Light and shadows are fundamental building blocks of photography. Light is the essence of photography, without it, there would be no image. The quality, direction, and intensity of light can drastically alter the appearance of a photograph. Shadows are powerful storytellers. Shadows can reveal shapes, hide the irrelevant, create abstract patterns, bring out textures, even…… Continue reading Light and Shadow
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Monday Window – 240902
Driving through Chamblee Our neighboring town Chamblee is having quite a revival with much new construction. We drove through and I practiced a bit of “drive-by photography” from the back seat. For this week here are two photos. Still have to process most of the rest. In the photo above you can see a new…… Continue reading Monday Window – 240902
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Windows, Balconies, Dormers and more Riding home from an appointment my attention was drawn to the business building with its dormers, balconies and windows. Even a little turret with windows. Note the Juliet balcony on the right. There was another attraction. See that tall “tree” in the left background. You can recognize it readily as…… Continue reading Monday Window – 240826
Sunrise
“Sunrise in the Rockies” For this week, the topic presented by The Cosmic Photo Challenge is “Morning Light”. Well, that is not easy for me to do. Getting up early is a challenge and getting somewhere scenic even more so. I allowed myself to do some dreaming and thought back to some early mornings in…… Continue reading Sunrise
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The Destination We took a break from our bus tour of long ago and I never shared the destination. Today I will end the suspense. The tour took us to Turner Field, then the home of the Atlanta Braves baseball team. The team has since moved to a new place and the one here is…… Continue reading Monday Window – 240819
Monday Window – 240812
Big pine outside the window Some four decades ago it was a nice tree just next to the newly built house. Then it just kept growing until it became a hazard, dropping dead branches on the house. It had to be removed. Some of you may have already seen the image below. When my eyes…… Continue reading Monday Window – 240812
Runners
Runners in the Dark Runners in the Dark Just a small tribute to Light Up The Corners. Image manipulation based on a photo from six years ago.
ACTS at work
Getting close to the action
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Windows with Juliet Balconies We have been on that bus tour for weeks, so I figure it is time to take a little break. Here are some windows with Juliet balconies. Actually, I think all of them are fake. I looked at one from the inside and saw no way for opening the window. But…… Continue reading Monday Window – 240805
Monday Window – 240729
As we continue our bus tour from back in 2013, we come by the historic Artmore Hotel. The bus was rolling at a good clip and I got just three shots. We were too close to get the whole front in. Normally that is not a problem, there is always Microsoft Image Composite Editor that…… Continue reading Monday Window – 240729
Gallery Visit
You have seen my photos from the O Gallery Farewell Party. Now here my artistic impressions of the event. The first a manipulation of the featured photo from my post Saying Goodbye to the O Gallery, and below a kaleidoodle based on it. O Gallery – Norcross Kaleidoodle – O Gallery – Norcross
Ice Cream Day
If you missed National Ice Cream Day, here is a treat for you. Ice Cream You can learn much more from my friends at the Frog and PenguINN.
