Silent Sunday
Tankar
Thursday Thoughts – Cruising
We left a sunny Seattle and sailed north to Ketchikan. A town with only 8000 inhabitants, but
– The Salmon Capital of the World.
And indeed we saw salmon…lots of salmon. The river was teeming with life, but fishing bears were not in sight, in fact that tour was cancelled due to heavy fog.
Instead we watched seals catching salmon when we walked along the charming Creek Streat.
The lovely old bus was a must photo.
And, of course we left the harbour in sunshine – we hadn’t seen a single ray earlier that day.
Lens-Artists Challenge #271 – Contrasts
Contrast is what makes photography interesting.
– Conrad Hall
This week Amy challenges us to show contrasts – please visit her inspirational site for more ideas!
My post was mostly made from our Alaska cruise, but a couple of images are from Prague. The first thing that comes to mind is black and white, here illustrated by the hanging man in Prague (…to me B&W also is connected to horror movies) and scyscrapers in Seattle.
Next up are some contrasting colours, black and white, blue and orange.
Over to Frank Gehry’s building and the Monorail built for the World Exhibition in 1962. Interesting to see it pass ”into” the building.
This is totally another kind of contrast. Architecture is fascinating, with contrasts and juxtapositions making us see, hate or appreciate.
On the road side of the same building the contrasts are in both colours, shapes and structures. The natural world/advanced architecture.
A collection of colours, silhouettes and textures. Close/sharp – faraway/blurred. Smooth water contrasting harsh cliffs – and framed/unframed is another contrast.
Finally, a before/after – colour/monochrome from Seattle harbour and seafront.
As you can see, contrasts in photography are not limited to black and white. There are architectual structures, colours/textures, daylight/nightlight – and many more. We hope you will join us sharing the contrasts you’ve captured through your lens. Please make a link to Amy’s original post and use the Lens-Artists tag so we can find you in the WP Reader.
Many thanks for all your splendid and creative On Display – posts last week. We really enjoyed your beautiful displays. I still go back and look at them… Next week, John (Journeys with Johnbo) will host LAPC #272. Be sure to visit his site for inspiration.
Silent Sunday
Thursday Thoughts – Chihuly II
I hope you are prepared for more? Here we go, with his magical pavillion and garden in Seattle.
His chandeliers are glorious. We also enjoyed seeing the film on how he and his team works, and how they manage to transport his art for new exhibitions all over the world. Those magical chandeliers made me almost hear Sia Furler’s Chandelier (her great hit from 2014) dancing through the room.
The garden during daylight is of course not the same as the brightly lit night garden. But, that was the only option for us.
And his art speaks for itself. We had a much longed for visit – and we were not disappointed. It matched all our dreams.
Silent Sunday
Lens- Artists Challenge #270 – On Display
This week I thought we would reuse an old theme – On Display. And it could almost be about anything… from a shoe shop to a garden party. Maybe you passed a lovely market with an amazing display of fruit and vegetables, or a fancy shopping center with striking design in the windows, or maybe a garden with surprising ideas.
Luckily I was visiting Sofiero Palace because of its gardening days some weeks ago. ( With Viveka, the lovely lady in one of my Thursday posts )
You attract people with the qualities you display. You keep them by the qualities you possess.
– Unknown
The royal gardens of Sofiero has its own story, and is renowned for its extensive park with 500 different varieties of Rhododendrons. King Gustaf VI and his wife, Louise Mountbatten, designed the gardens. On our visit, the display was according to the season, autumnal, with vegetables, fruit and berries, zinnias and dahlias.
We were lucky with the weather as well, so everything still looked fresh and appealing.
The dahlias were overwhelming – still growing or already picked and on display.
It’s not our art, but our heart that’s on display.
– Gary Holland
A gigantic apple tree, decorated for lunch – like a romantic painting. I wished I could have had such a lush display in my own garden. Sitting at this table with happy friends and good food – the very thought of it made my imagination swoon. I would ask all of you to be my guest!
Karl Fredrik is a florist, gardener and interior designer who often is seen in different programs on Swedish TV. At Sofiero, he used a glasshouse to display his art, wine bottles, fruits and plants. And – as is his trade mark – there was MUCH of everything. I haven’t been to his home, Eklaholm, in Scania, so I was looking forward to seeing his arrangements here.
I hope you enjoy!
Let your personality and passions shine through in the objects you choose to display in your home.
– Jeremiah Brent
I was lucky to meet the busy artist himself in the doorway to the glass house – there he was with a new load of bottles! I just had to ask…and he gladly let me take a snapshot of him.
Many thanks to Patti for the fantastic On the Edge challenge – a joy to see all your inspiring posts! I hope you will join us this week too, and please use the Lens-Artists tag and link your post to mine – because now we are looking forward to seeing what You have found on display! At home or anywhere in the world.
Have fun and stay inspired – I cannot wait to see your displays!
Thursday Thoughts – Finally, Chihuly
Many of you have featured works of Dale Chihuly, and I have longed to see them with my own eyes. In Seattle I finally did. So, I guess he needs no introduction – just enjoy!
Starting with the ceiling:
Floor – Ikebana boat and Niijima Floats.
Both his own boats.
Glorious displays everywhere in the rooms.
Next week I will post some more, chandeliers, from his pavillion and from the garden too. He is an extraordinary artist. They showed a movie on his life, work and exhibitions. I needed that to understand how spontaneous his ideas come up, and how it is possible to transport these enormous glassworks all over the world.
Lens-Artists Challenge #269 – On the Edge
Patti says this week we’re exploring “the edges.” What have we captured “On the Edge” of buildings, cliffs, beaches, shelves, or any kind of edge we can think of. An interesting challenge open for many interpretations.
In the header, I have put Icelandic rocks and a weasel(?) on one of the edges.
I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can’t see from the center.
– Kurt Vonnegut
Switzerland and my garden – varied things and creatures on the edge.
We live at the edge of the miraculous.
– Henry Miller
Alaskan rainforest and a small tent covering a First Nation family. On the edge of society.
Life and death are balanced on the edge of a razor.– Homer
My hands and camera on the edge of a precipice – of books!
‘Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.
– Michel de Montaigne
Climbing on the edge of a cactus, but also on the edge of extinction. Galapagos Islands.
A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.– Washington Irving
Morocco, walking the edges of Sahara dunes.
Sooner or later we will come to the edge of all that we can control and find life, waiting there for us.– Rachel Naomi Remen
Thank you Tina for a marvelous challenge last week, and thank you Patti for this week’s intriguing theme. Please visit her site for magical inpiration and put the Lens-Artist’s tag on before linking it to Patti’s post.
Next Saturday I, Leya/Ann-Christine, will be your host, and the theme is On Display.
Macro Monday – Nigella
Leya 
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