This week’s Travel Theme from Ailsa at wheresmybackpack is Silhouette.
There’s something romantic about a silhouette – the recognizable outlined shape of something, or someone, familiar. A shadow with form. The play of dark against light is always so dramatic and striking.
In Edinburgh, the Walter Scott monument is one of several iconic landmarks with a wonderful silhouette. This shot was taken near dusk on a cloudy evening.
In London, Big Ben and the Parliament building are parts of the skyline nobody should miss. I took this shot in the early afternoon from the Westminster Bridge:
In Hawaii, my husband was struck by the artifacts made from the wood of the Koa (Acacia koa) trees – I was fascinated by the lacy structure of the branches and leaves of the mature trees:
And travelling a little closer to home, in my daughter’s kitchen I caught this silhouette of her cat, on a favorite perch:
Those are some of my favorites… To see Ailsa’s challenge and other bloggers’ silhouettes, click here.
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Great selection of silhouettes! The cat is the most striking I think 🙂
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Thanks – she’s a sweetie! 😉
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I love the spires in the sky.
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Thanks!
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They are amazing collection of Silhouette.
Especially photograph of Koa Tree looks gorgeous!!!
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Thanks! 😉
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Big ben…cool and i love the kitty. I used Charlie in my silhouette shot…he is too pretty a cat and I am always taking photos of him
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Thanks, Jo! Your shots are beautiful!
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This must have been a challenge, as we usually take pictures to capture the “face” of the subject. Nicely done.
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Thanks, Ruth – this one really did challenge me! 🙂
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Love that first pic, especially. Well done on the theme. I’m finding it quite difficult. 🙂
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I struggled for a while, too. I cropped a couple to focus on the silhouettes. 🙂
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London’s Big Ben!! lovely!
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Thanks! It’s a favorite subject! 🙂
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Nice silhouette of kitty. 🙂
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Thanks – she looks a lot bigger in the window frame than she really is! 😉
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I vote for the picture of the trees – took similar ones in the past
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I loved being under one of those big trees! 🙂
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The London Big Ben ..wow! 😀
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Thanks! I was frustrated in the moment because I didn’t get the clock face or any of the features of the building – but then I started to like it…. 😉
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Lovely silhouette shots. Big Ben almost looks like a lit candle, with the sun around it!
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It does, doesn’t it? Thanks – and thanks for visiting!
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I love them all, especially the second one with the sun hidden. I have posted my cat’s silhouette too!
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Thank you! Glad you stopped by 🙂
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I enjoyed your cat’s silhouette!
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