*** This Week Through Your Eyes 2023.09.23 ***

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Why I Go Fishing - part 426.

Wonderful sky. Not so much the water 😉

It holds the drama :)

Cromarty

Until last week, all I knew of Cromarty was that it's one of those mystical places that comes up in the shipping forecast between Forties and Forth. In fact it's a small historic fishing port on the Firth of Cromarty, and well worth a couple of hours wander en route to our daughter's place further east. The Firth of Cromarty is nowadays where North Sea oil platforms go to die, which makes for some interesting juxtapositions.

For the uninitiated non Brits en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_Forecast

Brick lane, a bit OTT PPing I guess but it made the colours pop.

Piacenza

Whilst I was in Piacenza a couple of weeks ago, I also visited the Cathedral which at first does not seem particularly interesting, just huge and massive, compared to the more famous Cathedrals along the Via Emilia like Fidenza, Parma or Modena. The curious thing about this cathedral are some little carvings on some of the columns. When the Duomo was built, the various artisan corporations of the city paid for its construction and they are depicted with little carvings on the columns. We can see a wheelwright, a shoemaker, a cobbler and weavers.

A mix of hand held and monopod with feet was used for this set.

The crypt

Excellent! So much to look at.

Ineresting little cameos. They reminded me of the new gargoyles on Gloucester cathedral depicting local activities - horseracing, cheeserolling, coal mining and so on. As usual it's the crypt that appeals to me with its repetitions of columns and arches.

Sitting on a windy boat in the Baltic sea just close enough to the coast to get a bit of reception to post these from last night,... (in low resolution)
This is the MOLO pier in Misdroy, Poland 🇵🇱
Full of life, music and dancing. Not to mention waffles and ice cream.

A very different Brick lane to the brick lane I saw in the early eighties.

Colour saturation fits the scene.

The Brick lane I saw

Oops, I hit reply, rather than quote. And can't seem to delete it and start again.
@Woodsider - I really like the first. And I think the 6th is the best of the blends. Looks like a good place to visit.

Brilliant shot. I wonder if a tighter crop might be worth a try? Using the pillars as a frame.

Wow - this shot is majestic.

The first is a great angle, the last is hilarious. Good stuff.

Absolute calm after your recent adventures I suppose.

I really like the composition you made with the first shot.

With those double exposures, I think the old paintwork superimposed on the rigs work best.