Monday Window – 240722
Rolling past our capitol When shooting out a bus window it is not easy getting the best angle on a subject. My solution is to just keep shooting, one of the photos is bound to be acceptable. Georgia State Capitol Unfortunately there isn’t really a good one, all are plagued by reflections and the views…… Continue reading Monday Window – 240722
Passages and Pathways
The Cosmic Photo Challenge often has intriguing themes, but Mondays are often too busy for me to participate. It’s Tuesday now and my OneDrive showed me an old memory that fits the topic. So I decided to take a quick look and see what else I already posted and what might be fun to show.…… Continue reading Passages and Pathways
Monday Window – 02
Car windows and more We continue our bus trip this week, rolling through Atlanta. One nice thing about photographing out bus windows, you don’t need to worry about traffic. Photos taking while crossing through intersections are fun. You see traffic, but also much more. Here we see buildings – and their windows. This is after…… Continue reading Monday Window – 02
Monday Window – 01
By bus through Atlanta Last week over on Monday Window we started on a bus ride, actually it happened long ago back in 2013. We will continue that ride here and in the next couple of weeks to come. Cafe Ludwig will be my site for windows posts in the future. Photography through bus windows…… Continue reading Monday Window – 01
A funny thing happened …
… actually, a series of funny things … A couple of days ago I did as I often do. I stepped back from my hardships and tried to forget the problems by doing a bit of art. What I came up with was this kaleidoodle; I posted it on the Silver Canvas site. https://silvercanvas.ludwig.gallery/2024/07/kaleidoodle The…… Continue reading A funny thing happened …
Rear View
Did you know that hawks can turn their heads almost 180 degrees? Here our hawk was actually taking a bath in our birdbath. Took plenty of time too. Our other bird friends were raising a ruckus, but the hawk was undisturbed until he saw us watching. That was a pretty dirty look. Guess it was…… Continue reading Rear View
Happy Birthday USA
Flag of the United States of America
Sunset
Sunset at a park For today Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge is “sunrise/sunset”. Now I have a good number of photos showing sunsets and somewhat fewer of sunrises. My challenge was to find a photo or two that I have not already shared. Turns out I have a few of those. Here are two of them.…… Continue reading Sunset
Tiger Lily
A Cafe Art Abstraction Tiger Lily
Pasta
Marinara Sauce For a no-salt marinara sauce I use canned no salt added tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. Here are my ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil One onion, diced fairly small Celery, about two stalks, diced small. I prefer the inside part. One can no salt added tomato paste (15 oz) One can no salt…… Continue reading Pasta
Numbers Game
One fun challenge is the Numbers Game by Judy Dykstra-Brown – you search your archive for a given number, for this week it is “146”. Here are some of my photos that have that number somewhere.
Gardenia Blossom – 2024
Yes, it is that time of year! Gardenia Blosson 2024
Our Little Peachtree
It is a “volunteer” in our back yard. Each spring it lights up with beautiful blossoms. A photo from back in 2016 became the logo of the Peach Blossom Artists group. Like the blossoms, the group lit up with creative activity. Like the blossoms on our little tree, the group faded after a while. After…… Continue reading Our Little Peachtree
Green Canopy
Green Canopy
Going ’round
A quick scene from this morning. Going ’round My thought was this would be for Monday Window, but Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge won out. After all it is on the street.
Corona
… and Inner Corona? Here a kaileidoodle chuckle for Eclipse Day Across North America
Flower
Flower on a Windowsill Flower on a Windowsill
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter!
Cee’s Which Way Challenge
Day acomin’ Cee’s Which Way Challenge
Spring is here
Around our Yard Inspired by The Cosmic Photo Challenge: The arrival of Spring.
Looking Through
The Cosmic Photo Challenge “Looking Through” reminded me of a photo I took of a pedestrian tunnel. I figured that would fit the topic just fine. I used the text search “tunnel” – that photo didn’t come up, but there was a fine collection that did. Images I had taken some eight years ago and…… Continue reading Looking Through
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Kaleidoodle 240316
Architecture
Interesting Building This building has been the subject of a number of my posts. That tells you that I find it very interesting, so it fits the Cosmic Photo Challenge – Interesting Buildings. Emory Johns Creek Hospital
Peach Blossoms
Daffodil
Daffodil
Bare Trees
Bare Trees in Winter Winter is a marvelous time to see the character and strength of our trees. Here are a group that has grabbed my interest and attention. This post is in response to The Cosmic Photo Challenge – Bare Trees. I had shared photos of these beauties before, Trees in Winter, Sycamore in…… Continue reading Bare Trees
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Daffodil
First Daffodil
A sign of spring at last! Our daffodils are late this season. It took this blossom a whole day to open and it is not yet quite there. And then the rain came to dampen the spirit. At least with the raindrops on the blossom these photos fit the Cosmic Photo Prompt of “water, water,…… Continue reading First Daffodil