Saturday Self-Challenge
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Taken for Saturday Self-Challenge ~ Abstract
You aren't suppose to recognise the original subject, however, I was not very successful in that department - at least the EXIF ties in with the time that it was taken!
Studierenden-Service-Center (SSC) der Universität zu Köln:
Schuster Architekten aus Düsseldorf gewannen den Wettbewerb 2004 und errichteten ein Gebäude mit geschlossenen Kanten zu den Straßen und einer vielfachen Staffelung der Baumassen zum Grüngürtel hin. Eröffnung war nach langen Bauverzögerungen 2013. Ausser den Service-Einrichtungen beherbergt das Gebäude einige Institute.
Saturday Self Challenge - Chocolate
'Give Twirl a whirl'
'A Mars a day helps you rest work and play'
'A finger of fudge is just enough'
This started out as a diptych of a scene at Spring Grove Ponds for a challenge shot for Saturday Self Challenge 18/05/2024 --- Seasonal Diptych .
Well I chose Spring Grove for my shot having taken shots here at all times of the year in the past and an advantage here is that I can stand at exactly the same spot as I did in the past . The bank of the ponds have around the edge areas for the anglers to sit in separate bays while the rest of the pond edge is just natural and not easily got at . So chose a good shot and in this case from back in Janurary at a time when the trees were bare and there was a thin layer of ice on the water . Now locate the correct bay to stand in with the same camera set at the same focal distance and take another shot last weekend after Stoker had set the challenge .
Next job was to get both shots and roughly crop them with just a small amount of overlap , reduce the opacity of one side and with the branches of one specific tree I could overlap the scenes exactly - bring back the opacity and job done ! Technically I was happy with the two seasons in one shot joined together exactly , but it seemed to lack something so with a bit of help from my daughter and her craft editing programme we put the whole scene as seen through a window - even the latch on the window was created from a fancy belt buckle cropped down .
So here we have the scene through the plain glass of the window taken last weekend with all the trees in leaf and the scene on the right of the cold and the leafless trees as viewed looking through the Time Dilation Glazing !! ( just a shame the joining is not visible when it went so well ) .
Going back even further through time through the windows here is " See Through Windows " and Family !!
And in the right order , words can create one of the world's most significant documents ( even if it is in Latin of some form ! ).
Shot taken for Saturday Self Challenge 09/08/2025 - Letters .
Of course all of you will know of and maybe recognise the Magna Carta of 1215 sealed by King John - however , the original document John reneged on and he had the Pope annul the charter he sealed with the Barons . After John died and a young King Henry III took the throne but was too young to rule at that time so William Marshal (a family ancestor of ours ) became Regent until his death in 1219 , and in this time he took the Magna Carta and reissued it in Henry III's name having made some alterations and it took it's place in history as the cornerstone of many of our laws and rights of the people .
Here is an easy to read overview of Magna Carta -----
schoolhistory.co.uk/notes/magna-carta/
And here is a translation for any academics to plough through found in the National Archives web site ---
www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/magna-carta/...
So for the purpose of SSC , I hope my shot helps to show the importance of " Letters " .
After that mind bending lesson - relax with a tune called -
" Letters From Earth "
Take a picture of a permanent architectural detail INSIDE your home (apartment or house).
This is the edge of the alcove in my open plan kitchen/living room. The left hand edge of the green part of the ceiling is level with the patio doors on the other side of the room
Ich habe ein Foto von letzten Herbst aus dem Freilichtmuseum ausgewählt und mit Analog Efex bearbeitet.
Don't hold your breath - if a Cornishman says he will do it " Dreckly " it will get done , but who knows how long it will take . The term " Dreckly " is some what like Manyana is in Spainish .
The term "dreckly" means at some point in the future; soon, but not immediately. It is often used in a casual context to indicate that something will be done directly, but without a specific time frame, implying it may take a while. For example, someone might say, "I'll do it dreckly," meaning they will do it soon, but not right away.
So time plays a big part in this phrase - literally !!
Taken for Saturday Self Challenge - 13/09/2025 -- Time
The clock was given to my wife and myself for our 50th Wedding Anniversary by our daughter and it came with a dedication printed on the back to make it special .
Of course the title had to be this by Yes -----------
Shot taken for Saturday Self Challenge 23/03/2023 -- Wood
Thought hard about this challenge and most of the woody things with a grain on it here are I think is mostly veneer and not sure if that fits the bill so much . One idea was a Surrey AONB pole with it's distinctive design on the top , but getting to one meant walking on the edge of a very fast road with no footpath and the other one quite is a bit further away at Newlands Corner and time did not permit , an older shot of the pole at Newlands Corner can beseen in the first comment box . Drove past a huge rotting tree stump on it's side by the River Mole in Cobham but again time and lack of anywhere nearby to park put paid to that one! However , Stoker did say it could be burl or so , well this shot is a small part of the twisted hazel in the garden and while there is no grain visible or a burl , there are no end of curly twisted branches and a lump distorted trunk of sorts . Come the summer , the leaves will cover all the interesting parts of the tree .
