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Black & White Sunday: City
If you want to join my Black and White Sunday, feel free to grab the widget bellow and post a photo (or several of them) for this or some other theme of your choice. Just make sure it is black & white and link it to this post.
It is the last day of November today and I have an early Christmas gift for all those interested in taking part in B&W Sunday and Thursday’s Special and following the theme. You are of course aware that theme is optional (you can go with your own theme ALWAYS).
Since both Christmas and the New Year fall on a Thursday, we’ll skip these two dates. Here is the schedule of posts with the corresponding themes for this December:
2014/12/4 – Young (Thursday’s Special)
2014/12/7 – Panorama (Black &White Sunday)
2014/12/11 – Imperfection (Thursday’s Special)
2014/12/14 – Flow (Black & White Sunday)
2014/12/18 – Sunset (Thursday’s Special)
2014/12/21 – Night (Black & White Sunday)
2014/12/28 – Wish (Black & White Sunday)
Please check the cool contributions to Black & White Sunday. Click on the links bellow:
Lost in Translation 
Sono entusiasta di questo bianco e nero…
La prospettiva e’ perfetta, che meraviglia!
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Una foto stacatta de London Eye. Un abbraccio Anna.
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Lovely shot of the city Paula. I like the idea of giving the theme in advance – it helps to look out for certain shots.
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I have been checking comments, and have found your nice comment in spam. How dare they spam it???? I am so sorry Colline, but you know it wasn’t me 😦
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I know you wouldn’t do that to me Paula. I am shocked though that it ended up there!
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It is not the first time that normal folks nice comments for no reason end up as spam. I will make it a habit to check the spam box regularly.
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I think I need to as well.
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just want to chime in here – because I recently had a comment from rommel (a CA blogger) go to spam and I have no idea as yo why…. so after reading this I will check more often too. 🙂
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Thank you for telling us Yvette.
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Thank you for this Yvette. Your comment emphasizes that checking spam is what we all need to do.
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I love the absolute sharpness of this image, and the way the lines converge on the clock tower. You always know just what perspective will work best. The balance is perfect – and so is the sky. I think I’m a bit of a sky tragic.
On the subject of your outline for December: How can you possibly be this organised? Do you give lessons? I’m still trying to catch up with the last two weeks!
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🙂 the pic was taken from the London Eye in the rain. The cabin had rain on it, but I found a clear patch.of glass when I squatted ;). I needed to schedule themes to decrease stress in my life. I still have to work on a few shots. Thank you, Meg for everything.
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Ah, London! I like the angle here: it works well to bring Big Ben to the centre and give a different view of a classic scene.
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Oh thank you, Debbie, this is very nice to hear. Have a great week!
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Here is my B&W – from London too. On an early morning walk, I caught the end of the Frieze Art display in Regents Park. http://travelwithintent.com/2014/11/30/frieze/
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This is very clever and original, Debbie. It made me smile. I liked Regent’s Park 🙂 Thank you!
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Great shot of a drab looking London, Paula.
You’re staying open over Christmas? I’m already in a mild state of distress and running out of time. 🙂 Interesting to see your theme list though.
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Oh, as usual you are going to close down for weeks, right? I have only three days free from work (December 25 and 26 and the New Year) and I will be working my ass off for the remaining days. Hope you will say goodbye before you disappear 😀
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You know me better then you think. Sometimes, the best way to create free time when there is none, is to change your schedule, and stopping blogging creates a lot of free time.
So I will answer your question. Yes, and sooner then you think. When John Lennon appears on my blog, you’ll know. 🙂
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😀 I believe that pisces are the most mysterious among water signs.. Am I right?
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I don’t know – I’ll have to look that one up. I’ll answer you later. Right now, I need to go to work.
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Grumpy Monday. Take care, Draco. May it be an easy day at work!
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In reading the comments Paula I am even more impressed with this photo. In the rain on the London Eye no less. Brilliant!
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Thank you, Sue. I wish we had had more time to see it, but I chose an organised tour cause of Stonehenge, Oxford and Blenheim, and we skipped Hampton Court to enjoy London by ourselves for a day without guide. Still, densely packed tours make memories more condensed too 🙂
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Very sharp, Paula! You have found such a beautiful perspective to capture the essence of the city from, and the dramatic sky adds even more character to it.
