Sunday”, so I’ve baked bread and I’ll make tomato soup soon.
I like your backyard photo. Unfortunately I don’t think I have any good photos that are shot upwards.
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I know you will have soon 🙂 I envy you your homemade bread. I have passed a week without any starch food and it has been hell; both hubby and I are grumpy 😀
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I adore looking up when I’m walking through the town,and personally I took some photos …but yours is special,Paula!
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I think you have created quite an effect Paula and I can see what it would be like to be standing in that courtyard.
This week I wanted to share a photo linked to something I shared with you a couple of weeks ago: http://collinesblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/19/a-black-and-white-portrait/
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I like it too Paula. You’re probably over critical of it because it’s not quite as your eye saw it, but for us it’s great! Here is my contribution: http://travelwithintent.com/2014/10/19/monochrome-mediterranean-marseille/
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😀 Maybe if I had edited when it was still fresh, but looking at a photo a year after it was taken has a strange effect. I come back from my trips with around 90 GB of photos, and sometimes I take months or even years to see them 😀 Thank you for reassurance Debbie. Your Mediterranean is gorgeous in b&w. You had me thinking about my photos from Corsica. We had such a beautiful light there and I adored colours, but after seeing this capture of yours, I am thinking of wanting to make them b&w too 😀 Thanks honey, this is beautiful 🙂
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Paul, I like both your picture and the topic, and this is why I came up with this post for your challenge: http://empireoflights.com/2014/10/19/crane/
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Paula, of course – sorry!
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Don’t worry Toby. Is it ok if I call you Toby, or you prefer Tobias?
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Thank you Paula! Now that you ask: I usually prefer Tobias… 🙂
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Noted 🙂
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A picture from Hamburg is great, and in my opinion it works for both challenges. Thank you so much, Tobias 🙂
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I love it too, Paula 🙂
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P.S. I remembered Debbie’s challenge too Jo, but I simply can’t fit a new challenge in at this time. I am very determined to do this second blog 🙂
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So many young people get into smoking, Paula! I hate it so am lucky I was never tempted. I would find it fairly easy to be vegetarian and live on your leftover pastas and veg 🙂 Meat is gross and I dislike cooking it but Mick is a carnivore. Energy sounds good though 🙂
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Black and white always brings out architectural details in a photograph I would not have noticed otherwise. I love the connected arch and column detail above the left hand windows you picked up.
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You have a great eye. Thanks for your nice comment 🙂
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I think’ it’s terrific. Romeo and Juliet would have been quite at home here.
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Paula the perspective and angle of this photo really intrigues me. another inspiring shot for me to try my hand at. Thank you so much.
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I like the angle… Looks mysterious in some way…
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Wow… I’d have a crick in the neck with such a shot. Super perspective, an interesting facade – a mix of new against the old? The old being the side with arches whereas the new are the two sides with minimal character. Nice! 🙂
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This must have been really hard to get right. Really well done Paula. it is a wonderful shot,so well framed.
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🙂 Just hard on my neck that’s all 🙂 Thank you so very much, Alex.
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