I am hoping this will pass muster for for Saturday Self Challenge - if not give me a shout and I will take it down ---
In the meantime here is a bit of Wooden Music ( not wooden music like when Neil Young when he plays acoustic ) ------------
For Saturday Self Challenge--- The challenge for this week is Rust. Whatever has rust on it can be your subject. Keep processing to a minimum so that we can see the rust in all its glory . This is basically SOOC with a touch of sharpening & slight warmth added in Picmonkey
Sorry I haven't been commenting much the last couple of weeks as my husband has been in hospital again. New medication & change of diet have us almost back on an even keel as they say. I'm thankful the stress has eased for both of us!
Taken for Saturday Self Challenge 19/03/2022 - Decorative .
First thought for this was the upper window in a big posh house , however , Jan did mention railways and they are always good for some embellishment on the older architecture . Here on this station the pillar supports to the station canopy are functional but on the load spreading supports at the top are quite decorative . I first tried a compressed view on platform two but not happy as I clipped the top a bit too tight plus a gutter got in the way from whichever end I took the shot . Platform one one the other hand presented a clear shot of the whole line of pillars with their elaborate top sections .
Also in shot is a passenger waiting on a seat , not sure about how he looks , but then this is the London platform - not a place to look forward to visiting as far as I am concerned .
A sight and sound to calm things down -----
Did tell Val I wouldn't submit this week, but overcame my objections when I snapped this lot at the corner shop.
MY THANKS TO ALL WHO VISIT AND COMMENT IT IS APPRECIATED
This week in SSC: Using Autumn (or spring) as the theme create a card to commemorate SSC's One Year Anniversary!
It's hard to believe it's been a year already. So many good challenges done and so many more to come. Here's to another fun year. Thanks to all of our members for being a part of SSC! :)
...and for Sight and Sound:
Little River Band from their "Diamantina Cocktail" album (1976)
Live: Happy Anniversary
Album: Happy Anniversary
Eltz Castle
I love this place near my hometown. It is a beautiful castle which has never been destroyed.
Shot taken for Saturday Self Challenge 11/04/2020 - Easter or Spring .
Well I have done an Easter challenge in the past , so this time I am doing the Spring capture . And Cherry blossom is a sure sign of spring , this is a Prunus " something " growing in our garden and looking rather lovely at this time of year . As a tree though it is not the most elegant with branches going this way and that making it look more of a rambling bush . However , it does blossom well and the birds are always stopping off for a perch on the branches .
For a tune how about an oldie I heard again the other day on Planet Rock ? I did have this back in the day on cassette - by the Groundhogs and Cherry Red - even if the blossom is pink !!
A walkway at the Eden Project in Cornwall gave me the opportunity to capture the shadows of my family. I thought it had a certain film noir quality, but I may be wrong..
Saturday challenge - Summertime collage
From my photos in the neighbourhood, New South Wales, Australia.
I´ve made a box for my friends birthday for her sewing patterns. I used old patterns from the 1950s and some french magazines from the 1930s which I´ve bought on the Portobello Road Market in London some years ago.
I hope she will like it.
Thrust SSC at Coventry Transport Museum. On 15 October 1997 this car hit 763 mph and in so doing not only broke the land speed record, but also became the first land based vehicle to break the sound barrier.
This week in SSC:
In honor of our 2 year anniversary in SSC this week we could choose a challenge that we learned something from while being in our group.
I chose "ICM" (Intentional Camera Movement.) I really like playing around with this technique just to see what I can come up with. It has taught me that you can actually paint with the light by using a longer shutter speed. My image is of our yard along the driveway from an upstairs window. You can just make out the fence and the ghosts of the trees as they transition from summer to fall and the days get shorter. There are some large fir trees, a dwarf dogwood and the yellowing Jacquemontii birch with its beautiful white bark.
Happy 2 year Anniversary, SSC! Thanks to all our members for your wonderful contributions each week. It's always fun to see what each of you come up with. :)
...and for Sight and Sound
There's something a little haunting about this photo to me so I chose this song to go along with it.
Concrete Blonde from their album "Bloodletting" (1990)
Shot taken for Saturday Self Challenge -13/06/2020 -- Frame filling bright & bold colours .
Well for my shot I raided my wife's stack of balls of wool - or should I say Yarn , but that will only open up a fierce debate on is wool yarn and vice versa and what about all the other fibres that are used like acrylic !! However , I am no knitter ( or as I say knotter cos that to me is what knitting is ! ) .
Trust this little stack is colourful enough to brighten up a day !!
Well for Sight & Sound we will assume it is balls of wool - and wool comes from Sheep . So a track called Sheep and a rock song that refers in part to Psalm 23 .
Saturday challenge
It's raining, so this is home made, using water in a glass bowl over a silver tray, and some handy Marguerite daisies..
SSC 22nd November 2025 - Locked / Lock
Acequia is the Spanish word for irrigation ditch and that's the word used here in Albuquerque. Of course the ditch is dry during the winter. This one has a wooden lock to control the water flow. I like how the screw rod and turn wheel are used to raise and lower the lock. Simple, but works well.