Thematic Photographic 152: Vertical

I  loved this theme - it sent me trawling through so many of my photo albums, and 

brought back many happy memories.

Don't forget, the shots look better if you click to enlarge them. 

Visit Carmi at Written Inc. to take part and see other verticalities.

So, here we go:

poles strategically placed so that kiwifruit vines will climb up them

the old pumphouse from the goldmine at Waihi, New Zealand

some of the many spires on La Sagrada Familia cathedral, Barcelona

columns at Corinth

and columns at Delphi

and MORE columns, this time at Pompeii

lovely spires here: the Duomo, Milan

one of the most beautiful buildings I've ever seen: the Blue Mosque in Istanbul

the beautiful facade of the library at Ephesus

finally, the flagpoles ready for the annual ANZAC ceremony at Gallipoli

Thematic Photographic 150: Signs

Signs that make you wonder...
I'm coming in on the tail end of this one - it's been a busy week.  I've enjoyed reading other people's strange signs, though. here are some New Zealand signs which have made me wonder....

Little Blue Penguins are endangered, so please don't run over them when they're silly enough to cross the road!

Depth of.... what, exactly?

Yes, they are.

The Main highway through the middle of the North Island runs through a desert, several volcanoes - and an Army camp

Kiwis are also endangered. I dislike that there are bullet marks on this sign.

You may need a translation of NZ slang where this one's concerned

For more entertaining signs, go to Carmi's Written Inc.

Well aged

This week Carmi has suggested "Well aged" as a photographic theme. 

I have recently had a wonderful three-week holiday in Italy, so here are some pics around this idea.

Please click on the photos to see more detail.

Firstly, a well-aged foot from the Vatican Museum in Rome:

I can't resist a shot of the Colosseum:

This mosaic is one of those recovered from Pompeii. It is in the
Napoli (Naples)Museum.

Well-aged Parma hams from a family farm. Delicious!

I feel a little disrespectful posting these ones; I hope
no-one takes offence!  

They are mummies - one wrapped, one not - from the 

Egyptian Museum in Torino (Turin).

You can see more posts on this theme here.

Thematic Photographic 147: Got the Blues

Carmi's new theme at Written Inc is 'Got the Blues'. 

I've been feeling pretty darned blue lately, so maybe some 

of these blue pics will remind me of happy places and times

Mt Taranaki, New Zealand

Summer Sky

Roof panels at the mall

Fencing in the sky

Park Guell, Barcelona

Corinth

Bells Beach near Melbourne, Australia

Thematic Photographic 146: Aerial

This is probably the most testing theme I've seen since I started participating in Carmi's weekly photographic fun (for other posts see here)




I can't seem to come up with any lateral thinking idea, and I've no pics taken from a space shuttle or an aeroplane...

So herewith some shots taken from high(ish) places: please click to enlarge

An intersection in Barcelona, taken from the roof of Gaudi's "La Pedrera":

Monastery almost aerial, in Meteora, Greece:

Two shots of the beautiful blue Mediterranean, from high up 

on the cliffs of Capri:

And Portofino, taken from the Castle at the top of the town:

Lastly and laterally, Ariel from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.

Alexia

Thematic Photographic 145: Vehicular

Ok then. I've just got back from a three-week holiday in Italy, so I have to post pictures from a visit to the Ferrari museum near Parma :

1949

1951

1959

 

1966

And a representative example of that other Italian beauty, the Fiat:

You can find other vehicular posts here.

TP141: Windows (again)

I love windows. Can't resist another tilt at this theme:

Stained glass windows in the Hagia Sofia, Istanbul

Blue Mosque, Istanbul

 

Tiled wall mosaics, Istanbul. You can see my reflection in the window...

Looking out. Casa Batllo, Barcelona

Thematic Photographic 141: Windows

This topic sent me straight to some pics I took at a 

mall a couple of months ago

I would never have taken my camera to the mall before I "met" Carmi, and started taking part in his thematic posts. See other cool ideas on his blog here.