Patricia Sands

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CBBH PHOTO CHALLENGE: BLUE

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If it’s Friday, it must be France …

I’m combining one of my favourite photo challenges with my Friday France post today because all of the “blue” photos I’m posting here were taken in France.

The CBBH Photo Challenge originates on the East Of Malaga blog. Zip on over and see the fab photos Marianne posts.

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One very collegial aspect of this photo challenge is that everyone is encouraged to visit and comment on some other blogs and share two of  those. It’s a fabulous opportunity to discover wonder and creativity you might otherwise miss. Here are two of my favourites this month. Take some time to chill out with Jenn at The Serenity Space  and be awed by Jo Bryant’s brilliant Chronicles of Illusions.

I almost included a photo of someone looking very blue but I am listening to the news as I post this. There is so much happening to make us all feel blue that I decided to let it be and leave you with this photo, not from France I will admit.  You can’t feel blue looking at this. No way!

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How do you see “blue” in the world around you? Let’s keep it happy!

Weekly Photo Challenge: GEOMETRY

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This week’s photo challenge is guest hosted by Quintin Lake of Quintin Lake Architectural Photography. Click on the link  for more about this week’s theme and his photography tips!

Geometry: This challenge is about the shapes and rhythms that make up the geometry of our world.

Here’s my shot looking through the porches of the change huts at a beach in the beautiful town Forte Dei Marmi on the Italian Riviera. End of season! Nobody does geometric on beaches better than the Italians.

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Consider this quote from Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 – 2004), a French photographer, painter and draughtsman, generally considered to be the father of modern photojournalism.

“For me photography is to place one’s head, heart and eye along the same line of sight. It is a way of life. This attitude requires concentration, sensitivity, a discipline of mind and a sense of geometry.”

Head on over to The Daily Post at WordPress to check out more fabulous photos!

Here are a couple of my favourites this week:

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/weekly-photo-challenge-geometry/

http://thepetalpusher.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/weekly-photo-challenge-geometry/

http://wordsandpeace.com/2012/11/02/i-love-france-33-weekly-photo-challenge-geometry/#comment-4472  – How could I possibly not have found a blog entitled “I Love France” before this?

How do you see geometry in the world around you? Got a photo? I would love to see it!

CBBH Photo Challenge: Windows

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If it’s Friday, it must be France …

Okay, I know it’s Sunday, not Friday, … life is crazy but I am still managing to keep track of the days … honest!

Out of respect I wanted to leave my post about Amanda Todd in place all last week. Thus and therefore, I’m a tad late with my Friday post. This week I’m combining it with some new photography fun.

I’m hooked into another photo challenge! Oh yes I am. I was introduced to it through the friendly MegTraveling blog I follow and couldn’t resist, especially when the subject for October is “windows”. This challenge is monthly and it originates from the fabulous East Of Malaga blog. I still want to do the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge too so I will have to see how I can fit it all in. You know how I love to share my photos and enjoy yours.

Here are two  brilliant photography blogs I recommend: Chronicles of Illusions and artistic.  After you finish peeking through my windows, hurry on over to visit them.

You also know by now that I’m a self-confessed travel junkie and have been taking photographs since I was six years old. It’s a deadly combination when I’m on a trip … the shutter simply gets steaming! In Europe, doors and windows are irresistible to me.  Here are a few of my contributions to this challenge and … um, no surprise here … guess from where …

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Do you take photos of windows when you travel? If you were strolling down the street below, would those green shutters have captured your imagination? I have some good friends who don’t take any photos when they travel! Imagine! What’s your pleasure?

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy

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“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.”
― Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty was a well-known author of short stories and novels about the American south. She was also an avid photographer, like many writers. Often the seed of a story begins with a thought captured in a photo.

So, photo lovers, here we go again! I hope you enjoy this week’s challenge as posed on The Daily Post at WordPress.com.

“Happy. I can’t believe we haven’t done this theme before! That alone makes me happy. But there are so many things which could make you happy, so why not group them together to multiply the happiness?”

With the absolutely essential guidance of my friend, fellow author and Indisputable Goddess of Computer Techie Stuff, Carrie Spencer, I learned how to apply the new WordPress photo gallery options and make a photo mosaic. Just click on a photo if you want to enlarge it. Trust me, these are just a few … well, okay, nine … things that make me happy, in no particular order. I could have filled several pages!

After you check out mine, leave a comment and let us know a few things that you would put in your photo mosaic. If you are feeling in the mood for sharing even more bliss, click on this link to see some great photos of what makes other people happy.