Hi all 😃 My entry for Brashley’s Photo For The Week: Vacation.
A couple of shots from when my wife & I were in Malibu 😀
Santa Monica Pier — PFTW #72
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Knot — OWS Mar 08
Hi all 😁 This knot of people on Santa Monica Pier is my entry for Debbie’s OWS: Knot.
Mid-Week Monochrome #20
Hi all 😁 Here’s my entry for Bren’s MWM challenge.
This week I’ve chosen a shot from Santa Monica Pier, CA. I usually put these pics up in full colour as they are so vibrant; but I thought I’d try monochrome to see how they turned out, and was surprised at how good they look. I’ve put in the original as well so that you can see the difference.
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Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Things Made from Wood
Hi all 😁 Here’s my entry for CB&W Challenge: Things Made from Wood. In case you hadn’t guessed, I’ve been playing with my homemade light box again for the first few pics.
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WWE Photo Challenge Aug 11
My entry for Granny Shot It WWE. We’re off to Santa Monica and Malibu, CA, for the next few days (I wish 😁).
Sunday Stills: Paint it Yellow
Hi all 😁 My first post for Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge: Yellow. My photos are of Santa Monica Pier and Pacific Park.
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #57 — Taking A Break
July 22 — Blue Squares — Blue Backdrop
Today’s entry for Becky’s #JulySquares challenge. It’s a wet and wild Monday morning up here in Scotland😕, so I though I’d go with bright and cheerful 😁 — Pacific Park on Santa Monica Pier.
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In response to twisted I looked at both natural twists & turns and those formed by human hands.
Twists & whorls in wooden decking on Santa Monica Pier 🇺🇸
On the same Santa Monica Pier, there are the twists and turns of the Roller Coaster and the Ferris Wheel.
A basket ball has many twists & turns in the pattern of dots.
Twisted lights formed into a chandalier type thingy.
A ram at Palacerigg Country Park, nr Glasgow 🏴 with its curved horns and twisted fleece.
Fungus on a fallen tree.
Spiral pattern on a hand crafted glass bowl.
Curved lines in architecture. The glass dome almost has a spiral effect when looked at for a while.
Ingram Street
Looking past the crazed pattern in the charred wood, the twists and whorls of the wood grain can still be seen.
New fronds growing on a fern tree.
The intricate mechanism of a pocket watch, along with the attached chain.
Braided leather to form the falls of a flogger.
Rope and chains.
Internal workings of flowers.
The curved roof in The Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow 🏴
Twisted Ivy vines on a tree.
Twisted and gnarled trunk of an old oak tree. This particular tree was featured in the film Gregory’s Girl, 1980, a Scottish coming of age film; set in Cumbernauld, nr Glasgow.
