An Eye for Detail
Thursday 3 November 2016
Shoes on The Danube
I recently went on a long weekend to Budapest with family - the city is amazing - beautiful bridges, architecture and views from the citadel. It also has a war memorial called Shoes on The Danube which is a very thought-provoking thing to visit. Sculptors have created a moving memorial to Holocaust atrocities in front of the stunning Parliament building on the banks of the river. From 1944-45 Hungarian Jews were rounded up and forced to stand, naked, facing the river where they were shot at close range by firing squad. They fell in the river to be washed away. What you see are 60 pairs of shoes made of cast iron. The different sizes and styles illustrate that nobody was spared - there are shoes of women, children, businessmen, sportsmen and so on. Take a moment today to think about how lucky we are and appreciate the things that you might take for granted.
Sunday 22 November 2015
Wild West Coast
Went on our 'summer' holidays in October and thoroughly enjoyed the wet and wind if the west coast to blow the cobwebs away. I love autumn - the colours are amazing and nature is beautiful.
Friday 13 February 2015
Thursday 5 February 2015
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Friday 9 May 2014
Getting back in to the swing of it
After a busy time over the last wee while, moving house, making career changes I picked up my good friend and went for a long walk around Torduff Reservoir, despite the photography being a bit rusty, I really enjoyed being in the fresh air and peace and quiet. So here is the first of hopefully many more posts this spring and summer!
Sunday 29 September 2013
Paris
Spent a wonderful few days in Paris earlier this month where we went to the Cathedral of Notre Dame and up the Eiffel Tower. The bottom picture of the tower is through my fish eye lens which is great for capturing tall structures. The inside of Notre Dame is beautiful and so peaceful - hopefully an atmosphere which is reflected in the other two pictures.
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