This week Egidio takes us over the top – please visit his site for more inspiration! I hope my examples will fit the bill…because I really had to think hard, and search even harder. I seldom take photos in this category and honestly thought I would not find anything to post.

Let’s start with a literally over-the-top picture – taken many years ago at home. I belong in this category of loving moderate and real things, unless it’s a novel like Gabriel García Márquez’ One Hundred Years of Solitude. I love magical realism. And fantasy.

Here’s my try to go over the top:

Pimp up your car – maybe a bit too much? In New Zeeland they had a thing about this. Every day we saw cars with a special look, or a plate with a funny name. Lovely people with a special set of humour.

As much as I love Chihuly – sometimes maybe less is more. In Seattle we visited his gallery and were totally fascinated.

A tram car in Gdansk…how surprised I was to see this old lady inside! The intense shine was almost impossible to look at, and at home I had to turn down both light and highlight to even be able to see the outlines of the car in the photo.

This window in Riga hardly made me understand what was on display…still I somehow liked it, and stood outside for a long time – in fact I even walked inside. (I didn’t buy anything though…) One must admire people who can find such great variety. love it and somehow put it all neatly together.

If you look closely you will find matching lines and colours. The lavender blue and yellow/golden and the chequered parts. Splashes of red to top it up. Quite cleverly done.

A huge thank you to Patti for the Celebrations theme and for all your wonderful responses from around the world, and thank you, Egidio, for helping us over the top this week! A truly clever and interesting challenge.

Next week, we will feature a guest host. Steve Hyde (of Steve Hyde Photography Blog) will lead the challenge starting at noon EST in the USA. Be sure to tune in and visit his site for inspiration!