Lost in Translation
Looking for meanings in words, images and sounds
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: TRACES OF THE PAST Y4-07
Posted on August 30, 2018
After a month’s break I decided to challenge you again with things from the past.
What Traces of the Past have you found near you or on some of your travels? Are they remains of the things once built and now in despair, the remains of natural occurrences or from your personal past? Whether they provoke admiration or make you nostalgic or even horrified, here’s an opportunity to showcase them for this photo challenge.
In the valley of the river Mincio in Lombardy there is a scenic little village by the name of Borghetto sul Mincio. If it weren’t for flocks of tourists coming to the place, I would call it one of the most idyllic and authentic villages in Northern Italy.
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THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN AUGUST – Y3 (fortified, chic, submerged, embodiment, prehistoric)
Posted on August 16, 2018
Here we are again facing another Pick a Word challenge. The words I picked for you this time are hardly challenging. Still, I hope you will enjoy taking part in it.
fortified
chic
submerged
embodiment
prehistoric
Fortified
chic
submerged
embodiment
Prehistoric
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THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN JULY – Y3 (canicular, splash, feathered, marine, scenic)
Posted on July 5, 2018
You are wrong, if you think that I forgot about July’s Pick a Word challenge. I’ve just been too busy to see the last week’s entries, but I will get to that soon. For now, here is the July’s mix for you:
canicular
splash
feathered
marine
scenic
canicular
splash
feathered
marine
scenic
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I wanted to keep things simple and easy these time, but I hope you’ll enjoy the challenge anyway.
This is my last challenge before my summer break. Still so many things to finish before I manage to catch a breath. I’m planning to post a challenge again on 16 August.
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN JUNE – Y3 (nascent, maternal, victuals, pullulating, reflective)
Posted on June 7, 2018
I know how eager some of you are to see what words June’s Pick a Word is bringing. This time we have only “good” words with positive connotation. So here I’m offering my list in the hope that it will make your creative juices flowing. Take your time responding to the theme and have fun!
nascent
maternal
victuals
pullulating
reflective
nascent
maternal
victuals
pullulating
reflective
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THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: SATURATION
Posted on May 24, 2018
I am sorry I can’t always keep this photo challenge a weekly event due to my ever increasing workload and stresses at work, but whenever I can I am happy to be here to challenge you and look at your entries. For this week I thought it would be a good idea to tackle “saturation”. It can be interpreted as colour saturation in photography – especially evident in the image post-processing, which is what I did in my examples below, but you can also take it from another angle. Did you know that you can be saturated with work too?
Laurisilva, La Gomera
And with a bit of necessary saturation
saturated Laurisilva
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THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN MAY – Y3
Posted on May 10, 2018
It’s time for another Pick a Word themed photo challenge. This is where you may choose one, or more or all of the offered words and interpret them through photos. I hope that you will find them challenging and inspiring enough.
iconic
propagation
cleaved
zoomorphic
marginal
iconic
propagation
cleaved
zoomorphic
marginal
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I will check your entries next week. In the meantime enjoy your weekend!
UPDATE: I am incredibly busy and have to postpone Thursdays Special and blogging till next week, 24 May.
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: ZOOM IN, ZOOM OUT
Posted on April 12, 2018
Here’s another Thursday’s Special photo challenge for you. This time the theme is “zoom in, zoom out”. Show one subject/scene (whatever you like) from up close and far. Let’s see how different things seem when you have a closer look. Take your time posting for this challenge and don’t forget to have fun. Happy Thursday!
P.S. I have been very busy and haven’t had time to see your entries from last week, but I will get there…
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THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN APRIL – Y3
Posted on April 5, 2018
It’s time for another Pick a Word theme. As usual you have a choice of five words for this photo challenge, and you can pick any of them, some of them or all. I hope you will inspiration in this post.
dawning
condensed
coalescing
verdant
sempiternal
dawning
condensed
coalescing
verdant
sempiternal
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* If you wonder about the locations of the images:
#1 was captured at one sunrise in the Adriatic
#2 on Burano
#3 Farne Islands
#4 Croatia, Slunj
#5 Croatia, Slunj
** Take your time posting. I will look at your entries next week. I hope you’ll have fun!
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: RECYCLED
Posted on March 29, 2018
This week’s Thursday’s Special theme is recycled. In the image below you can see a bench made of empty graffiti paint spray bottles. I hope you are a fan of recycling and that you will have no problems finding something for this theme. I look forward to seeing your entries next week.
To those that celebrate I wish a very happy Easter!
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THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: WAY
Posted on March 22, 2018
In all the years of challenges I have never given you the theme WAY, so I thought it was about time I included it in Thursday’s Special photo challenge. No other special reason than that. I will check the entries next Wednesday so take your time posting and let’s hope you will find the right way 😉
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THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: WINTRY
Posted on March 8, 2018
This year winter came late, but when it finally did, it hit us intensely with tons of snow and storm winds. Snow even appeared on the streets of Rome and Venice. I did not go south to capture it, but here is a scene from a small town nested amidst Italian mountains. I apologize to my friends in the Southern hemisphere for this theme, but I hope they can find something to interpret it: it does not have to be a new photo, or a photo of a landscape/town scene. It can be a reminder of winter, sort of a memento. Whatever you choose as a subject, I very much look forward to seeing your interpretations. Take your time posting. I will look at your entries next week. Wishing you all a happy Thursday!
In the Cold I’m Standing (also the title of the enclosed track)
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