Photo of the Week 2022-08-15

Three days after arriving in Inverness, we'd wrestled with what to do and where to go (where could we go) after contracting COVID sometime since our trip began ... and Glasgow won the lottery :-/

 

Relocating to a major urban centre and our planned departure city seemed the best choice and after enjoying the ScotRail system we were in Glasgow. Following the protocols in place we masked when required, social distanced and did our best to continue seeing the sights and experiencing Scotland on our own.

' reflection of an armadillo '

We had chosen a conventional hotel, with a relatively large room for the time we may have needed to be 'holed up' for any required isolation, and the Glasgow Marriott near the Clyde River was the winner. This put us close to the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) and some interesting architecture.

On Day 8 in Scotland, we were feeling well and local protocols allowed us to get outside for some fresh air so we plotted a walk down to and along the Clyde River to the area of the Clyde Arc, the SEC Armadillo, the OVO Hydro and Finnieston Crane, all interesting landmarks.

For the image above, I chose a tight composition of the Armadillo concert venue reflecting in the glass facade of the adjacent Crowne Plaza Hotel.

DJE

 

 

Photo of the Week 2011-08-08

winery ware


My niece, had her wedding at Stoney Ridge Winery in Vineland this weekend and while I had chosen not to do the wedding photography, I could not go without any camera gear. Before the ceremony we were enjoying some of the Stoney Ridge libations and I had time to muck about with my G12 Point & Shoot.

Not looking to capture any traditional images of the proceedings I had my eye out for something else from the venue. A table full of wine glasses arranged in rows caught my eye and I took advantage of a low point of view and shot along table level. The repeating patterns and receding lines make for an interesting almost abstract image.

DJE