Posted in from the dark room, photography on October 3, 2007| 2 Comments »
G1, originally uploaded by bobsee.
There are a couple of enormous advertising screens on the edge of George Square in Glasgow just now, and when I took this photo the other morning it had just changed to this “G1” display (which is the postcode for George Square)
This photo and the other one about the advertising banners on George Square just caught my eye.
This is one of the benefits of carrying your camera eveywhere – it helps you notice what you otherwise pass without seeing every day.
Posted in from the dark room, photography on October 3, 2007| Leave a Comment »
glasgow posters, originally uploaded by bobsee.
These gigantic banners on George Square in Glasgow caught my eye the other day.
Oh, and, yes, I rather like that phrase…..”beauty is mischief”!
Posted in from the dark room, photography on October 1, 2007| 3 Comments »
In the hour before sunset, looking out of the window, I see this……
I decided to take a photo out of the same window every day at about the same time. I chose the hour before sunset because I’m usually back home by then and because that’s a time of day I’m always saying “Wow! Look at the sky!” HERE is a slideshow of 16 days in August/September – have a look.
Isn’t it amazing? Totally amazing just how different the same part of the world looks every day! (Actually it doesn’t just change daily of course – it’s constantly changing)
Posted in from the dark room, photography on September 30, 2007| Leave a Comment »
As I was in a plane flying into towards Edinburgh Airport I decided to take a photo of the Forth Railway Bridge. Only after I’d taken it did I notice the large ship in the estuary – it’s the QE2 on it’s celebratory 40th anniversary tour.
Posted in art, creativity, from the dark room, photography on September 30, 2007| Leave a Comment »
The Stirling Girl, originally uploaded by bobsee.
Over recent months Stirling Council has erected some information panels around the city. On one side is a map of the area and on the other are some images of that area as it was along with interesting little histories.
On the panel at the foot of the “Back Walk” I found this image. I’ve never seen it before even though its from the 1920’s.
I find it quite captivating. I love how the more you look at it the more you see. Within the picture are many of Stirling’s famous landmarks – the Wallace Monument in the feather on her head, Stirling Castle on her hat, along with the Wolf and Robert the Bruce, then around her neck the Old Stirling Bridge.
Have you seen other examples of this kind of drawing anywhere?
Posted in from the dark room, photography on September 28, 2007| 1 Comment »
heading south, originally uploaded by bobsee.
Winter’s coming
Look! The geese are heading south. Such a lovely sight.
I’m sorry I didn’t get a better photograph of them but I’ll keep my eyes peeled and maybe I’ll see some more.
We had a thin frost yesterday morning so I guess the geese saw that coming!
Posted in from the dark room, perception, photography on September 26, 2007| Leave a Comment »
the white house, originally uploaded by bobsee.
I just love the colours in the sky over Ben Ledi.
But see that white house over to the left? It’s catching the sun so it’s catching your eye.
We are very good at spotting what’s different, noticing what is unique.
I love that
I love that our perception allows us to focus on what’s different, what’s unique
Posted in from the dark room, photography on September 25, 2007| 3 Comments »
apple tracks, originally uploaded by bobsee.
I snapped this apple still hanging on the tree in the garden.
What caught my eye were these markings on the skin of this apple. What causes these marks? They look like tracks. Are they caused by some passing creature? Or is it some kind of apple disease? But if it is, then how does it come to develop along such straight lines?
Goodness! They’re almost like some kind of Chinese pictogram!
Is this a message?
And if it is, can you translate it for me please?
Posted in from the dark room, photography on September 25, 2007| 2 Comments »
plums, originally uploaded by bobsee.
A couple of weeks ago I helped gather plums from a single tree in my father-in-law’s garden. There were hundreds of them! We now have several pots of plum and ginger jam…….yummy!
What I love about this photo is the colour and texture of the plums. These are irregular plums fresh from the tree. It’s kind of sad that our supermarkets have strict criteria of size, shape and colour for fruit so that it all looks exactly the same.
I love this diversity
Posted in from the dark room, photography on September 20, 2007| 1 Comment »
ginza fashion, originally uploaded by bobsee.
What about clothes? How much do you think you a) express yourself with the clothes you wear and b) assess what other people are like from the clothes they wear?
In Tokyo at the moment there’s a big fashion in young women for wearing short shorts and black socks that stop about an inch or two above the knee. I haven’t seen anyone dressed like that in Scotland so it was very striking at first, but after a day or two there were so many dressed that way that it rapidly became unremarkable.
How much do we manage to express our uniqueness in the way we dress and how much do we express our “badges” of belonging?
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