And…I am enjoying your choice of music – always am! 🙂
Here’ s one of my favourite cities, almost leaking winter greyness and fog: https://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/black-white-sunday-city/
Have a lovely Sunday!
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Dear Ese, it had to be winter to find this stillness in Florence 🙂 I am touched that you had chosen it for this Sunday. I was there only this October. Have a great week my dear!
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I forgot that it’s B&W Sunday today and I’ve already posted a graffiti gallery in colours…
Yule will be great this year, I have two weeks off work!
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It’s fine. I’ll manage with another graffiti. We are having only three days free over Christmas and New Year.
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I have enclosed a schedule of themes for December in case people want to post and respond to themes.
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I know I commented on your post last night – but I do not see it anywhere! Sigh!
I like that you have put up a schedule Paula – it will make me more focused when I take pictures for your challenge. This week, though, has nothing to do with your theme 🙂
http://collinesblog.com/2014/11/30/a-skeletal-table/
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Dear Colline, I am so happy to see you. I don’t know what happened to your message that you left yesterday, but I did not get any notification. Recently I have introduced “comments approval” feature to avoid missing messages :S. This is a fun and creative entry, and I love it 🙂 Thank you so much – it looks pretty cool in b&w!
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I do the comments approval thing too Paula so that I can be sure I reply to everyone’s comment. Helps to make thing a little easier for me 🙂
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Wonderful, it looks really advanced to be teaching them on skeleton at such an early age 🙂 I am impressed with their reconstruction Colline. This has made me smile. Thank you! I hope you will be free for a few weeks over holidays. I will be busy (un)fortunately … I should be happy to still have my job, so I shouldn’t complain. I have had some pains/spasms in my right hand lately (cause of computer) and have tried not to use it at home or very little. I am afraid it could get worse and cost me any job. (I am telling you all this to explain my time off sometimes, or scarce visits).
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I can only hope your hand gets better Paula. It is not good for our hands to be on the computer the whole time. And of course bosses do not see it that way.
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I really appreciate your words, and your understanding dear Colline.
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Beautiful black and white’s are a refreshing change from the coloured 🙂
Thanks.
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Thank you kindly Dilip 🙂
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I would like to join in on your December challenges. Is the url I use to link to your post the one at the top of this post? (I’m viewing in the Reader).
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Joy honey, I am sorry but I am not sure what you are asking. I don’t know what url shows up in the Reader. When you link to a specific challenge /post, you link to that post. If you join on Thursday you link to the post I published that Thursday. Don’t worry, you can ask me then and I will give you all the info you need. *hugs*
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Thank you! ~PJ~
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Paula = I really like the song and B & W down view – so nice…. 🙂 have a great night
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🙂 I am glad to hear you appreciate it, Yvette. Have a great week!
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well and I just read it was through the glass- wow – bravo. and the upcoming themes look fun – have a nice day – and Happy december….
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Happy month to you Yvette 🙂 and thank you!
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I like the crisp quality of your image – here’s my contribution to the challenge http://artifactsandfictions.com/2014/12/01/black-and-white-sunday-3/
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Suzanne, thank you for this entry… I have been thinking about Cappadocia for years. I have chosen your last photo from the post to display above. I hope you approve? 🙂
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Of course I approve. Cappadocia is a magical place – like nowhere else on earth really. 🙂
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Lovely shot… Once I get back home tonight, I’ll see what I can come up for some the challenges…
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Thank you, Lumar 🙂
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Three days off isn’t much, Paula! Do you ever get to spend Christmas with your Mum?
I’ll try to rise to the challenge somewhere along the way. 🙂
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Yes, of course, I spend my Christmas with my Mum when she wants it and if she has time, I also have my husband’s mother and I never neglect my family Jo
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I never viewed London as particularly symmetrical until I saw this photo.
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😀 That’s a good point, Hilary and one that makes me feel rather content 😀 Happy to hear your news….. Congratulations again!
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Love the clarity in these.
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This is very nice to hear J.D. or you prefer to be called La Vagabonde?
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JD, thanks for asking.
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You’re welcome JD 🙂
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Wow!!! This photo of London is amazing!!!! :O ❤
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Very sharp & taken from a very nice vantage point, it’s an excellent image! Were you using a wide angle for this one?
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Thank.you Mark. I used 17-70mm (Sigma)
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