Fotoeins’ five : Capture the Colour
Fellow Canadian Holly Fraser at Same Skies Above kindly nominated me to “capture the colour” and participate in the present online meme sponsored by TravelSupermarket. It was a great opportunity to go through the past few years of my travel photography, and pick out some gems for this post.
BLUE
I’d heard and read about the blue skies, turquoise waters, and white sands in the Caribbean, and I’d dismissed all of the descriptions as “exaggerations for memories.” However, they’re all undeniably true. Spending a few weeks in the Bahamas was a magical and relaxing experience.
GREEN
I saw this little guy climb from the wall and onto the branches, just outside the front door. The curly-tailed lizard stayed still, checking me out, and evaluating whether I was a threat. Just as I clicked, it scurried off into the bushes. I’m fortunate I got the various splashes of green and the bokeh in the background.
YELLOW
In the German capital, the Berlin subway or U-Bahn consists of yellow trains. As this U6 train entered into Oranienburger Tor station, I had no idea when I made this photo how uniformly the yellow would appear throughout the entire frame. Sometimes, it pays to be lucky and patient.
WHITE
Standing at Germany’s highest point offers a look of the Alps, which on the clearest of days extends as far as Italy. Taking a chance on both the expense of the round-trip and cloudy skies (from the valley below), the view in clear skies at altitude of the surrounding peaks with the new snow-frosting was worth every penny.
RED
A favourite time of the year to visit Germany is during Weihnachtsmärkte or Christmas markets. Trudging through the snow in Frankfurt am Main’s markets, we stopped at an ornaments stand, when this explosion of red stars was begging to be photographed. And who was I to turn down such beautiful begging …
To continue the wash of colour, I’d like to nominate the following bloggers:
- Debbie at European Travelista
- Alexandra at Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler
- Nancie at Budget Travelers Sandbox
- Maria & Catalin at 2away
- Leigh at HikeBikeTravel
I made the photos above with a Canon EOS450D (XSi) camera. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotopress at fotoeins.com.
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Gems indeed, Henry. Personal favorite is YELLOW – I want to catch that train! Good luck in the competition.
Hi, Cathy. I think it was fun, just going through my list and thinking about which photos would best represent each colour. The yellow is pretty good with the “Vrrrrroooom” action, but out of the five, the blue and the red speak to me the most! Thank you for your kind comments!
Beautiful photographs, Henry!
Thanks, Nicole!
Wow – these are great photos Henry!!!! Stunning entries!!
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Hi, Xandré. This has been a fun exercise, and I’m happy to see that people enjoy the colourful selections.
Thanks!
As always….LOVE your work! Great collection.
Hi, Anita. Thank you!
Sometimes one has so many photos that it can be very difficult to make the right choices!
Love your photos! Red and yellow are my favourites
Thanks for nominating us! Post will go out shortly.
Hi, Maria. I enjoyed selecting all five, and a special memory is associated with each photo. Thanks for stopping by and for your very kind comment; I look forward to reading about your five colours!
Brrrr. I can feel the cold in your white pic. The train shot is great too!
Hi, Holly. Thanks for your nomination and for stopping by to check out my five colour choices! Sometimes I’m a little too “close” to the photos and I forget. But looking back, I know what you mean by that “chilly feeling” when faced with that mountain-top view for “WHITE”.
Thanks again!
Blanco!!!!! <3
Hi, Aisha. I’m very happy you like “la blanca” (on Zugspitze)!
I like all of them, but the blue one is amazing!
Muchas gracias, Eva! It’s always interesting to see what colour interests people most. For me, the five I included in this post are my little “best-colour-friends” … that is, until I see and make a photo of a new scene.
Thanks again for reading and for your comment!
Love so many of them! Our favorite is WHITE!
Hi, Shirlene & Jeremy. I agree – the “white” is pretty funky!
Have you been up to Zugspitze (“the top of Germany”), or any other peaks in the Alps? Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comment!
These are all great! I especially love the white one.
When I did mine, I used only my New Zealand pics
Hi, Erik. True enough: just as my recent 3 Travel Memories post came entirely out of my New Zealand visit, the 5 Colours post could have been the same. Glad to see that many are also thinking the same way!
Thanks for your comment!