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The bridge at Swinford, Oxfordshire (revisited). A very calm day on the River Thames produced this reflection that resembled a pair of spectacles.
A calm day on the River Thames at Swinford Bridge (Oxon), allowing the impression of a pair of spectacles.
The golden one is about 1 cm long, the others are shorter! How anyone is expected to get them in the hole and then screw them beats me!
The North and South Windows in the windows section in Arches National Park are called the Spectacles when viewed together. The North Window is easy to access so it is a popular place to visit for sunset.
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Took this shot while visiting Amberg, Bavaria, Germany. Taken with the iPhone 8 Plus on a misty morning, (you might be able to just make out the vague outline of a church tower above the bridge in the middle of the picture) edited in photoshop on Mac to remove 5 people, then tickled in Snapseed on iPad Pro.
The Stadtbrille, or "town spectacles," is a water gate construction spanning the Vils river, which once served to protect the town and to connect the new castle to the armory. the gateway was built in 1534. Two of the semi-circular arches cast reflections on the river to form an illusion of a pair of spectacles.
Amberg has a lot to offer: many churches (finely restored), town walls and towers etc., a few museums, sculpture path with modern pieces, the town hall, the smallest hotel Europe (only big enough for a couple), etc. A great place to sit and relax in the square, have a drink and watch the World go by......
It also has free parking for about 15 camper vans just outside the town walls (you have to pay into a machine if you want electric hook up), so this has become one of our regular stop offs when we travel to and from Czechia. it’s all so civilised. I so wish the UK had taken more inspiration from the EU during the last 40 years.
My well worn glasses. Traces of glue can be seen on the edge of the lens on the left. At one point the glass fell out when I lifted the glasses from the table.
For the photo, I placed the glasses on a mirror and used a small ring light from the left.
I had new glasses a few months ago, and it had taken months to find a frame I liked - even then, I was not totally happy. (Such vanity!!) Walking round town with a friend today, we found these, and I just wish that I had waited longer!
North Window (51 feet high and 93 wide) is a popular place for people to stand inside. South Window (65 feet high and 105 wide) is a harder to access. While the colorful sandstone is always beautiful, sunset light makes it glow.
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Candid eye contact street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. Love his glasses hanging there - enjoy!
I could not see this posting on my iPad where it looked much darker than on the monitor where I processed it. This is a tighter crop and brighter version. I don't believe the composition is as good but tablet users might be able to see it. Possibly my iPad needs recalibrating.
I misplaced my spectacles. These arrived from an online store. A generic prescription. One lens is perfect for me. Better than nothing at all.
"Observe, that the nose has been formed to bear spectacles - thus we have spectacles"
(Voltaire - Candide)
119 pictures in 2019 - spectacles
The struggle of losing your reading distance is not having your glasses handy when you need to inspect something closely.
AF 540 FGZ in a speedbounce 40 out front, and a bare AF 360 FGZ triggered by Cactus V6.
My nemesis bird of almost two years, the Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) was often seen by folks in the areas I frequented. "Oh, yea, I just had a great blue-headed vireo here," they'd say. "It was super cooperative and showy." And then I would invariably catch a fleeting look at its butt as it disappeared up into the trees! Yesterday, I finally succeeded in making a reasonable photograph of one!
These stunning birds wear white feather spectacles on their slate blue heads, and we are fortunate that, by count, their numbers have been increasing over the last fifty years. Once considered a solitary vireo, they are now recognized as a separate species. In fact, the whole 'solitary vireo' species has been blown out into three separate species. The most vividly colored and eastern-most blue-headed vireo, Cassin's vireo, and the plumbeous vireo.
Keep on gaining in numbers, vireos...you're a pleasure to see!